Ted Drewes

Ted Drewes is a St Louis tradition & has been selling frozen custard (better than ice cream) & Christmas trees (!) for decades.

Since arriving here in St Louis, my co-workers have often mentioned Ted Drewes frozen custard & the association with St Louis Cardinals baseball. After a game, many fans can be found at Ted's, the queues often being 10+ people deep (I can vouch for this).

It all started when Ted Sr. opened his first ice cream store in Florida in 1929, followed the next year by an other store on Natural Bridge in St Louis & the South Grand store in 1931. In 1941 the family opened a second stand which is the current Chippewa location on historic Route 66.

We took a trip to Ted Drewes on a particularly warm evening to try some frozen custard. They also do concrete (a very thick frozen custard that won't fall out of the container when turned upside down) & specialities. I had a Crater Copernicus (Devil's food cake topped with custard, hot fudge and whipped cream), Cheryl had strawberry shortcake, & Beth had chocolate frozen custard - yummy!