Lucy Danovic’s Mid-City bakery and café serves several different shakes, including Coffee Toffee Crunch Shake, Triple Chocolate Shake, and my favorite, Mint Chocolate Crunch Shake. Staffers blend refreshing mint ice cream, whole milk and chocolate chips. Chocolate sauce cascades down the side of the glass, and a single crunchy mint malt ball tops the pastel green liquid. Yes, whipped cream is included, if you like that type of fluff.

At a pair of burger-centric spots from chef Andre Guerrero, his team crafts an ube shake made with Fosselman’s taro ice cream, ube (purple yam) paste, and whipped cream. This particular shake is a hat tip to his Filipino heritage, though he also sells vanilla, chocolate or strawberry substitutes. [The Oinkster]

Chef owner Makani Gerardi has crafted a unique Quonset hut environment in Santa Monica. The Hawaii native’s shakes feature organic Straus Family Creamery vanilla soft serve ice cream and whole milk, which contributes to a rich, creamy result. In summer, they feature fresh strawberry shakes. Year round, they serve a version with hot fudge and cacao nibs. However, my favorite combination featured vanilla ice cream, salted caramel sauce and smoky Niman Ranch bacon bits.

At this Original Farmers Market ode to Americana, which is proud of its supply chain, of course they’ve got milkshakes in Mason jars. They’ve got Straus Family Creamery vanilla, TCHO chocolate and coffee malt on a daily basis, plus Adult Shakes courtesy of bartender Julian Cox like the Drunken Girl Scout and Charlie Brown. Refer to the Daily Specials, which could include vanilla custard and candied cashews; or possibly a Breakfast Shake with Short Cake-made granola and dried blueberries.