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Main Street Soda Fountain
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- None
2 reviews for Main Street Soda Fountain
They have a large amount of options and are very reasonably priced. A side of mac salad (home made with hard boiled eggs, olives, celery, green onions, etc.) is 50 cents, which makes a good snack for my toddler (it also is one of the options with a boxed lunch). Most of the shakes and sodas are $2-3. Although I wouldn't say the service is speedy, the servers take the time with each customer and are willing to adjust recipes/porportions of the various concoctions.
They have little paper sheets to fill out your options for sandwiches. The first time we went here, a worker asked if my son wanted a balloon and filled one up with helium for him. The toddler in question also loves the spinning stools - they keep him occupied better than a high chair, althoug I have to keep a hand on him.
This is also a good option if you are looking for someplace close to the Milwaukie's Farmer's Market/Craft Market on Sunday -- it's about two blocks away.
Both times I've been here, I've rolled my son in on his trike - the aisles are fairly wide and it seems fairly accessible. There store part itself contains a lot of toys, which may be good or bad with kids. They don't have high chairs or toys out for the kids as far as I can tell, but it still seems family friendly.
An old fashioned soda fountain? Was I reading that right? While browsing downtown Milwaukie, I came across a poster advertising milk shakes, sundaes, etc. My friend decided to try a milkshake so we stepped into the building only to discover it was an antique mall. At first we thought the poster was one of those retro things, but realized that there really was an old fashioned soda fountain deep inside the mall.
There were 15-20 stools around the counter and though they offered some more 'modern' services such as espresso and wraps, the menu touted items that I can't believe are still around. Malts, phosphates, and old fashioned hand-made milkshakes and ades. The menu was actually quite extensive and had I not been watching calories, I might have partook in an item or two. I noticed they have a punch card offering a free item for every ten purchased.
It took my friend about 25 minutes to get her milkshake but she said it was worth the wait. In the meantime, it was fascinating to watch the 'soda jerk' working his magic behind the counter. As we exited the building we noticed they offer a $4 box lunch. If I worked near Milwaukie I would be tempted to give this a try.
Like drivers on a sunny Sunday afternoon, don't plan on getting anywhere quickly when you take a seat and prepare to place your order. Just sit down, enjoy the interaction, and be transported back to time when things just progressed a little more slowly.