Nifty Fifty’s Milkshakes!

Just getting back from my visit to Nifty Fifty’s! Very cool place to go to that’s really close to campus! I decided to bring along two of my sorority sisters for this awesome adventure. As you can see from the image to the right, Nifty Fifty’s is only a 15 minute drive from campus if you’re traveling by car. This route takes you through the suburbs of Washington Township, NJ with really easy directions.

We could easily spot the diner with its red roof sidings, black and white checkerboard walls, neon signage and a big sign that read “Nifty Fifty’s” and below it said, “Taste The Memories”. What a cute little slogan for their restaurant, especially with the 1950’s theme! There was parking all around the permitter of the diner so it was really easy to find parking. Here is a picture of the restaurant viewed form the entrance:

image from their website

Attached to the diner is a miniature golf course; which unfortunately was closed during the time of our visit 😦 According to mini golf page on their website, the course is an 18 hole miniature golf course affordable for everyone. The cost to play is $4 for ages 5 and under; $5 ages 6-12; and $7 for ages 13 and older! The Turnersville location even has a dinner and golf package where one round of mini golf is included with a choice of: any Double Burger, Honey Grilled Chicken, Chicken Cutlet, Mushroom Chicken, 9 nuggets or 4 fingers, Fish Filet, Caesar Salad; french fries or onion rings; a soda and an ice cream sundae, or any milkshake for $14.95 per person. It sucks that we couldn’t mini golf but that just gives us an excuse to come back again 🙂

Now let’s talk about the real reason why I came here, MILKSHAKES! We went inside the restaurant and we immediately came face to face with their jukebox, how cool! A waitress greeted us and escorted us to our table. There were several awards displayed on one wall of the diner. You could tell they take pride for the recognition they received. The decor inside the restaurant matched the decor outside with the black and white checkerboard tiles with red booth seating. We told the waitress we were here for milkshakes and she gave us a separate menu and I couldn’t believe what I saw!

There was soooo many choices to choose from and I’m a very indecisive person. My two sisters chose an apple pie cheesecake milkshake, peanut butter chocolate oreo milkshake, and I chose a banana cheesecake milkshake. I couldn’t decide between a regular cheesecake or banana milkshake so I combined the two! Our milkshakes cost $5.19 each which is pretty affordable considering how much they give you. From the milkshakes we selected, you can probably tell these are no ordinary one flavor milkshakes. They are definitely one of a kind and can only be found at this place so I highly suggest you come check it out 🙂 So I end this post with a picture of my sorority sister Emma taking a picture of me taking a picture of my milkshake lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Elisa

Milkshakes from the 50’s!

Hi everyone!

Later on this weekend I will be making my way to Turnersville, NJ to visit a little family diner called Nifty Fifty’s. For those of you who have seen the movie Grease, have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to a malt shop, the local hang out place that was featured in the movie? Just imagine, an old 1950’s ice cream parlor design with a soda fountain consisting of numerous flavors to choose from as well as delicious treats such as malts and milkshakes. Well Nifty Fifty’s takes you back to the’50’s with their stylish decor, fresh cut homemade french fries, homemade milkshakes and fountain sodas, and tasty burgers!

image from Nifty Fifty’s website

The diner was founded by Leo McGlynn and his family in 1987. There are three locations: two in PA (Folsom, Philadelphia) and one is South Jersey (Turnersville). Leo always had a passion for cooking and loved creating new foods and milkshakes to impress his customers. He wanted to give his customers the opportunity to experience the 1950’s. Below are images from when Nifty Fifty’s first opened in 1987. All images are from their website.

Though I’m not a ’50’s baby I’ve always wondered what it would be like to experience the decade and how life would be different back then. Having a jukebox in the restaurant and being able to pick your own music sounds like such a cool and neat idea. I’m looking forward to going to this diner and trying out their food and experiencing the ’50’s!

-Elisa