Cherry Coke…the real thing

by aeargle

The wifey and I spent last week in Philadelphia for a business trip of mine. I’ve heard the rumors, and how it’s sometimes called, “Filthydelphia” and all, but it wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t as bad as I was expecting.
Anyways, we found this little store in the city called “The Franklin Fountain” (visit the website here). For the record, I’m a cherry coke fanatic. Even though I can pass on a regular coke, mountain dew, or anything else, I cannot turn down a cherry coke. I’m not on any illegal drugs and I very rarely drink alcohol anymore, so what’s the problem with a cherry coke every now & again? The Franklin Fountain makes sundaes and sodas the “old-fashioned” way. To make my cherry coke, they put a good bit of Coca-Cola syrup in the glass, then cherry syrup, then carbonated water, and mix. It was quite possibly the best drink I’ve ever had in my life, to the point where I’d love to have that syrup in my house and a carbonated water machine. I even studied their hand motions to learn how to mix it. The wife got a Dr. Pepper float, and Dr. Pepper is to her as Cherry Coke is to me, and she couldn’t stop talking about how good it was. The next night, we went back. I got two Cherry Cokes, one for there, and one to go. The wife got a sundae, that was excellent, it was called the “Mt. Vesuvius” and here’s the description:

• A mountain of CHOCOLATE or VANILLA ice cream ERUPTING with chocolate brownie pieces, CASCADING with hot fudge and BLANKETED in malt powder. A dollop of whipped cream indicates her smoking signal.

Yes. It was excellent, and so big that the two of us combined couldn’t come close to finishing it.

Either way, if you go to Philly, make sure you make it to “The Franklin Fountain.” It’s not far from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, so make sure you add it to your list of things to do.

It’s highly approved by the wife & I.