Crown Candy Kitchen
Crown Candy Kitchen, is a restaurant located on St. Louis Avenue in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The restaurant was founded in 1913 by two Macedonian[1] immigrants, and is still run by the three grandsons of Harry Karandzieff, Andy, Tommy, and Mike.[2] This Saint Louis landmark is the oldest operating soda fountain in the metro area, and one of the oldest in the country. The restaurant has an old-fashioned decor with a Coca-Cola memorabilia from the 1930s. It offers a simple menu with sandwiches and is best known for its desserts, most especially for its handmade malts or malted milkshakes. It is popular as a lunch destination with office workers in nearby Downtown St. Louis.
The restaurant offers a challenge to daring consumers of their trademark malts. Should a person drink five 24-ounce malts or shakes within 30 minutes, they receive the malts for free and have their name inscribed upon a plaque in the store.[3] The Crown Candy Challenge was attempted on the Travel Channel's television series, Man v. Food, by the show's host, Adam Richman, on an episode that aired on 25 February 2009.[4] Adam was only able to finish about four of the five malts.[5] The record for the five malt challenge is 2 minutes, 29 seconds by Randy Santel.[6] For seven malts, the record is six minutes, by Ben Monson.[7][8] Since 1913, only about 30 people have successfully completed the Crown Candy Challenge, while several attempt it each week.
In 2012, it was featured on another Adam Richman-hosted show, Best Sandwich in America, for its "Heart-Stopping BLT" sandwich, which uses 14 pieces of crispy, kettle-cooked bacon.
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