Have you ever had a root beer float the size of a traffic light? (Not literally but pretty dang close.) We have....
Fitz's
Our next stop was Fitz's Root Beer. It's a soda shop located on the Delmar Loop in St. Louis. If you've never visited the loop there is a cool selection of stores, restaurants and shops in the area. If you're looking for entertainment and in the area this is a great place to find it.
We discovered Fitz by browsing through tons of itineraries and trip ideas for the St Louis area on Pinterest. I was amazed by the giant floats I had seen so many pictures of, so I couldn't resist the urge to track this place down and try one for myself!
Upon entering there was a line at the door, but we were fortunately given the option to sit at the bar at absolutely no wait!
The hostess told us to go right on upstairs, and we found the bar easily. When we sat down the bar tender placed menus before us and I skipped right to the float section.
Seth on the other hand found more interest in all of the selections of pop they had.
Fitz's restaurant also makes and bottles their own pop! And you can actually witness it in the works while you enjoy your dinner. They had many different flavors of soda to choose from. You can list a bunch of flavors, as many as you can think of, and I'm sure they will have it!
All the way from dark cola, root beer, and grape, to lemon lime. Not to mention some signature "Fitz flavors" such as Key Lime soda, Coffee Cola and Berry Pomegranate named "Hip Hop Pop".
Seth opted in for the hip hop.
"It was pretty decent, I expected more of a fruity taste, but it was far from disappointing. It had a good bit of sweetness and an original flavor I've never tasted in a soda before."
Now for the moment you've all been waiting for. Mr. Ghost Buster.
Out of all of the different float options they offered, there was no way I was passing up this one. As mentioned, it was named the "Ghost Buster". The description is as follows: Draft root beer topped with chocolate ice cream, genuine marshmallow fluff, Hershey's chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry to top it all off. It was DELICIOUS. The marshmallow was super fluffy, and the ice cream was by the far the best part.
After chugging down our drinks, we decided we would go check out some of the bottling being done downstairs. It was behind glass and there was a big machine doing most of the processes. You were allowed to stand there and watch for as long as you would like. Nearby there was also seating, so if you wanted to have dinner with a cool twist while eating you could chose to be seated there.
We planned on eating at Imo's pizza afterward, so we didn't get to try any of the other food items they offered, but they seemed to have a variety of burgers and sandwiches also.
If you're interested in hearing more about our St. Louis trip, keep a lookout for our upcoming post tomorrow! Our very first travel entry!
Thanks for reading, Tasty!
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