MORE THAN JUST
GREAT SHAKES…
WORDS: Kara Chalmers
PICTURES: Whitney Patton
In the three-and-a-half years it’s been open, Ellenton’s Shake Station has made a name for itself
as one of the area’s best family restaurants, equally beloved by both kids and adults.
For one, there’s the ice cream, in particular the creamy, thick milkshakes and malts topped with
whipped cream and maraschino cherries. There are 24 ��avors of hand-dipped hard ice cream,
several toppings, and vanilla and chocolate soft serve, served in cups or waf��e cones. Signatures
include the Shake Station’s root beer ��oat, banana split, and sundaes, which come topped with
whipped cream, nuts and a cherry, as well as “twisters” - soft serve blended with crushed candy
bars or mix-ins like cheesecake or brownie bites.
According to owners Andy and Kalliopi Ameres, the Shake Station’s burgers are also a
huge draw and an offering the couple is proud of. “We built our restaurant around our
burgers,” Andy Ameres said. The burgers, described in one Yelp review
as “everything I dreamed of in a burger: messy, meaty, bacon-y,
cheesy, with some fresh veggies to balance it out,” are
made with hormone-free, grass-fed beef, on a
fresh-baked potato bun.