Best milkshakes in Chicago to try on National Chocolate Milkshake Day

In honor of National Chocolate Milkshake Day , we asked our readers to share their top picks for these sweet creamy drinks.

• We put in the hard work of trying some.

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Monica took Larry G.'s advice to try the chocolate milkshake ($8) at DMK Burger in Lakeview.

The shake: Holy cocoa, Batman! This hand-dipped drink feels more like a big hot fudge sundae than a milkshake, but I'm not complaining.

• For an extra $6 DMK can inject it with booze or for an extra $1 you can make it a chocolate banana, s'mores or peanut butter shake.

A shake, malt and a sundae from Brown Cow in Forest Park. Photo: Justin Kaufmann/Axios

Justin jumped on Leslie B.'s recommendation and headed to Forest Park's Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor and Creamery . The cute old-timey parlor prides itself on making its own ice cream.

The shake/malt: Lynn A. told me to go with the malt, so I followed her orders. The chocolate malt ($9.99) was tasty, while the cookie dough milkshake ($9.99) that my kid devoured was also a treat.

Best part: The suburban ice cream spot employed several teenagers. It was fun to pay in cash and watch them try to figure out the change.

Mexicana shake from Medici. Photo: Carrie Shepherd/Axios

Carrie went with Steph A-B.'s recommendation of the Mexicana milkshake at Medici on 57th Street ($5).

The shake: It's a bit like what you might expect — a frozen Mexican hot chocolate with cinnamon and sugar chunks swirled into not overly sweet chocolate ice cream.

• There's also a boozy version, the Mexicana Veracruz ($10.25) with vanilla ice cream, Mexican cinnamon chocolate and coffee rum.

More reader milkshake recs:

Margie's Candies in Bucktown. This century-old Chicago institution makes a great "classic chocolate milkshake," according to Kris A.

Homer's Ice Cream in Wilmette. Katie S. says "the black and white shake" at this nearly 90-year-old North Shore eatery is an epic choice.

Edzo's Burger Shop in Evanston serves up a "rich, thick and delicious milkshake" that brings all the boys to the yard, according to reader Connie B.

Nick's Drive In on Harlem serves shakes that are worth the trip, says Greg W.

Freddie's on 31st in Bridgeport scores a home run with its milkshake, according to Loreal R.