Wednesday evening I got to participate in something really cool! The Marketing Manager for PDQ invited me to be one of the panelists for their Shake Contest!
Let me back up. PDQ, which stands for People Dedicated to Quality, is quick and casual. Every meal is made to order. There are no microwaves or freezers. Everything is made in house: hand breaded, fresh chicken, freshly chopped veggies (never from a bag) and hand cut fries (that you can actually see them cutting!!) Even with their dedication to fresh, made to order meals, their service is super fast. No hormones. No preservatives. Eat clean, quick.
On Wednesday evening, during their dinner rush no less, we were served platter after platter of food freshly made in minutes! The food was unlike anything I’ve ever received from a “fast food” establishment. Most impressively, in my opinion, were all the of the hand crafted sauces. They make each of their dipping sauces and salad dressing on site, never bottled or mass produced. My favorite was the sweet heat!
Anyway, down to the real reason for the visit. Each year, the team members are given the opportunity to create a unique milkshake recipe. That recipe competes in multiple rounds, then one will be chosen to be featured on the menu! I was one of the judges for the final round.
We were given ten different shakes (samples, please, we were stuffed silly!) to try and then we ranked them 1-5, providing notes. Holy goodness, you guys. I couldn’t believe these recipes were created by amateurs. I’m a girl who loves my sweets (and I’m pretty picky at that..if it doesn’t have chocolate, you’ve lost me). But out of the 10 shakes, only one had chocolate featured and I had such a hard time deciding. Best milkshakes I’ve ever tried. And that’s coming from someone highly dedicated to my late night cookout milkshake runs.
It was such a fun evening! I was among local public figures and even made some new friends! Rumor has it they’re expanding in Charlotte and that there may be a new store in the area very soon! In the meantime, visit Terrance (owner/operator) at the Concord location! You won’t be disappointed!
I am jealous! That place sounds wonderful, and so do the milkshakes!
What a fun night!!! I wish we had somewhere were better fast food was served. Mmmmmmm milkshakes!!!!!!!!
So jealous! I have been craving a shake for so long. Plus the food sounds amazing!
How cool! We got a PDQ a couple of years ago, I've only been once so far but had a salad and it was so good! I want to try more for sure!
So much fun! Thanks for the invite, friend!
Oh man! I am SO jealous! I LOVE PDQ! So glad you got to taste it! xo, Champagne&Suburbs
I wish I could've done this with you!! This looks delicious 🙂
How exciting is this?!?! Love milkshakes!