Behold, the Churro Milkshake!

(Pic by Losanjealous.)

Losanjealous does some investigative work on Santa Monica eatery The Counter's Milkshake of the Month: The Churro Shake, and reports back pleased:

If you think a churro is nothing without its warm, gooey center, turns out you couldn’t be more wrong. Churro purists, look away. Because if you hit the Counter before July 1 you will no doubt succumb to the sweet, chunky, cinnamon-laden brilliance of the churro milkshake. Oh yes.

The only way this Milkshake of the Month from Santa Monica’s gourmet burger joint could be more delicious is if it had some sort of horchata component. (It employs the unambitious though sensible “vanilla” base. You could argue that they didn’t want to overdo it, but this is a restaurant that will pile fried egg, fried pickles and “horseradish cheddar” on your burger if you so desire.)

Even so, it is awe-inspiring. It’s also further evidence of Los Angeles’ raging case of multiple personality disorder, bringing to mind a scene in which a smog-darkened churro truck plows through the uber-stylish garage door that takes up one wall of the Counter and explodes with bits of fried dough, giving diners something new to drink with their black forest ham-covered burger.

Sounds yummy. But why trek all the way west for a Churro Milkshake at the Counter, when you can make one yourself? It's simple. Stop by El Pollo Loco and plop down $1 for one of the best fast food deals in town: Two surprisingly decent churros for a single George Washington.

Then head home. Cut up the churros, throw in some vanilla bean ice cream and blend to taste. Simple, yummy and it saves on gas. I must do this soon.