This summer may be a good time to experience the latest drink trend: the dirty soda.
What is a dirty soda?
A dirty soda is a non-alcoholic beverage crafted with soda, flavored syrup, a splash of creamer and pebble ice, according to the Food Network. It can be enhanced with fruit and spiced up with colorful and unique flavors such as lime or coconut.
“They are very different and it [dirty soda] varies from different shops because of the ingredients they use,” said Ulrich Trunkel, a employee in Kewaskum at Fizzy Pop Ice Cream Shop, which his parents own.
According to Food & Wine, dirty sodas originated by the Mormon community as a customizable drink that uses all the ingredients allowed in their community, as the consumption of coffee and tea are prohibited, but soda is allowed. These drinks were introduced on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” And dirty sodas became a hit.
Because it’s made of using a soda as a base, syrup, cream and fruit is often added, according to Food & Wine, you can ask coffee shops and eateries if they can make a drink of your choice, if they have the ingredients.
While this list is not comprehensive, here are many options to try a dirty drink in the Milwaukee area.
The Twisted Scoop in Hartland
The Twisted Scoop in Hartland offers dirty sodas: Pineapple Paradise (Dr Pepper, pineapple, French vanilla and cold foam), Cherry Vanilla Fizz (Coca Cola, French vanilla, cherry, vanilla cold foam), The Candy Shop (Sprite, strawberry, watermelon and cotton candy cold foam), and Lovers Paradise (Sprite, strawberry, vanilla and French vanilla cold foam).
Address: 116 W. Capitol Drive, Hartland
Hours: 3 to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday
For more information: Visit twistedscoop.com.
Smash Daddy’s in Hartford
Smash Daddy’s in Hartford offers dirty sodas as well as different kinds of burgers to customized.
Address: 1481 E. Sumner St., Hartford
Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday through Saturday. It’s closed on Monday.
For more information: Visit smashdaddyshartford.com/menu.
Milk Can Hamburgers and Frozen Custard in Muskego
Milk Can Hamburgers and Frozen Custard in Muskego offers dirty sodas, which include the Cherry Delight (Coca Cola, cherry syrup and custard mix), Raspberry Lemon Fizz (Sprite, raspberry and citrus syrup and custard mix), Butter beer (root beer, caramel, butterscotch syrup and custard mix), and Kiddie Cocktail (Sprite, cherry syrup and custard mix).
Address: S73 W16770 Janesville Road, Muskego
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
For more information: Visit milkcanhamburgers.com.
LemonZello in Port Washington
LemonZello in Port Washington has dirty sodas that include 85 soda options, 58 syrups and seven kinds of creamers.
Address: 126 E. Main St., Port Washington
For more information: Visit facebook.com/LemonZello.
Fizzy Pop Ice Cream Shop in Kewaskum
Fizzy Pop Ice Cream Shop in Kewaskum offers blue lighting (made with blue raspberry and pineapple syrup) and Hey Dewd (Mountain Dew, peach and raspberry syrup and a pineapple foam). Drinks can be customized with different ingredients.
Address: 1304 Fond du Lac Ave., Kewaskum
Hours: Call 262-339-2701 for hours.
For more information: Visit instagram.com/fizzy.pop.ice.cream.shop or find Fizzy Pop Ice Cream Shop on Facebook.
The Lunch Box in Menomonee Falls
The Lunch Box in downtown Menomonee Falls added a Dirty Soda Bar this spring.
At this bar, people can get a soda and add creamers, sweeteners and various coffee-flavored options, including coconut, lime, mango, raspberry and mango-raspberry.
It is located at N88 W16683 Main St., downtown Menomonee Falls. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
For more information or updates, visit facebook.com/lunchboxdelicatessen.
Cafe Zupas in Menomonee Falls, Greenfield and Brookfield
Cafe Zupas in the greater Milwaukee area offers dirty soda that include the OG (Diet Coke, 1883 natural cane sugar coconut syrup, fresh lime and house-made vanilla bean creamer), Dr. Red (Diet Dr Pepper, 1883 natural cane sugar raspberry and coconut syrups and house-made vanilla bean creamer) and Saint Sipper (sparkling water, 1883 natural cane sugar raspberry and coconut syrups, fresh lime and house-made vanilla bean creamer).
Locations: Menomonee Falls (N91 W15909 Falls Parkway); Greenfield (8775 W. Sura Lane) and Brookfield (17105 W. Bluemound Road).
Hours: Menomonee Falls (10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and closed on Sunday); Greenfield and Brookfield (11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and closed on Sundays).
For more information: Visit cafezupas.com.
Southside Sippers, a full-scheduled food truck based in Oak Creek
Southside Sippers, a food truck based in Oak Creek, features dirty sodas that include Fruity Pebbles (orange soda, lime, strawberry, sweet cream, whipped cream and Fruity Pebbles cereal); Lemon Drop (Sprite cheesecake, lemon, sweet cream and whipped cream) and Peel Good Pudding (Mountain Dew, banana, vanilla sweet cream and whipped cream).
Its full schedule of locations is listed on its website at southsidesippers.com/menu–specials.
Waxed Coffee Bar in Waukesha
Waxed Coffee Bar in Waukesha has dirty soda that includes Raspberry Dirty Dr Pepper (Dr Pepper with raspberry syrup, with cream and a fresh raspberry), Island Dirty 7Up Zero (7Up Zero with creamy coconut syrup, fresh lime wedge) and Dirty Dr Pepper (Dr Pepper soda with creamy coconut syrup and a fresh lime wedge).
Address: 126 West Broadway, Waukesha
Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday
For more information: waxedcoffeebar.com
Berries & Bites, Cathedral Square Park, Milwaukee
Based out of Muskego, Berries & Bites, a mobile food truck, will be at Cathedral Square Park from 3 to 9 p.m. every Thursday from June until September. It also provides pickup and delivery options.
For more information: Visit berriesandbiteswi.com.
Dirty sodas at chain Milwaukee-area chain restaurants
Dirty sodas are also featured in multiple chain restaurants in the area.
Taco Bell has dirty sodas that include the Pepsi dirty soda, Mountain Dew Baja Blast dirty soda (a tropical lime flavor drink with vanilla cream mixed in) and Mountain Dew Baja Midnight dirty soda (the tropical lime flavor with passion fruit and with vanilla cream mixed in). For more information, visit tacobell.com/food/drinks.
Crumbl Cookies offers dirty sodas that include Butter Me Up (Barq’s root beer, butterscotch, vanilla and heavy cream) Electric Storm (Sprite, blue raspberry syrup and coconut cream) and black Tie (Dr Pepper, cherry syrup and heavy cream). For more information, visit crumblcookies.com/dirty-sodas.
McDonald’s also introduced its Dr Pepper dirty soda where the Dr Pepper has a dash of vanilla flavor. For more information, visit mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/dirty-dr-pepper-medium.html.
Cathy Kozlowicz can be reached at 262-361-9132 or cathy.kozlowicz@jrn.com. Follow her on X at @kozlowicz_cathy
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