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Summer 2023

I had this Shirley Temple at Club340 in Pomona, CA.

It was 90% cherries, 5% maraschino cherry juice, and 5% Sprite/grenadine.

I LOVED IT. I am the kind of person who deeply enjoys a drink that is partially a snack (like boba!) so this kept me munching all night. I was the only one with a whole meal in my cup at the club that night. I had so many cherries I took them home and had to finish them the next morning.

FINAL RATING: 5 maraschino cherries!

August 4, 2024

We are once again joined by my beloved fake cousin, Megan. Megan graciously reviewed another Shirley Temple, and I am thrilled with the results--her terrible experience at The Beekman has been redeemed.

Her review is succinct.

"- Very sweet

- 3 cherries

- Ginger ale 🤞🤞🤞🤞

- Good cherry flavor"

She has submitted the highest-reviewed shirley temple on this blog to date--a wonderful feat, indeed.

FINAL RATING: 4/5 Marschino Cherries

August 2, 2024

This Shirley temple was ordered by my godsister, family friend, and sweet fake cousin, Megan. We were dining at the supremely instagrammable Beekman Hotel in the Financial District before a Broadway show, and so a fancy mocktail was necessary.

Megan was excited to review the drink for my blog, but when the soda was delivered to our table, we were in shock. Is this mine?…her face seemed to say….alas, it was.

When asked to describe her first sip, Megan simply said, “water.” Yikes. The Shirley was far too light in color. And it appears that the bartender (or perhaps “mixologist” would be a better term for somebody so prideful in the face of tradition) used amaretto cherry syrup instead of grenadine. Innovation is admirable. But this was a disgrace.

Megan prefers a ginger-ale based Shirley, which we must forgive her for, and so was disappointed by the lemon-lime base soda. But overall, the other elements of the soda failed her.

“Cherry flavor is down the drain,” she said. “Did they run out of grenadine?”

FINAL RATING: 2/5 maraschino cherries