Under that unmistakable bright orange roof in Newport News sits Gus’s Hot Dog King, where locals aren’t just lining up for the royal dogs.
They’re making pilgrimages for what might be the most heavenly milkshakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This unassuming brick building with its distinctive A-frame top has been quietly perfecting the art of the milkshake while the rest of the culinary world chased fleeting trends and Instagram opportunities.
Driving down Jefferson Avenue, you might cruise right past this modest establishment if you didn’t know better – and that would be a tragedy of milkshake-deprived proportions…