Land of Fruits And Nuts

A true legend, this place was amazing when it was open! Tragically, the owner’s daughter passed away and it has been closed since.
Hopefully, someday it will reopen or someone will take the reins and bring this place back!

I have just learned that California Shakes has closed. It was the best in the world. I am also sorry to hear that the reason it has closed was due to the loss of Mr. Russ’s daughter. I wish you the best. If you ever bring California Shakes back I am sure you will have many followers. It was the best. Best wishes Mr. Russ.
An additional support note. California Shakes had the best shakes I have ever had. I have yet to find another shake place that had such creamy, thick, tasty and amazing varieties of Shakes. I remember a place called Wimpies in Huntington Beach that was my favorite until it closed down. Then I found California Shakes which again, was the most amazing! Sorry to see it closed but I wish Mr. Russ the best. Thanks for the times when you were open. All the best!

So as I write this review with the knowledge that (from visiting the Queen Mary two weeks ago) this placed is closed, I am truly devastated. Yes devastated… I know, I know… there are sooo many things out there to worry about… so I say this with sadness, but the tenderness in my heart as well. I wish I would have tried this place.
I have waited, literally, 17 years to try this darn place. When I was a teen I saw them on a tv news special and I became obsessed, because I grew up making my own milkshakes however these seemed to be the supreme being of all milkshakes lol Yes, making milkshakes was a hobby for me as a young gal. I love them. So I told myself when I get old enough I will go over there and try them. All of the flavors. I’m finally grown up, have my own car, and of course they are now closed. So when I went to visit the Queen Mary a couple of weeks ago, I asked at the counter about this place only to find out its been closed because of the owner’s daughter passing away. Another sad news. So this is honestly a note to say Godspeed to your daughter Mr. Russ. I hope you will do well from here on out. I wished I could have tried your awesome milkshakes.
So even though I didnt get to. I am still going to rate this place with all stars…=)
I hope a place like this exists and I will eventually find it.

Went here yesterday and I loved it. I got the Butter Toffee Almond shake and my gf got the Apricot shake. They were both delish :) I didn’t expect the apricot one to be as good but it really surprised me. The consistency was good for me, not to thick but still had to eat with a spoon. I didn’t hav any problems with customer service

OMG. Delicious milkshakes! I’ll be here all weekend and will be trying more shakes. So far, I’ve tried the Chocolate chocolate and the Mixed Nuts. Yum!

Okay. Seriously! this place AMAZING! I work along 4^th st and along with my boss on a beyond slow hot day we found a flyer and that was it! We starred at that thing for 20 mins trying to figure what delicious milkshake we were going to get.
Granted, John Travolta & Uma Therma had a big discussion about $ 6 shakes regardless These are PHENOMENAL! Within the hour we had amazing shakes in our hands that were to die for! Anyone in the right state of mind will spill the cash and get one of these! Mmmm

Oh wow, Lofan and California shakes. Why did my diet fail me again? Cause I followed the sound of a blender whirring in the distance. Boo. Oh this was a find on the Queen Mary. I love the selections, almost a bit too intimidating, too much! I want to make sure my taste buds would be happy!
I settled on the apple pie ala mode and wow, it was crust free. Sweet yet just right and the chunks of apple were a delight to discover.
I think the shakes are good enough for two, or three friends.
Next time, chocolate shakes! Stat!

Surprisingly good. Wasn’t sure about chunks in my milkshake but it was the perfect combination of sweet and salty. We were lucky to catch them right as they were closing. I remembered vaguely reading Unilocal reviews about place-​thank you Unilocalers for a fantastic find!

Milkshakes on the Queen Mary!
The shop also has kettlecorn, candies, sodas, and other treats.
I ordered a coffee oreo shake. It normally comes with almonds but I asked for no nuts. To me nuts don’t belong in a milkshake.
It had real Oreo. Lots of pieces of Oreo through and through. Every bite had a mouthful of Oreo. What I’m saying here is that if you were an Oreo lover you would really love this shake. But I was mostly after some good coffee ice cream as it is my favorite flavor. This was sadly lacking in flavor — I couldn’t even really taste the coffee — which is why I had to score this a little lower than I would want to.
It was also not a thick shake. A little runny, Which is great for sipping through a straw, you don’t have to burst a lung trying to sip. But I admit I do prefer my shakes thicker than this.
I would probably give this place another shot the next time I’m on board.

I work in Long Beach and today at work… I announced I feel like Ice Cream. It was 3 in the afternoon and my fellow co-​workers also felt like ice cream. I don’t know of any ice cream shops near PCH and Pacific so I decided to Unilocal it. Well, to my surprise my search of Ice Cream in Long Beach led me to this wonderful establishment. Looking over the menu, it was a must try… but what truly sold it was that they delivered!
What you say? Milkshake delivery?
Yeah…can you dig it! :)
I call, place the order for 5 milkshakes (I had the banana walnut), and 30 minutes later they were delivered with fresh whipped cream put on while he was there. AWESOME!
The shake was delish. Full of nuts and dried banana chips. I love chunky milkshakes and this was the chunkiest. No need for straw… seriously NO NEED. Spoon only.
So knowing there is a place that will deliver milkshakes to my work is both a great thing and and horrible fact. It is just to easy to get this deliciousness and that might spell trouble for me losing weight. DAMN YOU MILKSHAKES AND YOUR SEDUCTIVE LURE OF CHUNKY DELIGHTS!
Soooo good… too good…
yumm

If you know me, then you’ll know that I love all things Oreo; I still awkwardly remember the transition from transfat to non-​transfat Oreos, and was fascinated by the change in taste. And yes, the transfat ones did taste better.
Don’t get me wrong, the Oreo shakes I got were delicious, but there are a few things to keep in mind…
1. They are pretty expensive. They came out to be about $ 6 a shake, and if you’re willing to pay for it, then hey, who am I to argue?
2. It’s out of the way. The store itself is actually on the Queen Mary, and I had to talk my way out of paying a $ 21.95 ticket to get the shakes to begin with. I hear there’s a delivery service you can take advantage of if you order at least 3; Also, you would probably have to pay for parking too; I avoided that by just walking it from my place, which is not a walk in a park, but I guess I needed to exercise off those extra calories I got from the shake to begin with…
3. If I had to compare my Oreo shake to something, it would be with the standard Oreo shake from Jack-​in-​the-​Box. This one was marginally better, but no whip cream or cherry on top. And I recall, it’s easier to find a JITB than this place.
So my final thoughts; if you’re on the Queen Mary for some reason or another, or have a large group in the downtown Long Beach area who’s craving for a milkshake, you might as well go one. But don’t stick your neck out for a place like this.

Granted it’s a bit hard to find but this is the first milkshake that is still on my mind even a year later. When I went in with friends I thought… meh I guess I’ll have one (my attempt at being apart of the cool crowd I guess).
But hot damn these shakes are good. Line was a pain to wait in and there isn’t much seating space but the shake, it was awesome!
If you’re in the area you should definitely stop by.

Mrs. Mia Wallace– A five dollar shake
Buddy Holly– How do you want that shake: Martin and Lewis or Amos and Andy?
Mrs. Mia Wallace– Martin and Lewis.
Vincent Vega– Did you just order a five dollar shake?
Mrs. Mia Wallace– Ummhh.
Vincent Vega– That’s a shake… That’s milk and ice cream.
Mrs. Mia Wallace– Last I heard.
Vincent Vega– That’s five dollars? You don’t put bourbon in it or nothing?
Buddy Holly– No.
Vincent Vega– Just checking.
This hilarious conversation is from the movie Pulp Fiction, one of my favorite movies of all time. In this scene Mia orders a five dollar vanilla shake and Vincent just doesn’t understand why anyone would want to pay five bucks for an ordinary shake.
Well, this past weekend I ordered a eight dollar shake, but this shake was far from ordinary. I wonder what Vince would say to a eight dollar shake?
The Land of Fruits and Nuts is a cool shop located aboard the Queen Mary, in Long Beach. This shop sells all types of tasty treats. They carry candy, dried fruits, all different types of nuts, exotic beverages, kettle corn, and last but not least, the worlds greatest milkshakes. I’m not joking either. These shakes, which are called California Shakes, are by far the best I have ever had in my life.
All the California Shakes are made with real ingredients. You will never catch them using ice in their shakes. They have a wide variety of shakes to choose from. Some shakes contain nuts, some contain fruits, some contain candy, and some contain all three. They even have shakes that are made with coffee. If there is something you want to add to your shake, you can, for a small fee. On our visit I ordered a banana walnut shake and my girl ordered their Reese’s special shake. My shake contained vanilla ice cream, milk, whole walnuts, banana chips, caramel syrup and whipped cream. I also added Reese’s peanut butter cups and toffee covered almonds to my shake. My girls shake was made with vanilla ice cream, milk, Reese’s peanut butter cups, peanuts and Hershey’s chocolate syrup. My girl also added mini Snickers candies to her milkshake. To see these shakes being prepared is something else. They put all the ingredients in a blender (I wish I would have got a picture of everything in the blenders) and just let it mix until all the ingredients are liquefied.
My shake was phenomenal. The taste of the banana chips mixed with the peanut butter cups mixed the caramel was awesome. Not to mention every sip contained chunks of walnuts and toffee covered almonds. My girls shake was great too. It was defiantly a candy lovers dream. Ever sip of her drink contained small pieces of Reese’s and Snickers. Their shakes are pretty big too.
The prices here are a little steep. Each of our shakes was six dollars a piece but after the extra ingredients we added, mine was eight dollars and my girl’s was seven. These shakes are defiantly not cheap but since they are all made with fresh, high quality products I had no problem with the prices. Now I wouldn’t get one of these everyday because if I did I would end up broke, but I will defiantly come back to this place again once summer comes around.
The service here was great too. The girl working the counter was very friendly and answered all of my many questions I had about their shakes.
This place is a cash only establishment so make sure you have cash on you. I didn’t and I ended having to pay a four dollar fee that the ATM on the ship charged me. California Shakes will also deliver shakes to your home or office if you live within a five mile radius of the Queen Mary. The only catch is that you have to order a minimum of three shakes in order to have them delivered.
If you’re ever around the Long Beach area and feel like a delicious shake, then hop on board the Queen Mary and pick up a California Shake from The Land of Fruits and Nuts. I know you will love them.

It was a coincidence that i got a chance to hit up the Queen Mary one weekend. I remembered that this place was nearby or somewhere along those lines. Asking around, i found out that it was inside. I was pretty stoked to try some of this awesome shakes that people have been raving about.
It was around 2pm when we finally managed to find this place after much scavenging. From a first look, the menu was a bit intimidating because of the amount of varieties. It was hard to choose between the nut filled shakes verses the chocolatey section.
I thought i would try my hand at there ultimate chocolate, fudge and malt shake. It sounded so mouth watering and to my disappointment they were out of Fudge. I’m wondering how they run out of fudge in the middle of the afternoon.
Then i asked for the next thing i like Almonds! I tried ordering one of their almond nut shakes. Woudln’t you know, they were out of almond
shakes. At that point i was like «are you freaking kidding me? Do you guys not have reserves for when you run out in the middle of the morning?»
I finally managed to order their banana walnut shake. They finally had something in stock. Sadly it was rather another disappointment. All you can taste was the Walnuts with liquid. There was not even a hint of banana flavor. All this ravaging about World’s Number one shake was rather a huge lie from what i see.
This place is worth a visit if you aboard the queen mary, otherwise it’s not worth the parking and ticket costs.

While I love the shakes, they are a bit pricey, and the staff sullen. If you are already on the Queen Mary, I would definitely recommend grabbing a date shake (a personal fave, but there are many, many more options), but be forewarned that there is only one size and it will run you $ 6 – 7. My friend and I were the only ones in there, and I felt the staff was annoyed we came in at all. Definitely not friendly.

This place makes the most yummiest shakes EvAAAA!!! I had the Ultimate Cookie Dough Shake. Also if you are worried about calories they do have a few low fat shakes as well.

For me no visit to the Queen Mary is complete without a visit to Land of Fruits and Nuts. They have delicious ice cream and smoothie drinks on the menu.
My personal fave is the «Dessert Date», loaded with delicious Palm Springs dates.
It’s so nice to walk around the beautiful Queen Mary while enjoying a sweet snack or two.

What is the ultra tastiest and most decadent milkshake worth to you?
Would you ditch your diet and your carb conscious friends?
Would you take money out of your child’s pink piggy bank?
Would you pay $ 15 for parking?
Would you journey up 8 flights of stairs and dodge through slow moving and curious tourists?
Would you pay $ 6.00 for a 24 ounce shake or smoothie? Cash Only?
If you’ve said «yes» to all of the above questions, then «Welcome to California Shakes», aka Land of Fruits and Nuts.
There are approximately 40 different kinds of shakes to choose from 4 different categories: a) chewy fruit shakes, b) fancy nut shakes, c) chocolate shakes and d) famous coffee shakes.
No matter what shake you select, expect to have your straw clog up with either bits of dried fruit, nuts or candy. Yes Virginia, you will need that spoon after all.
I ordered «the Snicker» which came with Ghiradelli chocolate chips, Hershey’s syrup and chopped Snicker pieces. It was delicious and worth the brain freeze headache I received after the first 3 slurps.
Next time, I think I will try something a little more fruity like «chewy pineapple» made with dried pineapple bits and blackberry syrup or «yo mama mango» made with sun dried mango and mango nectar.
This is a great product in a bad location. The store is located in the boonies of the Queen Mary.
From what I understand, Russ (the owner) is looking for someone to buy this store and brainchild and franchise the concept. Something like what Pinkberry has done. However, Russ sees Pinkberry as a «flash in the pan» and his product will stand the test of time.
With all the preservatives in his products, I’m sure it will.

Russ is the man! He’s jolly and makes a mean milkshake!
If you don’t know what to order, get the California Split! Basically a blended banana split. You can’t go wrong with chocolate, strawberry, banana chips and vanilla ice cream! My other favorites are The Perfect Peach and Yo Mama Mango!
Yum…

Russ the owner makes the greatest milkshake you will ever have in your natural lifetime.
This shop is hidden aboard the Queen Mary and its has got to be a jewel hidden in long beach because you will find this place to be the best place you’ll have a shake at.
I cannot stress enough how good they are! The owner has been on this ship for awhile now and he’s been making groovy shakes since I can remember. The walls are just littered with celebrities that have come down and had his amazing shakes. They’ve been written in so many reviews and have been featured on NBC!!!
He also had a great selection of dried fruits and nuts that will astound most nut lovers!
Do yourself a favor and drive down to the queen mary on a hot day… let the guys downstairs you’re coming up for the shop and head to the 4^th floor and make a right and head down to the milkshake shop that is going to blow… your… mind!!!
GO GO GO!!!