Nestled in Palo Alto’s Charleston Shopping Center, this Peninsula scoop and microcreamery opened in 1956, and while much of the region has changed since then, there’s one thing that hasn’t. They’ve always made their own ice cream, says manager Kiki Khosla. With 48 flavors on offer daily, the selection can be overwhelming, but the shop’s two-sample limit at least forces visitors to narrow their possibilities – and quickly, which may be a good thing. We’d have been there all day.

The shake >> This being Silicon Valley, go for the Computer Chip, a mix of chocolate ice cream, chocolate chips and orange, a combination that makes for a great milkshake ($9.15-$11.50).Those chilly chocolate chips add pleasant crunch, and they’ve been blended into small enough pieces to work through an extra-wide paper straw without much difficulty.

Pair it with >> More ice cream, obviously. Pick up a pint to take home.

Details >> Opens at noon Tuesday-Sunday at 3946 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto; ricksicecream.com.