La Casa De Los Jugos, Batidos Y Helados — Local services in San Francisco

La Casa is a drive-through fruit and milkshake fantasyland. I honestly don’t know why no travel guides mention it. Maybe it’s because the locals selfishly don’t want more people to know about it. The lines are too long as it is.

What even the locals don’t know is there’s a trick to skipping the line: come by foot (or park your car nearby but out of sight). That way you can walk right past the lineup of cars and make your order. People in their cars won’t resent you for jumping them in line; they’ll think you’re crazy for walking in the heat of Panama.

While La Casa serves every imaginable variety of fruit-derived drinks, desserts, and salads, batidos (ice cream milkshakes) are the go-to. Pick from any of the long list of fruits (or combine two for an extra fifty cents) and enjoy the cheapest most tropical milkshake of your life.

La Casa earned the honor of being included on the self-guided tour of the best Panamanian Food in Panama City I share on my site, The...

You can skip ahead of the cars by walking straight up to the front, behind the menu. It seems like nobody else is brave enough to walk in the heat or get out of their cars. It took less than a minute to pay and start enjoying my sundae. A grande was only 2.25. What I didnt know is all the fruit is under the ice cream. Next time I'll be sure to stir. It's pretty standard soft serve ice cream but there are so many combinations and loads of fruit that Casa del Helado is unique and...

I usually don't come here but the family does like it. Juices are good and I remember the ice cream sunday to be average. I ordered today an chocolate flavored one. This is the most disgusting thing I've had in my like. The ice cream is good but the chocolate is terrible....