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Steak'n Shake is the place which will bring a smile back on your face if you ever get bored of junk-franchises in the Mid-west.
In few words, it's an old-skool classy burger-diner where you'll get an incredible deal, at around 8bucks, for a salad, a burger and a shake, served by dedicated bow-tied garcons. Patties are fresh, though the idea of getting anything thick enough for a rare-cooked sensation is hopeless... but it's a different school and those flamed broiled thin patties do work at the end. Shakes are excellent, i'd suggest you even try the 'Side-by-Side' serving, in which two flavors are poured but not blended in your shake: delicious! A must-go franchise, where people still care about you taking your time and enjoying a full-service burger meal. Timeless.

I've had Steak'N'Shake burgers 4-5 times during various trips to Florida. I gave them a B-. A bit greasy for my tastes, and they just don't stack up with fast food places in L.A. like In'N'Out and FatBurger. Not bad, and maybe the best for miles around in some of their locations in the south, but just a B- to me.

I was blessed with the opportunity this holiday break to get a chance to try one of the Steak n’ Shake franchises. Not having any locations around the north east, and having heard from several sources the quality burger this place serves, I had to pass on a repeat visit to And I have no regrets on this decision. Steak n’ Shake serves up some good eats.



Steak n’ Shake (at least the one in Hallandale, FL) is a sit down joint. So not a fast food place, but that doesn’t mean you wait long for your burger either. Clean, and staffed with attentive personnel. I ordered “The Original Double” which is their SteakBurger™ with two patties. These Steakburgers consist of “U.S. Beef, including the steak cuts: T-bone, strip and sirloin... That is quick-seared and served cooked-to-order on a toasted bun.”



I ordered mine medium rare, but got a medium well burger. Normally I would be bummed, but the patty is thin, so I understand the difficulty... But don’t say “cooked-to-order”. The burger was plenty moist, the lightly toasted bun had a very pleasant crispness to it, and it was accompanied by a quality slice of tomato, thinly sliced raw white onion, nice thin pickles (sliced length wise), and a small but sufficient piece of lettuce.

This is an attractive, classic looking burger... and tasted as good as it looked. I loved the pillowy yet crisp bun and seared and juicy patty.



I do have one unhappy experience though, and that’s with the other half of the name... I gotta say the shake I had was worst than any place with the word Shake in it should be. I don’t now about the other flavors or side by side ones, but my banana shake tasted like bubble gum... No real banana. Nice and thick, but the to end a yummy burger with this candy beverage was not what I had in mind.

With all the talk about In-n-Out in the West, and Shake Shake in nYc, I wonder if Steak n’ Shake would be on more burger minds and lists if they opened a few chains in the urban market of Cali and the North East.

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