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Shake Shack

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  • MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
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    A NY institution going nationwide. We’re at the local one. Hope it’s good.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • AxtremusA Offline
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      Axtremus
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      #2

      I used to enjoy their "Shroom Burger."
      Haven't had one for years though.

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
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        #3

        Closest one to me is about 7 miles away.

        I ain't driving 14 miles for a burger.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • MikM Away
          MikM Away
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          It was pretty good, with some caveats. First, you could not order a shake at their kiosks for some reason. Second, you order at a kiosk and wait and they still want a fucking tip. No.

          Decent burger, very good fries. It's about 7 miles from me too, George. I'd stop if I were in the area, but otherwise there are lots of burgers just as good near me.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
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            So, what "big chain" other than BK and Mickey D's have a good burger?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • MikM Away
              MikM Away
              Mik
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              #6

              Five Guys, Freddy's, Sonic, Smashburger, Habits, In-N-Out (although the one I ate at in Texas was substandard for the chain), Whattaburger, Culvers.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                Aqua Letifer
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                #7

                No great shakes, is the Shake Shack.

                Please love yourself.

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                • MikM Away
                  MikM Away
                  Mik
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  It's OK. Pricey, but y'know, NYC.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Mik

                    Five Guys, Freddy's, Sonic, Smashburger, Habits, In-N-Out (although the one I ate at in Texas was substandard for the chain), Whattaburger, Culvers.

                    George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    @Mik said in Shake Shack:

                    Five Guys, Freddy's, Sonic, Smashburger, Habits, In-N-Out (although the one I ate at in Texas was substandard for the chain), Whattaburger, Culvers.

                    Close to me are Five Guys and Culvers.

                    The In-N-Out I had in San Francisco was nothing special.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • HoraceH Offline
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                      Horace
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                      The in n out here seemed the same as the ones in CA. Extremely crowded, long wait, nice help, ok food.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
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                        #11

                        I have wondered if In-N-Out could maintain the level of quality they used to have while expanding. I don't think so.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • MikM Mik

                          I have wondered if In-N-Out could maintain the level of quality they used to have while expanding. I don't think so.

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                          @Mik said in Shake Shack:

                          I have wondered if In-N-Out could maintain the level of quality they used to have while expanding. I don't think so.

                          It's the way of things. Look at Five Guys. Phenomenal still in the D.C. locations, decidedly "meh" everywhere else. Soon even the originals will suck.

                          Please love yourself.

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                          • MikM Away
                            MikM Away
                            Mik
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                            #13

                            The one in Henderson NV is good. Not as h=good as the one in El Monte, but good.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • 89th8 Online
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                              89th
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                              Shake shack…always want to take a nap afterwards. Delicious and pricey, not unlike their competitors.

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                              • jon-nycJ Online
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                                jon-nyc
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                                I used to eat at the original, which is indeed a shack that sells shakes (and burgers) in Madison Park.

                                Credit Suisse’s NY headquarters is adjacent to the park at One Madison Avenue. As early as ~2005 or so, there was a live webcam that would show you the line there. We would periodically monitor it and head down at random times when the line was short to grab a burger. This was before they opened their second store.

                                Now I go probably twice a month with my son to one of the stores in Westchester. It’s good but every item on the menu is a sodium bomb.

                                They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  I used to eat at the original, which is indeed a shack that sells shakes (and burgers) in Madison Park.

                                  Credit Suisse’s NY headquarters is adjacent to the park at One Madison Avenue. As early as ~2005 or so, there was a live webcam that would show you the line there. We would periodically monitor it and head down at random times when the line was short to grab a burger. This was before they opened their second store.

                                  Now I go probably twice a month with my son to one of the stores in Westchester. It’s good but every item on the menu is a sodium bomb.

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                                  @jon-nyc said in Shake Shack:

                                  It’s good but every item on the menu is a sodium bomb.

                                  That was my objection to the Five Guys fries.

                                  Needed to take some meds afterward.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                    @Mik said in Shake Shack:

                                    I have wondered if In-N-Out could maintain the level of quality they used to have while expanding. I don't think so.

                                    It's the way of things. Look at Five Guys. Phenomenal still in the D.C. locations, decidedly "meh" everywhere else. Soon even the originals will suck.

                                    JollyJ Offline
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                                    #17

                                    @Aqua-Letifer said in Shake Shack:

                                    @Mik said in Shake Shack:

                                    I have wondered if In-N-Out could maintain the level of quality they used to have while expanding. I don't think so.

                                    It's the way of things. Look at Five Guys. Phenomenal still in the D.C. locations, decidedly "meh" everywhere else. Soon even the originals will suck.

                                    Ours closed. I miss it.

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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