Steak 'n Shake

For this post, the Undercover Blogger has blessed us with his journalist gifts and reviewed a midwest restaurant called Steak 'n Shake.  While the true origin of the Undercover Blogger is unknown, legend has it that he cut his teeth writing guest posts for http://fittingitallin.wordpress.com/ where he is known for his genuine enthusiasm and honesty.  If someone ran an NFL'esque combine for internet blogs, Fittingitallin would score highly in all areas. Its like the Julio Jones of internet blogs; off the charts in measurables, such as viewership, depth of knowledge, value of information, etc... 

So without further ado...

Q asked me to do a guest post since he felt the blog was getting a little bland these days, you know with the whole no posts thing. So I have stepped in to write about a great Midwest (and Florida for some reason) tradition, which is Steak N Shake. Steak N Shake is that in between restaurant/fast food place. They have a sit down area with servers, but also have a drive through, which is the perfect mixture of fastness and horrible for your deliciousness.

Steak N Shake is known for its “steak” burgers and milk shakes. Get it? They also have awesome chili and other items like cheese fries, chicken, hot dogs, and salads (boring). Now my ‘go to’ order from Steak N Shake is the Frisco Melt Platter. You get 2 sides with the platter so the obvious is cheese fries and chili. And while the chili is delicious, the fries leave something to be desired unless you get the cheese, which is good old fashioned cheese wiz. 

The burgers are actually steak burgers and they are cooked on a flat top which makes sure all the fatty liquids soak into the burger making them delicious and delicious for you. They are smaller patties since they are smashed down on the flat top so a single is pretty much worthless and a double is necessary.  Now the Frisco Melt comes with 2 patties, American and Swiss cheese and as they say, sweet n tangy Frisco sauce on sourdough toast. Now everything about this sandwich screams low calories, low fat; however it isn’t cause it tastes awesome. Now, I might be biased but it really is a great burger and its open 24 hours so it’s the perfect drunk snack/complete meal.

Now for the chili and everything else. They make the chili in the restaurant and it tastes like it because it’s mmm mmm good. They don’t do anything crazy with it, but its just good old fashioned chili, and that’s usually the best kind. Now as I mentioned before, the fries aren’t great, and that is why the cheese is necessary. They are the thin fries and they aren’t dipped in batter or anything and they don’t season them well. But their hot dogs are pretty good as well as their chicken fingers. They also serve breakfast as well so it’s pretty much a chain diner with a drive through.

Now for the Milk Shakes. They are “hand dipped” (by retarded 30 year olds who still work at Steak N Shake), and you can get the normal flavors to M&Ms, Butterfinger and Oreo. They really are diner quality shakes which makes them real, as in not watery and slurpy.  So get one if you ever go.

In conclusion,

Steak Burgers  A-

Chili                B+

Fries                C

Shakes             A-

Other Stuff     Solid

It is definitely worth the trip and if you ask nicely they might even give you a crazy little diner hat for you to wear so you can fit in the retarded 30 year olds making your food.