Shake Shack Revisited
Returned today to Shake Shack for lunch. Haven't been since the DOH brouhaha.
Well here's the short story - it was once again a transcendent burger experience. I had the Shack buger with a side of fries - no other condiments or embellishments. The burger was perfect - charred on top with cheese melted just right and with the center in the medium rare to medium vicinity. Extremely tasty meat and perfectly juicy.
A perfect day, a perfect burger, a beautiful park.
God I love New York.
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re: fascfoo
I second (third) the consistency concerns. I've gone to Shake Shake more times than I'd care to admit (sometimes within the same week) and although the burgers and concretes are divine, overly melted concretes are more the rule than the exception, and in the past year, I've had to bring my red burger back up to the counter to be um, *cooked* on several occasions. I'm not sure what the cooks are doing back there, but apparently it's not grilling or handwashing.
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I've gone twice for the frozen custard, and although I like my frozen treats a little bit melty, this stuff barely retained solid form for more than a minute or two. Disappointing.
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re: lvecch
equilibrist
Sep 8, 2006 02:39 AM
the creme brulee custard is outstanding. It's suffused with bite-size shards of burnt sugar....mmmm.
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Although I would not consider the shake shack burger transcendant by any means, I will back off my stance that the place tastes exactly like Wendys. I had a shake stack the last time I went and for the first time in 4 attempts had something that I thought was better tasting than the fast food joints, I still wouldn't say it's as good as In and Out but it was better than fast food chain burgers this time around.
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what is the DOH brouhaha? as a hounder who's always had great experiences at the shake shack i'm quite curious. their shroom burger is scrumptious for a meat alternative. cheese fries are very good. burgers are fabulous. a great addition to the flatiron area. now if the lines weren't so long, it'd be perfect. although the webcam does help you plan your prime dining time.
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re: wallywalnuts
livetotravel
Sep 7, 2006 06:55 PM
SS got in hot water for several violations - word is Danny Meyer went ballistic and instituted major changes. You can see his public response here from August 18th . . .
http://shakeshacknyc.com/letter.html-
re: Mickey Blue
It's not so much the DOH's attention on Shake Shack, but the media's interest in every move of the place. The more popular a place is, the more media coverage it'll get. And if a popular dive takes a misstep, it creates a juicy story. Did anyone pay much mind to the Colombian place with 600+ violations?
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How long was the wait? This week's Time Out NY reports that in a poll, 70% of respondants won't go back to the Shack after the D.O.H. violations. But maybe everyone's lying so that the lines will be shorter ;-)
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re: JennS
livetotravel
Sep 7, 2006 06:52 PM
I got there at 11:45 AM - maybe 15 people in line ahead of me - it took about 15-20 minutes tops for my name to be called.
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re: JennS
jakew8
Sep 13, 2006 02:37 PM
Two points:
1. many of the health code violations were due to a lack of restrooms/handwashing facilities. we already knew that! (though I would welcome a Whole Foods-style handwashing sink there)
2. The lines are still as long as before. I have a feeling that most people who don't care about the DOH didn't bother to vote in the TONY poll--hence the skew.
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