We thought that maybe Steak n Shake was founded here but we see from
their website that it was founded in Illinois. Its corporate headquarters is here though so we were glad to hear them get a shout out from the man who literally wrote the book on hamburgers. Josh Ozersky is the author of
The Hamburger: A History and, on WOR's
Food Talk show, he said that Steak n Shake makes his favorite hamburger of the fast food restaurant ilk. You can listen to the discussion in hour 2 of the March 1st show that streams on their website.
Steak & Shake makes a nice hamburger, but I'd have to give Five Guys the nod, as far as chains go. I'm not sure they're out in Indiana yet.
ReplyDeleteI read about them on Bill Marriott's blog; he said last year that they are his wife's favorite burger chain, and they opened two stores here in Lancaster within days after that.
The fault I find with S&S burgers is that the meat tapers down to a really thin edge which gets cooked to a flinder.
Steak & Shake sure has a clear lead when it comes to frozen fruity beverages, though, and they have the best 3-ways of any chain not based in Cincinnati.
We do have a Five Guys...and we LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteAgain..we totally agree