Lerdawg wrote:Free Shake Shack burger if you download the new iOS app
https://www.shakeshack.com/2017/01/23/s ... ime-users/
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/s ... -shack-app
Panther in the Den wrote:Lerdawg wrote:Free Shake Shack burger if you download the new iOS app
https://www.shakeshack.com/2017/01/23/s ... ime-users/
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/s ... -shack-app
... and only iOS. Bastards.
Ram4 wrote:I was at Shake Shack in Skokie the other day. Was shocked to see it half empty. Every time I have been there it's been a madhouse. I downloaded the app and got a free hamburger, but I also wanted the chicken sandwich. Both were very good, though I think their prices are a little high.
thetrob wrote:To say the prices are a little high is a bit of an understatement.
nsxtasy wrote:thetrob wrote:To say the prices are a little high is a bit of an understatement.
Any idea whether or not the prices downtown are the same as at their suburban location in Skokie?
cilantro wrote:Not a Shake Shack apologist by any means (I've only ever eaten at the original and not for many years now), but some of those comparisons (Culver's, Portillo's, etc.) are unfair. Shake Shack sources ethically-raised meat (or at least claims to) and makes a point of paying their employees above minimum wage, in some cases substantially so. The final product may still not be worth it to you, but do understand that they are at least trying to be more responsible than your run-of-the-mill chain.
Busghetti wrote:cilantro wrote:Not a Shake Shack apologist by any means (I've only ever eaten at the original and not for many years now), but some of those comparisons (Culver's, Portillo's, etc.) are unfair. Shake Shack sources ethically-raised meat (or at least claims to) and makes a point of paying their employees above minimum wage, in some cases substantially so. The final product may still not be worth it to you, but do understand that they are at least trying to be more responsible than your run-of-the-mill chain.
I do think that is a good point and I have linked their page detailing their ethical stance however I do understand the surprise when you order a burger, fries, and shake and are looking at $20 or so. Taking a family out for burgers/etc. could be pulling towards $80-$100 which is a lot IMO.
https://www.shakeshack.com/2015/12/17/s ... ised-pork/
chicagojim wrote:Busghetti wrote:cilantro wrote:Not a Shake Shack apologist by any means (I've only ever eaten at the original and not for many years now), but some of those comparisons (Culver's, Portillo's, etc.) are unfair. Shake Shack sources ethically-raised meat (or at least claims to) and makes a point of paying their employees above minimum wage, in some cases substantially so. The final product may still not be worth it to you, but do understand that they are at least trying to be more responsible than your run-of-the-mill chain.
I do think that is a good point and I have linked their page detailing their ethical stance however I do understand the surprise when you order a burger, fries, and shake and are looking at $20 or so. Taking a family out for burgers/etc. could be pulling towards $80-$100 which is a lot IMO.
https://www.shakeshack.com/2015/12/17/s ... ised-pork/
I agree. I go to Shake Shack seldom, and only when I can't deflect a group that really wants to go there. I find the burgers boring, the fries insipid, and she shakes wildly over priced. I get all the sourcing and living wage stuff. But, for what they're charging I expect at least fries that are from fresh potatoes hand cut at the location and carefully fried to perfection, not standard issue food service. I've never understood the hype.
lougord99 wrote:About a year ago, I read an article on the increase in the number of places that expect the customer to tip. The article had a quote from a Shake Shack rep that the company pays well and does not expect its customers to tip. That philosophy seems to have reversed.