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I was afraid the hype would skew my senses and I would be disappointed because of the unbelievably high bar my mind was placing on this burger. It didn't. The hype is real.
Simple foods, like burgers, pizza's, hotdog's, that require such few ingredients, mean that those ingredients play huge rolls individually. Shake Shack proves that. They use a brioche bun (vs a cheap run of the mill bun), roma tomatoes (vs regular), green leaf lettuce (vs iceberg). They're serious about hitting all the right notes.
It's simply a great burger.
For me, for several reasons, it's not fair to compare this to In-N-Out. Sure, they're both burgers, but that's where the similarities end. I'm no fan of In-N-Out. I can write a book on the subject. This is far better, no competition, however, for the simple fact that this burger is roughly 30-50% more expensive, it's not comparable.
They're kind of pricey, especially considering how small their burgers are. That's the only negative that comes to mind.
Get the SmokeShack. Get two.
Food: 5
Ambience: 4
Service: 4
Value: 4
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