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| - I love burgers. Who doesn't? Us Americans are proud of this American staple and rightly so. According to the statistics, Americans eat 3 burgers a week, that's a total of 50 billion burgers a year. That's right, fifty billion.
Why are Americans so obsessed with a hamburger patty between two buns? Well, you don't have to go far to figure this out. Just read through the reviews on yelp or articles naming the 10 best burger places. The single common denominator is there is no one reason, everyone has their own opinion as to why or how they prefer their burger.
As for me, I've had my share of burgers. I may not eat the average 3 burgers a week, but I know what I like, similar to the billions of burger consumers out there in this world.
Which brings me to Shake Shack. Since this New York burger joint has gone public, there has been a lot more buzz surrounding it's burgers. They serve more than just burgers, such as hot dogs, but their core business is burgers. They also have some pretty good shakes I hear made with custard ice cream.
Their only location on the west is Las Vegas, but I hear they plan to expand into the LA market in 2016. Fortunately, I happen to be in Vegas for my brother's wedding and took the opportunity to see if this was a burger I would be willing to add to my burger diet.
First thing I noticed when I walked into the Shack was how many offerings they had on the menu. In addition to their burger options, there was a section for shakes and custard ice cream, as well as alcohol which included beer and wine.
I wasn't interested in the other distractions, I was focused on their burgers. I ordered the double with cheese. This comes with two decent size patties, tomato, one leaf of lettuce, soft bun, and their shack sauce. Onions are not included.
The size of the patties caught me off guard. They were bigger than I expected and a bit greasy. The paper for which the burger was wrapped in was soaked in grease. The patties had a nice outer crust. The shack sauce was nowhere to be found. I couldn't tell you whether or not I liked it because the flavor was missing. I did like the soft bun, but would have preferred it toasted. All in all, I thought the burger was okay, but a bit pricey.
The fries were good. I like the wrinkle shape and it the crispiness. They also have a cheese add on option.
I'm not sure if they offer refills on the drinks as there weren't any self serve drink stations.
For burger, fries, and small drink, it costs $14. This definitely isn't something I would eat on a regular basis given it's price point, but something I would eat occasionally.
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