Friday night it was time to check out the long awaited arrival of Shake Shack at DTS, I have heard so much about this burger joint through the years from friends who have tried the one in NYC to the recent one that opened in the NYNY Hotel.
When we arrived, we were greeted by an employee who was energetic and excited about explaining the items on the menu. She helped us decide what to order. This was helpful and I decided to order the Shack burger with fries and a chocolate shake! My daughter had the chicken hotdog! I was like Really? They are known for their burgers, but she is slowly moving towards becoming a vegan so...I couldn't say a word.
As I was walking away to find a seat there was a lady stating she was so excited to try their food and hoping it was delicious and I chimed in "so you can Yelp about it" and her response was "Yelping is for cowards". Excuse me??!!?? I took the higher ground and chose to ignore her obvious stupidity. Ok, on with my review!
They give you a little beeper which lets you know when your food is ready to pick up. We chose to sit outside and it was a gorgeous evening! There is plenty of seating both inside and out but with our terrific fall weather why eat inside? Our food arrived and I have to say it was good not great! My burger was tasty and I liked the special sauce but I was not as impressed as I thought I would be. My bun was really flat and lifeless and although I love crinkle fries they had way too much salt. The chocolate shake was rich and heavy. It was also not blended all the way as lots of lumps.
I understand that they just opened and probably have some training issues to work out. I am going to give them one more try after they have had a chance to be open for a while and work out some of the kinks and hopefully it will be better. I will be open and optimistic on my next visit!