Before I write a review on this place, I want to point out that there is no way in Hades that this location is on Ridge Rd. I've been here many times and it is actually on a little road that winds around behind the Target and sits fairly close to the Giant Eagle on Day. How exactly this place has an address on Ridge is beyond me but I'm pretty certain I'm not on the happy gas today.... and no, there isn't another one that I'm not aware of.
Anyways.... Steak N Shake is one of those places that you'll likely get stuck visiting if you have young children. I made the mistake of taking my son on a date here long ago and that has translated into it becoming his "favorite restaurant" and hence one that I am obligate to take all of my begging children to whenever we go out on dates.
I don't particularly dislike S&S but can't come even close to claiming the food here is great. They do exactly one half of their name right - the shake. They make a fantastic milkshake in a million different varieties. The 'steak' part of the name is another story. There are no actual steaks here (apparently burgers and steak is the same thing to someone) but rather very small, cheap burgers. None of them are especially tasty either.
Basically I go here because I love my children. And actually, I quite enjoy it when I'm there.... only because they love it A LOT. That's good enough for me. There is nothing that will bring you more joy than seeing the smile on the face of your little squirt while he wears a S&S hat and puts together one of their free paper cars.
It's cheap and fun for kids so I'll probably spend many more dates with them here in the future.