Good-enough burgers, but I don't get the hype.
I had read how Shake Shacks in N.Y. and L.A. often have lines of customers around the block. On the rainy Friday I went to the Shack here in Vegas, there were no lines but plenty of crowded tables, mostly filled with teenagers.
I got two Shackburgers and an order of fries to go, which I split with my husband at home. He liked the burgers more than I did. To me, they taste like a combination of In-N-Out and Steak and Shake. I love both of those burgers, but they are bigger and are more reasonably priced than the $5.39 burgers here. And I was not a fan of the doughy potato roll. But I do like the crinkle-cut fries here better than the ones at either of the aforementioned spots.
Maybe the "Shake" part is what drives the Shack's popularity. But I'm not a big shake fan, so I'll never know. And when it comes to burgers, I think I'll stick with the Double Double.