This was my first stop on my "back home in Champaign so have to hit all my favorite food places" tour. I love Steak n Shake, so much that I have to get it at least once every time I'm in town. Sadly, they don't have one within 1000 miles of Phoenix yet.
The food is great, especially the double steakburger (instead of ham, they call it steak you see) platter special that also includes a generous helping of shoestring fries and cup of delicious chili (some of the best around!) To make it better, both me and my grandma ate for under $10... which is cheaper than a lot of bad fast food places.
I'm not a big milkshake person, but everyone I know loves them here as well. Took off one star because the tomato was kind of bad and my waitress was grumpy... but the food is always great!