Meal #4 of 2017 Las Vegas Trip
There's a reason this place is called Shake Shack. You don't go here for a meal. You go here for custard. Okay, wait my reasoning is flawed since "shake" is in the name. What I'm getting at is that this place should be called Custard Shack or at least it should be related to dairy desserts in some way.
I remembered the burger being overhyped so I decided to try the classic hot dog instead. That was more disappointing. FRENCH'S mustard? Are you fucking kidding me? And then the whole thing fell apart about one third of the way in. There was too much moisture from the relish wetting the bottom bun, when it should have been on top. Also, serving it in a wrapper would have helped.
The manager went table to table to check on customers, and was nice to bring my daughter a new bun for her burger that fell apart. (I sense a bun structural integrity problem.)
The crinkle cut fries were really good. As I mentioned the real reason to go to Shake Shack is the frozen custard. I think plain vanilla is better to taste the frozen custard flavor. We had their Shark Attack - chocolate custard with mix-ins (I don't remember which ones now). But at Shake Shack chocolate really just tastes like frozen yogurt so everyone should know to get the vanilla, which I've had in New York and was fantastic.
Our Las Vegas 2017 Trip
5 Stars
Border Grill, Mandalay Bay (brunch)
Grimaldi's, The Palazzo
Bouchon Bakery, The Venetian (snack)
Eggslut, Cosmopolitan (snack)
4 Stars
Payard, Caesars Palace
Border Grill, Caesars Palace
SHAKE SHACK, NEW YORK NEW YORK
3 Stars
Tournament of Kings, Excalibur
Bruxie, New York New York
Therapy, Downtown