O-ver-ra-ted. *clap* *clap* *clapclapclap*.
Make that... overrated and over-hyped. Other than In-N-Out, I wasn't looking to a particular place in Vegas more than Shake Shack. Clearly, I was disappointed. While my pictures may make you think "Damn, that looks good...", don't let them deceive you. The fries? Simple crinkle cut may-as-well-be-frozen fries. Not bad, not good, they're whatever. They have a cheese sauce they put on them, but I'm pretty confident it's the same radioactive goop you'd find on your nachos at a carnival or baseball game or what have you.
The burger was decent, thought the patty was fast food patty/paper thin. For the price, I expected a lot more. My Shack Stack was a little salty, and almost tasted more like a grilled cheese with lettuce and tomato more than a burger. The Shack Stack has a fried portabello and cheese patty looking thing on it, which is set on top of a burger patty... the problem is, that pretty much overpowers the wafer thin hamburger. Was it bad? No, not at all, but factoring in my expectation, what people say about the place, and the price, I don't feel inclined to revisit.
My girlfriend's Jackpot ice cream or shake or blizzard or whatever they call it was pathetic in appearance ... half melted and not loaded with toppings like suggested. Despite that, it was very good, and the best thing I had at Shake Shack.
Shake Shack may well taste amazing after a long night of drinking in Vegas, but as a sober guy just looking for a midnight snack, Shake Shack just didn't cut it for me... not to mention Shake Shack (as of July 1st) doesn't honor room charges. Boo... $20 for a mediocre meal.