Thread: Steak-n-Shake opening in NYC!!!

On Jan 9, 1:43*pm, John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>
> :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

Well that only took 30 minutes to appear!

Pretty fast Internet ya have there GoogleGroups!

John Kuthe...

On Jan 9, 11:43*am, John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!

Steak n shake was OK, but it was no Prince Castle.

On Jan 9, 2:55*pm, spamtrap1888 <spamtrap1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 9, 11:43*am, John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> > really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> > I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> > Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>
> Steak n shake was OK, but it was no Prince Castle.

This Prince Castle?

http://www.rblandmark.com/main.asp?S...82&TM=46139.31

Looks interesting, and closed for years.

John Kuthe...

On 1/9/2012 9:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>
> :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:13:19 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Jan 9, 1:43*pm, John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> > really good NON-FastFood is!
> >
> > I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> > Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Well that only took 30 minutes to appear!
>
> Pretty fast Internet ya have there GoogleGroups!
>
At least it shows up. I've switched from APN to something else for
the time being.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

On 1/9/2012 3:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:

> Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
> I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
> post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)

Maybe it is what you get used to. I ate at Steak 'n Shake in Houston,
and it was okay. George and I ate at one while traveling, and I don't
think he was impressed. He ordered a burger and chili and they put the
chili on spaghetti. It was also too salty to eat. Maybe I will try
them again, though.

Becca

dsi1 <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 1/9/2012 9:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>> Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
>> really good NON-FastFood is!
>>
>> I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
>> Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is
> Non-Fast? I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it
> faster than a GG post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)

Steak n Shake ain't all that.

But I do love Winsteads! They are a throwback to the drive-in days. No
curbside service any more, but the food is the same great stuff as it was
when I was a kid watching the muscle cars parade through the lot.
http://www.winsteadssteakburger.com/
"...best hamburger in the world."
-Calvin Trillin


MartyB

On 9-Jan-2012, Ema Nymton <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 1/9/2012 3:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
> > I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
> > post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>
> Maybe it is what you get used to. I ate at Steak 'n Shake in Houston,
> and it was okay. George and I ate at one while traveling, and I don't
> think he was impressed. He ordered a burger and chili and they put the
> chili on spaghetti. It was also too salty to eat. Maybe I will try
> them again, though.
>
> Becca

Chili on spaghetti is not the default dish served at any S 'n S I've eaten
in (many, in 3 midwest states). If you order chili, in my experience, you
get a bowl/cup of chili. To get chili on spaghetti you order chili mac or
one of its variations - chili 3-way, chili 5-way, chili deluxe. Also, I do
not care for highly-salted food and do not find S 'n S chili to be salty;
perhaps that particular restaurant was having a bad day. It is certainly
the best fast-food (sorry, that should be "good food served quickly") chili
I've had.

I have had their canned chili, usually sold at the cashiers counter, and
found it to be saltier than I care for.
--

Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

On Jan 9, 3:20*pm, dsi1 <dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
> On 1/9/2012 9:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> > Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> > really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> > I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> > Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>
> > :-)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
> I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
> post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)

Steak-n-Shake's motto is "In sight, it must be right", meaning that
they cook your steakbuergers right in front of you where you can see
them (if you sit at the counter.) They do NOT cook them, wrap them in
paper and put them under a heat lamp just in case you or some other
pig slop aficionado may happen by with some spare change and then they
shovel them into a bag and say "Here!" And as their ads explicate,
Steak-n-Shake is not a WORKaraunt, it is a RESTaraunt! You sit and
rest while the waitresses do all the work! And your meal is served on
real china plates, and they make real MILK shakes too, always have.
Not like the sweetened thickened sugar water many FastFood places ooze
out of a machine and call a "shake". The most these disgusting cups
of crap ever had to do with a cow is the truck that bought the cases
of powdered "shake" mix from the factory *may* have passed a cattle
car on the highway!

Steak-n-Shake restaurant play up their 1950's roots in their
restaurant decor too, but not too much. And they serve "steakburgers"
which is why they are called that. Look into their history. They have
always used "all" the cuts of beef to make their burgers. (I quoted
'all" because I'm sure they don't truly use ALL the parts of the cow!)

They are not the be-all and end-all of burgers, but I like them and
they are very consistent in their products. And I DO love their chili
too!! :-)

John Kuthe...

On Jan 9, 4:06*pm, "l, not -l" <lal...@cujo.com> wrote:
> On *9-Jan-2012, Ema Nymton <EmaNym...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > On 1/9/2012 3:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > > Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
> > > I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
> > > post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>
> > Maybe it is what you get used to. *I ate at Steak 'n Shake in Houston,
> > and it was okay. *George and I ate at one while traveling, and I don't
> > think he was impressed. *He ordered a burger and chili and they put the
> > chili on spaghetti. *It was also too salty to eat. *Maybe I will try
> > them again, though.
>
> > Becca
>
> Chili on spaghetti is not the default dish served at any S 'n S I've eaten
> in (many, in 3 midwest states). *If you order chili, in my experience, you
> get a bowl/cup of chili. *To get chili on spaghetti you order chili macor
> one of its variations - chili 3-way, chili 5-way, chili deluxe. * Also,I do
> not care for highly-salted food and do not find S 'n S chili to be salty;
> perhaps that particular restaurant was having a bad day. *It is certainly
> the best fast-food (sorry, that should be "good food served quickly") chili
> I've had.

Exactly. Steak-n-Shake makes and serves a thing called "Chili Mac"
which is essentially chili on overcooked spaghetti (overcooked because
I guess they keep cooked spaghetti ready and stick it in hot water to
heat it up when you order a chili mac.) It was a fave of mine as a kid
and so much so that my mother tried desperately top duplicate it at
home for me.

But Steak-n-Shake "chili" is just that, by the bowl or cup.

And I can't speak to their 3-ways, 4-ways, etc. They always had the 3-
ways as I can remember, but I always felt "chili mac" was enough for
me. I suppose others felt others felt otherwise, hence the 4 ways, 5
ways, etc.

John Kuthe...

On Jan 9, 4:48*pm, John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 9, 3:20*pm, dsi1 <dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>
> > On 1/9/2012 9:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> > > Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> > > really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> > > I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> > > Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>
> > > :-)
>
> > > John Kuthe...
>
> > Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
> > I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
> > post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>
> Steak-n-Shake's motto is "In sight, it must be right", meaning that
> they cook your steakbuergers right in front of you where you can see
> them (if you sit at the counter.) They do NOT cook them, wrap them in
> paper and put them under a heat lamp just in case you or some other
> pig slop aficionado may happen by with some spare change and then they
> shovel them into a bag and say "Here!" *And as their ads explicate,
> Steak-n-Shake is not a WORKaraunt, it is a RESTaraunt! You sit and
> rest while the waitresses do all the work! And your meal is served on
> real china plates, and they make real MILK shakes too, always have.
> Not like the sweetened thickened sugar water many FastFood places ooze
> out of a machine and call a "shake". The most these disgusting *cups
> of crap ever had to do with a cow is the truck that bought the cases
> of powdered "shake" mix from the factory *may* have passed a cattle
> car on the highway!
>
> Steak-n-Shake restaurant play up their 1950's roots in their
> restaurant decor too, but not too much. And they serve "steakburgers"
> which is why they are called that. Look into their history. They have
> always used "all" the cuts of beef to make their burgers. (I quoted
> 'all" because I'm sure they don't truly use ALL the parts of the cow!)
>
> They are not the be-all and end-all of burgers, but I like them and
> they are very consistent in their products. And I DO love their chili
> too!! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

I just saw on a 5PM local news SHOW that the NYC Steak-n-Shake is
going to be smaller and not have servers, merely a counter (I assume
to sit at.)

John Kuthe...

On 1/9/2012 12:48 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Jan 9, 3:20 pm, dsi1<dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>> On 1/9/2012 9:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>
>>> Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
>>> really good NON-FastFood is!
>>
>>> I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
>>> Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>>
>>> :-)
>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>> Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
>> I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
>> post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>
> Steak-n-Shake's motto is "In sight, it must be right", meaning that
> they cook your steakbuergers right in front of you where you can see
> them (if you sit at the counter.) They do NOT cook them, wrap them in
> paper and put them under a heat lamp just in case you or some other
> pig slop aficionado may happen by with some spare change and then they
> shovel them into a bag and say "Here!" And as their ads explicate,
> Steak-n-Shake is not a WORKaraunt, it is a RESTaraunt! You sit and
> rest while the waitresses do all the work! And your meal is served on
> real china plates, and they make real MILK shakes too, always have.
> Not like the sweetened thickened sugar water many FastFood places ooze
> out of a machine and call a "shake". The most these disgusting cups
> of crap ever had to do with a cow is the truck that bought the cases
> of powdered "shake" mix from the factory *may* have passed a cattle
> car on the highway!
>
> Steak-n-Shake restaurant play up their 1950's roots in their
> restaurant decor too, but not too much. And they serve "steakburgers"
> which is why they are called that. Look into their history. They have
> always used "all" the cuts of beef to make their burgers. (I quoted
> 'all" because I'm sure they don't truly use ALL the parts of the cow!)
>
> They are not the be-all and end-all of burgers, but I like them and
> they are very consistent in their products. And I DO love their chili
> too!! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...
>

OK, I'm sold - but it better not be so non-fast. Wait a minute, this
ain't NYC. Never mind...

On 1/9/2012 1:17 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Jan 9, 4:48 pm, John Kuthe<johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 9, 3:20 pm, dsi1<dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/9/2012 9:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>
>>>> Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
>>>> really good NON-FastFood is!
>>
>>>> I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
>>>> Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>>
>>>> :-)
>>
>>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>>> Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
>>> I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
>>> post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>>
>> Steak-n-Shake's motto is "In sight, it must be right", meaning that
>> they cook your steakbuergers right in front of you where you can see
>> them (if you sit at the counter.) They do NOT cook them, wrap them in
>> paper and put them under a heat lamp just in case you or some other
>> pig slop aficionado may happen by with some spare change and then they
>> shovel them into a bag and say "Here!" And as their ads explicate,
>> Steak-n-Shake is not a WORKaraunt, it is a RESTaraunt! You sit and
>> rest while the waitresses do all the work! And your meal is served on
>> real china plates, and they make real MILK shakes too, always have.
>> Not like the sweetened thickened sugar water many FastFood places ooze
>> out of a machine and call a "shake". The most these disgusting cups
>> of crap ever had to do with a cow is the truck that bought the cases
>> of powdered "shake" mix from the factory *may* have passed a cattle
>> car on the highway!
>>
>> Steak-n-Shake restaurant play up their 1950's roots in their
>> restaurant decor too, but not too much. And they serve "steakburgers"
>> which is why they are called that. Look into their history. They have
>> always used "all" the cuts of beef to make their burgers. (I quoted
>> 'all" because I'm sure they don't truly use ALL the parts of the cow!)
>>
>> They are not the be-all and end-all of burgers, but I like them and
>> they are very consistent in their products. And I DO love their chili
>> too!! :-)
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> I just saw on a 5PM local news SHOW that the NYC Steak-n-Shake is
> going to be smaller and not have servers, merely a counter (I assume
> to sit at.)
>
> John Kuthe...

Must be a slow news day... :-)

On Jan 9, 5:20*pm, dsi1 <d...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:
> On 1/9/2012 1:17 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jan 9, 4:48 pm, John Kuthe<johnkuth...@gmail.com> *wrote:
> >> On Jan 9, 3:20 pm, dsi1<dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> *wrote:
>
> >>> On 1/9/2012 9:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> >>>> Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> >>>> really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> >>>> I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> >>>> Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>
> >>>> :-)
>
> >>>> John Kuthe...
>
> >>> Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
> >>> I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
> >>> post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>
> >> Steak-n-Shake's motto is "In sight, it must be right", meaning that
> >> they cook your steakbuergers right in front of you where you can see
> >> them (if you sit at the counter.) They do NOT cook them, wrap them in
> >> paper and put them under a heat lamp just in case you or some other
> >> pig slop aficionado may happen by with some spare change and then they
> >> shovel them into a bag and say "Here!" *And as their ads explicate,
> >> Steak-n-Shake is not a WORKaraunt, it is a RESTaraunt! You sit and
> >> rest while the waitresses do all the work! And your meal is served on
> >> real china plates, and they make real MILK shakes too, always have.
> >> Not like the sweetened thickened sugar water many FastFood places ooze
> >> out of a machine and call a "shake". The most these disgusting *cups
> >> of crap ever had to do with a cow is the truck that bought the cases
> >> of powdered "shake" mix from the factory *may* have passed a cattle
> >> car on the highway!
>
> >> Steak-n-Shake restaurant play up their 1950's roots in their
> >> restaurant decor too, but not too much. And they serve "steakburgers"
> >> which is why they are called that. Look into their history. They have
> >> always used "all" the cuts of beef to make their burgers. (I quoted
> >> 'all" because I'm sure they don't truly use ALL the parts of the cow!)
>
> >> They are not the be-all and end-all of burgers, but I like them and
> >> they are very consistent in their products. And I DO love their chili
> >> too!! :-)
>
> >> John Kuthe...
>
> > I just saw on a 5PM local news SHOW that the NYC Steak-n-Shake is
> > going to be smaller and not have servers, merely a counter (I assume
> > to sit at.)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Must be a slow news day... :-)

KSDK.com.s Live Newscasts are news SHOWS. Emphasis on the SHOWS!
That's why I write that in ALL CAPS!! KSDK is owned by Gannett, a
media conglomerate of the Ownership Class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI

so they are not terribly interested in delivering the NEWS. They are a
commercially supported news SHOW!! As evidenced by the fact that they
take their webcast Live Newscast SHOWS *off* any time there's a
tiddleywink world championship or whatever on the airwaves.

John Kuthe...

On 1/9/2012 2:24 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>> Must be a slow news day... :-)
>
> KSDK.com.s Live Newscasts are news SHOWS. Emphasis on the SHOWS!
> That's why I write that in ALL CAPS!! KSDK is owned by Gannett, a
> media conglomerate of the Ownership Class:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI
>
> so they are not terribly interested in delivering the NEWS. They are a
> commercially supported news SHOW!! As evidenced by the fact that they
> take their webcast Live Newscast SHOWS *off* any time there's a
> tiddleywink world championship or whatever on the airwaves.
>
> John Kuthe...

Thanks for the info. I think I'll go kill myself now...

"l, not -l" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:jefodb$7tr$[email protected]..
>
> On 9-Jan-2012, Ema Nymton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 1/9/2012 3:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> > Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is
>> > Non-Fast?
>> > I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
>> > post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>>
>> Maybe it is what you get used to. I ate at Steak 'n Shake in Houston,
>> and it was okay. George and I ate at one while traveling, and I don't
>> think he was impressed. He ordered a burger and chili and they put the
>> chili on spaghetti. It was also too salty to eat. Maybe I will try
>> them again, though.
>>
>> Becca
>
> Chili on spaghetti is not the default dish served at any S 'n S I've eaten
> in (many, in 3 midwest states). If you order chili, in my experience, you
> get a bowl/cup of chili. To get chili on spaghetti you order chili mac

(snippage)

I worked at a Steak & Shake when I was a teenager. It's true they cook the
burgers as the orders come in. In that regard they're not so fast. And
they're pretty tasty, but hey, it's a hamburger. And that was definitely
chili-mac Becca's husband ordered. I remember thinking it was an odd thing
to have on the menu. I can't comment on saltiness since (a) I haven't
worked or eaten at a Steak & Shake since the late 1970's and (b) one man's
salt is another's seasoning. Either way, in a city like New York, Steak &
Shake is hardly something to crow about.

Jill

On Jan 9, 3:45*pm, Ema Nymton <EmaNym...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 1/9/2012 3:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > Funny, it looks like a regular burger joint to me. How slow is Non-Fast?
> > I don't have a lot of time to wait for a burger. Is it faster than a GG
> > post? I'm guessing yes and no. :-)
>
> Maybe it is what you get used to. *I ate at Steak 'n Shake in Houston,
> and it was okay. *George and I ate at one while traveling, and I don't
> think he was impressed. *He ordered a burger and chili and they put the
> chili on spaghetti. *It was also too salty to eat. *Maybe I will try
> them again, though.

If they put it on spaghetti, he didn't order chili, but either chili
mac or chili 3 ways.
Those have this crummy ketchupy sauce squirted on too.

You can get a triple and fries for $3.99, and add a cup of chili for
$1.25. If you go between 2 and 4 (am or pm), all drinks are half
price, which makes their milkshakes very reasonable. Dining in is
only a good idea if you sit at the counter because the people behind
the counter are usually competent, but the servers are usually
profoundly stupid. Also, avoid their breakfast fare, which is awful,
but luckily burgers are served 24/7.
>
> Becca

--Bryan

On Jan 9, 1:15*pm, John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 9, 2:55*pm, spamtrap1888 <spamtrap1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 9, 11:43*am, John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Congratulations New Yorkers! Now you're gonna get to sample what
> > > really good NON-FastFood is!
>
> > > I suggest the Portabella and Swiss Double Steakburger. Best
> > > Steakburger I've ever eaten, and I've eaten a few!
>
> > Steak n shake was OK, but it was no Prince Castle.
>
> This Prince Castle?
>
> http://www.rblandmark.com/main.asp?S...onID=4&Article....
>
> Looks interesting, and closed for years.
>

I had forgotten that Prince Castle restaurants changed their name to
Cock Robin over the years, as the restaurant equipment business split
off.

Little-known fact: Prince Castle developed their own milkshake mixers
to deal with the mass quantities of ice cream they put in theirs
(Hamilton Beach could not stand up to the use). Ray Kroc started
selling Multimixers for Prince Castle, noticed how many the McDonald's
brothers had bought, and the rest is history.

On Jan 10, 10:08*am, Mike Muth <m...@unverbesserlich.net> wrote:
....
> As far as fast food chili goes, I avoid it. *In all too many places, itis
> just a way to use up those hamburgers which have gotten cold.

Wendy's does that, which is why it's always better to get Wendy's
chili later in the day. More meat!

But Steak-n-Shake does not shovel their broken steakburgers into their
chili (oh, would that they would though!) And as I said, Steak-n-Shake
is NOT FastFood. Many, including me, love Steak-n-Shake chili. It's
pretty pricey if purfchased in cans. I prefer to get mine from the
source! ;-)

John Kuthe...