May 4th 2019
Shake Shack Takeover
June 4th, 2016 @ 01:00 PM

Shake Shack
Madison Ave & E.23rd St, New York, NY 10010

Event Description

The time has come. We've held off on an official club rating of Shake Shack up until now, and we all know what it tastes like, but it's clear that we can no longer call ourselves a truly legitimate Burger Club without having a proper rating on the 'Shack on our beefy books.

That said, if we're going to do it, we're going to do it right.

So come my filet-feasting friends, and let us gather together on a summer Saturday. We shall have sneaky drinks to help pass the time as we wait in the interminable line, we shall dine al fresco with the glorious NYC nature surrounding us, and when we're done we shall venture out into the summer night for further libations and celebrations, frolicking like a wild pagan solstice bacchanalia.

June 4, 5PM. See you at The Shack.

13 people have rated

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Overall Rating: 8.2

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Taste:
8.23/10
Texture:
8.62/10
Toppings:
7.31/10
Sides:
7.31/10
Value:
8.69/10
Ambiance:
8.08/10
Harmoniousness:
9.15/10
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Andrew's review

Let’s talk Shake Shack. This rapidly-spreading establishment, and much like In-N-Out to our sun-drenched, struggling actor friends out west, is a dividing point for our bovine-bolting battalions...and the nature of this struggle deserves a few florid paragraphs of prose all to unto itself. To whit:

All great stories have two sides - Good vs. Evil...God vs. the Devil...Harry Potter vs. Voldemort...Babe the Pig vs. America’s Insatiable Lust for Bacon…the tension of opposites is what creates a compelling narrative and gives a sense of purposeful structure to the tales we tell.

The Story of Burger Club comes down to two sides as well: The Gourmet Burger vs. The Backyard Burger. The difference between a meat-forward, creativity-fueled slab of top-shelf artistry and an unpretentious, perfectly-balanced scion of simplicity that satisfies the soul without draining the bank account. Neither one is better than the other, and at the end of the day this will ultimately come down to a matter of personal taste, upbringing, and the present state of one’s immortal soul.

And while it may be a bold statement for me to make, make it I shall: Shake Shack is the apotheosis of the Backyard Burger. This is a flawless blend of flavors and quality ingredients combined into a mouth-watering, palate-tickling pile of excellence. The Shack Stack, a combination of beef patty + fried, cheese-filled portobello mushroom, was basically the beef equivalent of a Max von Sydow guest acting appearance - reliably in line with expectations, and yet still somehow surprising and delightfully craggy. The fries - perhaps sometimes inconsistent, but at their best they are crispy crinkles of majesty. The beers and shakes…solidly unhealthy and heart-pumpingly satiating. The options are manifold and the choices are all excellent - we even discovered some off-menu beauties like the Triple Shack Burger (a triple-bypass of three patties of meaty magnificence).

And the backyard…when your backyard is literally New York City, it’s hard to fault the venue ambiance. Though the true winner aside from the harmoniousness of the meal was the value - Danny Meyer has graciously chosen to settle with only being a fucking gajillionnaire, and has passed the savings on to us. The meal is delicious and affordable, the environment is capital, and even the rain held off until we’d finished our meal. The Gods approve.

User ratings

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Dave "Davey Underpants" S.

ShackBurger

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey burger icon grey   7.0 / 10

Rating Details

Taste:
7/10
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7/10
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7/10
Value:
8/10
Ambiance:
7/10
Harmoniousness:
9/10
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Sean "Seanald McDonald" M.

Triple Shack Burger (off menu)

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey   9.1 / 10

Triple Shack is just like a Double Stack times 1.5! (Or a Single Shack times 3)

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10/10
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9/10
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8/10
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10/10
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8/10
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10/10
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9/10
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Doug "Vegan1" O.

Bacon CheddarShack

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey   7.9 / 10

Andrew is an amazing example of manliness

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7/10
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9/10
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4/10
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7/10
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8/10
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10/10
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10/10
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Karina "Beef Stroganoff" D.

ShackBurger

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey   9.1 / 10

Don't waste your time on fries. Meat is what it's all about!

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Taste:
10/10
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7/10
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8/10
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10/10
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10/10
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Andrew "The Moo Pie Pirate" O.

Shack Stack

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey   8.6 / 10

This was glorious. I've been sleeping on the Shack, but the Shack Stack was revelatory. The combination of a phenomenal griddle patty and potato roll with the genius of a deep fried mushroom with four cheeses was...magnificent. The fries were on point as always, and the line was short and full of secret boozing. It's not the complex power of a Black Label or similar patty, but this is just a magnificently pleasing burger experience. Well done you Danny Meyer, you saucy son of a bitch.

Rating Details

Taste:
9/10
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8/10
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9/10
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8/10
Value:
8/10
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8/10
Harmoniousness:
10/10
Missing

Hayden "Do Have A Cow, Man" M.

Shack Stack

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey   8.0 / 10

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Taste:
8/10
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8/10
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9/10
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6/10
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9/10
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7/10
Harmoniousness:
9/10
Missing

Sean "Seanald McDonald" M.

Bacon CheddarShack

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey   9.0 / 10

Fantastic burger but does not approach the glory of the Triple Shack. (Yes, I just ate 4 burger patties).

Rating Details

Taste:
9/10
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9/10
Toppings:
10/10
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8/10
Value:
8/10
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10/10
Harmoniousness:
9/10
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Courtney "Beefiancé" S.

ShackBurger

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey   8.9 / 10

Perfect evening and venue! A delicious, fulfilling, but not overwhelming, must repeat burger. Andrew as a person gets an all time high of 5 after chivalrously shielding me as I very carefully hovered in a Manhattan public bathroom/sidewalk

Rating Details

Taste:
9/10
Texture:
9/10
Toppings:
7/10
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7/10
Value:
10/10
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10/10
Harmoniousness:
10/10
Missing

Dave "Davey Underpants" S.

Bacon CheddarShack

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey   8.3 / 10

Though the meat takes a back seat to the bacon on this one, the bacon is undeniably amazing and irrepressible. The cheese sauce is relatively subtle, adding just the right amount of saltiness and smoothing creaminess. The buns, as on all Shake Shack burgers, are relatively thin and gently blend into the background, more meat-mitts than the massive bread loaves some furnish their burgers with. Would eat again. And again, and again!

Rating Details

Taste:
9/10
Texture:
8/10
Toppings:
8/10
Sides:
8/10
Value:
10/10
Ambiance:
6/10
Harmoniousness:
9/10
Missing

Sara "Ground Beef Grail-Seeker" B.

Shack Stack

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey   8.4 / 10

I'm so glad this is so easily available. The Shack Stack is a great argument against purism. Andrew is still pretty good. Handsome, bombastic, grandiloquent.

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Taste:
8/10
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10/10
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6/10
Value:
10/10
Ambiance:
5/10
Harmoniousness:
10/10
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Adam "Ron Jeremeat" H.

Shack Stack

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey   7.6 / 10

Shake Shack felt good, on the whole. The Shack Stack burger is topped with a cheese-stuffed slice of fried portabella and it's changed me for the better. The park was an excellent venue, Andrew bucked the trend of disappointing everyone and anyone, and the weather held out until we finished our ground beef pounding hammer time session. Good times all around.

Rating Details

Taste:
8/10
Texture:
9/10
Toppings:
6/10
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6/10
Value:
8/10
Ambiance:
8/10
Harmoniousness:
8/10
Missing

Quentin "Entrebeefer" D.

ShackBurger

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey burger icon grey   7.4 / 10

Classic amongst the classic, Shake Shack never disappoints. If the coffee custard counted as a side it would take a 10. Fries with cheese are good, today they were a bit dry but it is forgiven thanks to the honorable burger named Shack Burger. Hell yeah I'll come back! (🐮)

Rating Details

Taste:
7/10
Texture:
8/10
Toppings:
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7/10
Value:
8/10
Ambiance:
7/10
Harmoniousness:
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Fay "The Swanson" L.

ShackBurger

Rating   burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon orange burger icon grey burger icon grey burger icon grey   7.3 / 10

The shack burger is a very solid harmonious sandwich of beef... But the truth is, this particular burger was over shadowed by Andrew's shack stack that was so massively superior... An explosion of artisanal cheese ("cheez") wiz within a hot chrunch-which was a mushroom- A vegetable that typically over powers most things, but in this case just served as a vessel of hot cheese crunch orgasmic delight... And as Chris Farley once said as a mall chick: "these fries are good" . As for Andrew- I give him a 10 because he let me have 2 bites of his sexy stack shack (phrasing)

Rating Details

Taste:
6/10
Texture:
8/10
Toppings:
6/10
Sides:
7/10
Value:
9/10
Ambiance:
7/10
Harmoniousness:
8/10

Who's attending

Andrew ousley circle Andrew O.
"The Moo Pie Pirate"
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"The Swanson"
Missing Ben G.
"The Captain"
Missing Doug O.
"Vegan1"
Missing Andrea M.
"Bœuf Bitch"
Missing Courtney S.
"Beefiancé"
Missing Angela B.
"The Sirloin Sorceress"
Missing Sean M.
"Seanald McDonald"
Missing Karina D.
"Beef Stroganoff"
Missing Whitley E.
"Beef. It's What's For Dinner."
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"Perfect patties please"
Missing Adam H.
"Ron Jeremeat"
Missing Quentin D.
"Entrebeefer"
Missing Matthew G.
"ORDER!!"
Missing Alissa P.
"LadyPonch"
Missing Hayden M.
"Do Have A Cow, Man"
Missing Vahlen E.
"Bushido of Beef"
Missing Brian R.
"Needs More Napkins"
Missing Sara B.
"Ground Beef Grail-Seeker"
Missing Chris W.
"Scientaste"
Missing Dave S.
"Davey Underpants"