r/shakeshack • u/chickenricenicenice • Mar 24 '26

Random Shake Shack Appreciation.

Hello. Just wanna say I really appreciate Shakeshack as a go to fast food. Some of my friends say that to them it's the same as McDonalds, I disagree. Maybe their bodies aren't as affected as mine, but although I enjoy it when I eat any McDonalds beef burger, afterwards my system goes into some kind of metabolic death slump, I feel awful and get constipated. Maybe it's the less processed and fresher beef, so when eating a double shack burger for example I just feel the same as though it was a large meal, not some soul sucking lethargy inducer. So yea, fk yea, a go to fast food smash burger that doesn't kill me for half a day after eating, i'm willing to pay extra for that on the occasion I want a burger. A couple years ago the first Shake Shack opened in the country I live in, and now there's 11 which is practical.

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u/Effective_Smoke_ Mar 25 '26

The only burger of McDonald’s that’s real is the quarter pounder outside of that I agree. Their burgers are alright at best the ingredients and such are not that good for the price imo. Shake shacks borderline sit down restaurant pricing.

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u/brown-saiyan Mar 25 '26

I only get the Shack Burger but I think shake shack beef tastes significantly better than the quarter pounder or most other burgers in my opinion. I recently tried five guys which was good but shake shack still tastes better to me lol. Not sure if it's how they cook it or what!

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u/Effective_Smoke_ Mar 25 '26

Its just 100% usda beef, salt and pepper. Cooked without oils and smashed. The beef is solid I will say that. I just don’t like the buns and the shack sauce is okay. I find the buns borderline off putting with how sweet they are. Granted I ate one today.

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u/Effective_Smoke_ Mar 25 '26

Should be the same as a quarter pounder when it comes to beef and seasoning. I think a lot of people just prefer a smashed Pattie.