Gus Belt (born in Morrisonville, Illinois) founded Steak 'n Shake in Normal, Illinois in February 1934, after serving four years in the United States Marine Corps. He converted the combination gas station and chicken restaurant that he owned (Shell's Chicken) into a hamburger stand.The original building at the intersection of Main Street and West Virginia Avenue was damaged by a fire in the early 1960s, but it was repaired and its dining room expanded. In the late 1990s, Steak 'n Shake sold this building to the Monical's Pizza company. Steak 'n Shake's slogan "In Sight It Must Be Right" originally referred to Belt's practice of wheeling a barrel of T-bone, sirloin, and round steaks into the public area of his restaurant, then grinding them into burgers in front of his customers.This practice was intended to reassure customers of the wholesomeness of the product; at that time, ground beef was still viewed with some skepticism by the general public, based on the likelihood of its having deliberate impurities introduced into it. This practice of grinding the beef in public also helped assure his customers of the veracity of Belt's "Steakburger" claim because they could see for themselves that he was grinding steaks into the hamburger meat. Later, patrons were assured that Steakburgers were still made from these ingredients "at our own commissary" for shipment to the restaurants, where the open grill line remains "in sight"...
Read moreThey have spacious dining area and a lot of seats so even in peak hours it wouldn't be hard to find seat.
At entrance the server might not available since their very mobile so you could just take the menu, order sheet, and pen at the entrance by yourself.
Then, you could bring them to your seats and start writing your menu choice and don't forget to write table number (it's important to make your food served correctly to your table).
After that go directly to cashier cause you need to pay first and when finished you can wait on your table.
Me and my friend ordered crispy double steak, regular steak,bulky steak and cheesy wedges. For drinks we ordered milk shake with ice cream on top. I would recommend the bulky one for taste and tenderness even it's a bit pricey but worthy. The milkshake is common but taste good. The cheesy wedges also good.
Keep in mind that this place meant to be cheap steak place so don't expect or compare to expensive one. I also thought that the seats made uncomfortable for long hours sit. Overall the food is pretty much taste good and I spent hours here talking with my friend. Recommended to come here and...
Read moreOnly visiting here for nostalgic reasons.
Ordered the Paket which comes with a glass of tea. Portion is extremely small. But having said that, the meal costs me roughly RP20,000. Worth or not? You decide.
The hygiene and cleanliness of the dining area is absolutely deplorable. In fact, it has never improved since I first patronised this joint close to 10 years ago.
Waiting staff seemed like they hated their jobs. Seeing how unmotivated the waiting staff were, I expected the food to take a long time to be prepared. I was served in about 15-20mins since I sat down. There were only 2 occupied tables during the time I was there.
I have always felt that my chicken steak could have been fried longer to achieve a more golden colour. Now it...
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