The Crave Shack — Restaurant in St. Johns

Stop literally EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING, clear your calendar for the next 10-15min and put yourself in a calming environment as I tell you the tale of the most epic burrito I’ve ever had.

Like many men in their mid-30’s, I often find myself on the hunt for foods that fill me up both physically and mentally. Foods that have a connection to both my taste buds and my heart. However what i discovered on a cold snowless December afternoon went well beyond this.

In a small non-discript building in the little Town of St. John’s Michigan, in the shadow of the greatest car dealership/horse stable in modern history sits an absolute palace of deliciousness. As I pulled the door to the shop, I was greeted with a smell so wonderful that I went brain dead for the next 3 minutes. When I stepped to the counter I couldn’t even make out my words as I was nearly overwhelmed with the excitement of what was about to occur.

I ordered my burrito not knowing the implications of my words and as I watched it move down the assembly line, it only gained in girth! Like a snowball rolling downhill, the rice, the beef, the beans, the lettuce (don’t forget queso) then the cheese, the veggies and at finality, the CRAVE SAUCE!

As the kind, energetic burrito technician rolled the burrito, it was evident that a single sheet of tin foil could not contain this hulk like monstrosity. She continued warmly “that will be $9.88”. 9.88?!?!?! That’s the price?!?! I’d easily expect to spend $15 minimum on a burrito that could feed the entire Magino Line, but at $9.88, what a bargain!

My office, only 1.3 miles down the road seemed like a 300 mile trek as I was tortured with the scent of delight. I drove an anticipatory 10 MPH over the limit in order to limit what seemed like an eternity.

Up the flight of stairs I went with what felt like a 45lb weight in my hand. Seriously people, this burrito has some heft to it. I’m not kidding, listen I’m literally the strongest man in the world (look it up, Guinness world records). As I lifted the burrito only my conference room table and opened up my laptop, I couldn’t help but stare at its wonder, admiring the Royal thickness contained within. I had planned to send a few emails before opening, but that plan was quickly foiled as my hunger overtook me.

I ripped into the foil like a spoiled suburban white kid on Christmas morning! The flavors smacking my tastebuds like an 8-bit Contra found effect, my mouth absorbing every different flavor all at once. I could only imagine this is what Tim Burton’s brain feels every time you mention the color black.

In less than the time it probably took you to read this, I devoured the burrito, which (see pic) had more free standing stability than any building in Dubai.

You may ask yourself, what could possibly compel someone to write a novel of a review about a simple burrito. If you are that person, I implore you to make a pilgrimage to St. John’s, MI. For only those who want to experience TRUE enlightenment through a burrito will be welcomed with open arms. BIG, THICK, FULLFILLING Flour tortilla like arms.

10/10 would recommend twice on a Tuesday! Sincerely, Soon to be morbidly obese 35...

Waited for Crave to open up at 11am yesterday so my coworkers and I could order food online due to us not being able to leave work and pick it up, we had someone that was going to pick it up for us. Added everyone’s order to our cart and was hopefully going to pick a time slot before our own busy rush so we can make sure we have time to eat. The first time slot I was able to select was 12:45pm. Not to mention I was ready to place my online order at 11:20am and they had only been open for 20 minutes. Almost an hour and a half to wait for 2 bowls, 1 burrito, and 2 orders of chips/queso.

I decided to call to see if I can order over the phone and maybe it’ll be quicker. I call and I was told that they cannot take orders over the phone and I am only able to order online when their lobby is open. I explain to the girl that the time I was able to select online was almost an hour and a half wait and she apologized and said that I can either order online and wait a while or come in to order. My pick up person did not have time to wait that long and did not want to go in and order, just wanted to pick it up for us. We ended up ordering lunch from somewhere else in town and we got it in a half hour.

The Crave Shack is very delicious and we were very disappointed that there were no other ways to order conveniently and get it in a...

I have eaten here several times and always enjoyed the food. However, this last time I went (Monday night), the three others in my group ordered ground beef meals while I opted for the chicken which I prefer. That night I became violently sick with food poisoning, and attributed it to the chicken I had an hour before. I called yesterday as I was recovering to let them know about the mishap and without any apology or sympathy the manager said, "well, thanks for calling." I think that some places like this use the same batch of meat multiple days in a row (I'm not positive if Crave does), and if they did, I would've liked to hear how they would remedy that so the situation wouldn't repeat itself. I don't think the customer service is the best based on this experience and another we've had in the store, plus the chicken thing . . . I don't think I'll be stopping by...