This is one of our few fast food go-tos when we don't feel like cooking. They have great specials on the weekends and the kids working seem to try to hustle and provide good service. We always take it to go as the dining room is pretty small. read more

We went to the location in St. Charles for the first time last week, ordered a mini beef and cheese on garlic bread and it was very tasty. We decided to try the one in Huntley today because it's closer to where we live. Ordered a regular beef, plain and slightly dipped and a cheesy beef on garlic bread dry. The plain beef had sweet peppers added, and the beef on both sandwiches was Very salty and rather tasteless. Will not be returning. read more

We were regular customers 6 months ago. Loved this place. Went back today after many months & found their food quality had changed & not for the better. The flavor of beef wasn't very good and it was too salty as well as the au jus. The bun was almost stale. The peppers were skins, not slices. Fries were still good. Don't know if they're cutting corners but the change in quality is obvious. What happened? read more

Tuesday great deal! 3 dogs, 1 large fry and 2 drinks under $15.00!!!! Great fries if you like the skins on them. Loaded Hot dogs! read more

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I just left my local Beef Shack. I know it's $5 Hamburger. But when there's 8 cars in line those hamburgers should be on the grill and those fries should be frying. Waited 20 minutes just to get to order, then another 10 mins before I asked for a refund and left. It should not take 30 mins no to get a hamburger. Big kid makes himself a malt and just stands there. kid at window walking around in circles. No manager on duty. Kids were slacking. read more

Friendly service and a great burger! It seems pricey but the restaurant industry is a tough business to make money so I get it. I'll be back! read more

Odered at the drive up window. 1 mini beef deal. 1 regular beef. 1small French fry. 2 dollar chocolate shakes. My receipt Charged me for: 1 mini beef meal deal $5.50 1 mini beef sandwich $6.99 1small French fry $3.69 1 full beef sandwich $9.99 Total was $30.43 I left the drive up window and told them I would come inside because the bill was wrong. When I told them they Charged me for 2 mini beef they argued with me and said the 2nd charge was for the coke and fries that comes with the mini meal. Now my $6.00 mini meal is now $12.49. That is not a deal. They have lost my business for good. I will never go back. If i want a beef i will go to papa savario's. read more

Well it's been about 1year since my last bad experience at this place. Figured it's a local business,maybe it got better. NOPE ! Ordered 2 hot dogs, ketchup, easy relish,easy onion,easy mustard. They blew it- way too much relish,a couple onions,and to be honest not sure if there was any ketchup. Buns seem to be old/stale ,not steamed and soft/fresh. Well that sums up my 3 experiences in 3 years. Hope all who read this,think before they spend money here. Just a few miles away you have 3 or 4 options that provide better service ( No Attitude), correctly prepared orders, better pricing, better overall food !!! My final words -Beef Shack is Bull Shit ! read more

Beef Shack - Second dog was even worse ! - Fast Food Near Me - Huntley, Illinois

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Last few visits noticed shrinkage of the beef's. Not the value they once were. Sandwich is more bun than beef.

I was not disappointed, but didnt feel the portion between cheese, beef and bread were 1:1. The fries were nice and crisp and the service was quick and easy. read more

The food was good but the price was steep in my opinion compared to competitiors. The ala carte approach I've never been a fan of. We also missed the aju sauce in the bag which made the sandwich taste a little dry. If you are looking for a beef def try it. read more

I've been to this place several times. I most recently went on a Tuesday and was informed by a fellow patron that "since it is Tuesday, then you have to get the$1 hot dogs." I actually came in thinking I'd get the Italian beef but decided for a $1 then I'd try the hot dog! The dog was good - not as good as Portillo's but it was a pretty good hot dog! So good that I would order again! The place is clean and they serve Coke products too! A win! Yay! Oh - and the pickle was good on the hot dog too!! read more

Wife and I got cheesy beef sandwiches and a burger for the kids. Thank god our kids didn't eat the burger because later that night into the next morning let's just say we are very sick. read more

Being a prolific Yelp or myself, I'm surprised that I did not read the reviews before coming here. Here's the deal: the beef is good, but that's where it ends. Their signature sandwich is the beef sandwich and there's nothing else but beef and bread and I did not know that, there's one other place that does this... Sells a sandwich with nothing else on it. Over $10 for an 8 inch sandwich that's made of beef and bread. Want some beef shack sauce? That's extra. read more

Beef Shack - The Beef Sandwich - Fast Food Near Me - Huntley, Illinois

Nobody in the area has better French fries. Also really hard to beat the Tuesday hot dog special.. read more

I go here for my lunch a lot and the food is always good, service is always good! They have the best fries tbh. Their cheesy beef on garlic is my go to. read more

Tuesday hotdogs special is great, but I would never pay full price for the hotdogs. Saturday shake special is also great. The food is always hot and the service is always very good. The French fries are second only to Gene and Jude's in River Grove, which means they are great. My only complaint is ordering condiments added like peppers on a beef. I ordered a beef and paid an extra $1.50 for green peppers. When I looked to make sure they were on there, I saw only two small pieces of pepper about the thickness of a pencil - not good. I will go back even if only for the fries and specials. read more

This Beef Shack location in Huntley is excellent some of the best fast food places in the area. I've had a couple other locations and tried other places but this location in Huntley is consistently very good. I've gone here for a few years and can say their beef is tasty and tender I like the cheesy beef on garlic bread, it gives the kick in taste it probably needs. Best Hot Dogs and fresh cut fries are excellent here. I totally recommend the Beef Shack location in Huntley. It's excellent with a really good team clean too read more

I had planned my nerd outdoor hobby but shortly into it I went off the rails and free styled it which got me to drive past this place, Beef Shack sounded just the place to stop for a quick lunch. It's in mall row next to a 7/11 with plenty of parking. The place was packed and small so I didn't take any inside pictures because you can't discretely take any pictures with everyone two feet away from you eating and ordering food. Since it was standard room only so I thought I nailed lunch. The menu is fast food burgers, sandwiches, sides etc but the door said home of the cheesy beef so that's what I got. The frys are fresh cut in small batches so basically fresh cut to order I noticed but I didn't have any. I ordered the cheesey beef on garlic bread thinking of how past experiences were so good from other places. The sandwich came quickly through the moving oven that toasted the bread and melts the cheese. As I was into my third bite I'm like WTF this is all bread and no beef, my fourth bite had a little beef in it so I looked closer at the sandwich. The bread is pita style and not cut end to end and only the the bulk center is cut and filled with beef like a pocket so the ends are all bread. My second thaught is it's just bread, beef and melted cheese which was a dry sandwich for the most part and not very exciting so I will stick with Portillos for a tasty/moist beef sandwich with peppers and a decent enough aju for fast food. For the greater Chicago are you can do much better and at $8.50 for a bready beef sandwich which has less beef than the competition I would say one and done. read more

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Only reason to give this place 2 stars is for their hand cut fries and hot dogs. Beef was blah and buns were mushy and pasty.I was going to order a burger and looked at the Menu twice $9.50 for a burger really? I ordered the Italian sausage, boy do I miss Al's on Taylor! One word overpriced. read more

wow is all i can say!!! I was very surprised when i went to the drive thru and got a really huge chezzy beef and fries! The beef was very good nice and tender and very tasty! The fries are fresh cut and 5 stars i think it's the 1st time i ate all my fries in along time! will be back! Update 4/17/21 the last few times i went the beef's are a lot smaller now and it seems to me it's who is working that screws you and gives you a tiny beef.Today i finished it and the little tiny bag of fries and was still hungry! I knew when they gave me the bag it was sooo light not like before you could feel the weight of the beef sandwich now i get a bread and cheese sandwich! Not happy anymore guess i'll have to go somewhere else. read more

All the fast food here is great. We love the prices and coupons that they put out. Service is fast. We love the value for your dollar. The only thing that I would change is the bread on the beef sandwiches. It's a roll and not French bread like it is supposed to be. All other beef stands have their beef on French bread. read more

A very solid beef sandwich. Ordered through the Drive Through, and it moved pretty quick, at dinner time! Got my sandwich wet, (or dipped), and the bread held up. A pleasant experience, can recommend a stop here. read more

Manager there does not understand customer service. Emailed him after phone call and no response back. Order can't be made correctly. Food below average. Try GoodFellas or Sal's. Much better. BeefShack should not be around. Fries are awful also. read more

I love Beef Shack but, tonight I was very disappointed in my beef sandwich. It was so salty, I think someone didn't realize someone else put salt in the beef already. read more

Great Beef but a little expensive but I guess you get what you pay for. Tuesday's are the day to go!! Great deals Tuesday

I really love the cheezy beef on garlic and the fresh cut fries are fantastic!!! So many times I think to go to another nearby restaurant but when I think about their crinkle fries, I cringe. Just not a fan of crinkle fries. Then I remember I can have fresh cut fries and I head to Beef Shack. So happy to have them not too far from home. I would recommend this restaurant. read more

This place is outstanding! Nice to see a restaurant that appears well staffed and well trained these days. Friendly fast service and the food is amazing. Cheesy beef on garlic is my go to but burgers are great too. Fresh cut skin on fries made right before your eyes. Highly recommend checking this place out if you have not already done so. read more

I've been going to Beef Shack for years. It all started with their St. Charles location back in the day. My friends were hyping up this new beef with garlic and I had to try it out and I'm glad I did! It's flavorful and delicious! Then I worked out in Schaumburg and started going to their Schaumburg location and the recipe is on point and there is no differences between the restaurants. I've always enjoyed a garlic beef with motz cheese and hot peppers and cheese fries and their shack sauce to dip in. On this specific time I did to go from their Huntley location. Here's a pro tip: I live in Crystal Lake now and there are times where we crave Beef Shack. When ordering to go ask them to keep the bread and beef separate so that when you get home you can put them together and pop them in the oven for 10 -15 mins to melt the cheese and toast the bread and it will be like eating at the restaurant. I now work in St. Charles, completing the Beef Shack circle of life but they closed down their St. Charles location to open up a new location, I think? Maybe the owners will read this review and comment on the STC location? I hope... Also I've been to both of their Elgin locations and it's just as good. I'm a beef shack slut. It's that good and I keep coming back for more. Keep up the good work. read more

Very impressive. We were there on their one week anniversary of opening, and the place was bustling. The beef sandwiches are outstanding! Delicious flavorful beef, perfectly sautéed sweet green peppers polished off on an amazing bread. The "mini" fries are actually a generous portion, even two can share. AND they are fresh cut right in front of you! They have a generous side salad option as well as some other menu options. Interior is small, limited seating but nonetheless clean and rustic. With a new establishment, there are learning curves which I know they will work through as time progresses, so unlike a few of the reviews, I don't want to slam them in that category as that really isn't fair. I for one will definitely be a regular here! read more

0pen 4 hot dogs with in 10 minuets,all ice cold,good by beef shack ,i don't know what to call the french fries not crunchy at all

Love their beef sandwiches! What's even better than that is their French fries! Best I've ever had!

Almost didn't come in because other reviews weren't great. I had a great experience: very good cheeseburger and even better hand cut fries with excellent cheese sauce. Service very amiable; fast. Establishment clean. Will be back. (Portions very appropriate. Good value for $$) read more

Good not great. I ordered their beef sandwich. Tasted like a middle of the run Philly cheesesteak. Nothing special about their fries.

I received the wrong order. I called & they asked for my name & number So it could be corrected on another day. When I went back 2 days later, they said didn't have my information, that they don't handle corrections that way & wouldn't honor the previous promise. They were quite rude in their interactions with me. It's obvious that customer service isn't valued at this establishment. Avoid them if at all possible. - Rich read more

Very impressed with this place! Quality food loaded with great flavor. Ordered here twice now and both experiences have been wonderful. This place has gotten everything right even with my annoying requests. They don't forget anything or mess up the order in any way! I'm in the restaurant industry so I get that sometimes we make mistakes but I appreciate that this place takes their time to read through special requests and honors them. Most places won't! Great job! Might be my new favorite place for a beef sandwich. read more

I asked my kids what they wanted for lunch today, and my son said "a Chicago hot dog" (as he recently discovered the taste sensation of a pure Vienna beef Chicago style hot dog). My daughter also said that sounded good. So I googled "best hot dogs near Huntley", and the Yelp listings popped up. There wasnt really anything nearby that intrigued me, as I've tried other places (like Tommy's and Big Sammy's) and nobody seems to make a REAL Chicago dog like you get in the city. Nor was I in the mood for a hot dog. So I came across Beef Shack within the generated Yelp search, and I read through several mixed reviews. I figured, what the hell...I'll give it a shot, and maybe I'll find a good Italian Beef nearby (which, again does not exist in this area). We arrived, just after noon, and they were moderate in business. A few cars in the drive through, and a few tables occupied (probably only 8 tables in total for seating). Saw the sign, "Home of the Cheezy Beef". I've seen several other beef joints use that same slogan. I'm still left to wonder, "Which place is the REAL home to the cheezy beef?" I think this was the first issue I had. Walking into the store, my shoes were slipping on their wood-look tile floor. Either this floor is too slick of a surface for customer traffic, or it was not mopped properly and needs a degreaser. Not safe at all. My kids surprised me...no longer did they want hot dogs (so I'll have to go back another time to review their dogs). My son ordered a cheeseburger. The burger is built with lettuce, tomato, and chipotle mayo. I think chipotle mayo is an odd option, and surprised they didn't have onions or pickles (or even ketchup and mustard) as options. He only had lettuce on it (though we did ask for ketchup and mustard after we got the burger). The burger looked nice, it was steaming hot, and he seemed to enjoy it. Though, it looked quite dry and grey in color. I think this was from a frozen patty. My daughter saw "cheezy beef" so she wanted that. I asked the size of the mini, the cashier motioned a size with his fingers, so we decided on the mini with "50% more beef" for an extra charge. When we got her mini beef, it was probably 2 to 3 inches smaller than what I was led to believe...and it WAS mini. I got a "large" beef with 50% more beef and sweet peppers and giardiniera. Maybe I'm used to the size you get at Al's beef in River North, but this was disappointing for the price. In fact, the "50% more beef" upcharge is a scam. I would be very interested to see how much you get in a regular portion. For $30-something total, I found this to be quite overpriced for the portion sizes. All I could taste was salt. I thought it was the beef, but it was really the bread. My bread had what seemed to be a garlic salt seasoning on it. This was definitely unexpected, and displeasing. I'm assuming they made a mistake and gave me the garlic bread? The beef was ok, nothing spectacular. Seemed a bit softer than it should be, and could have used a bit more flavor in the jus. The fresh cut fries...VERY oily. VERY salty. Fresh cut fries are meant to be prepared very specifically. Soaked to remove excess starches, blanched in oil at a lower temperature, then fried at a high temperature to order. I think their process is off, which results in soggy, oily fries. There were a LOT of flies in this place. We were swatting them away as we were trying to eat. Where did they come from? It was too excessive of an amount to accept. I laid out sheets of paper towels as placemats for each of us, mostly to dump the fries onto something. I'm glad I did. I did NOT see a single table get cleaned after a customer left. In fact, the dirty table next to us (where the flies were landing on what looked like either grease or soda spots) became occupied by two new customers. They took a paper towel and simply wiped off the surface. Now it all makes sense why there were so many flies...poor sanitation and cleanliness practices. It makes me wonder if the flies were breeding in the potato box that was sitting directly on the floor behind the line (instead of a minimum of 6 inches as required by health code). Wow...after really thinking things through while writing this review, I don't think I'll be going back to try their Chicago style hot dogs after all. read more

I have never been charged for peppers on Italian Beef before: there is never a charge for them in Chicago, Evanston or any places on the North Shore. They are also free at Rosati's in Huntley. read more

The chicken sandwich which you wouldn't expect is the best thing I have had there. Everything else is awesome also. But don't understand the Tuesday hot dog day two per person but not if you go threw drive up. Then it's two per car!!! Guess you learn the hard way on things always right it's 8.00 for two days then?? read more

I have good things to say about Beef Shack. The ordering process is much better. It's really efficient. The staff is great, and they know their menu. The beef sandwich and fries are excellent. Everything tastes really fresh. The beef and fries are plentiful. I enjoy their Chicago style hotdog too. The toppings are great; loaded with fresh tomatoes. Like! Much improved. Good value. Good job Beef Shack. read more