I really liked this place! The menu is super limited to just a few things...dogs, fries, beefs (with or without cheese), gyros, and a chopped salad. I kind of like that small menu idea. Saves my brain from having to work very hard. I had the beef, which is offered as either a full size or mini. The full was pretty much a foot long, give or take an inch. the mini is half of that. They toast the bun so that it's crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. The beef was extremely tasty and almost too hot to eat at first. They offer mild or hot peppers without an extra charge for them, and put a very healthy serving of the peppers on the sandwich. Lots of flat screen tv sets in the place, which I found odd, but cool. Also odd was that they didn't have the White Sox game on at least one of them. The decor is very wooden, cowboy, rustic looking, but more than good enough to grab a quick bite. I plan to drag the kids in there very soon. I'm sure they'll like it. Word is the owners of this joint are the owners of the local Skippy's restaurants. It was very clean and welcoming, especially compared to the prior place operating in this location. That's not saying much, since you had to eat quickly before the roaches got your food there. read more

Great food. Best beef and burgers in the area. Hot dogs.. yes... for those who know Gene and Judes, you will love these just as much... read more

Beef Shack - Fast Food Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

Stopped here on a whim. I live in Chicago but never heard of Beef Shack. Not surprised after eating it. It's Papa Charlies! The store bought frozen italian beef in the tub that tastes nothing like a good italian beef and is just that barely tolerable home cooked version. I couldn't believe it. You don't found a business around papa charlies. Couldn't even finish the sandwich. Probably the first Italian beef I've ever thrown away. Amazing how many good reviews there are. People must live sheltered beef lives out west. read more

The Italian Beefs & cheesy beefs were FANTASTIC! Hand cut fries come in one size and four of us could not finish an order of two.

Best Italian beef !! I won't go back to Portillos for beef anymore, this is the place to go for beef sandwiches. Fries are amazing as well. Parking lot needs some help is all that I would have negative to say about this location. read more

Not even 5 hours later Management reached out to rectify the situation. Mistakes happen and it was a true testament to this company's leadership the way they handled the situation. The food is awesome! However there is someone who works there that thinks they are the beef nazi. Someone really should tell him that the "Soup Nazi" was a fictitious character on Sinfield. There doesn't need to be a spin off in St. Charles. I called in to place a beef catering order and he put me on hold, I could hear him cussing and dropping the f bomb because he couldn't find any catering sheets. When he got back on the phone he told me, "I have a line out the door so let's make this quick yeah?!!" Really? Am I on camera? this cannot be real! Unfortunately it was. I suppose if you want the best service you need to go when this gentleman is not working and during off peak hours. Not so sad to say that Portillo's got my catering order and they did it with a smile and a pleasant disposition. Beef Shack Management or Leadership...are you out there? Can you hear me? Get your crew together. Maybe have a training on how to handle stress and customer service. I work with the public so I completely understand being overwhelmed. But treating someone poor is unacceptable. You food is amazing and even though it can be hard to get to it was worth t because I always had an awesome experience. Please, please, please don't let this happen again! read more

Beef Shack isn't far from my work, but I've never had the need or want to come here, as they don't offer much in the way of the menu. That said, I finally made it in one day, and you know? The sparseness of the menu really wasn't a concern afterwards. They have beef sandwiches that come in four flavors, burgers, hot dogs, grilled cheese chicken sandwiches, and fries. Oh and a salad. But you don't order a salad at a place called Beef Shack, do you? No, you don't. My first visit, I went with the beef sandwich on garlic bread, and fries of course. The fries...you know the type. The kind that don't taste like they came out of a bag that's been sitting in the freezer. These are freshly made fries, and they're delicious. They taste as they should, like potatoes fries in oil and sprinkled with salt. Crispy ones, some not so, but all good. The beef on garlic bread was an explosion of flavor, albeit a little greasy...but nothing a little hot pepper couldn't cut through. The giardinera really helped there. On par with Portillos, or Johnnys, the two places that I think are synonymous with my idea of a great beef sandwich. So the next time I came I tried the regular Cheezy Beef, with hot peppers...and that was the bees knees. I dig the garlic bread, and if you can get past the oil factor, subs it's the sandwich for you. I wish I could, because it really is good, but without it, you can taste the au jus, the meat, the peppers; everything works so well together. It's a really good sandwich. So don't let the size of the menu deter you, come in to Beef Shack and have a great sandwich! read more

This place has amazing beef. The sandwich is big and the fries are made fresh right in front of you! The prices are very reasonable. There are 4 options for beef (one is a cheeseburger) and they are fabulous! They also have hot dogs and a salad option. The place literally looks like a shack, but it's definitely a must - try in my book! read more

Pulled in your parking lot and i t bottomed out my car, be careful with their dysfunctional parking lot. Constructive criticism says that you need to get it fixed! read more

I love Beef Shack! Reminds me of Gene and Jude's. The food is made fast and the staff is friendly. Highly recommend! read more

Beef Shack - Hot dog with everything - Fast Food Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

Have not been here in a really long time and went yesterday and had a beef with sweet peppers, fries and a hamburger. My review is the beef had so much salt on it ...it was gross!!! I could not even eat it...the hamburger was over cooked and even the bun was burned. WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS GREAT PLACE. Maybe they should focus on this location before opening more locations...they have fancy bags now but terrible food!!! No more for me!! read more

Do not try to use Groupon at the beef shack I tried to redeem my Groupon but because their Wi-Fi was not working The redeem button did not work even though the Groupon was good for another six weeks They charged me full price. I turned off the Wi-Fi and took my phone to the cash register and pushed the redeem button in front of them however they refused to honor my Groupon. And they were not nice about it read more

Best Italian beef hands down. Get the cheesy beef on garlic. And the fries.......yum. Yum. Yum. Menu is simple, short and sweet but what they do they do so unbelievably well. Must try!! read more

Amazing beef. Worst fries in the galaxy. I love my beef to be flavorful and full of spice, and beef shack lives up to that bill. Great bread, great giardinera and wonderful flavor. Sadly they have the worst fries known to man: soggy, limp wet and tasteless. Good lord man, do you not know that these fries are garbage? read more

Smaller place inside, but we took ours to go. Quick service and prices are reasonable. No drive through option. Got Italian nerds with cheese and hot peppers. Gravy was good. Good product. No complaints here but nothing ground breaking. 1. Antonio's Pizza Factory 2. Portillos 3. Beef Shack 4. Buona read more

The beef shack is my go to go cheesy beefs! The fact that you can order it on garlic bread makes it even more outstanding. Fresh cut fries are to die for! I get the mini beef and still leave stuffed! They really load up on the beef! Pricing is excellent! read more

Ok. It's not health food...but it is REALLY good! We worked our butts off outdoors today, so we decided to treat ourselves. The sandwiches are HUGE! Our fave is the cheezy beef. My husband prefers it on garlic bread, but I love their regular, perfectly chewy bread. The beef itself is very lean and super flavorful. These are great with their sweet peppers. The fries are hand cut and delish! I have to say we gave Buona Beef a try last week and they pale in comparison to Beef Shack. YUM! read more

MINI-UPDATE: The owner, Spiro, reached out to me to apologize for my experience. He was very kind to review the menu description of the hot dog (it's called a "depression dog") and the fact that it's possible we received an extra-small mini-beef on this visit, but the mini-beef should be 4 1/2". He also said that the flooded parking lot was a water main break that has been fixed by the city. For his prompt and courteous response, I'm bouncing the review up one star and reminding everyone (including myself), that the first thing to do when you are disappointed in service or food at a restaurant is talk to the manager - not post a rant on Yelp. Reviews on Yelp should be informative for others, not just cathartic for you. Okay, end of sermon, back to my updated review... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well, time for an update. The wife had a taste for Beef Shack tonight. She likes their beef and bread best of all the other local beef options. I ordered a couple hot dogs. Overall, more disappointing than last time. The "everything" hot dog is missing chopped tomatoes and a pickle slice, let alone celery salt. The mini-beef is about the size of a White Castle slider now, and has just about the same amount of beef in it. Fries are still the best in town. But add to the disappointing food the fact that the entire parking lot is a couple inches deep in water and you start to get the idea. This place is not paying attention to details. And that's never a good sign for a restaurant -- big or little. read more

Love this place! Best beef sandwich around. Fresh cut fries are awesome! . Be aware the St.Charles location is the one to visit. The South Elgin location uses different bread and different garlic for their beef. ( Awful )We drive an extra 20 mins to go to St.Charles instead of South Elgin. read more

Beef Shack - Fast Food Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

This Place is Fantastic........If You Dont like this Place there is something wrong with you..... This is the best Cheesy Garlic BEEF IN ILINOIS.....Depression style HOT DOGs yes HOT DOGS Are The Best........... read more

The food is very good I got a Cheezy Beef. But the girl who took my order was a real jerk. Very rude and acted as if she was doing me a favor by taking my order. I said my order clearly and slowly and she kept messing it up and when I corrected her she glared at me. This place is so cramped and full of chairs and tables by the pick up counter that I had to stand by the back door. Consider a new space with a drive-thru. read more

I've lived in the Geneva area since 2003 and finally stopped by this place while craving some good ol' beef and fries. Actually upon entering I changed my mind and got the cheeseburger, but was not disappointed. The cheeseburger was very decent, good size, loved the bun, nicely cooked, just-enough-grease beef patty, and the house mayonnaise sauce went excellent with the sandwich. I LOVED the fries, kinda reminds me of the fries they serve at Gene and Jude's (look it up on here if you must). Yea they're greasy, but damn they are GOOD. Freshly cut and dropped right into the fryer. I gotta drop it to 3 stars for the service. When I walked in, I stood at the register for a bit, a girl walked by and stood in front of it, and said nothing. Not a word. She was kind of looking at me, kind of not. I was like "Oh, are you taking my order?" and she gave me the look of "well, DUH". So I could've done without that attitude. Maybe she just had an off day, it wouldn't stop me from coming back here. Come here for the a decent cheeseburger and awesome fries, hopefully the girl at the register is in a better mood ;-) read more

Cheesy garlic beef with sweet and hot is damn good! By far the best beef around. The only way 12" of hot beef injection could feel good!

Place is average beef is decent. Very rude customer service. Asked for a cup of the garlic butter guy freaked out like it's some special item that will ruin them if they give it out. But like I said. They have there shack sauce which is thousand island and relish. Decent food. Very ignorant staff swearing at a customer over a cup of garlic butter. Your a joke. read more

Bought a Groupon for the Beef Shack last night. So I decided to take my dad there for the first time. After driving 30 mins to get there and order they rudely tell us we must have the Groupon printed out..... This is not how Groupon works. It states clearly I can redeem this on my phone or print it out for redemption. Why advertise this way if you cannot accept it? Food was good thou. read more

Holy cow. My husband discovered this place after he bought their Groupon and it was outstanding!! They have italian beef, burgers and hot dogs. The fries are made in house and the bag is HUGE. You could certainly split one with 4 people. Order at the counter and wait for your order to be called. They have more tables than I was expecting when we first approached the restaurant. The floor was a bit dirty and tables were sticky but that's kind of what I expect at a place with "Shack" in the name! They seem to have quite the following as there was always a steady stream of people coming in. Great place to get your beef and fry fix! read more

This place was awesome. I mean I will always miss Mr. Beef and nothing will compare to their Gyros but the cheesy beef on garlic was delicious. The menu is very limited but once I saw it I knew exactly what I was getting. It also took a while to get our food so I do suggest if you're on a short lunch to call your order in (not sure if they do that, but they should). I will definitely be visiting this place again. read more

We were amazed by the place! It's an extremely efficient operation. The menu is small, but the beefs and fries do not disappoint if you know and like good food. read more

Well today I went to the new Buona Beef on 64 and must say I think the Beef Shack doesnt need to worry. Beef Shack beefs are far tastier. I am personally not a fan of french fries, but I know many people like the fresh cut. Hope to see Beef Shack continue to prosper. read more

Not a bad sangwich for the burbs. But lets be honest here, it's no Johnny's, or Al's or even Jays. It's a good beef for the burbs. More seasoning of the beef would help a ton. read more

Very good beef sandwiches. You have to get the cheesy beef on garlic bread. Even my wife who has never liked beef sandwiches craves the cheesy beef on garlic. Oh, and did I mention, the fries are very good as well. You can't go wrong with this place. read more

One of the best beef places and way better than the place next door. The service was a bit bad and I had to wait for the teenager to finally appear from the back after five minutes but the food was fast and worth it. Beef is hard not to get down and this place puts it out great. The fries are seasoned and awesome as well. read more

Beef is tender, but lacks flavor. bread is more like a dinner roll and balls up when wet. Ok if you eat it there, but if the goal is to take out, it is not good after a 10 min car ride home. Plus, if you CCW, they have No gun signs, so you can't carry there. Deal breaker for me, I won't be back. read more

I'm trying to teach my toddler to tie his shoes. I have to constantly remind him to FOCUS on what he's doing & ignore any distractions that break his concentration. While not there yet, I know he'll be double-knotting in no time, because with focus comes mastery of a skill. Beef Shack is an example of what can be accomplished when a business focuses on one thing to the point of mastery. This is simply the best shredded beef sandwich I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying. (I'm looking at you Geno's in Philly!) The menu is almost devoid of other options, and those that are there seem like they exist only to placate the malcontent in your group who was outvoted about where to eat. The ordering process is a snap.. then simply slide to the right & wait a few minutes for your freshly prepared bundle of joy. I have been told by a few people that this place is "not authentic Italian Beef". Letting go the obvious question about what sort of vetting process a sandwich must endure to be authenticated.. I simply respond by saying if that's true (and I'm not saying it is), then Beef Shack has innovated and improved upon the "original" formula. Personally... I, and most I know, would chose this place before Portillo's any day of the week. Enjoy! read more

Many reviews mentioned Trying the cheesy garlic beef and their fries. I decided to take the advice and both were great, but the sandwich has room for improvement. As a combo it was really greasy so I wish they could have tried to keep that to a minimum. The bread could be toasted better to have that golden crisp texture on the outside. The perfectly melted cheese and garlic complimented each other really well. The beef could have used some more spices and the dining area could have been cleaned more. The kitchen looked really sanitary and the service was friendly. read more

They have the best Italian beef around. And yes, I personally believe it is better than Portillo's (which I'm a huge fan of). The beef is extremely high quality along with the other ingredients. Their fries are very good as well, just be prepared to have a greasy mess. Their service is fast and friendly. I strongly recommend this place if your looking for some quick, greasy, Chicago-style food. read more

I am not in this area very often, but when I stumbled upon it hungry for some lunch, I was thrilled at this find. I am an Italian Beef connoisseur of sorts. I have had Italian Beef far and wide - in the city, in the suburbs and out of state. I know where to go for a good Italian Beef. A good Italian beef starts with good bread. Add to that some perfectly seasoned, delicately shredded beef and dip it in sauce so the bread is almost falling apart and you have a perfect sandwich. The Beef Shack has a couple other things that make this sandwich a winner. The first thing is that they offer this sandwich on garlic bread. If you choose this option they spread some garlic spread on the bread and toast it up before putting the beef on. They also offer to make it "cheesy" which means putting a bunch of melted Mozzarella cheese on it, which I skipped only because I don't like cheese on my beef. Last but not least, they offer peppers, either hot or sweet to top your sandwich. The peppers weren't ordinary either. Most of your typical beef stands offer you a little solo cup filled with the pepper of your choice. The Beef Shack has a container filled with peppers where you pick up your food and if you choose to have peppers on your sandwich, the person who hands you your food spoons a huge helping of these delicious peppers on your sandwich. They are also not as large as traditional peppers - they are cut much more finely. There isn't a ton of ambiance here - there are a few long benches with stools for larger groups and a couple of two seater tables. Nothing fancy, but darn good beef! read more

FINALLY. FINALLY. FINALLY. I FINALLY ate here! Had the garlic cheezy beef with hot peppers. It was really, really greasy. The beef had a great flavor, and the peppers didn't overpower the sandwich. I also got fries, which were AMAZING, and reminded me a lot of 5 guys' fries. Fresh cut, I believe. read more

Let's get serious here. This Shack is average. Nothing more and nothing less. Ordered the cheezy beef with sweet peppers and fries. The sandwich was OK. The beef needs more seasoning and the fries need less seasoning. If I was starving and in St. Charles (which I was)... I would go back but don't make a speacial trip here. read more

Their beef is out of this world good, juicy, tender delicious! only a couple of suggestions: 1) Bring back the little containers of hot peppers at checkout. We always liked a couple extra. 2) Please cook your fries! We've ordered fries with our beef every time and they are so undercooked that by the time you ear them they a no more than a ball of warm potatoes. The fries are not worthy of the Beef Shack name. 3)please put an entrance/exit sign for each driveway. Would help avoid some of the navigation issues in your small parking lot entryways Keep up the good work, your beef rocks! read more