Steak 'n Shake used to feel like a cozy, classic diner, but now it feels no different than a fast-food chain like McDonald's. The large cheese fries were not very large and were lacking in cheese, though when I added the seasoning it was a nice touch. The garlic steakburger was nothing special. The onion rings were decent and nicely crispy. The milkshake was disappointing--whether it was a mistake or not, it had only three pieces of topping and tasted more like a plain vanilla shake. I did appreciate that they included the extra cherries. The service, however, was good and very fast. read more

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got up to the window after about 30 mins after placing my order... got told they had no soda and no birthday cake milkshake... ok fine... got up to the window and the guy is falling asleep behind the register... he looks high out of his mind. I ordered two milkshakes and it took an extra 15 mins to get them. not sure what's going on here but they need some new managers and employees who arnt high on the job and get things done in a timely manner. It's been close to an hour at this time,. Worst experience ever and no apology for taking their sweet ass time read more

Steak burger was so small I could barely notice it meanwhile 4 of the workers were smoking pot out back and the rest of the workers were complaining about them doing it. Worst burger I've ever had! read more

Skip this location found dread lock hair in my fries! The owner has dread locks coincidentally... He likes to feedtheto the people. The ceiling has black mold and dirt thats falling in the food. The same mop they use in the bathroom is used in the dining area because It smells of mildew and urine like the bathroom. I also witnessed the owner go to the bathroom number 2 and didn't even wash his hands omg steak and shake Founders are turning over in their graves! read more

WOW!! Really thought this location turned around until I picked up dinner tonight. How do you not notice this GIANT spot of mold on the bun?? Absolutely ridiculous. They may have done a full renovation on this place, but the sh*%y food standards are still the same. Would give 0 stars if I could. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Moldy Steak Frank - Burgers Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

This place is terrible, Steak n' Shake is really good but this place specifically is terrible. We didn't get fries and our steakburger was wrong and COLD. The salt? It was all wet we were not even able to put on our cold fries. The guy in the back was also yelling to a girl (customer). The ceiling is also rough, almost falling down. Food takes sooooo long. read more

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Let your food sit on a counter for 5 getting cold with a rag used to wipe the counter on part of your food owner is unprofessional and fails to acknowledge his poor customer service and an even poorer attitude read more

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They are back, and different This Steak 'n Shake had been closed for an extended period of time, this was my first visit since they reopened. I like Steak 'n Shake and had been sorry to see it closed, I thought for good. Glad I was wrong. Today for lunch I had their Original Double Steakburger with Cheese Combo, and it was excellent. The burger was tasty, the thin cut fries wonderful, the shake I included for an upcharge delicious. Thin cut fries are my personal favorite. The shake was straw drinkable and not so thick that you needed a long handled spoon (which they did give me with my meal). The burger, where I added their signature mustard relish, was good greasy. Very pleased with the food. Gone was table service by white dressed servers with their black bow ties. Gone was ordering at the counter, too. There was a sign saying you needed to use a kiosk for both dine in and to go orders. I'm not a big kiosk fan, telling someone what I want is way more efficient than trying to enter it on a series of screens. I do admit the screens were easy to use, and I worked my way through it without too much stress. There is a tip screen when it came to paying if you feel like giving extra for no service. Once your number is called you pick up your food at the counter. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Original Double Steakburger with Cheese Combo - Burgers Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Wow! Love Steak and Shake. I will not be back to this one and I live right by it. Pulled in and pretty much the. Whole staff was out back smoking. Went inside and ordered at the kiosk there was one other table occupied, so not busy. Waited about 20 minutes for the burgers and fries to come out. The shakes didn't come out with the food. We ordered cheese fries and the cheese had gotten so cold by the time it was brought out it has a crust in it. We were still waiting on the shakes. At 30 minutes after the order time on the receipt we asked about the shakes. By now we are the only ones in the place. They told us they would be out. Soon. Finally came out at 40 minutes from order time. The entire time no one else came in and no drive through customers. It was 5:30 pm, not like it was late at night. I do get to hear all about the love lives of the staff from behind the counter though, so there was entertainment! I drive by twice a day. Won't be back read more

Been coming to Steak 'n Shake for roughly 10 years with family!! Used to be such a popular spot, with fun activities for children and delicious milkshakes. Now.. food is still tasty.. and the milkshakes could be better,but the atmosphere is terribly different since Covid-19. Still a happy costumer even though majority of the time I go there, there's no conversation with any employees or clean tables..Miss the old times.. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Burgers Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

They ruined my favorite fast food place. The only way to order is on a kiosk, which is ok if it it's done right. These aren't. It took more than 30 minutes for our food to arrive. The excuse given was that they had a large catering order before ours. The food was the same as always. With all the other options in the area, I don't think I'll ever be back. read more

spent 12$ on milkshakes to get home and they just put whip cream in the cup. lazy workers. always empty but still cant provide decent service for the customers that do come. Ridiculous and I wont be back. Came at 7 and the teenager with dreads made my "shake". read more

My order was taking over 1.5 hours, obviously late. I called to inquire and the "manager" was extremely rude telling me to contact DoorDash. I said I ordered through you and she shouted at me to contact DoorDash. I said, again, I ordered directly from you and she replied too bad that I have food and you don't! Then hung up on me. Wow. The order arrived over 2 hours after placed. Cold, of course. Also, the burger was not only cold but raw, rare. Straight in the trash and would not even give it to a homeless person. What has happened to my childhood favorite restaurant?! Do not go here. read more

First time we have been to this Shake n Steak since their remodeling. Dine in orders are done via a Kiosk . Staff mostly behind the back and grill area. No table service at all. Menu items basically the same as before. Your steak burgers, chicken tenders, fries, onion rings, etc. The milkshakes are still one of the best around and served in their large frosted old style glass. Glad they are still here and would recommend going if you haven't been there recently. If you can get past the lack of table service like we did the food won't disappoint. read more

Horrible service. Night manager is more interested in flirting with her girlfriend than serving customers. I have never seen someone in a drive thru window hold hands with the driver of a vehicle for 5 MINUTES. read more

This Steak N Shake is now the average SnS (in other words it's NOT good). They spent an entire year remodeling and made very little positive change except for driving away all the amazing servers they had years ago... the drive thru is always so slow, even if you don't order shakes, fries are rarely even warm, and often get home to find something missing from the order. Steak n Shake will probably not stay in business very long. We used to eat here every week, now we eat here like twice a year and almost always regret it. read more

Ordered a hotdog at 135pm , it took 22 minutes. Skip this place. Danny would not like this. read more

Bro it's steak and shake like it's good but it ain't gettin much better Best fast food place tho read more

Steak ’n Shake - Me and Mohammed at steak and shake - Burgers Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

WANT A REFUND I ordered a Nutella shake and waited 25 minutes and never received it and then we told someone and then 2 mins later 2 employees in the back started saying I was a lair and that I was lying to get another shake for free and then she started staring at me and she never gave me my shake and so I just left for I was afraid she would spit in my foot how rude and disrespectful I would like a full refund and this store manger needs to have a talk with their employees and to not call people liars don't believe me the other 1 star reviews speak for themselves read more

We ordered delivery and Half of our order was incomplete or missing The additional toppings we ordered and paid for were missing. Ordered cheese fries and got regular The email says any issues to contact the location but nobody answers the phone read more

All ordering is done on kiosk. No coleslaw or anything green. All the tables were dirty. Drinks are dispensed after scanning code but drink machine was broken. One and done for me. read more

ordered here for the first time have to say it was the worst experience ever. i went through drive thur and needed to make seperate orders and was told i can only order 1 orrder from drive -thur. my coworker had to walk inside and was told she had to use the kiosk. i told to wait for, my food around the building and later was handed a bag with no utensils and bag and napkins had chili sauce all over it . i asked for the manager, and he came out and apologized but looked very stressed due to the number of complaints they are getting about the drive - thru. i will not be back and let's not forget the chiki was nasty and hhad no taste read more

It was late for the kids so we decide to go here. Despite the two stars we gave it a try. It's definitely better than just two stars. I would say it's 3 1/2. Unfortunately I can only give it three but tasted a little stale and my stomach was a little upset after. It wasn't bad though. Skinny fries were new and fun and the burger was is good. The customer service was pretty good too. read more

Steak ’n Shake - Presentation was a 4star. Bun was a little stale. Pretty good though. 3.5 in total! - Burgers Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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Sad shell of a formerly good restaurant.... only giving 1 star because the food that we were able to get was decent. First off you order on a kiosk with no human interaction or clue as to what they are out of, which is where the issues began... We ordered 2 burger combo meals and a chili 5 way. We go get a table and clean off 1 of the 2 dirty highchairs for my daughter and the go get our drinks..an employee comes out and asks about for order #101 which was ours and proceeds to tell me they are out of noodles and asked if I'd like to get something different, to which I said no thank you and just to cancel it and he says the manager will have to do that. We get our food (much longer wait than would've been expected as there was only 2 other tables and they already had their food) and I again ask the employee if they took it off the bill and he says "she'll have to do it when she's done with milkshakes". We proceed to eat our dinner and finish up I go to the counter to have someone fix our check and a second employee drops a to-go order on the counter and starts to walk away and then turns back and asks" do you need something" which I tell her that we need the chilli 5 way taken off our check and she again offers me something else , to which I tell her we have already eaten and don't want anything else, just to take it off our check. She then says the have a no refund policy and she will have to talk to her manager,which she spoke to on the headset (supposedly) and tells me they can't do anything. The only reason I did not put up more of a fight at the counter was because I was with my mother and18 month old daughter. This is completely unacceptable and we will not be returning. The manager never came and spoke to us or anything. Had I known they were out of the chilli 5 way I would have never ordered it (only ordered in the first place so my daughter could eat some pasta and shredded cheese) and had I known there were no refunds I would've canceled the whole order from the start. Completely ridiculous and unprofessional, it's honestly sad. If you do not have an item, it shouldn't be an option to order. The inability to refund is ridiculous, and scammy. If you don't have staff to run a restaurant, make some adjustments. read more

The worst location I have ever been to. The staff were fighting with each other didn't get my order right and got mad at me for messing up my order. This place needs to be shut down. It doesn't represent the Steak 'n Shake locations I have been to around the country. read more

I would put zero stars if I could. We haven't been in our local steak n shake in a few years and after Covid, they did a remodel. Today, we decided to stop in before shopping and boy were we disappointed. No counter help, you have to order from a kiosk. The soda machine is locked behind your qr code on your receipt and you no longer get free refills. We got 2 combo meals which meant 2 drinks on our receipt and that was all we were allowed. Not even a single refill. There is no longer any waitstaff at all. The food was not good. I had added mustard on my burger and there was more of it than the actual meat. We will not be back. read more

after ordering online, we were told our meal would be ready at 7. it is currently 8 and we are just receiving our order. after 30 minutes i was fed up and tried to ask for a refund, but NOBODY was working in the front. when i walked in i went up to the counter to pick it up, and they pointed me to a line where all the other pickups were. this guy in front of me told me he was there since 6 and he had to wait 75 minutes! this customer service is RIDICULOUS. they need to hire a new management, somebody with a backbone, or a ton of new employees. i have never had to wait for a meal after ordering online that confirmed it was ready. IF ITS NOT READY I SHOULD NOT BE WAITING AN HOUR!! they purposely make sure you cant get a refund by hiding in the back and when you try to speak to them they say "one second" and never get back to you. just go to steak and shake, dont spend ur money on this shithole. read more

Typical of steak 'n Shake. Clearly the worst run fast food business in the state of Florida however they are open late. I pulled in shortly after 8 o'clock on a Sunday to find all the lights on including the sign and the drive-through completely packed. When low and behold I discovered they were closed. Lol. Everyone was pissed circling the building and doing burnouts I assume to vent their frustration with perhaps what I expect every time I come here pure disappointment. Pretty much the only alternative to late night dining in the area not sure though how they stay in business because every time I come here I'm disappointed. read more

What a Joke!!! No service,!!! Triple cheese burger meal looked like a kids meal from McDonald's. If you can't do any better than this lower the prices or close. Burger King has it all over you guys. Come on. read more

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I very much enjoy steak 'n Shake it is not located near my home but when I go to Walmart I always stop in there and buy my family dinner tonight I came by at 7:23 PM and ordered $40 in food when I got home it was correct on the receipt but none of the food was correct in the bag. I was greeted by Jayda over the intercom who clearly had an attitude from the beginning. I was really upset because I enjoy this restaurant so much so I called to let them know that my food was incorrect again I got Jayda I reminded her that I was had just been there and that my order was incorrect. Her response was OK then there was a very long pause and she said Um sorry good night. My mind way blown. read more

Steak ’n Shake - a receipt on a table - Burgers Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I go for milkshakes every once in a while, normally very good but I just got two and the milk was bad. Not fun.

Today Sept 3 , the associate in this location was amazing ! Highly recommend this location, food is delicious, posting this review in behalf of my 8 year old that told me that he would rate them 10 stars if possible read more

It's a Steak n Shake. Not too much else to say. They staff is friendly, the place is clean. Their prices are reasonable and the product is consistent. It is a solid 3 stars in my book. Bottom Line: It's a bargain burger joint. If you are on a budget and looking for a quick lunch then look no further. read more

Extremely slow service. Was sitting at the drive thru waiting there for 20 minutes. No one took my order so I drove around to the window and they told me to go back around to the order machine. I have been here for 30 minutes just waiting on a shake. shake turned out to be awful. F** this place :) read more

Never go to this location. The night crew does not work. They left us in the drive through at 9pm saying they had a lot of customers. we were the only ones. We left and will not be returning. If you have a choice on places to go do not choose this location. read more

I had not been to Sarasota Steak & Shake for a few years But decided to try it. Went in, and it was under new ownership. Was just delighted at how clean and spotless everything was. The new owners employees are extra sensitive to people as far as helping them. Had a young lady help me who was very very thoughtful and patient. Great food and good prices for us Seniors. Don't let the kiosk scare you away.lol read more

Today at 5:30 pm I pulled up to the drive thru And the door to the kitchen is right there with a cook standing there smoking, his apron was filthy, he put his cigarette on the air conditioning unit, coughed into his hand and walked inside the door. I pulled around hoping he didn't go inside to make my order but sure enough he was there bagging it up.. there was no way he could have washed his hands. I was the only one in the drive thru. The kid taking the order was polite. I didn't say anything. I won't return. So make sure you look at the door for smoking cooks while your at the drive up. Then decide if your health is worth it. read more

I have never been to a Steak & Shake where they didn't screw up my order in some way. If you want your order made like you order it, go inside at one of the tables. If you order from the app or at the window, odds are something will be missing. Today, Oct 29, 2019 I ordered two different burgers, 1 order of onion rings, and 1 order of Cole slaw via the mobile app and I also paid via the mobile app. I received 1of the burgers, the onion rings, the Cole slaw, and an order of fries (that I had not ordered). This isn't rocket science. The receipt on my app had the correct order. The paper receipt had the correct order. The bag, however, did not. Yes yes, I know I should have checked the bag before leaving the drive thru window. But I did not because I needed to get home before traffic gridlock started. Besides, I shouldn't have to double check the accuracy of FOUR frikkin items in a BAG. I drove home, unpacked the food, called the restaurant to tell them a burger was missing and that fries miraculously appeared. Since it's a mobile order and paid via mobile, they cannot refund any money even if I went back to the restaurant in person. So now SUPPOSEDLY my name is on a list to have the burger comped the next time I come in. Do you believe there actually is a list? Or that my name is on it? I do not. I have $10 left on my app account and I will not be refilling and I swear to God if one of my idiot relatives gives me a S&S gift card for Christmas again, I'm cutting it up right there in their face. read more

The state of Florida is open for business. Restaurant dining rooms are open in our city, but Steak N Shake has chosen to leave their dining rooms closed. I can only surmise that they have discovered it's cheaper to leave the dining room closed with less staff and no clean up. Sorry, but I'm tired of eating out of a sack and will choose to patronize a restaurant where I can sit down and eat off of a plate. read more

I am new to Sarasota and found my new place! Typical morning drive thru I always see a lady named Amanda and I have to say.. She went above and beyond today! It's the small things, you know. Thank you Amanda and thank you Steak 'n Shake! read more