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    Steak ’n Shake

    1.8 (55 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Burgers, American
    Open 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Sherwin C.

    As one of the first places I ate at when I was younger when visiting the Bloomington/Normal area and a solid restaurant in the rotation when I attended the University of Illinois, Steak 'N Shake has some nostalgia and good experiences behind it that ensure that I make a visit from time to time (fortunately, there's plenty of locations in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago now). So I was looking forward to my visit here, to continue on a tradition of positive experiences while visiting Central Illinois. Unfortunately, this was probably one of the worst restaurant experiences I've had in a long time. The prices are quite high here compared to other Steak 'n Shake locations, nearly 15-30% higher than the location nearest to my house, with a higher than normal cost to substitute sides on a combo. The service was fairly minimal, though a tip is charged at the register and you still need to pour your own drinks and clean up your table after you eat. The order was also delivered wrong several times and at different times. The food was quite disappointing here. The chili 5-way was almost soupy with very overcooked pasta and assembled sloppily. The way it was prepared made the entire dish lack any texture, and had an almost gloopy feeling to it. The watery mix also ensured that the spices inside the chili and the bite of the raw onion didn't really come through so that it wasn't really sweet, salty, or spicy enough to really be enjoyable. The Western BBQ 'N Bacon steakburger was also quite disappointing as well. It was served somewhat warm and even with the BBQ sauce and the bacon, didn't really have a lot of flavor. The onion rings felt a little soggy and the chocolate shake felt like it contained too much whipped cream in comparison to the chocolate shake and was served so cold I had to wait a while to even drink it. Overall, the most disappointing Steak 'N Shake experience I've had. I have dined at plenty of locations and this is definitely the worst location I've gone to.

    Western bbq cheeseburger with onion rings
    Ryan D.

    This was easily the worst dining experience that I've had in a long time. Steak 'n Shake no longer offers table service, but makes you order at the counter and then brings you your food. It started out when I was overcharged for substituting onion rings for french fries. It shocked me that we paid $27 for much smaller servings less flavorful than I'm used to getting at Steak 'n Shake. Their menu is much smaller than it was the last time I visited. When the food arrived, the server took it off of the table and it was given to another table that had ordered the same chili mac five just before us, even though it had been opened. When we did get the food, it was very disappointing. The chili mac five had very little flavor, when it should have at least five flavors. The BBQ western cheeseburger that I ordered was underflavored and very small. This burger was the same size a McDonald's hamburger. The onion rings were not very crispy. The chocolate shake that I ordered came halfway through the meal and was too cold to suck through the straw. It took a good thirty minutes before I could really drink it, much too late to be part of the meal. If this is what Steak 'n Shake is turning into, then was my last meal there.

    Steak 'n Shake 3 PC Chicken Fingers Combo not cooked

    I got Steak 'n Shake last night from door dash and all 3 of the chicken nuggets were not cooked at all.

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    Fresh food, fast service, and tasty burgers and shakes. Seating and decor could be updated.

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    We had 3 burgers missing from our lunch order. Unacceptable, one I could see but 3?? Nope we will just take our business elsewhere

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    Terrible service, long wait times, many employees on floor and in kitchen, and few customers. No excuse go somewhere else.

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    We eat here every time we come to town. The food is great and the staff is very friendly and polite;)

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    Gotten their chili Mac several times an the noodles are over cooked an just nasty. The other one on Dirksen is better

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    After stopping by the Abraham Lincoln House and library, we came across this microbrewery and had…read moreto go in! They also have a cidery, but it wasn't open during this season. Thankfully we still were able to get one cider, and they had a selection of other beers. The cider was tart and refreshing, and I really like the berry mocktail, which had ginger beer, and a mix of berries in it. As for food, the Nashville hot chicken sandwich came with a lot of heat which was great. I got the dry rub version, which is spicer than the saucy version. The horseshoe sandwich is a local favorite, which is an open faced sandwich with sliced bread topped with meat (we got the angus beef), fries, and cheese sauce. It was quite heavy and creamy because of all the sauce. Overall we enjoyed our meal and our server was very friendly, although service was on the slower side.

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