We’ve never been to a Steak & Shake, and Cal’s behind-the-scenes footage of one of their restaurants in Indiana makes us think we’ll be saying that for a long time. In his intro to the footage, he claims they were so understaffed that he was able to walk into the back of the restaurant and take photos, and then return later with a video camera. We wonder if he knew someone who worked there, but that’s not really the point. The point is the shake-making area looks like babies vomited all over it. We can only imagine the horror that begins at night when all the people are gone and the roaches have their nightly dairy & syrup feast.
“360 Steak N Shake” [NCCSites.com] (Thanks to Eric!)
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I used to work at restaurant,and that doesn’t look too bad. Maybe they were just extremely busy?? I love S&S myself.
I can tell you that the later you go in one,the worse it’s likely to be.
I live in Northwest Indiana. Any idea WHICH Steak & Shake this is??? EWWW. I haven’t eaten in a S&S in over a year but occasionally I get a Frisco Melt and banana shake jones. YUCK!
When we used to travel when there were no “scarf&barfs” in my area my better two thirds would demand that we travel hours out of our way to visit one. Fortunatly a local person got a franchise with the city giving them an exemption from a few of the local laws – with a review in a year. I have to admit, the extra 15 minutes travel time to get to the local one is well worth it. best fries of any fast food place, and not having to deal with my wife on vacations spending an extra two days diverting to get her to a Steak&Shake as she was used to in her childhood is a blessing.
I work in a restaurant with a similar shake/syrup set-up. Sometimes things can get messy when you’re in a rush and have pain in the ass stupid tourists asking a billion stupid questions while you’re trying to make three large shakes. It can get icky, but not this icky. I guess if they were understaffed they’d have no one to wipe up the mess if they were busy, but come on even in the deepest heat of ice cream making, my counter never looks that gross.
I just went to a Steal N’ Shake for the first time ever today, ironically, and it was awesome.
I can’t say for sure, but that looks incredibly similar to a Steak n Shake I worked at in Indiana. The managers are constantly pressured by corporate to cut hours to the point that they are routinely understaffed. Then there is a dinner rush and everyone is scrambling around working multiple stations. You’re never going to have time to clean when you’re doing twice the work you are supposed to and the restaurant is full. Also, if he did take those pictures shortly after a rush, they probably just haven’t gotten around to cleaning yet.
My station was always much cleaner though.
@Weirdsmobile: Anyone that lives in this part of America knows that Ohio is the West Virginia of the Midwest, not Indiana.
The Steak ‘n Shakes in central Florida are usually pretty good but can occasionally get a bit messy during rushes.
I remember one of the local stores vanished for awhile. Just the sign an empty lot and a notice that said “closed for remodeling”. Those people get serious about their remodeling!
will never eat at steak & shake… i ordered a regular chocolate milkshake once and it came with a beef patty at the bottom… made me sick as hell… should’ve sued em
@synergy: That’s an interesting abbreviation for what I logically assume is “short”…
I worked the drive through of a SnS the summer before college but usually also had to pitch in on making desserts, assembling burgers, handling transactions at the front register, or any combination of the above. (Why not pay fewer wages and just have people double up (or triple or worse!)?) If I was behind on orders, cleaning up messes (as opposed to actual filth) would have to wait.
If you’re wondering if the guy knew a friend there… I dunno. But every SnS Ive ever seen takes about 5 million hours to get any food because they are understaffed. You hardly see your server. It doesn’t surprise me that the guy walked to the back and took pictures and video.
Terrible service, but somewhere to kill at least 3 hours in the middle of the night if you’re bored.