Shake Shack is a popular fast food chain that started in New York City that's known for their burgers. It's often described as the In-N-Out of the East Coast. We had our millennial coworkers try Shake Shack's ShackBurger, 'Shroom Burger, and french fries for the first time. Following is a transcript of the video.
Jenna Frain: I think I like McDonald's better than Shake Shack.
Owen Burke: It kind of looks emaciated. And I don't trust the tomato.
Millennials try Shake Shack for the first time
Alex Frank: I know Shake Shack is kind of like the "In-N-Out" of the East Coast.
Shayanne Gal: I've heard pretty rave reviews leading up to this exact moment, so I'm hoping that it tastes good.
SHACKBURGER
Carly Fokos: I mean, it looks a little smushy.
Alex Frank: It looks really good from this side, then from this side, it's a little less cute. It definitely doesn't look as good as In-N-Out.
Alex Frank: It's really good! I can't - I don't know if it's better than In-N-Out, I don't know if I can say that. I really like the bun. It lets the burger sing. It doesn't take over the taste, which is great.
Carly Fokos: It's actually really good. It's better than what I was expecting it to be, based off of how it looks. This is definitely better than some of the fast food burgers I've had in the past.
Shayanne Gal: This is really good! [This is] way juicier than I was expecting. It looks almost stale-looking from the outside? I think this tastes way better than a McDonald's or Burger King burger for sure.
Jenna Frain: I feel like people are going to hate me for saying this, but I like McDonald's better, I think, because it's just a thinner patty.
'SHROOM BURGER
Monica Humphries: With burger places, they can kind of serve whatever they want to the vegetarians and then we have to eat it so I'm hoping it tastes really good but I'm not sure.
Monica Humphries: It's really good! It's definitely crunchy. I think the mushroom is filled with cheese, which [is] obviously always a good surprise.
Nicole Martinez: I feel like it could be more mushroom-y though. I feel like the mushroom flavor isn't that strong. It feels a bit like, breaded cheese? A breaded cheese patty. Which is fine, but I would like some mushroom and bigger tomatoes.
Monica Humphries: It's better than a lot of the other burger joints where a veggie burger is just the burger without the meat part.
FRENCH FRIES
Alex Frank: These remind me of the cafeteria fries I had in high school and middle school, which weren't bad, I genuinely looked forward to eating them every day, so...
Shayanne Gal: These are way better than any fast food fries that I've had.
Carly Fokos: The fries are really good. It's not too potato-y but it still, you know, tastes like real food which is good.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Alex Frank: So I still think In-N-Out burger is a little bit better than Shake Shack's, but I definitely think their fries are a winner.
Nicole Martinez: I would eat Shake Shack as a third-to-last resort.
Jenna Frain: I think I like McDonald's better than Shake Shack.
Owen Burke: I think In-N-Out tastes better than Shake Shack.
Monica Humphries: I don't think I would go to Shake Shack specifically to get the burger again or the 'Shroom Burger again, but I wouldn't be upset if all of my friends and I ended up at Shake Shack.
What do you think of Shake Shack?