Popular Fast Food Restaurant Closing Stores In Several States [Shake Shack]

iHeart Daily News Update ^ | August 29, 2024 | Jason Hall

[bicyclerepair]

Never ate there. I don’t eat “fast-food”. Just wanted to see what yous guys had to say.

[adorno]

They were overpriced BEFORE inflation.

How did they get to be "Popular Fast Food Restaurant"?

[rhinohunter]

Been a few times to meet friends/co-workers. It never appealed to me. Mediocre fare at high prices.

[frogjerk]

Absolutely

[UB355]

My wife and I had lunch at shake shack in Brookfield wisconsin. $30.00 , ridiculous.

[Spacetrucker]

My thoughts also. Cannot eat fast food very often but my go-to now is always In-N-Out.

[SuperLuminal]

They serve only gristle-burgers in the one nearest us...

[Uncle Miltie]

Shake Shack promises that by 2025, their leadership will be 50% Black

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4261574/posts

DIE DEI!

[Dr. Sivana]

mean while plan on opening 80 new locations?

Good point. Shake Shack isn't like McDonald's, where it is odd for one to close without opening a newer one nearby.

If you go into a neighborhood, and you see a Boost Mobile, Cash America, Church's Fried Chicken and Family Dollar, you do not expect to see a Shake Shack. You see Shake Shack near Starbucks, Lululemon, Land Rover/Volvo, Ferragamo, Brooks Brothers.

When the latter neighborhood becomes the former, the Shake Shacks etc. go away, and are replaced first by tweeners (Walgreens, Jack-In-the-Box, Dunkin Donuts, Ross Stores) then if unabated come the Church's, Cricket Wireless, Tattoo-4-You, etc. Shake Shack is not going to wait for the bitter end. It doesn't reflect on them.

[sjmjax]

The chain has chosen to commit suicide by DEI.
How poetic.

[Vendome]

Over priced, small servings Kuhrapp

[Maskot]

And every whypeepo order gets extra spit cuz “racism and reparations”

[Rastus]

I went once when the one in Dallas opened. First thing I saw was a rainbow pride shake. Around that time, they were gushing about Obama visiting one in DC or somewhere. I never even considered going back.

[eyeamok]

I don’t know how they are still in business, went once with my wife, never again.

[Political Junkie Too]

The two Shake Shacks that are closing in Houston are at the Galleria Mall and in the Montrose area of Westheimer.

-PJ

[DAC21]

Not surprised about the California failures which are a majority of the announced closings. SS is the red headed stepchild of In & Out. Stupid to take them on in their home State. I had their grub, granted 14 years ago, in Indiana. It was above average yet well below I&O.

[crusty old prospector]

I felt the same for Five Guys. I’d rather have Dairy Queen or Whataburger.

[Texas resident]

I went to 5 Guys about 6 months ago.

Damn near $20 for a small cheeseburger, fries and a drink.

Never again.

[Kathy in OC]

It’s funny how in California they compared Shake Shack to In-n-Out. I’ve only been to one Shake Shack, in West LA, but it was a completely different thing than In-n-Out. It was nicer than a normal fast food place, had a much bigger menu than In-n-Out and it didn’t have a drive thru. I wouldn’t have thought they were competitors.

[catnipman]

“That goes for “Five Guys” burger joint, too. At there ONCE and never again.”

ditto ... and DON’T get me started on Five Guys ...