# Overrated food and drink (brands) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 12, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515 "2023-10-12T11:40:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 150
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515/150 "2023-10-15T14:50:20Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > Any opinions on Steak N Shake? They aren’t what they used to be before Covid. > [@Steak and Shake's decline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steak-and-shakes-decline/979647): > > They closed all the S&S near me a few years before Covid. We passed one the other day and had to try it. When you walk in the door you are greeted by a sign that says to place your order on a kiosk. There were 3 video screens but only 1 took cash. The older folks ahead of us had a bit of a time figuring out the menu. They finally got an order in. I watched as the “Leave a tip?” screen came up. They stared and declined. Our turn. It wasn’t that hard to use but I never did get a second drink orde… Their burgers are good if you like the thin patty style. Their fries are very skinny, good when fresh but they cool down quickly. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515)._