Cathy P.
Yelp
Total accidental find! We were driving through on Hwy 101 and started thinking about getting some lunch. Since we still aren't too keen on dining in yet due to COVID, we saw "Drive thru" on the Shake n Burger sign and made a spur of the moment decision to try it. Turns out the decision was a great one!
Since it was lunch time, there were lots of people going in and out of the place but the drive thru lane was empty so we pulled up and studied the menu. A very pleasant woman's voice came through he speaker and told us to take our time, she'd be back in a few minutes. When she returned we had decided on two single patty bacon cheeseburger baskets with regular fries ($9.95 each). The burgers are topped with mayo, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and their homemade burger sauce. We proceeded to the pickup window to pay for and pickup our made-to-order food. The whole process took less than 10 minutes, service was friendly, and our order was packaged and bagged perfectly. We decided to pull into a parking spot in front of the restaurant and had a grand scenic view of the traffic on hwy 101 while we ate.
Our burgers were juicy, perfectly cooked and just the right size -not huge and not small- nicely wrapped so it was easy to eat them out of hand in the cab of our truck. The French fries may have had a light coating or batter on them which I'm not a fan of, but these were hot and seasoned perfectly. I'm a proponent of eating fries without ketchup if they are good fries (only imperfect fries need ketchup imho). These needed no ketchup! The burger meat was lean and tasted fresh; the bacon slice was thick and nicely smoked.
The menu overall is typical of a burger joint. Besides burgers (single, double, and triple patties), they offer grilled sandwiches, a BLT served on Texas toast, a few salads, hot dogs, hand-dipped corn dogs, chili, & onion rings, plus they have a pretty good kids menu (that includes chocolate pudding!). Also as expected, they have fountain drinks, hand-dipped cones, milkshakes, malts, as well as root beer floats and ice cream sundaes. They also have an "Old fashioned" banana split that looked good enough to share. Maybe next time...
We didn't go inside but it is a busy place at lunchtime. Lots of parking available and the best view of Hwy 101 to enjoy lunch by! We'll definitely go back if in Coos Bay again. A solid 5 stars.