Scott K.
Yelp
*The Lettuce ShakeDown*
Been a Danny Myers fan for years and love everything he's done & doing for the restaurant and fast food industry.
When I found out Shake Shack was coming to Beverly Hills & the Westside, I knew it was only a matter of time before I caved because I love a good burger (tho I'm an ex vegan & pescatarian) and I've heard & read mostly positive things about this ever-growing chain that is up to 350 locations across the globe.
Was out doing errands & some shopping with the wife within the Beverly Hills Triangle and decided to eat an early dinner so we headed to WrapStar but they were closed. We were so disappointed & hangry and didn't want to trek around looking for an alternative so I talked her into trying Shake Shack down the street...but that came with a bit of resistance because she's not really a burger & bun kinda gal. But when she found out they have veggie burgers, she gave in even though she wasn't really in the mood for eating bread -- she really wanted that salad from WrapStar.
Well...to make a long story short -- she loved her veggie burger with avocado and was a happy camper. However, I was served a burger with one small & thin piece of wilted soggy lettuce. I've never seen such garbage and thought it was a joke. Even worse, WTF was whoever who made & prepared my burger thinking for serving such crap to a customer. I returned to the counter and nicely & comically showed Jean, who took my order, and he was embarrassed and couldn't believe it either -- his exact words: "that lettuce looks ratty." Then asks if I "want some replacement lettuce?" Ummm F-yea I do..and why ask such a silly question when I ordered just a simple plain burger with "only lettuce."
Fast forward 10 minutes while eating my burger: Jean comes to our table to apologize again, told me he's going to tell his manager and also speak to the cooks in the kitchen...and then he hands me two cards for complimentary burgers. Way to step-up & do the right thing, Spike Jean.
My ($8.95) double burger was very good...seared & chard to a crisp, yet still juicy...and held up well in their perfect set of buns. And now I intend to hit up their MDR & Century City locations too for my free burger redemption.
I'm very impressed with Shake Shack's very reasonable prices
Also very impressed with how Jean ended up handling the lettuce shakedown...and expressed that to him as well. I never expect anything for free. But...
It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these time and time again -foo fighters
Jean contributed to turning a 2-star burger experience into a solid 4 due to his 5-star customer service
Done, done, on to the next one
Done, I'm done and I'm on to the next -foo fighters
Fade-out