Fast Friday: Steak and Shake's 7 x 7 Burger

I don't go to Steak and Shake often. I guess it is not because the food is bad, rather because in a choice between Steak and Shake and Five Guys....I pick Five Guys. On this occasion, I decided to finally punish my body with the 7 x 7 burger.

Weighing in at 1330 calories, this beast is 7 Steakburger patties and 7 pieces of cheese alternating between their standard bun.

The burger is exactly what you think it is. It is a greasy mess and you will feel bad about it afterwards....either from the guilt of eating over half of your calories for the day...or your body as it digests it. Strangely enough, I felt victorious as I defeated the 7 patty burger.

This is one of those try once burgers if you try it at all. You gain no benefit from eating this beyond a personal satisfaction of victory. Everything else is punished. Eat at your own risk, but the burger does taste good.

-Nick
nick@rateaburger.com

Ralphie's Strawberry Jalapeno Burger

RateABurger went back to Ralphie's for another round of eating burgers. This time, we went for the Strawberry Jalapeno Burger.

The only topping here was the strawberry jalapeno jam. After eating the peach habenero burger, I was not surprised to see just the jam. The jam was not bad flavor wise. The flavor combination is not fighting with itself for what dominates, rather it works well together to provide a solid flavor.

The patty was cooked well and was nice and juicy. The patty, however, was bland.

The bun arrived on cue. It did its job.

Much like the peach habenero burger, the jam was the one stop shop for flavor. If you want the jam to be the dominating flavor of the burger, this point was made with a patty that offered no taste and a bun that didn't frazzle, either. This can be a good thing, but the patty needs to have SOMETHING. Charred...seasonings...there was nothing there. Ralphie's is asking the consumer to roll the dice on the toppings and hope you like it as this burger has nothing else to support it.

Toppings: 8
Patty: 3
Bun: 4

OVERALL: 5

-Nick
nick@rateaburger.com

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