page_title: Steak 'n Shake
section_title: Locations
hierarchical_section_title: Steak 'n Shake / Locations
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking north at Grand Opening of SnS branch next to Sullivan Theater on a rainy midday. Young lady in red on left is handing out fliers for the restaurant.
context_page_description: Steak 'n Shake Operations, Inc. is an American casual restaurant chain concentrated primarily in the Midwestern United States with locations also in the South, Mid-Atlantic and Western United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Biglari Holdings. As of 2018, 628 Steak 'n Shake restaurants were in operation; 414 corporate operations and 214 franchised establishments, although the company has since been attempting to convert to a fully franchised model. Typical restaurant locations have sit-down, drive-thru and front-window service, resulting in a hybrid of fast-food to-go service and diner-style sit-down service. Many Steak 'n Shake restaurants are open 24 hours a day, seven days per week. The menu features primarily burgers and hand-dipped milkshakes, though other entrees, side items, and drinks are also available.
  The corporation's slogan "Famous for Steakburgers" refers to its most prominent food item, the "Steakburger", so called because it was originally made from a mixture that included T-bone, sirloin, and round steaks. The "Steak" in the restaurant name comes from that menu item.
context_section_description: The first Steak 'n Shake in the state of Indiana was opened as a drive-in restaurant in Indianapolis in November 1954. As typical for this time period, this restaurant had offered curb service (carhop) in addition to table service and takeout. At the time of the opening of this location, Steak 'n Shake had locations in five states.
  The Route 66 Steak 'n Shake at Springfield, Missouri (built 1962) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
  The company entered North Carolina for the first time by opening a franchised location in Greensboro in December 1996.
  Steak 'n Shake entered Wisconsin with locations in Racine, Janesville and Madison in the late 1990s, but all locations closed by 2004. Another franchiser opened locations in Waukesha and Wauwatosa in 2007, but both closed by 2010. The chain has yet to return to the state.
  After briefly operating a few restaurants in south Texas during the 1970s, Steak 'n Shake returned to Texas by opening locations in the Dallas–Fort Worth area beginning in 2001, in the Houston area beginning in 2012, and in the San Antonio area beginning in 2013.
  Steak 'n Shake entered South Carolina for the first time by opening a location in Greenville in February 2001.
  The company entered Oklahoma for the first time by opening a franchised location in Edmond in 2004.
  Steak 'n Shake entered West Virginia for the first time by opening a franchised location in Barboursville in August 2007.
  Steak 'n Shake opened their first location in Nevada inside the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2010 and a second Nevada location in Reno in July 2013. In January 2017, a second location was opened in Las Vegas, the third in Nevada, in the Student Union building on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas followed by a second Reno location, the fourth in Nevada, in July 2017.
  Steak 'n Shake entered Louisiana for the first time by opening a location near Baton Rouge in Covington in 2011.
  The company first entered Colorado via a franchise in Denver in November 2011 before the parent took over the Colorado locations after a lengthy lawsuit between the franchisee and the parent company.
  In January 2012, they opened their first and only location in the state of New York on the island of Manhattan in New York City, adjacent to the Ed Sullivan Theater, then home to the Late Show with David Letterman. Indiana native David Letterman, an avid Steak 'n Shake fan, would frequent the location and mention it often on his show. This location closed in October 2017, ending the chain's five year presence in the state.
  The first location in New Jersey was opened by a franchise holder in September 2012 in Paramus. 
  At the beginning of 2016, a second and third location within New Jersey were opened by the same franchisee in West Windsor Township and Hamilton Township, but both of those locations quietly disappeared within a year. In September 2017, the original Paramus location, the last location in New Jersey, also closed after a five-year struggle to remain in business.
  The first Steak 'n Shake location in the state of Arizona was opened in Tempe in October 2013. A second Arizona location was open on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson in July 2017.
  The first and only location in the state of Montana, and in the upper plain states, was opened in Billings in December 2013. This location was forced to close after two and a half years in July 2016 due to poor sales that were blamed on "harsh reviews on social media".
  Steak 'n Shake expanded to California in July 2014 by opening a location in Victorville. A Los Angeles County location was opened in Santa Monica in late October and another in Burbank in December. After a lack of activity for over a year in the highly competitive Californian marketplace, the company announced in April 2016 of the expected opening of their first Orange County location, their fourth in California, in Aliso Viejo in mid-May. After a short delay, a fifth California location was opened behind schedule in Riverside in August 2016. In March 2017, a 6th lo
caption: Opening of New York City location in 2012 which has since closed
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