Back in
April, we celebrated 39 years since we had our first date…and it was a blind
date…as well as our 38th wedding anniversary. Laurie hadn’t wanted to go out with me as I
was an ‘old man’, 10 years her senior.
Her friend and my administrative assistant promised that she would stop
bugging her if she just went out with me this one time… Laurie agreed and the
rest is history!
So how
did we celebrate this momentous occasion?
We usually just go out for a semi-fancy upscale dinner. This time we added a movie to the mix,
watching “Ghost in the Shell” starring Scarlett Johansson. The movie was OK as we both like strong
kick-butt female characters.
So I
asked Laurie just where she’d like to go for our anniversary dinner. What special place did she choose?
Yup! She chose the Steak ‘n Shake in Knoxville’s
Turkey Creek shopping area. She’s from
the St. Louis Missouri area and she grew up on Steak ‘n Shake hamburgers…and
she loves them! I even gave her a chance
to change her mind at the last minute but she’d made up her mind.
The
interior decor of Steak ‘n Shake Restaurants is very consistent. They are what are commonly termed ‘fast
casual’ restaurants. There are servers
and orders are taken from menus at your table.
Steak ‘n
Shake Restaurants were founded in 1934 in Normal Illinois. Today they are a division of Biglari Holdings,
Inc. which is based in San Antonio Texas.
Steak ‘n Shake now has 550 + locations in 28 states. Biglari Holdings also operates/franchises
Western Sizzlin Restaurants (75 locations in 17 states), Maxim (Magazine and
related businesses) and First Guard Insurance Company, which provides
commercial truck insurance.
Laurie
went for it big time, starting out with a side salad. She said that it was pretty good too… I
couldn’t find a price for it on-line and I paid cash for dinner and I didn’t get
a detailed receipt.
Next
she went for the Original Double 'n Cheese Steakburger™, her standard favorite burger
at Steak ‘n Shake. (Ala carte $3.68) She dropped the onions and asked for extra
pickles…and as you can see, her request was fulfilled.
Well
what the heck! It was our anniversary
dinner and Laurie had to have something to drink with dinner. She ordered a very satisfying Root Beer Float…
(Price isn’t listed on-line)
Don’t
forget that this was my anniversary dinner too!
I went all in but I skipped a fancy drink to go with my dinner…settling
for water with lemon. My first course
consisted of a Spicy Chicken Sandwich with French fries. ($3.99) I had my
bottle of Tabasco with me and I kicked the chicken sandwich up another
notch. I shared the fries with my bride. This was a good ‘start’ for my special dinner…
For my
second course, I ordered my own ala carte Original Double 'n Cheese
Steakburger™. My appetite was finally
sated!
This
was a good experience all around. My
better half got exactly what she wanted to eat for our anniversary dinner. Happy wife = Happy life! In addition, my wallet was happy too. This special dinner probably cost just about
what our pizza cost on our first date back in the suburbs of St. Louis!
The
Steak ‘n Shake in Knoxville’s Turkey Creek shopping area is located at 310 Wild
Geese Road at Parkside Drive. Phone:
865-675-2551. Steak ‘n Shake’s website
can be found at http://www.steaknshake.com/.
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by and sharing our anniversary dinner with us!
Take
Care, Big Daddy Dave
Woo hoo! Happy Anniversary to you both! Sounds like a winning dinner for it to me. I really like Steak 'n Shake, esp the patty melt, but Bill refuses to ever eat there again, doesn't like anything about it. I think their fries are great. Wish I had been there! ☺
ReplyDeleteDave, wishing you and Laurie a very Happy Anniversary! And it looks as if Laurie chose a winner here! All the dishes look very tasty and the ambiance looks warm and friendly. The dish presentations are quite attractive!
ReplyDeleteWow you went all out - I didn't know they had moved into the South. Having said this, both of your meals look very good and would have made me a happy camper.
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