The Sun-Times is Blackmailing Steak ‘n Shake

Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown once called Steak ‘n Shake “the very best burger chain in the country” in a rant about how the restaurant doesn’t have a location in Chicago proper (they’ve been in the ‘burbs for a long while). Now, Brown’s quote is being used by Steak ‘n Shake, it’s been showing up on the restaurant’s advertising materials.

Brown is, understandably, dismayed. How dare they use his praise without rewarding him with a Loop or Loop-adjacent franchise! Roger Ebert (also a fan) agrees, and the two of them have decided that the most appropriate course of action is blackmail. Steak ‘n Shake has until 2010 to open a restaurant near the Sun-Times office, or Brown and Ebert go negative.

A brand new beef with Stean ‘n’ Shake [S-T]
[Photo: tim psych/Flickr]

The Sun-Times is Blackmailing Steak ‘n Shake