Est. 2026  /  Detroit  /  Open late

Burger Shack

Chuck ground every morning, smashed thin on a 500° flat-top, and stacked on a potato bun that never sees a freezer.

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The Shack Stack 12.50
The Shack Stack, assembling An exploded diagram of a double cheeseburger — sesame crown, pickles, aged cheddar, two smashed chuck patties, white onion, vine tomato, butter lettuce, shack sauce and a toasted heel — that stacks itself together as the page scrolls.

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01 — Signatures

Two burgers we’d stake the place on

Everything else on the board is good. These two are the reason people drive across town.

The Shack Stack: two smashed chuck patties with melted cheddar, lettuce, tomato and pickles on a toasted potato bun. No. 01

12.50

The Shack Stack

Two quarter-pound patties smashed thin so every edge turns to crust, double aged cheddar, shack sauce, bread & butter pickles and raw white onion.

  • Double patty
  • Aged cheddar
  • Shack sauce
The Smokehouse Swiss: a burger with melted Swiss cheese, thick-cut bacon, lettuce and tomato on a sesame bun. No. 02

13.75

Smokehouse Swiss

Thick-cut bacon smoked in-house over applewood, Swiss melted right onto the patty, onions caramelized low for four hours and black pepper aioli.

  • Applewood bacon
  • Swiss
  • 4-hour onions

03 — The rest of the tray

Nobody orders just a burger

A tipped fryer basket of skin-on fries with herbs and sea salt.
Shack Fries4.50

Twice-fried in beef tallow. Order the large.

A stack of thick beer-battered onion rings on a slate board.
Onion Rings5.75

Cut thick, battered in beer, salted hot.

A tall hand-spun vanilla milkshake with whipped cream, a cherry and a paper straw.
Hand-Spun Shake6.50

Four flavors. Thick enough to hold the straw up.

04 — Visit

Corner of Gratiot & Russell

Walk-up window on the Gratiot side, twelve stools inside, and a patio that stays open until the weather says otherwise. No reservations — there never have been.

1412 Gratiot Avenue
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 555–0142

Mon – Thu
11:00 – 22:00
Friday
11:00 – 00:00
Saturday
11:00 – 00:00
Sunday
12:00 – 21:00
Kitchen closes
30 min prior

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