I tagged along with my gf and her friend for a nightcap recently.

The place looks deceiving. On the outside, you'd expect something nice once you get in. Instead, it's your typical bar with a nice layer of filth on top. We sat near the back by the counter station, with a tray of Tostitos in plain view while the prepped onions, tomatoes and such sitting about behind it is probably best served as decoration pieces over actual food. There's a surplus of post-secondary/twenty-somethings around so it's almost a precursor of what to expect.

There isn't a drink menu as beer tends to be centre stage here, though you can rely on the overhead boards for drink choices. Stepping ahead timidly, we started with rounds of Caesars and a Tom Collins, chased with a yam fries starter to check things out. The drinks were horribly made, notably the Caesars which combined a taste of blandness and hints of bitterness throughout. My Collins didn't fair too much better. The yam fries were plentiful but mediocre at best. Judging from the other tables, beer is probably the safest choice here by far.

Our server was friendly enough but rather slow on return visits to take our order, drink checkups and even settling up the bill. I'm willing to let this slide given the kind of business this is a slide from a lot of other similiar "watering holes" around.

The drink (beer) specials look good, and probably the only reason to come.

My boyfriend and I were searching for a place to go on a Friday night near our house. Seeing as the weather was nice and a cold beer sounded inviting, we thought we'd try the seemingly cool Shack.

We were sat on the patio and waited way too long for someone dressed in sweatpants to ask us if we wanted a drink. Our drinks were brought to us, and even though we had told the server we would want to order food, it wasn't until my boyfriend tracked her down that she came to take our orders.

I ordered my steak sandwich medium. It came to me - no exaggeration - raw. It looked as though they dropped it on the grill, flipped it and threw it on the bread. I was disgusted. I would have told our server, but she didn't come to check on us once. After my boyfriend got up and tracked her down, I was told a new sandwich would be brought to me. At least 15 minutes later, a way overcooked sandwich was brought over on a cold, untoasted bun with soggy mushrooms making the bread entirely inedible.

The service was horrible, the food was a total joke, and our overall experience was garbage. The worst part? They charged us full price for everything.

This place sucks. There are enough places around West Broadway; don't waste your time here.