Shrinkflation: Review of the Delta Shake Shack Burger – So Much Less Than Old Delta Burger

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• Final Thoughts on my 15 day Atlantic Crossing on the Norwegian Viva Prima Class Ship

For many years now Delta Air Lines has provided a decent, if not even respectable good, burger in domestic first class. One of my old frequent flyer buddies enjoyed them so much that whenever I was flying without him and had the chance to send him a photo of my Delta burger lunch he would be most irritated with me (ah good times)!

With the above in mind I thought it would be good, and a good comparison, to peek at the old Delta burger and all the things that came with it to see if we do now have an upgrade or have yet again been “enhanced” by the Delta PR department. Let’s dive in.

I had checked the Delta menu in advance for our flights and the choices looked less than exciting and not the way I wanted to start the very first day of our epic trip and cruise vacation from Lisbon. But Delta, one week out to the minute, e-mails you not just the default choices but many times other options that are hub specific. When I got the e-mail and saw the Shake Shack burger was an option I was jazzed! But did it live up to the hype and the burgers that came before it? Let’s dive in.

At first glance I was not so sure this would be better than it’s predecessor. I did respect the fixings were on a separate plate but maybe not so much at the expense of the fruit and cheese plate that used to come with the old burger as you can see above.

Another big downgrade is a tiny bag of chips vs. what was a very tasty and pleasant potato salad made from fingerling spuds at that. Now to the flavor.

Flavor wise this was a good burger and with the fixings fresh and crisp each bite was enjoyable. Both my and my wife’s only negative criticism was that it was on the greasy side (I know fat is flavor but still). I ate it up and felt satisfied but not overly full. Dessert was a plastic brownie that tasted very mass produced and a big downgrade from what was.

So did the Shack Shack live up to the Internet hype? Really, no not so much. While I would consider ordering this again but only if there were no other choices that were better options to choose from. It really is sad to see shrinkflation hit Delta 1st class and that this is the best they can do.

Have you had a chance to try this lunch / dinner choice? Were you more or less impressed than I was? Would you order this choice again? – René