10. It's a rising restaurant star

Owing to its average annual $1.7mill earnings per store, Steak 'n Shake was named the 11th best fast-food franchise to own by Forbes. It's still got a way to go before it catches up to #1 seed Chick-fil-A (with $3.2mill per store), so it would be smart to introduce seven-layer chicken biscuits.

Kristin Hunt is a food/drink staff writer for Thrillist. She was introduced to Steak 'n Shake while on Spring break in St. Louis, because she's the type of person to take Spring breaks in St. Louis. Follow her at @kristin_hunt.

