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Paleo Friendly Restaurant: Shaka Shack Burgers (Santa Monica)

Relax in this surf-themed burger joint as you devour the grass-fed beef burgers. Mahalo! by Marla Starr on May 7, 2015

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Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

For two paleo foodies on the go, nothing hits the spot like a tasty burger joint!

Shaka Shack Burgers

1701 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Paleo Restaurant Rating Scale

Restaurant Rating: How good is it? On a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best we've ever had), how good is the restaurant, no matter if it's paleo or not.

Paleo Rating: On a scale of 1-5 (5 being paleo perfection), how paleo is it? A 5 star restaurant will have grass-fed and pasture raised meats, local, organic produce and no peanut oil in sight.

Of course, it all depends on where the burgers come from.

Shaka Shack Burgers Paleo Restaurant Los Angeles

McDonald’s is not going to cut it, and you may want to head straight to In-N-Out Burger after landing at LAX but if you find yourself in Los Angeles County, we recommend giving Shaka Shack Burgers in Santa Monica a go. Flavorful, grass-fed beef burgers await you in a comfortable surf-themed place.

Shaka Shack Burgers Paleo Restaurant Los Angeles

Surf Shop Or Burger Joint?

As beach-starved Midwesterners (Lake Michigan just doesn’t cut it when you’ve got the ocean at your finger tips), we went to the beach every day while we were in Los Angeles.

If you’ve been to Hawaii, you may be familiar with the relaxing vibe Shaka Shack has created. Because relaxing on the beaches of Kauai is instantly where this restaurant transported me to.

After my first-ever surfing lesson we spent the rest of the day relaxing in the sun on Venice Beach.

When we got hungry, I popped out my trusty guide, Google, and did a quick search to find some place for us to eat.

Surf lessons at #Venice Beach :) #paleoporn #paleo #primal #play

A photo posted by Jeff Sarris (@jeffsarris) on Sep 15, 2014 at 2:14pm PDT

Embrace Your Inner Surfer And Relax With A Burger

Shaka Shack is the perfect post-beach place because it’s all surfer themed!

There’s a little tiki bar and little tiki guys all over the place. I even caught Jeff in the midst of his tiki dude impersonation. ;) They even had cute little tiki ketchup and mustard bottles. The place was definitely totally tiki’d out, which was really fun & relaxing.

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The table we ate on was made from a wooden surfboard and there was surfboard art all over the walls, an old fashioned plastic-covered couch, and plastic chairs to sit and read Surfer magazine.

Tell Me About The Food

We both wanted to try the grass-fed burgers and as usual, we opted to go bunless.

For starters we ordered two Shaka burgers, which are grass-fed angus burgers with all the fixings wrapped in a lettuce wrap. Jeff was really hungry so after he devoured his first burger, he ordered a second.

After his Shaka, he got the Kobe Kahuna, which is one of their biggest burgers. It’s a half pound of kobe beef with wasabi mayo, red leaf lettuce, swiss cheese, and portobello mushroom.

We felt really good about this place because the beef was all grass-fed. When you walk in they have a flier for Tallgrass Beef, the ranch where they source their grass-fed beef from.

They did have sweet potato fries, but we weren’t sure what they cooked them in, so we decided to go for a salad instead.

Remember: If you don’t know what the restaurant is using to cook your food, you can always ask your server. :)

Shaka Shack Burgers Paleo Restaurant Los Angeles

We hadn’t had any greens that day, so we got a salad instead of fries, but it wasn’t your typical green salad.

We got the Asian slaw, which was red and white cabbage, pineapple, cilantro, macadamia nuts, chili flakes, olive oil, and rice vinegar. It even came served on a very appropriate flower plate. The flavors and textures were a perfect pairing!

Shaka Shack Burgers Paleo Restaurant Los Angeles

Are you interested in more Paleo friendly restaurants? Have a recommendation of someplace we should check out? Let us know!

Shaka Shack Burgers

1701 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405

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About the Author Marla Starr

Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

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