Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  DASH ACQUISITIONS LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/04/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STEAK & SHAKE CO [SNS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1110
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.50 163,686
D (1) (2)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DASH ACQUISITIONS LLC
9701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
SUITE 1110
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
    X    
Dash Jonathan
9701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
SUITE 1110
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
    X    

Signatures

By: /s/ Sardar Biglari, as Attorney in Fact for Jonathan Dash, President 06/06/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

By: /s/ Sardar Biglari, as Attorney in Fact for Jonathan Dash 06/06/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of Common Stock held in client accounts managed by Dash Acquisitions LLC over which Jonathan Dash has sole investment discretion. Accordingly, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Each of the Reporting Persons is a member of a Section 13(d) group with respect to the securities of the Issuer that beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. As members of the group, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the other members of the group. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the other members of the group except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

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