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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Dash Jonathan 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/28/2009 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 0 D (1)   Common Stock, par value $.50 158,436 I (1) (2) By Dash Acquisitions LLC

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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 Jonathan 9701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 1110 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212	Â	  X	Â	Â
DASH ACQUISITIONS LLC 9701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 1110 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

By: /s/ Sardar Biglari, as Attorney in Fact for Jonathan Dash		09/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: Dash Acquisitions LLC; By: /s/ Sardar Biglary as Attorney In Fact for Jonathan Dash, President		09/03/2009
**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)	This Form 3 is filed jointly by Dash Acquisitions LLC ("Dash Acquisitions") and Jonathan Dash. Jonathan Dash does not directly own any shares of the Issuer. As members of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer, each of Dash Acquisitions and Jonathan Dash may be deemed to be 10% owners of the Issuer.
(2)	Represents shares held in client accounts managed by Dash Acquisitions over which Jonathan Dash has sole investment discretion. Accordingly, Dash Acquisitions and Jonathan Dash may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Each of Dash Acquisitions and Jonathan Dash disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

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