It appears that Santa Monica’s branch of Steak ‘N Shake has abandonned any hope of returning to pre-COVID life as usual.  While their website still lists them as temporarily closed, their location at 1455 Third St. Promenade is gutted and a large for lease sign in the window says they’ve no plans to reopen.  Their departure leaves a cavernous hole in the Downtown Santa Monica food scene.  I’ll keep my eye on the space to see if there will be any takers…