What rose from a single hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in Mid Town Manhattan, is one of the most tasty, and rapidly growing little burger chains around. Shake Shack has spread to half a dozen locations in New York and has drifted off into cities up and down the East Coast and even over seas.
In 2004 a food vendor, Union Square Hospitality Group, won a bid to put in a permanent kiosk in Madison Square Park and rather than the hot dogs they had been selling started cooking up burgers to order. It became so popular that people demanded more locations. USHG was glad to comply.
To find a Shake Shack near you (and believe me, you really should) check them out on the web at http://www.shakeshack.com/. The one my daughter, Alli, and I went to is located at 8th Ave. and 44th St. It was the middle of the afternoon and there was still a line of people waiting.
But it moved fast. You walk up, place your order and then wait for them to fix your food fresh.
Burgers
I ordered up their "classic" Shack Burger and when it arrived it was so juicy and perfectly cooked, the meat literally was melting in my mouth. Between their light seasoning and their "Shack Sauce" there was a slight twang with each bite. The burger was delicious.
Alli ordered up the Shroom Burger, a portobella mushroom fried up and stuffed with Muenster and cheddar cheese. And when I say stuffed I mean totally stuffed. I took a bite and admitted that it was actually better than their regular all beef burger. Now granted, I like shoorms but never once thought that a mushroom would actually be better than a delicious all beef patty.
Oh the fries are pretty ordinary and while we didn't imbibe the menu offers up what we have been told are great frozen custard delights. Many people were enjoying them even on this cold March day. And there were lots of people enjoying the food at Shake Shack (including someone that Alli said is YouTube famous).
There isn't much more to say. If you're in New York, do what the locals are lining up to do, and grab a burger at the Shake Shack.
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