Would You Pay To Get Your Shake Shack Meal More Quickly?

If you need some extra cash, have lots of time, and don't mind waiting in a long line outside, you may be able to make a pretty penny by getting to the head of the notoriously long line at Shake Shack in Madison Square Park and charging people at the back of the line for ordering their meals. The Gloss's editors Jennifer Wright and Ashley Cardiff and video intern Paige Polesnak tried it out—using one person as the "frontman" and another as the "crowd pleaser" who takes orders from people in the back willing to pay the "liberty tax"—and ended up making $43.

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10 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: Madison Square Park, NYC, Shake Shack

Shake Shack Shakedown: Are All ShackBurgers Created Equal?

The expansion of Shake Shack is a double-edged sword. With four Shake Shack locations in Manhattan, the average New Yorker is now closer than ever to juicy, gooey, beefy, cheesy bliss. On the other hand, the real question is whether or not quality will suffer with the expansion. Is it possible to cook burgers that are not only the best in the city, but consistently the best in the city in four different locations? I took it upon myself to find out.

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43 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, January 11, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Madison Square Park, reviews, Shake Shack, Times Square, Upper East Side, Upper West Side

Video: Danny Meyer, on the Shake Shack Origin Story

Big Think has a video interview with New York City restaurateur Danny Meyer, the man behind one of AHT's fave burger joints, The Shake Shack. Scrub ahead to 1:35, which is where the relevant Shake Shack info is. Or,...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 30, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Tagged: Danny Meyer, Madison Square Park, Manhattan, NYC, Shake Shack, videos

'Burgercon' at Shake Shack

Clockwise from left: Jackie (Burger Conquest), Robyn (AHT), J. Kenji Alt (Good Eater), Paul (BC), me, Jason (Burger of the Month), Rev (BC). Yesterday was a momentous day in Northeast burgerdom, marked by a meeting of the burger minds....

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 21, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: BOTM, Burger Conquest, Burgercon, Flatiron District, J. Kenji Alt, Madison Square Park, Manhattan, NYC, Shake Shack

Spring Awakening

Shake Shack: Friday, April 10, marks the beginning of the Shack's summer hours—11 a.m. to 11 p.m. [Eater]...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 9, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Tagged: Flatiron District, Madison Square Park, Manhattan, NYC, Shake Shack