Shake Shack Opening in Downtown Brooklyn Tomorrow

After announcing the location a year ago, Shake Shack is finally opening their first Brooklyn location in the Fulton Mall tomorrow, December 20, at 409 Fulton Street (map). There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, December 19, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, chains, NYC, openings, Shake Shack

11 Burgers That Are Worth the Hype

Famous burgers may not always live up to the hype, but mountains of praise have to be right sometimes. Here are some of our favorite burgers around the country that are worth the hype.

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36 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, November 28, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: Ann's Snack Bar, Atlanta, Bobcat Bite, California, Georgia, Hodad's, Holeman and Finch Public House, JG Melon, Little Big Burger, Los Angeles, New Mexico, NYC, Oregon, Palace Kitchen, Portland, Roam, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Seattle, Shake Shack, Southern California, Umami Burger, Washington

Shake Shack Coming to Long Island Next Year

Shake Shack just announced they'll be opening a location in Westbury, Long Island, in an upcoming development at 900 Old Country Road (map), in late 2012. (They're also opening a Philadelphia location in 2012).

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 22, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Tagged: coming soon, Long Island, NYC, Shake Shack

Double Cheeseburger at Eleven Madison Park, Coming Right Up

Asking for a double cheeseburger at a fancy-pants restaurant may be seen as a joke, but not at Danny Meyer's Eleven Madison Park, where great burgers are available across the street at Meyer's Shake Shack. From New York Post:

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 21, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Danny Meyer, NYC, Shake Shack

Video: 'Shake Shack, Please Cater My Wedding'

If Shake Shack has never catered a wedding before, looks like they might soon. YouTube user gtrujillo01 uploaded a video last week telling Shake Shack why they should cater his wedding. (Reason #1: "Because I love your burgers almost as much as my fiancée...") We hope gtrujillo01 and his fiancée get a Shake Shack wedding!

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 3, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Shake Shack, videos, weddings

Quote of the Day: Anthony Bourdain on Milk Burger

"I live in this weird zone—my wife got me into this actually—where if we're out on the street and it's convenient, we'll go to Shake Shack and buy burgers and bring them home. But Milk Burger delivers. I feel like I'm betraying Danny Meyer every time I call them up, but it's a damn good burger."—Chef, author, and TV personality Anthony Bourdain in the New York Times on noted Shake Shack copycat Milk Burger. Bourdain's wife Ottavia is a Milk Burger fan. [via Eater]

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3 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 17, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chefs, Milk Burger, NYC, Quote of the Day, Shake Shack

Milk Burger Appears in New York Magazine's 'Approval Matrix' for Ripping Off Shake Shack

Milk Burger earned a spot in New York Magazine's August 1 "Approval Matrix" near the edge of "Despicable/Lowbrow" for being such a Shake Shack ripoff that they used a Shack Burger photo on their website (now changed to a photo of one of their actual burgers). The good part of Milk Burger emulating Shake Shack (aside from the tons of press)? Their burgers aren't bad.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 28, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: Milk Burger, New York Magazine, Shake Shack

First Reports from Shake Shack in Westport, CT

Shake Shack opened up its first Connecticut location yesterday in Westport. Danny Meyer was on hand for the opening, and we've been getting a few initial reports from our Twitter and Facebook fans.

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2 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, July 21, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, openings, Shake Shack, Westport

Milk Burger Owner 'Shocked' About Shake Shack Rip-off Allegation

Yesterday DNAinfo.com talked to Milk Burger owner Erik Mayor about his website ripping off Shake Shack. What they found out: "Milk Burger owner Erik Mayor, 36, told DNAinfo he was 'shocked' when he learned of the accusation, and attributed the the errors to an intern who had created Milk Burger's website." (Milk Burger's website is currently down, but you can see screenshots on DNAinfo and our review.) Furthermore, Mayor says about his burger versus Shake Shack's, "The biggest difference is that it doesn't cause the bloating that the Shack Burger has."

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23 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Milk Burger, Shake Shack

Milk Burger in East Harlem: No, This Is Not Shake Shack

Do not adjust your monitor, do not refresh your page; this is not a Shake Shack burger. That's right: The burger from Milk Burger, a new burger joint in Spanish Harlem, is a near clone of the Shake Shack burger.

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55 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, July 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, East Harlem, Milk Burger, NYC, reviews, Shake Shack, Spanish Harlem