Shake Shack

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Madison Square Park
Madison Ave. at 23rd St., New York, NY 10010 40.741131 -73.988252
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Cuisine: Dessert / Ice Cream Shop, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs
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Reader Rating:
6.5 out of 10
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Official Website

shakeshacknyc.com

Hours

Mar-Oct: Daily, 11am-11pm; Nov-Feb: Daily, 11am-7pm

Nearby Subway Stops

N, R, W at 23rd St.; 6 at 23rd St.

Prices

$3.50-$8.75

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Great Desserts
Hot Spot
Kid-Friendly
Lunch
Notable Chef
Outdoor Dining
Teen Appeal

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Everyone has a favorite Danny Meyer restaurant; ours is Shake Shack. A weekly visit could cause you to rethink the necessity of having to get out of town during the summer. The park is that lush, the all-American snack-bar grub that good. Yes, the line at lunchtime is as bad as your local Duane Reade. But go late in the afternoon, when the crowds have thinned, sit at one of the regulation-green Parks Department tables, and have one of everything on the menu—perfect, smallish L.A.-style burgers that have no equal in New York; dressed to the nines Chicago-style dogs with authentic Day-Glo-green relish; a purple cow made with Grape Crush from the bottle; and frozen custard that tastes like a dream. You can even gulp beer or have a good half-bottle of wine inside a designated quaffing zone, no brown bag required. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Food:	2

Service:	3

Décor:	5

Value:	1

Shake Shack lovers are in general, yuppie lemmings who can't imagine how Danny Meyer could make bad food. His other eateries are excellent, unfortunately fast-food is not his milieu. The milk shake was excellent and since the Shack was named for the shake maybe I'm a little harsh, but then again, NO! The burgers were greasy, small, not very flavorful and overdone. Good meat shouldn't be cooked well done. I know they claim a medium burger, but that's rubbish.The fries aren't awful and the line moved faster than I thought, but these and a chocolate malt aren't anythings to hang your hat on. Better off going to a local diner or if you have the guts, go to Jackson Hole and order a rare bacon/ mushroom burger and smile all the way 'til dessert

Shake Shack

shake shack

nyeats from 10065 | Posted on 6/26/09

Overall Rating: 106 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	7
Service:	1

Décor:	3

Value:	4

shake shack is definitely one of the better hot dogs in nyc. burgers are fine, but extremely overrated. however, better than the burger and reg. hot dog is the bird dog. shakes, concretes, and custards are great. the lines in msp. are too long, but the columbus branch is a much more manageable wait.

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