Shake Shack opening in Yonkers on Friday
The Lower Hudson Valley is getting a Shake Shack.
On聽July 22, the burger-and-fries chain will open to the public聽in Yonkers at the Cross County Shopping Center.
Shake Shack's first Westchester opening was announced in January, and fans of the crispy fried chicken sandwiches and all-natural聽beef burgers have been eagerly waiting for an update since.
"I would estimate we get five聽phone calls every day about Shake Shack," says Liz Pollack, marketing director for the Cross County Shopping Center.
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The chain, originally owned by restaurateur Danny Meyer before going public in 2015, is known for its use of antibiotic- and hormone-free meat聽and an聽eco-friendly business design that promotes composting food waste, reusing cooking oil and utilizing聽recyclable packaging. It started as a small, seasonal food cart in Manhattan's Madison Square Park in 2001 and eventually grew into a full-service kiosk聽in 2004. There are聽98 Shake Shacks worldwide, with聽20 in New York City alone.
The Yonkers Shake Shack menu will feature two custard treats specific to the location: the Great White Way, with聽vanilla custard聽and聽marshmallow sauce,聽and the聽Cross County Crunch, vanilla custard topped with salted caramel sauce, Mast Brothers dark chocolate chunks and聽chocolate toffee.
Located across from Zara and facing the north parking lot, Shake Shack has picnic tables for outdoor dining under shaded umbrellas, and a few local beers on tap to go with the roadside fare. Expect specialty beers from Yonkers Brewing, Broken Bow Brewery in Tuckahoe,聽Bronx Pale Ale and Southern Tier Brewing.
As part of Shake Shack's first foray聽in the region, the company聽will donate five percent of sales from the Cross County Crunch concrete to聽Yonkers Partners In Education, a nonprofit that聽works to聽improve the educational outcomes of students in the the city's public schools, raising聽money for college test preparation courses for high school students, college centers in the high schools and robotics camps in the middle schools.
Shake Shack will be open to the public at 11 a.m.,聽following a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
IF YOU GO ...
Shake Shack,聽2090 Mall Walk at Cross County Shopping Center, Yonkers.聽www.shakeshack.com