Upon arrival into the city and getting situated into our home away from home for the next five days, I had planned for us to grab a quick lunch at Shake Shack, a modern day burger stand. For some reason that I can not remember now, but I'm sure was valid then, I picked the original Shake Shack location at Madison Square Park in the Flatiron District. You would not believe how long the freaking line was when we got there. It was like a quarter of a mile long. Unbelievable! I thought about going to the one on the Upper West Side but we were HON-GRY. We settled for a pizza place across the street and vowed to make it back here before our time in NYC was over. It wasn't until our very last day that we had a change to make it out there. We made it a priority to get there thirty minutes before it opened so we would be the first in line. Well, we ended up being second in line. By the time the windows opened up, the line had already grown to about twenty people deep. I mean seriously?!? Were these burgers that fracking good? So we order some burgers, fries and shakes. And of course I got the bird dog which is a smoked chicken and apple bratwurst. That was okay. Forgettable. Most of us got the Fair Trade milkshake. Vanilla shake spun with fair trade certified coffee. MMmmmmm. I want one right now! The fries were eh. I think everyone really enjoyed their burgers. Man. It looked so juicy and just that perfect and simple burger. I can almost see why some people wait in line for more than hour for the food here. Almost. In any case, I would mos def recommend this place to anyone visiting NYC for the first time.
The super long lines on the first attempt.
Attempt number two. We arrive thirty minutes before Shake Shack opens.
This dood is already there when we arrive. And he came prepared to wait.
The line that has already formed when the place is barely opening up shop. Crazy.
Time for some eat burger dramatically fotos!
I do this all the time after I eat. The herbal essence hair toss. I love the expressions from the folks behind me. Esp that of big poppa. He's like, why does she have to do that in PUBLIC.
2 comments:
lol at your hair pics. i love shake shack! it wasnt that busy when we went tho..maybe bc it was freakin COLD. o yea and it was memorable bc a naked dude was running down the street right down the sidewalk..yes BUTT NEKKID..needless to say, he got some starers, picture-takers (i.e. us), and even some followers. oh and not to mention, he was in good shape too! (i meant the overall bod, bc we couldnt see the "details" from where we were sitting..ha!)
Hello again. Avoid Pop Burger, but good job on Shake Shack. Some of the locals call it 'Shax'. There are some good places in Harlem, but I recommend going in the day. On a bright, sunny day. Your hair is wonderful.
-NY152
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