Our Story

Shake Shack sprouted from a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in Manhattan to support the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s first art installation. The cart was quite the success, with Shack fans lined up daily for three summers.

We Wrote the Book on Burgers!

Order our debut cookbook, Shake Shack: Recipes & Stories.

Rise and Shack

Breakfast is cookin’ at Madison Square Park, JFK, Fulton Center, Grand Central, Penn Station, Union Station, LAX and Dubai Airport.

Graphic of original Shake Shack burger and hot dog cart

In 2004, a permanent kiosk opened in the park: Shake Shack was born. This modern day “roadside” burger stand serves up the most delicious burgers, hot dogs, frozen custard, shakes, beer, wine and more. An instant neighborhood fixture, Shake Shack welcomed people from all over the city, country and world who gathered together to enjoy fresh, simple, high-quality versions of the classics in a majestic setting. The rest, as they say, is burger history.

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Oct 5, 2018

A Coast-to-Coast Story: Try Our One-Day-Only Collab Burger + Shake with Chef Ludo Lefebvre at Madison Square Park 10/9!

We’re thrilled to team up with one of LA’s most influential chefs, Ludo Lefebvre, to bring NYC a one-day-only, two-part collaboration! With multiple restaurants across LA, including Trois Mec, Petit Trois, Trois Familia, Chef Ludo has earned countless accolades from publications such as Los Angeles Magazine, Food & Wine, Esquire, and GQ. In 2017, he was nominated for two James... READ MORE...

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Give Some Shack!

Treat someone special to burgers, fries and frozen custard from the Shack. Whether a Birthday, Holiday, Graduation, Congratulations, Thank You, Bon Voyage, Just Because or Whoops, My Bad – this is one gift that won’t be re-gifted. Do the right thing. Gift cards are available at Shake Shack. Or you can easily purchase one right now.

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Gift of Shack!

Treat someone you love to delicious burgers, fries and frozen custard! Consider it the gift that keeps on giving… Purchase a Gift Card.

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Stand for something good

We are the world! We love our planet and all its inhabitants. We’re working hard to lessen our footprint, and promise to keep pushing to make important new strides. We’re committed to extending hospitality beyond the four walls of each Shack into the surrounding community. Thank you for standing with us as we look to the future. See more good

Good Ingredients

100% all-natural Angus beef, vegetarian fed, humanely raised and source verified. No hormones or antibiotics – EVER. We pride ourselves on sourcing incredible ingredients from like-minded artisanal producers.
Good 'n' Green

Every Shack recycles all bottles and plastics, whether you sort or we do the sorting post-collection. It’s the most efficient way to make sure ZERO recyclable material ends up in landfills. Our cooking oil is reused to produce clean energy and our kitchen food is composted where locally possible.
Good Bones

Each Shack is constructed thoughtfully and purposefully to fit its unique environment, using a creative design approach that creates places and experiences like nowhere else. All good in the wood!
Good Neighbors

We’re all about our hood! We strive to be the best employers and citizens of each community we call home. Whether partnering with Share Our Strength or working with local charitable organizations to donate 5% of sales of a specific concrete – the Shack is committed to giving back.

Let's Talk it Out

Our team eagerly awaits your feedback! Questions, comments, cries of outrage? Fire away, and a real live human being will get back to you. Your observations are invaluable – thank you for taking the time to share with us. Inquiring minds want to know!

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Our Story

We Wrote the Book on Burgers!

Rise and Shack

Get the Lowdown on All Things Shack

A Coast-to-Coast Story: Try Our One-Day-Only Collab Burger + Shake with Chef Ludo Lefebvre at Madison Square Park 10/9!

See what else is new

Give Some Shack!

Give theGift of Shack!

Stand for something good

Good Ingredients

Good 'n' Green

Good Bones

Good Neighbors

Let's Talk it Out

What's on your mind?

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Gift of Shack!