Move over, Lake Grove: a Shake Shack is coming to Selden on Thursday, November 20th, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The 618 Middle Country Road–destined location — which notably will feature Shake Shack’s first drive-thru presence on Long Island — will open at 10:30 a.m. That wasn’t too early for fourth-period lunch in high school, and it definitely isn’t for the incendiary burger, fries, and shake combo the popular chain offers at each of its restaurants.
Custom mini Shake Shack tote bags will be gifted to all guests who show up on opening day.
Moreover, in lockstep with their “Stand for Something Good” initiative, Shake Shack will donate $1 from every sandwich sold on November 20th to the Long Island Food Pantry.
Such good-deed-doing makes a good burger like Shake Shack’s taste even better; Kurt from Mondo Burger would never (RIP Jan Schwieterman).
This is the sixth Shake Shack to set up shop on Long Island and the third in Suffolk (Melville, Lake Grove). It will now serve as Suffolk’s easternmost location.
The drive-thru will come equipped with a digital menu board and a two-lane ordering system, similar to Chick-fil-A’s. Typical business hours will run through 11 p.m.
It remains to be seen whether the originally planned Commack, Holbrook, Riverhead, and Valley Stream locations will ever see the light of day.
Until then, curious locals can delight in flocking to Selden for their favorite Five Guys alternative — a ShackBurger and crinkle-cut fries, perhaps complemented by a cookies-and-cream milkshake that hits so sensationally smooth, I once endured Boston Harbor’s Encore Casino security solely to get it. Why throw your money away when you can just as easily bet on a sure thing?
Thankfully, the next time I get my once-a-year Shake Shack fix, I’ll have a more geographically convenient option at my disposal.