Slog - Comments on Shake Shack II http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii It's true, there are no prohibitive fences at the Shake Shack, but there are 2 hour lines and huge rats running around between the tables and the ivy. Still, they make the best black and white milkshake I've ever had.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:27:01 -0800 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:27:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Annon I for one would be freaked out by the giant rats, but delicious milkshakes are a compelling argument. Yet another reason I with I lived in Seattle, instead of the middle of nowhere MI.

]]> Annon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816958 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:34:09 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I believe our Mr. Emeritus is in NYC, not Seattle. There's no Shake Shack around here. Or giant rats; we have little tiny rats in Seattle.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816973 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816973 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:07:12 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage There were no rats last night--and no line either, Sean, at least not when we walked up. There was an enormous line when we left.

Oh, and there were some tiny darling mice darting in and out of the ivy. There are mice and rats all over the place in all big cities.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816976 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816976 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:00:58 -0800 Comment by Al Shake Shack rocks. I've not seen the rats, squirrels (FEARLESS squirrels) yes, but not rats. Though I don't doubt it.

]]> Al http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816980 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816980 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:47:36 -0800 Comment by Joey the Girl I still haven't been to The Shake Shack - thanks for the reminder! Question, though: is the black and white milkshake anything like a black and white cookie?

]]> Joey the Girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816995 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c816995 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:11:25 -0800 Comment by kid icarus Look to the cookie!

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817013 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817013 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:31:15 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Lies! LIES~!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817014 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817014 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:32:56 -0800 Comment by mj Dan, the word darling and mice just do not go together : ) YUCK....
I only have a few phobias and rats are top of the list, mice would come in second.


]]> mj http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817028 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817028 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:53:49 -0800 Comment by joykiller "There are mice and rats all over the place in all big cities."

That doesn't make them any less gross, nor does it make it any more acceptable for a burger joint to host them. Big cities have crackhead vagrants, too, but with the exception of a few Stranger staff members, not many people find them "darling."

]]> joykiller http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817035 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817035 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:01:50 -0800 Comment by md I've never seen rodents at Shake Shack. And at 5pm, there are no lines. 11-2 & 6-9, yes. Very much so. During busy times, the line is more like an hour and half, but the wait for your food takes another 30-45 mins. Check the Shackcam on their site first.

Should you wish to eat your burger at common meal times, I suggest the shorter (and often absent) lines at BRGR, Stand, Molly's, Resto, Blue 9, BLT Burger or Blue Smoke. All are a short cab ride away from teh Sh@q.

]]> md http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817040 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817040 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:10:52 -0800 Comment by I'm more travelled than you, emeritus So I'm drinking my soy milk chai in St. Tropez and I noticed it is very hard to pair a nice Riesling with blackened Tuna and Endive salads, since the oakiness and mocha of the wine conflubulates the hearty stalwartness and smokey underpinnings of the Endive. Oh, you don't summer in St. Tropez? Why am I posting this, you ask? I don't know. Ask Sean the emeritus.

]]> I'm more travelled than you, emeritus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817082 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817082 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:46:25 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV The giant squirrels are a pain, too....

http://shazgood.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/giant-squirrel.jpg

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817110 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817110 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:11:20 -0800 Comment by chris you don't have to go all the way to NYC for the best shake in the world. it's right in our own back yard. take a day trip to cle elum and stop at mcguire's giant burger: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/522868883_3719664c0a.jpg

the best damn shake anywhere. i highly recommend the chocolate bananana (made with fresh bananas). the corndog, fishwich (mmm, greasy), and the burgers are to-die as well.

]]> chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817180 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817180 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:22:42 -0800 Comment by SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS Also, I was in NYC for 3 weeks and I ate at the Shake Shack 5 times, underfoot rats be damned.

]]> SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817218 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:02:53 -0800 Comment by Fnarf @11: Rieslings are unoaked, and go terrifically well with tuna and endive, and most foods, because of their high acidity (acid makes the mouth water). There's no mocha. You've never been to St. Tropez, and "conflubulates" is not a word. If I had to guess, I'd guess that's not even real soy milk in your chai.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817227 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817227 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:13:44 -0800 Comment by Joey the Girl Ah, Fnarf, it's so nice to have you back :-)

]]> Joey the Girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817254 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817254 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:48:03 -0800 Comment by I'm more traveled than you, emeritus Touche', Fnarf. Touche'. I should have known better than to try and slip one by the world's smartest slogger.

]]> I'm more traveled than you, emeritus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817361 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/shake_shack_ii#c817361 At Large Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:27:26 -0800