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Shake Shack Near Times Square to Open Monday

By DNAinfo Staff on July 9, 2010 3:06pm

By Jill Colvin

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MIDTOWN — It's official: Shake Shack's Theater District location will open its doors to the hungry hordes Monday.

The restaurant, at the corner of West 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, will be open from 11 a.m. through midnight, seven days a week, beginning on July 12th, spokeswoman Theresa Mullen confirmed to DNAinfo.

Earlier this week, staff could be seen busy inside unpacking cutlery from cardboard boxes. Despite some hanging wires, the space looked ready for business, with neon green chairs neatly stacked on tables and merchandise hanging from the walls.

"We're all inside learning how to cook Shackburgers! Please come back soon," a sign posted on the restaurant's glass door read.

An Upper East Side location at 154 East 86th Street is also expected to open soon.

The beloved burger and frozen custard shop, which is owned and managed by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, began as a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park.

Its current expansion includes new locations in Miami Beach and Kuwait.