ELMHURST — Shake Shack is set to open its Queens Center Mall location on Wednesday, marking its earlier-than-planned opening date by featuring a shake named after the borough's World Fairs.
The burger chain announced it was opening a restaurant at the mall last summer, originally scheduled to open in 2016.
It's the first Shake Shack in Queens that doesn't require a ticket to enter — the other borough locations are Citi Field and John F. Kennedy Airport.
The famed burgers, hot dogs and fries are all featured on the menu, along with local beer like Queens Lager, Bronx American Pale Ale and Brooklyn East IPA on tap.
The chain will be serving its special concrete shakes at the Queens Center location, too.
A portion of sales from the "World's Fare" — made of vanilla custard, matcha, marshmallow sauce and crispy crunchies — will be donated to Play4Autism, the restaurant's partner charity, a Shake Shack spokeswoman said.
Five percent of the profits from the particular concrete will be given to the Middle Village-based organization.
Shake Shack is also slated to open a location on Austin Street in Forest Hills next year.
Its Queens Center location will be open seven days a week, 11 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. It will close at 9:30 p.m. on Sundays, the spokeswoman said.
