Shake Shack's Union Station location opened on June 23rd, and of course I headed over with my friend R on opening day!
It took a few minutes to find it, mainly because I'm used to only walking from the metro to the Amtrak gates, and Shake Shack is located outside of that area. You will definitely notice it once you are close, especially with the sign in the middle of the hallway that you can see in the photo below.
What I really love about new Shake Shack locations is that they have location-specific concretes that you can only get there. While the Washington Monu-Mint concrete is also available at the Dupont Circle location, the Busy Bee and Beaux-arts Banana concretes are specifically made at this one.
Busy Bee: Vanilla custard, strawberry puree, and Baked & Wired Bee Sting bar with sliced almonds and honey.
Beaux-arts Banana: Vanilla custard, caramel sauce, banana and graham crackers from Pollystyle.
I got the Beaux-arts Banana concrete, and it was delicious! The big pieces of Pollystyle graham crackers were crunchy and went well with the rest of the creamy ingredients. I loved that the dining area was upstairs, and provided a great view of the people and action going on below at the station. If you're ever near or coming through Union Station in DC, I highly recommend stopping in for a burger or some custard!
Thanks for the awesome blog shout-out! We're so glad you were able to make it to opening day and try out our specialty concretes. We hope to see you at the Shack again soon!
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Thank you!
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