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    Good Food

    Shake Shack opens in West Hollywood

    Fifteen years ago, New York restaurateur Danny Meyer opened the first Shake Shack. It was a cart that sold hot dogs in Midtown Manhattan. Now it's an international chain where tourists and locals go to eat frosty concretes and gourmet burgers.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 18, 2016 • 1 min read

    Fifteen years ago, New York restaurateur Danny Meyer opened the first Shake Shack. It was a cart that sold hot dogs in Midtown Manhattan. Now it's an international chain where tourists and locals go to eat frosty concretes and gourmet burgers.

    Meyer cut the ribbon on a new Shake Shack in West Hollywood on Tuesday and spoke to us about why it took so long to bring his chain to California. He also gives us the scoop on what inspired the Roadside Double burger, which is only available at the WeHo location.

    Shake Shack

    8520 Santa Monica Boulevard

    West Hollywood, CA 90069

    Union Square Hospitality Group, we also checked in on how "Hospitality Included" is going at his New York restaurants where the service charge is being worked into food prices on the menu.

    Music: "But Not for Me" by Ted Heath Orchestra

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