Shake Shack Grand Opening and Village of Rochester Hills Updates!

Shake Shack Grand Opening Monday, Oct 18th, 2021!

Shack Shake’s Grand Opening at the Village of Rochester Hills is scheduled for Monday, October 18th at 11am. Prospective taste buds are in overdrive anticipating the crunch of crinkle cut fries. The new store is located in the former Xfinity store location.

Shake Shack first opened its doors as a walk-up kiosk location on the Northeast corner of 23rd and Broadway in Manhattan in 2004. The kiosk's location, Madison Square Park, needed some rehabilitation. Shake Shack contributed to the cleanup and long lines of loyal fans have queued up ever since.

Shake Shack declares themselves a “modern day roadside burger stand serving a classic American menu of premium burgers, chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, crinkle cut fries, shakes, and frozen custard.”

Shake Shack Selections

They must be doing something right. This Village of Rochester Hills store is one of 35-38 stores to open in the US in 2021 and brings their Worldwide total of Shacks to 339.

As this article was getting published, Shake Shack still had signage recruiting for the new location. Meanwhile, other signs noted new hires were focused on training for Monday’s Grand Opening!

Hiring Signs and Training Signs

If you find yourself waiting among the hungry customers on Monday, please, don't forget about the Shack’s neighbors.

Directly north is the barber spa…Taylor & Colt. Manager Alicia Watson wants everyone standing in line for a yummy Shack burger to remember that first time customers get 20% off their barber services.

On the southside of Shake Shack is longtime Village tenant…Haig Shoes. Owner Ken Haig desires all those waiting for a chicken sandwich and frozen custard to consider how comfortable your shoes really are? Haig Shoes specializes in comfort shoes in medium, regular wide and extra wide. They are the Rochester area’s only retailer of SAS Shoes.

Shake Shacks Official Rochester Hills Opening Announcement

SHAKE SHACK OPENS FIFTH MICHIGAN LOCATION IN ROCHESTER HILLS

Shake Shack to Open at The Village of Rochester Hills on October 18

Rochester Hills, MI – Shake Shack is thrilled to announce it will open its next Michigan location on Monday, October 18 at 11AM at The Village of Rochester Hills. The Village of Rochester Hills, Michigan's premier lifestyle and shopping destination center in Rochester Hills, is welcoming Shake Shack into its dynamic retail and restaurant lineup. The Rochester Hills Shack is Shake Shack’s fifth location in Michigan and is located at 66 N. Adams, Rochester Hills, MI 48309.

The Rochester Hills Shack will be open 11AM-10PM daily. The Shack will offer guests both indoor and outdoor dining options as the Shack features an outdoor patio. Guests can place orders to-go at the Shack or preorder for pickup or delivery via the Shack App or web. The Rochester Hills Shack will also feature a Shack Track walk-up window. Shack Track is Shake Shack’s digital pre-ordering and fulfillment experience, which includes the ability to preorder via app or web and pick up by way of drive-up window, walk up window, curbside pick-up or in-Shack pick-up shelves.

“We are so excited to finally open in Village of Rochester Hills,” said Andrew McCaughan, Chief Development Officer at Shake Shack. “Our Rochester Hills Shack is our fifth Shack in Michigan, and we can’t wait to keep growing. In the meantime, our Rochester Hills team is ready to serve up our classic burgers and shakes to the community. Check out our Shack Track Walk Up Window for easy pickup!”

The Rochester Hills Shack will feature all the classics, including the ShackBurger®, Chick’n Shack, crinkle-cut fries and hand-spun shakes. The Shack will also open with some exciting limited time offers including our new Black Truffle Burger featuring a Gruyere cheeseburger topped with our real black truffle sauce (made with Regalis organic black truffle olive oil) and our crispy shallots on a toasted potato bun. To pair with the burger, the menu also introduces new Parmesan Garlic Fries with Black Truffle Sauce.

For our Rochester Hills opening and as part of our larger mission to Stand for Something Good®, Shake Shack will donate a dollar for every burger sold on opening day to the Grace Center for Hope. Grace Centers of Hope, established in 1942, provides long-term life skills programs for those afflicted by homelessness, addiction, and abuse in southeast Michigan.

ABOUT SHAKE SHACK

Shake Shack is a modern day “roadside” burger stand known for its 100% all-natural Angus beef burgers, chicken sandwiches and flat-top Vienna beef dogs (no hormones or antibiotics – ever), spun-fresh frozen custard, crinkle cut fries, craft beer and wine and more. With its fresh, simple, high-quality food at a great value, Shake Shack is a fun and lively community gathering place with widespread appeal. Shake Shack’s mission is to Stand for Something Good®, from its premium ingredients and caring hiring practices to its inspiring designs and deep community investment. Since the original Shack opened in 2004 in NYC’s Madison Square Park, the company has expanded to more than 350 locations in 27 U.S. States and the District of Columbia, including more than 100 international locations across London, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Dubai, Philippines, Singapore, Mexico, Tokyo, Seoul and more.

Skip the line with the Shack App, a mobile ordering app that lets you save time by ordering ahead! Guests can select their location, pick their food, choose a pickup time and their meal will be cooked-to-order and timed to arrival. Available on iOS and Android.

Pandora Coming to the Village of Rochester Hills

Pandora Continues Global Growth

Pandora continues incredible global growth. Pandora jewelry is sold in over 100 countries across six continents through 7,800 points of sale. Perhaps this Village location takes that to 7,801? The sign says Fall of 2021. We hope so.

Pandora is under construction and filling a portion of the space vacated by Victoria’s Secret.

Pandora Under Construction on the East side of the Village

Pandora’s core product has long been its collectible charm bracelet. C’mon, who doesn’t know someone who owns one? The charm bracelet draws repeat customers searching for meaningful charms to enhance lifetime moments of family, events and travel.

Pandora Classic Charms

Von Maur Update

Rochester area shoppers are discovering more about the Von Maur message. “The strength of the Von Maur brand lies in our enjoyable and unique shopping experience. The backbone of this experience is our wide selection of brand-name merchandise, open and attractive store design, amenities that enhance the customer experience and our commitment to excellent customer service.”

Some residents refer to Von Maur as a slight upscale from a Macy’s atmosphere.

Von Maur Store

Still on track for Spring 2022. Shoppers at the Village of Rochester Hills are seeing progress on the facade and parking areas of the upcoming Von Maur Department Store. The parking lot is being repaved, new cement curbs have been poured and new parking signposts are cast. Along the north and side sides of the front we see the greatest visible changes with taut navy-blue awnings providing cover for the large front windows. Between each awning are newly installed black cylindrical outdoor sconce lights.

Von Maur Parking Lot Construction

Von Maur Front Awnings and Sconces

Today, Von Maur has 36 stores across 15 states and continues to expand. This Village of Rochester Hills store figures to be store 37 for this Davenport, Iowa based retailer!

GO! Games and Toys is coming to the Village of Rochester Hills

Have you seen the sign and looked through the windows at the old Moosejaw location? You’ll find the GO! Games and Toys Logo.

Go! Signage at the Village

GO! claims to be America’s largest specialty retailer of games and toys. The Go! Retail Group says they are the largest operator of pop-up stores in the world. They open 1,000 pop-up kiosk stores across the US each year. Along with Games and Toys, GO’s specialty is calendars. They also own calendars.com. Make sure to pay them a visit because they won’t be here for long. Expect them to be open October through December 2021 with perhaps a few weeks extending into January 2022.

Village Lights are Coming!

Teams are busy putting thousands upon thousands of lights up. Trust us, we’ve counted them. Residents and shoppers always love the beautiful cadence of tree after tree lighting up the exterior perimeter of the Village along Walton Boulevard and Adams Road. That’s just the lining on the cake as lights begin to get installed within the heart of the Village as well.

Village Lights on the Rise

Stay tuned to Rochester.Life for further updates.



Oct 15, 2021, Rochester.Life Staff