Shake Shack Opens to Happy Patrons at The Village of Rochester Hills!
Happy Burger Connoisseurs
Rochester area burger connoisseurs had today’s date, Monday, October 18th blocked off on their calendars for some time. Finally, wrapping their hands around a Black Truffle Burger featuring a Gruyere cheeseburger topped with real black truffle sauce (made with Regalis organic black truffle olive oil) and crispy shallots on a toasted potato bun…YES! The time has come!
Shake Shack Black Truffle Burger
Among the Shake Shack fans at the Grand Opening were Rochester Hills City Councilmen David Walker and Ryan Deel. David stressed that Shake Shack is a quality organization, and we should all be excited to have them at the Village. Ryan shared that in the last month, one of the top questions he has received from constituents is “When will Shake Shack be opening?”
A key ingredient to the Shack’s quality, is their historical and ongoing commitment to community. Shake Shack is donating $1 for every burger sold at the opening to Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac.
Representing Grace Centers of Hope at the opening were Kyle Couch, Director of Development and Jager Carmos, volunteer coordinator. Kyle said ,“The relationship between Grace Centers and the Rochester community is strong. The 'Women Helping Women' luncheon and fashion show is a yearly Grace Centers’ event hosted in Rochester. Partnering with Shake Shack in the Village is another opportunity to keep that relationship strong!”
Families line up on opening day for scrumptious Shake Shack selections!
Aaron Lyczynski, Shake Shack Area Director and Hannah Yoffa, Shake Shack Regional Marketing Manager, love telling the Shake Shack community story. Aaron said, “It’s not just about the opening, it’s about being part of the community. This reflects to the original Shake Shack location and the rehabilitation of Madison Square Park on 23rd and Broadway in New York City. We have all been asked to maintain the quality and persona of that first location.”
We asked Hannah Yoffa how is Shake Shack balancing the Grand Opening during a hiring challenge?
Hannah noted, “While it is a challenge to build a team, we want team members knowing it is more than a paycheck. Shake Shack offers a Step-Up program, each employee is empowered to grow in the company, receiving increased compensation at each 'step-up'. Shack offers good pay and a great quality of life. Some employees may move across the US, we’re ready to plug them into a team in their new geography.”
Ian graciously delivers the family order. Time to eat!
The Village of Rochester Hills Shake Shack is the 231st in the US. All US locations are company-owned except for ballpark and airport locations. The total number of Shake Shacks globally now stands at 354.
You may not wrap your hands around a Shack Black Truffle Burger, but with so much premier selections from the ShackBurger®, Chick’n Shack, crinkle-cut fries and hand-spun shakes you’ll be visiting this new Shake Shack location over and over again!
The Sean Perlmutter Quartet offers soothing Jazz for the Shake Shack Grand Opening!
The Rochester Hills Planning and Economic Development Team could not pass up Grand Opening hand-spun shakes!
(not in order) Michelle Carley, Sara Roediger, Pamela Valentik, Lindsay Wood, and Mayor Bryan Barnett
Shake Shack Grand Opening and Village of Rochester Hills Updates! (published 10/14/21)
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