Shake Shack to Open Nashville

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The first-ever Tennessee Shack will join Nashville’s bustling Green Hills neighborhood, located in Hill Center Green Hills at 4031 Hillsboro Pike. It will be situated at the prominent Hillsboro corner location just minutes from downtown Nashville. The Green Hills Shack is expected to open in late August 2018. The Green Hills Shack will occupy 4,000-square feet and feature a large outdoor patio with seating for more than 200 guestsNashville Business Journal reported this may not be the only location as the company is scouting for other locations including in Williamson County.

The menu will feature all the Shack classics, including the ShackBurger®, crinkle-cut fries and hand-spun shakes, plus a selection of frozen custard concretes in collaboration with local food purveyors.

In anticipation of opening the first-ever Tennessee Shack later this summer, Shake Shack is teaming up with Husk Restaurant and Chef Sean Brock for an exclusive pop-up event on Saturday, July 21, hosted on the grounds of Husk Restaurant at 37 Rutledge Street in Nashville. 

The Shake Shack X Husk Pop-Up will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. where guests can enjoy delicious food, games, plenty of Shake Shack swag, and live music from two Nashville-based bands, Boo Ray and The Western Sons. 

Guests can choose from two time slots to attend, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free parking will be provided on the public streets near Husk and at the adjacent Nashville Children’s Theater parking lot at 25 Middleton Street.

Tickets are $25 per person and include admission and lunch: a ShackBurger or ’Shroom Burger, fries, a local beer or wine, and a special collaboration dessert created by Husk and Shake Shack.

To purchase tickets, visit: https://shakeshackxhusk.splashthat.com/.

Shake Shack is a critically acclaimed, modern day “roadside” burger stand known for its 100% all-natural Angus beef burgers, chicken sandwiches and griddled flat-top dogs (no hormones or antibiotics – ever), fresh-made frozen custard, crispy crinkle‐cut fries, craft beer, wine and more. A fun and lively community gathering place with widespread appeal, Shake Shack has earned a cult-like following around the world.

Sean Brock is a James Beard Award-winning executive chef who specializes in Southern cuisine, known for his Husk restaurants in Charleston, Nashville, Greenville and Savannah. Located on Rutledge Hill – just a few blocks south of Historic Broadway, Husk is reinterpreting the bounty of the surrounding area, exploring an ingredient-driven cuisine that begins in the rediscovery of heirloom products and redefines what it means to cook and eat in Nashville.

“I have admired Sean, both as an incredible person and as a visionary chef, for quite some time now,” said Shake Shack Culinary Director, Mark Rosati. “We couldn’t be more thrilled and honored to be serving Nashville’s very first taste of Shake Shack in Husk’s backyard, along with Chef Brock and his wonderful team!”

“I know the joy I experience when I eat at Shake Shack, and having that joy in our backyard at Husk is what cheeseburger dreams are made of,” said Executive Chef Sean Brock of Husk.

As part of Shake Shack’s mission to Stand For Something Good®, Shake Shack sources only high quality, real ingredients from the best ranchers, farmers, bakers and food purveyors. The beef is 100% all-natural Angus, never frozen, vegetarian fed, humanely raised and source verified. The chicken is 100% all-natural and the flat-top dogs are 100% all-natural Vienna beef. No hormones or antibiotics – ever. The potato buns are non-GMO and the vanilla and chocolate frozen custard use only real sugar, no corn syrup, and milk from dairy farmers who pledge not to use artificial growth hormones.