Shake Shack is coming to Tanger Outlets Riverhead — the brand’s first East End location

East End finally gets its own Shack, with a grand opening event slated for June 30

Shake Shack is heading to the East End for the first time, with the popular chain opening a new location June 30 at Tanger Outlets Riverhead.

The restaurant — the brand’s first in Riverhead and its first anywhere on the East End — will open at 10:30 a.m. in a 3,100-square-foot space in Tanger 2. Hours will run 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

“We are thrilled to welcome Shake Shack to Tanger Riverhead and introduce this iconic brand to the East End for the very first time,” said Lesley Anthony, marketing director at Tanger Riverhead. “As we continue to enhance the center’s shopping and dining experience, Shake Shack brings an exciting, high-quality addition that we know our guests and community will love.”

Shake Shack’s menu features made-to-order 100% Angus beef burgers, crispy chicken, Crinkle Cut fries and hand-spun shakes. The Riverhead location will feature indoor dining and grab-and-go options.

To mark the opening, the first wave of guests will score a free Shake Shack tote bag — a tradition that has been part of other recent Shake Shack openings on Long Island. As part of the brand’s Stand for Something Good® initiative, Shake Shack will donate $1 from every sandwich sold on opening day to a local food pantry charity.

The Riverhead outpost will be the brand’s furthest east on Long Island. Greater Long Island previously reported that Tanger Riverhead was among the newly announced locations in a wave of Long Island expansion that also included sites in Commack, Holbrook and Valley Stream.

Shake Shack opened its fourth Suffolk County location at The Shops at SunVet in Holbrook last month. Before that, the chain opened its first Long Island drive-thru in Selden in November.

Founded in New York City, the original Shake Shack opened in 2004 in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park.

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