Popular burger chain Shake Shack has filed for a permit to open a new location at 621 King Street in Old Town.
The proposed location is a prime spot in Old Town right near the intersection of Washington Street and King Street.
The location was formerly a Burke and Herbert bank — and the permit arrives ironically as city staff grapple with whether or not there are too many banks replacing restaurants and other uses in Old Town.
The chain offers a selection of burgers, fries, and the eponymous milkshakes.
“We aim to make our shacks more than a place to eat burgers and fries, but a place for the community to gather safely,” the restaurant said in the application, followed by a breakdown of how few customers gather and eat at the restaurant.
The application said Shake Shack will offer a “digital-forward ordering experience” with most of the orders to-go. The company estimated that 70% of the orders will be to-go, mobile/app pick-up or third-party delivery with 30% or less served for onsite consumption.
The Old Town Shake Shack will be the first in Alexandria, with the next closest ones being in National Harbor and Pentagon City.
Photo via Shake Shack/Facebook
