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New York's Shake Shack burger chain infiltrates East Dallas

Burger, shake, fries.

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A new location of New York burger chain Shake Shack is opening, which is almost starting not to be news anymore, except in this situation, it is because of the location: in Dallas' Old Town center east of US 75.

According to a release, the restaurant will open later in 2019 at 5500 Greenville Ave, #505, IE the former Fuddrucker's space, which got nudged out of its space in September 2018. Trading out one burger for another.

According to the Advocate, which is all over this, the Shake Shack will open in May or early June.

The new location will have an outdoor patio as well as an outdoor mural by Mr Kiji, a New York artist/ad agency that seems to favor a color-blocked style.

The Old Town menu will feature all of the items you can get at any other Shake Shack, including the ShackBurger, crinkle-cut fries, milkshakes, and frozen custard concretes.

Shake Shack is committed to green architecture and eco-friendly construction, and so will build the Old Town Dallas Shack with recycled and sustainable materials. Booths will be made from lumber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and table tops will be made from reclaimed bowling alley lanes.

Shake Shack is known for Angus beef burgers, chicken sandwiches, and flat-top Vienna beef dogs. They also serve beer and wine.

The original opened in 2004 in NYC’s Madison Square Park. The company now has nearly 200 locations in 26 states and the District of Columbia; and more than 70 international locations across London, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Dubai, Tokyo, Moscow, Seoul, and more.

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Deli News

Gourmet market Ari's Pantry to open in Dallas' Trinity Groves

Ari's Pantry

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A new gourmet grocery is coming to Trinity Groves: Ari's Pantry, the market launched in Oak Cliff by husband-and-wife Ari and Amy Lowenstein, will open a second location in West Dallas’ Trinity Groves, with a grand opening celebration on Saturday, November 30.

Located at 3011 Gulden Ln. #119 in the space that was once home to Potato Flats who remembers them, the Trinity Groves store will offer: pasta, olive oil, vinegars, preserves, candy, bread, crackers, cheese, meats, pizza dough, fresh pasta, housewares, cocktail ingredients, novelty kitchen gadgets, spices, prepared foods, fresh pesto and Ari’s own tomato sauce.

“We are excited to open our newest location at Trinity Groves joining the great businesses already there and the wave of new ventures opening in the development,” Ari Lowenstein says in a release. “With this location we will reach a new audience in West Dallas and be closer to our customers coming from downtown and the north.”

The couple opened their first location in Winnetka Heights at 1307 ½ W. Davis St. in December 2023 to fulfill Ari's passion for all things Italy. The idea was a small Italian food store with recipe-ready staples, with a hyper-local vibe. It has since blossomed into a general-purpose gourmet stop.

In addition to the food staples for sale found at their Bishop Arts location, Ari’s Trinity Groves location will also include a commercial catering kitchen that will enable them to provide full-service catering, prepared meal pick-up, pasta classes, and private dinners.

“Amy and Ari bring something new and special to this development as our first partner to offer consumer packaged goods made by people and companies outside of Trinity Groves,” said Sam Romano, Partner at West Dallas Investments, parent company of Trinity Groves. “They are part of the vision we have for the future of Trinity Groves that will combine innovative, up and coming chefs and restauranteurs with lifestyle and entertainment options like pickleball, bocce ball, popup events, arcade game play and additional retail partners.”

The Ari's empire doesn't stop here: Their goal is to open multiple locations "in all corners of DFW and beyond," and that includes a location in the Cyprus Waters community in Coppell, slated to open in spring 2025.

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