Shake Shack Cuts Ribbon On Kamp Washington Location

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Shake Shack Kamp Washington celebrated its grand opening Wednesday morning by not only feeding residents of Fairfax City who are hungry for burgers, fried chicken and shakes, but also to support an organization focused on feeding the food insecure across the region.

"Our goal at Shake Shack is to stand for something good and really be a community gathering place," Carolyn Haye, Shack Shack's regional marketing manager, told Patch on Wednesday. "We love to open in locations like this where we can really engage and ingrain ourselves in the community. For example, today, we're partnering with Food for Others to support their mission of feeding the hungry in Northern Virginia."

Shake Shack with donate $1 for every chicken sandwich or burger purchased on Wednesday to Food for Others. The restaurant is also hosting a food drive.

Shake Shack Kamp Washington is located at 11040 Main St. Regular hours are 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

"What we're best known for is offering innovative spins on classics, so like our burgers, fried chicken, and shakes are all made with premium, high-quality ingredients made to order," Haye said. "We really pride ourselves on offering that free, premium-ingredient experience that you don't typically find in a chain-like restaurant."

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Members of the City of Fairfax business community welcomed the Shake Shack crew to the city with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Then, at 11 a.m., the doors officially opened, allowing the restaurant's first customers to enter. The first 100 customers received a Shake Shack tote bag.

"We are so thrilled to be here," said Jennifer Rose, the executive director of the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. "Even though it's a little a little drizzly outside, we know that Shake Shack brings sunshine to our days, especially with those milkshakes. We're very excited to have Shake Shack coming into the City of Fairfax."

Small businesses account for 70 percent of the city's business revenue via the meals tax and the Business, Professional, and Occupational License tax, according to Page Johnson, the City of Fairfax's Commissioner of the Revenue.

"This location right here is a very old location with Route 50 and the Warrenton Turnpike (Route 29) coming right down to this triangle," he said. "One of the very first restaurants in the City of Fairfax stood on this location. It was called the Black Lantern Inn. They lasted for 50 years."