Little did I know, a portion of Lahori foodies are serious Shake Shack fans and want Shake Shack in Lahore. Most of us have tried it and fallen in love with the burger chain; its crinkle, criss-cross fries while in transit via DXB or when on for a short holiday in Dubai. Others have obviously traveled and lived in other parts of the world to know how truly awesome Shake Shack is.
I mean please, would you look at this tray?
The juicy beef patties and the crisp chicken make you salivate in a heartbeat, especially if you’re a rozaydar like myself
And so it came as no surprise when someone announced this on a Facebook group
I, for one, could not believe my eyes
The group members were quick to pick up on the familiar logo and there was a variety of reactions
There was concern about whether the chain would be able to maintain quality and standards if it came here
Previously some fast food chains have deteriorated in terms of standard and offered us shitty, bad food
Well, we have pretty good burgers here already but I know what you mean, friend
There’s no doubt Shake Shack in Lahore would be absolutely wonderful but hey we’ve still got some pretty great burgers here even if we don’t have Shack Shack
Their excitement came through… through emojis!
This is my best friend and me when I told her there might possibly be a Shake Shack in Lahore
A perfect representation of a Shake Shack lovaah
Source: Foodies R Us/Facebook
Well ok if you want it so much – you’re dreaming
But from here though, it was all downhill – especially this comment OH THE MOUTH ON THIS ONE
Excuse me? The iced tea? That’s all?
Why u gotta ruin this for us?
WHY GOD WHY
Trying to distance myself from the obvious truth as much as I can by now
Then came the heartbreaking photographic evidence
The reality began to sink in a bit – mine and your hopes of having a Shake Shack in Lahore slowly crumbling
So I obviously had to do a comparison…
The jury’s out, my friends
I also found out that Shake Shack is notorious for not selling franchises
So basically, no one in Pakistan can actually buy Shake Shack and bring it here – like they do in the case of McDonald’s, Hardee’s, some coffee houses, etc. There is also no announcement of the burger chain opening up in Lahore on their Twitter page where they are actively posting.
Bonus proof there will be no Shake Shack in Lahore (for now) because the official Shake Shack confirmed this
This tweet is from May 25th, 2018 and if they say there are no plans, then it isn’t happening.
But let’s admit, that awfully similar logo had us excited/surprised/confused for a minute.
We were kinda, sorta hoping they’d come but oh well </3
The freshest Shack spread. ? Have ya given our Veggie Shack a shot yet? We’ve even got a vegan version so all our fans can chow down! ?? pic.twitter.com/BuyBURr0oA
— SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) May 15, 2018
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