Employees for Shake Shack at Fashion City located at Pentagon City cheer the opening of the shop on Wednesday, May 4. This is the second Virginia location and the seventh in the metropolitan area. Shake Shack describes itself as a modern day “roadside” burger stand known for its 100 percent all-natural, antibiotic-free Angus beef burgers. Photo by Shirley Ruhe.
(at right) Rachad Alaour, general manager, cuts the wide green ribbon on Wednesday, May 4 for the opening of Shake Shack at Pentagon City. Laurie Van Dalen (left), general manager for Fashion Center, says they began the expansion of Fashion Center 20 months ago and Shake Shack is the first of five businesses to open in this new space. Megan Purtell, assistant general manager, is at far left.