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Mani l a' s The ShackBur ger mi ghtbet he cheapest Shake Shack bur geryet

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The Jour ney t o a“ Bet t er ” Bur ger

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MeatLover s, Rej oi ce!The E sq u ire Gui det ot he BestBur ger s i nMani l a

Mani l a' s The ShackBur ger mi ght be t he cheapest ShakeShackbur geryet New Yor k’ sepi c bur gerchai n br i ngsi t sl egendar y ShackBur ger st oi t sfir stPhi l i ppi nebr anch,andadds ubeandcal amansit oi t sMani l aexcl usi vemenu

Thewai ti sal mostover f oral lShakeShackf ans f orwhati sper hapst he most ant i ci pat ed new r est aur antopeni ngt hi s

year among f or ei gn i mpor t s.

The Phi l i ppi nes’ fir st ever Shake Shack i s final l y openi ng on May 1 0 on

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PAGE2 Gl obal Cul i nar y Di r ect or Mar kRosat i .Phot ogr aphby Cyr enedel aRosa

Bef or e Rosat i l ed t he t ast i ng,he gave usabr i ef over vi ew ofShake Shack’ s humbl ebegi nni ngsi n2001 as a hot dog car t i n Madi son Squar e Par k ser vi ng onl yt wo ki nds of hot dogs,t heTaxidog and Chi cago dog. Hi s st or y mademer emi ni sceabout my New Yor k Ci t y days f r om 2000t o2007.

Backt hen, Idi dnotr eal i zet hatt heMadi sonSquar e Par kChi cagodogt hatIusedt oeatwaybef or et heact ualShakeShack openedi n2004wast hei t em t hatst ar t edi tal l .

Today, ShakeShackhas expandedt omor et han200l ocat i onsi n26U. S.st at esandt heDi st r i ct ofCol umbi a, i ncl udi ngmor et han70i nt er nat i onall ocat i onsi nLondon, Hong Kong, Shanghai ,I st anbul , Dubai , Tokyo, Moscow, Seoul , Si ngapor e, andnow t hePhi l i ppi nes.

The Mani l a menu wi l lf eat ur e Shake Shack’ s st andar d i t ems, i ncl udi ngt hecl assi cShackBur ger whi chwasr esponsi bl ef orput t i ng Shake Shack on t he f oodi e map.

Ot hersi gnat ur ei t emsi ncl udet he ‘ Shr oom Bur ger , SmokeShack, Shack St ack, Shackcago Dog, Cr i nkl eCutFr i es,t he Concr et es, andShackMei st erAl ebeer .

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The Jour ney t o a“ Bet t er ” Bur ger Bur ger sused t o be a t ummy fil l er St r eetbr anch) .I tsel l sdesi gnerand madef r om t hecheapestcutofbeef , pr emi um bur ger si nt hepr i cer ange t heki ndt hatcoul dnotbecutupby ofP1 75t o P31 0.Theyuse1 00% beef ourt eet h,andpl acedi nsi deabr ead wi t houtany fil l er ,and char gr i l lt he bun, t he way t hat Spongebob pat t i esi nst ead off r yi ng t hem.They Squar ePant smakesi t .Atonet i me, al soal l ow yout ochooseabi gvar i et y bur ger ssunksol ow t hat" pi nksl i me" ofaddons. ( beeft r i mmi ngs)wasadded t of at t y gr ound beeft of ur t herr educe t he Then i n 201 0s, anot her upgr ade cost .Sot hebarf orbur ger swasver y occur ed, wher et hebeefpat t i esused l ow,whi l ei t sf an base was huge mor e expensi ve cut s of meat , because bur ger has a t r i pl e advent ur ous i ngr edi ent s such as comeons:gr ease,bur nedmeat ,and bacon and f r ench f r i eswer eadded, easeofeat i ng. and t hesaucebecamemor eexot i c, usi ng bl uecheeseand secr etr eci pe I nt he 1 990s,a br ed ofhi gherend andsoon.

I nFor tBoni f aci o, t hi scl ass bur ger j oi nt s st ar t ed t o appear i n ofbur gerj oi nt sar er epr esent edby8 di f f er entpar t sofMet r oMani l a.One Cut s( Ser endr abr anch) ,Bur ger sand t hatsur vi vesup t i l lt odayand hasa Br ewski es ( Bur gos Ci r cl e br anch) pr esence i n For t Boni f aci o i s andLuckyBur ger s( McKi nl eyHi l l ) .

Br ot her s Bur ger ( Boni f aci o Hi gh Bur ger s&Br ewski esatBur gosCi r cl ei sahi pki ndofcasualbur gerandbeer pl acet hathassomei nt er est i ng namesf ort hei rbur ger s,and mostoft he t i met hei ngr edi ent swor kwel lt oget her , suchasi nt hecaseoft hei r" Cal lt he Nur se"bur ger( P280)shownbel ow, whi chhasbaconandmacandcheese.

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Meat Lover s, Rej oi ce! The Esqui r e Gui det ot heBestBur ger si nMani l a Mani l ahasspawnedsomegr eatbur gerchoi cescompar edt o,say,1 0year s ago.I nf actsome oft he bestbur ger si n Mani l a have come and gone.A momentofsi l ence t or emembert he del i ci ousness ofGr i nd,Bout i que Bur gerKi t chen, andevent hatcl assi cChi l i ' sBl ackPepper cor nBur ger .

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Wi l dflour

Wi l dflourhol dst hecr own f ormanyoft heci t y' sbest di shes,andi t sCal i f or ni aBur geri sdefini t el yupt her e i nt hel i stofMani l a' sbestbur ger s.I ti st heepi t omeof a bi st r o bur ger : The pat t y i s nest l ed wi t hi n a housemadebun,spoonedwi t hasecr ethousesauce, ser vedonapl ank.

Ver ychi c, andver ygood.

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Bur gerGeek

Locat ed i nt he sout h,Bur gerGeek does smashed bur ger s,gi vi ng t hei rsur f ace ext r at ext ur e,especi al l y whensandwi chedi npot at obuns.

Thoughunder r at ed duet oi t sl ocat i on,t hebur ger sher ear eat r uecl assi c, and oneoft hebestyou wi l lfind i nt hesout h and i n Met r oMani l a.

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Di scover yPr i mea

Thi sbur gerfli esundert her adar , butwe' l ll etyoui nona secr et :Chef sand i ndust r yf ol ksf r om ot herhot el s( yes, ot herhot el s)come her ej ustt o eatPr i mea’ s Gi l ar mi bur ger .A monst erpat t y( gr i l l edAngus) ,cookedt oyour l i ki ng,wi t h cheese,l et t uce,t omat o,AND an egg and bacon,t oo,i twi l lknockyousensel esswi t hhow goodi t i s.I tmay be a sl eeperhi t ,butonce you t r yi t ,you' l l defini t el ycal li toneoft hebestbur ger si nMani l a.