The Fresh Monkee Opens in Braintree

A small Connecticut-based chain that focuses on healthy shakes has opened its first Boston-area location.

According to its website, The Fresh Monkee is now open in Braintree, moving into a space in Granite Plaza on Granite Street. The new shop offers a variety of protein shakes including such flavors as almond joy, blueberry pie, chocolate coconut, cinnamon toast, coffee, mint oreo, lime mango, strawberry, pineapple lemonade, and more, along with "Monkee Ballz" snacks made with peanut butter, oat flour, chocolate whey protein, maple syrup, vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and coconut oil.

The Fresh Monkee was established in Wethersfield in 2014 and now has shops in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, including in Westborough and Worcester. 

The address for The Fresh Monkee in Braintree is 731A Granite Street, Braintree, MA, 02184. The website for the business is at https://freshmonkee.com/

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Shake Shack Opens at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham

After being in the works for more than a year, a new location of a New York-based group of burger and shake spots is getting ready to open.

According to a press release, Shake Shack opens at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham on Friday, October 28, with the place including an outdoor patio as well as a walk-up window that can be used to pick up orders via the Shack Shack's app (the app can be used for the new location starting October 31). This is the 12th outlet of the chain in Massachusetts, and its first on the South Shore.

The website for Shake Shack can be found at https://www.shakeshack.com/

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by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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Yakitori Totto Opens at Assembly Row in Somerville

A Japanese restaurant in New York that features grilled chicken on skewers has expanded to Somerville more than a year after its plans were first announced.

According to a source, Yakitori Totto is now open at Assembly Row, with the website for the business saying that it is currently going through a "grand opening." As mentioned here earlier, the restaurant was once shown on America's Best Bites, while Anthony Bourdain (who passed away in 2018) once took CNN's Anderson Cooper to dinner at the Manhattan location and stated that "I totally recommend the Skin, it's crunchy and delicious!" according to the restaurant's website.

The address for the new Yakitori Totto at Assembly Row is 455 Foley Street, Somerville, MA, 02145. Its website can be found at http://www.tottonyc.com/

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Shake Shack Plans to Open in Hingham

A New York-based group of burger and shake spots continues to expand through the Greater Boston area, with a new one being planned for a development south of the city.

According to a press release, Shake Shack is planning to open at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham sometime in 2022, with the space including both indoor and outdoor seating. Once it opens, the new outlet will join a number of other locations in the local area, including in Boston's Seaport District, Downtown Crossing, and Back Bay, along with outlets in Burlington, Cambridge's Harvard Square, Chestnut Hill, Dedham, Somerville, Watertown, and Woburn--and another is getting ready to open at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett this weekend.

This will be the first location of Shake Shack to open on the South Shore

The website for Shake Shack can be found at https://www.shakeshack.com/

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Shake Shack Opens at the Burlington Mall

A brand new location of a New York-based group of burger and shake spots has come to the Greater Boston area more than two years after it was first announced.

According to a press release, Shake Shack opens at the Burlington Mall today, taking over part of the space where Sears had been. The new location--which we first talked about here back in July of 2019--joins a number of others in the region, including in Boston's Seaport District, Downtown Crossing, and Back Bay, along with outlets in Cambridge's Harvard Square, Chestnut Hill, Dedham, Somerville, Watertown, and Woburn.

The website for Shake Shack can be found at https://www.shakeshack.com/

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Shake Shack Is Opening at Somerville's Assembly Row

Last summer, it was reported that a New York-based group of burger and shake spots would be opening a new location in a growing development in Somerville. Now we have learned that the new outlet is only a few days away from debuting.

According to a press release, Shake Shack plans to open at the base of the new Miscela residential building at Assembly Row on Monday, July 5 at 11:00 AM, with $1 from every burger sold that day going to Project Bread. The new location of Shake Shack joins a handful of others in the Greater Boston area, including in Boston's Seaport District, Downtown Crossing, and Back Bay, Cambridge's Harvard Square, The Street Chestnut Hill, Legacy Place in Dedham, Arsenal Yards in Watertown, and Woburn.

The address for the new Shake Shack in Somerville is 355 Assembly Row, Somerville, MA, 02145. The website for all locations can be found at https://www.shakeshack.com/

[July 16 update: A post from boston.com confirms that Shake Shack has opened at Assembly Row.]

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Yakitori Totto, Shake Shack Are Coming to Somerville's Assembly Row

It looks like two big names are on their way to a growing mixed-use development in Somerville.

According to a source, Yakitori Totto and Shake Shack are planning to open at Assembly Row, with a page within federalrealty.com listing both restaurants within the tenant roster section. Yakitori Totto is a highly-rated Japanese restaurant in New York that features grilled chicken on skewers, and was once shown on America's Best Bites, while celebrity chef, author, and television personality Anthony Bourdain (who passed away in 2018) once took CNN's Anderson Cooper to dinner there and said that "I totally recommend the Skin, it's crunchy and delicious!" according to the website for the place. Shake Shack, which has seven locations in the Greater Boston area, also has its roots in New York City, having started out there approximately 20 years ago.

 It isn't yet known when Yakitori Totto or Shake Shack might open at Assembly Row, so stay tuned for updates.

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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Shake Shack Plans to Open a New Outlet at the Burlington Mall

A New York-based group of burger and shake spots appears to be expanding further into the Greater Boston area, with a new outlet being planned for a suburban mall that also became home to a location of a legendary pizza spot a few weeks ago.

According to a source (Craig Foster), Shake Shack is looking to open at the Burlington Mall, with an application within the burlington.org site indicating that it would be somewhere within the old Sears space, which is being redeveloped. If approved, the new location of Shake Shack in Burlington would join others in Boston's Seaport District and Back Bay along with outlets in Cambridge's Harvard Square, The Street Chestnut Hill, and Legacy Place in Dedham--and another new location is on its way to the Arsenal Yards complex in Watertown as well. [Ed note: The Watertown location is now open, along with other new ones in Boston's Downtown Crossing, Somerville, and Woburn.]

The website for Shake Shack can be found at https://www.shakeshack.com/

[October 30 update: A press release has confirmed that Shake Shack will indeed be opening at the Burlington Mall, with the restaurant slated to debut in the spring of 2020.]

[July 30, 2021 update: According to a press release, the Burlington location of Shake Shack--whose planned opening last year was affected by the pandemic--will have its grand opening on Monday, August 2, and $1 will be donated to Project Bread for every burger sold that day.]

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Shake Shack Is Opening at Arsenal Yards in Watertown

by Marc Hurwitz

A New York-based group of burger and shake spots is expanding further into the Boston area, with one now being planned for a new development just west of the city.

Eater Boston is reporting that Shake Shack is going to be opening a new outlet in Watertown, moving into the upcoming Arsenal Yards complex along Arsenal Street near the Charles River. Once it opens, the new location will join others in Boston's Seaport District and Back Bay along with outlets in Cambridge's Harvard Square, The Street Chestnut Hill, and Legacy Place in Dedham. [Ed note: Another new outlet is now open in Boston's Downtown Crossing as well.]

Arsenal Yards will be a mixed-use development located at the site of the old Arsenal Mall, with the complex including retail, office, and residential space; it looks like much or all of the project will be finished by 2020, which is when Shake Shack could open.

The website for Shake Shack can be found at http://www.shakeshack.com/

[December 13, 2019 update: According to a press release, the new Shake Shack at Arsenal Yards has its grand opening on December 21.]

[December 16 update: A Twitter thread from @HarmyG indicates that Shake Shack has actually already opened at Arsenal Yards, with a page within the Arsenal Yards website confirming this.]

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