Food · Posted 1 hour ago I Taste-Tested The Food At Shake Shack's First Ever Canadian Location, And I Have Some Verrrry Mixed Reviews I was NOT expecting to feel as strongly as I do about these desserts. by Abby Zinman BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail Hi, I'm Abby, your resident foodie here at BuzzFeed Canada. Now, I've ranted many times before about how many food chains the US has that Canada NEEDS.
Namely Trader Joe's, but also, Shake Shack. Abby Zinman Anyway, I guess the burger gods heard my prayers, because Shake Shack's first Canadian location just opened last week in downtown Toronto. And not just this, but we get something nobody else does: 4 NEW TORONTO-EXCLUSIVE DESSERTS.
Hear that, Americans? Canada only!!!! REJOICE!!!! Abby Zinman Toronto is abuzz, of course. So, I decided to take the hour-long trek downtown to try — and rate — these desserts. And the location did just open after literal years of anticipation, but I was prepared to wait in any kind of line to try these new menu items.
Abby Zinman Before you ask, I’ve already had the burger and fries before when I was in London — they were good. But TBH, these desserts are a thousand times more exciting. Before I talk about the location as a whole, let's get into the desserts.
Here's the breakdown: There's one additional shake, and three new "concretes," which are essentially custards with toppings. The concrete flavours are: "I Heart Butter Tart," "More S’mores," and "Shark Attack," a.