’Shroom Burger
The vegetarian burger that meat-eaters order out of curiosity and then keep ordering. A whole portobello cap is stuffed with muenster and cheddar, breaded and deep-fried, then dressed like a ShackBurger. The first bite releases a flood of hot cheese, so give it a minute. It is indulgent in a way most veggie burgers never attempt.
The story
Most chains treat the vegetarian burger as an afterthought bolted on decades later. Shake Shack has had this one since the Madison Square Park kiosk opened in 2004, and it is not a patty at all: a whole portobello cap filled with muenster and cheddar, breaded and deep-fried, so the cheese runs out the moment it is cut. It came from a restaurant company rather than a fast-food one, which shows in the thinking — the vegetarian option was designed to be ordered on purpose, not settled for.
What’s inside
- crisp-fried portobello mushroom
- muenster and cheddar filling
- lettuce
- tomato
- ShackSauce
- potato bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the ’Shroom Burger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, mushrooms and cheese
Portobello Mushroom Burgers - Shares beef, mushrooms and cheese
Mushroom Swiss Burger - Shares beef, a special sauce and cheese
McDonald's Big Mac (Copycat) - Shares beef, mushrooms and cheese
French Onion Burgers
The ’Shroom Burger on YouTube
Everyone who has cooked, copied or taste-tested it on camera.
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the ’Shroom Burger.- Ruby's Diner · beef, mushrooms, a special sauce and cheese
Mushroom Swiss Burger - Hans im Glück · beef, mushrooms and a special sauce
Birkenwald - Better Burger · beef, mushrooms and a special sauce
Mushroom Burger - myBurgerLab · beef, mushrooms, a special sauce and cheese
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About Shake Shack
Shake Shack began as a hot dog cart in New York’s Madison Square Park in 2001, run by restaurateur Danny Meyer to support an art project in the park. The lines got so long that a permanent kiosk opened there in 2004, and the ShackBurger it sold became one of the most imitated burgers in America.
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