Hundreds line up at Shake Shack for Cronut Hole Concrete, mix of frozen custard and c

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Hundreds line up at Shake Shack for Cronut Hole Concrete, mix of frozen custard and cinnamon-sugar cronut holes


Sweets lovers started arriving at 4 a.m. Tuesday at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park to wait for the one-of-a-kind treat, which mixes the restaurant's famed frozen custard with Dominique Ansel's never-before-tasted cinnamon-sugar cronut holes.

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The cronut craze finally had its sugar high.

Hundreds of sweet lovers started lining up at 4 a.m. Tuesday at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park to get a one-of-a-kind dessert treat — the burger restaurant’s famed frozen custard filled with Dominique Ansel’s never-before-tasted, cinnamon-sugar cronut holes.
Hundreds of treat lovers turned up to the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park on Tuesday to get a one-of-a-kind treat: Cronut Hole Concrete, the restaurant's frozen custard filled with Dominique Ansel's new cinnamon-sugar cronut holes.
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Hundreds of treat lovers turned up to the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park on Tuesday to get a one-of-a-kind treat: Cronut Hole Concrete, the restaurant's frozen custard filled with Dominique Ansel's new cinnamon-sugar cronut holes.



“It’s the longest line in Shake Shack history,” said CEO Randy Garutti, eying the 350 bundled-up foodies waiting four hours after reading about the fund-raising event online.
Dominique Ansel's never-before-tasted cinnamon-sugar cronut holes with Shake Shack's famed frozen custard.
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Dominique Ansel's never-before-tasted cinnamon-sugar cronut holes with Shake Shack's famed frozen custard.

One woman even drove all night from cronut-deprived Cleveland.

Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti said the line for the fund-raising event at Madison Square Park was 'the longest line in Shake Shack history.'
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Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti said the line for the fund-raising event at Madison Square Park was 'the longest line in Shake Shack history.'

“I’m on zero sleep, but I’ve always wanted to try the cronut,” said Helen Ahn, 32, as she waited for four hours in chilly temperatures. “I can’t believe I’m sitting in the freezing cold just to eat frozen custard. ... It’s all about the experience.”

And did the confection live up to expectations?
There was a limit of two Cronut Hole Concretes per customer.
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There was a limit of two Cronut Hole Concretes per customer.

“It was well worth the drive from Cleveland,” she claimed.
Customers enjoying the unique dessert. Some traveled hundreds of miles for the treat.
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Customers enjoying the unique dessert. Some traveled hundreds of miles for the treat.

Isn’t everything?

The sale of 1,000 of the desserts raised $5,300 for the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Widows and Children’s Fund and the Madison Square Park Conservancy.

Hundreds of people lined up in Madison Square Park on Tuesday to get their taste of the cronut craze.
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Hundreds of people lined up in Madison Square Park on Tuesday to get their taste of the cronut craze.

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The sale of 1,000 of the desserts raised $3,500 for charity.
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The sale of 1,000 of the desserts raised $3,500 for charity.

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Cronut bakery hit by ‘severe mouse infestation’

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Authorities Thursday shuttered trendy Soho bakery Dominique Ansel – known for kicking off the cronut craze – after a grossed out patron filmed a mouse scurrying across the floor.

A notice on the famed bakery’s door Thursday stated “Closed by order of the commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene.”

“The establishment was closed by the Department because of a severe mouse infestation that requires professional pest control services,” said a health department spokesperson.

Authorities Thursday shuttered trendy Soho bakery Dominique Ansel – known for kicking off the cronut craze – after a grossed out patron filmed a mouse scurrying across the floor.

A notice on the famed bakery’s door Thursday stated “Closed by order of the commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene.”

“The establishment was closed by the Department because of a severe mouse infestation that requires professional pest control services,” said a health department spokesperson.

A rep for the bakery told Gothamist.com that the store wouldn’t reopen until Monday.

“Due to the video footage, the DOH came with three inspectors today,” a the rep told the news blog. “Any hole larger than the tip of a ballpoint pen is considered a violation. We were asked to re-cement the entire basement, which won’t allow us work.”

The staff went through a deep cleaning session that lasted 7 hours and the bakery’s award-winning chef even got on his knees to search for the offending critter, Goathamist.com reported.

The bakery has received an “A” health grade since opening in 2011, the rep said.

“Cleanliness is something that is of utmost importance to us,” the rep added.