Shake Shack Coming To Parkway's Monmouth Service Center In Wall

WALL, NJ — When the Monmouth Service Center on the Garden State Parkway in Wall reopens late next month, it will have gasoline and restrooms.

You'll be able to get coffee at Starbucks for those nights when you're a little travel-weary.

And to the delight of fans, it will become the first Jersey Shore location of Shake Shack. Granted, it's not close to the beach, but for people who travel the Parkway even between Ocean and Monmouth counties, it will be close by.

There are six New Jersey Shake Shack locations currently, but none in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

The burger joint will be one of the retailers at the service area, which has be undergoing a $10 million renovation by HMS Host. The company tore down the 60-year-old building that had stood at the site last September.

The new building will total 138,300 square feet is scheduled to include Auntie Anne's and a Z Market as well. Chick-Fil-A originally was listed but has since been deleted from the plans, officials said.

The commuter parking lots remain accessible during the construction and Academy Bus is scheduled to continue to provide service from the site.

The construction is expected to be completed in late May 2019, ideally in time for Memorial Day, the turnpike authority said. The work is being done at no cost to taxpayers or toll payers under agreements announced last year with HMS Host and Sunoco, which have the contracts to operate the food service and gasoline facilities.

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