Restaurants

Sterling McDonald’s razed for new Shake Shack

A major milestone today in the work towards building Loudoun County’s first Shake Shack location. The old McDonald’s building on the property is coming down.

A large backhoe was demolishing the old fast food restaurant, which had been a staple of the Cascades Marketplace shopping center for years. The McDonald’s closed for good last year.

The Burn first reported on the plans to bring Shake Shack to the center back in 2023. Since then, they had to wait for McDonald’s to finish up its lease there and move out.

Now, construction crews can clear the land and put in the needed infrastructure to build the new Shake Shack building.

Just last month, we shared new images and details on the Shake Shack, including plans for a drive-thru lane and an outdoor patio. You can see that report here.

No official word on when Shake Shack might open — the last word we heard was just sometime in 2025 — but it would appear they are on track with the timeline.