Shake Shack and Dutch Bros Coffee are coming to Pinellas Park

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Shake Shack and Dutch Bros Coffee are headed to Pinellas Park.

Plans filed with the city show the two chains proposed for neighboring lots at 6994 U.S. Highway 19 North, across from The Shoppes at Park Place and next to a future EōS Fitness Center.

The 1.83-acre property is currently home to a Walgreens, which would be demolished to make way for the two new buildings.

Shake Shack would occupy a 3,493-square-foot restaurant at the corner of 70th Avenue North and U.S. Highway 19 North, while Dutch Bros would open a 1,025-square-foot coffee shop directly across from it.

Both locations are planned with two-lane drive-thrus. Shake Shack would include indoor seating, while Dutch Bros would operate solely through its drive-thru and walk-up window.

Drive-thrus are a newer addition to Shake Shack’s business model; the company started adding them to new locations in 2021. As of last year, the company only had 39 locations with drive-thru lanes.

Shake Shack began as a hot dog cart in New York City’s Madison Square Park in 2001 before opening its first permanent location there in 2004. The chain has since grown to more than 690 locations worldwide, including more than 445 in the United States.

Shake Shack and Dutch Bros Coffee are coming soon to the corner of 70th Avenue North and US Highway 19 N | Google Maps

The Pinellas Park restaurant would become the company’s fourth Tampa Bay-area location, joining Shake Shacks at International Plaza and Midtown Tampa, as well as a drive-thru location in Wesley Chapel.

The chain is also planning a restaurant at Seminole City Center in Seminole, where it would take over the former Pieology Pizzeria space.

Dutch Bros was founded in 1992 by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma, who began selling coffee from a pushcart in Grants Pass, Oregon. The drive-thru beverage chain now has more than 1,200 locations nationwide.

The company opened its first Pinellas County location in Largo late last year and has since opened a South Tampa shop. Additional Dutch Bros locations are proposed near Tyrone and in Seminole.

The project still requires city approval before construction can begin. The Pinellas Park Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the project during its October 1st meeting. The proposed project will go before City Council in November for final approval.

Site plan for Pinellas Park’s new Shake Shack to the north and Dutch Bros Coffee to the south | Wagner Property Group