Every St. Patrick's Day we obsessively lament the bewildering absence of McDonald's limited-edition Shamrock Shake in the NYC area. "New York region no longer stocks the Shamrock Shake," Jennifer Nagy of McDonald's regional marketing told us in 2007. "Our branches can vote region by region," and around NYC, they had not been voting green. Until now: Like a pot of glittering (edible) gold at the end of a high-calorie rainbow, the elusive Shamrock Shake has been sighted at the Union Square McDonald's (39 Union Square West). But don't stampede there just yet, the manager at the location just told us:
They're "cleaning the machine" right now, so we won't have the Shamrock Shake until a little later this morning. One girl called a half hour ago and ran over here, and she was upset because we didn't have it. So just give us an hour or so. We'll have it today, and for the next week or two, until the liquid runs out.
Uh, about that "liquid"?—the manager tells us it's the magical "mint flavor" that gives the Shamrock Shake that quintessential tingle. We're sure it's perfectly natural. So, a Happy St. Patrick's Day, indeed. If you spot the Shamrock Shake at any other locations, let us know, and we'll pass on the vital game-changing intel.
