Massive queues as takeaway hands out 500 free burgers
People queued along Blackburn busiest high street as a new burger brand came to town.
Shake Bee has launched on Whalley Range and hundreds of people turned out to welcome the takeaway to Blackburn.
As a promotional offer the store was offering free burgers to the first 500 customers on Wednesday night.
The branch is located towards the Bastwell end of Whalley Range close to Kebabish.
The queues were on par if not not longer than those seen when the Philadelphia Fried Chicken which opened in November around the corner on Whalley New Road.
Hundreds queued to be the first through the door (Image: Shake Bee) The queue was mostly made up of teenagers and young people who were inspired to attend by the likes of food influencer Mr MunchBox who has thousands of followers on social media.
Irfan was one those who queued on the day. He said: 'I think people do it for the fun more than anything else.
'I don't think it is about getting the free burger but just spending some time with your friends in a queue.'
Another food fan, Hamzah said: 'It was good fun. Blackburn has so much choice now. We don't need to go Manchester'
Shake Bee have locations across the North of England including, Manchester and Bradford. They are also set to launch in Huddersfield next.
The takeaway offers a range of fast foods including such delicacies as the Triple Smash burger which comes with three beef patties and the Quad Smash burger which is priced just under £10 mark. The brand if famous for its signature 'Spicy Dipping Burger'.
There are also vegetarian options and of course milkshakes.
Whalley Range has seen a number of new restaurants and dessert parlours announced grand opening. The Chaiiwala café if presently undergoing renovations before March sees the launch of the 200-seater Paratha Stop on top of the KQF Superstore.
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