Shake Shack Little Italy in downtown San Diego's Little Italy district occupies a 2,680-square-foot freestanding building at India and Grape streets, built with reclaimed bowling-alley-lane tabletops and FSC-certified lumber booths. The 100-percent Angus beef ShackBurger and the Applewood-smoked-bacon SmokeShack anchor a burger-and-beer menu that taps San Diego craft breweries — a hop-forward draft approach aligned with 3 Punk Ales: Little Italy's tasting room on the same stretch of India Street. San Diego craft taps from Modern Times, Stone Brewing, AleSmith, and Thorn rotate alongside the chain's own Brooklyn Brewery ShackMeister Ale. Frozen custard concretes spin house-churned vanilla and chocolate bases with mix-ins from chocolate truffle cookie dough to seasonal pie slices, a dessert format parallel to the Italian gelato tradition at Mona Lisa Italian Foods down the block. The California-exclusive Roadside Double tops two Swiss-cheese patties with Dijon mustard and onions simmered in bacon and beer — a regional build unavailable at any other Shake Shack market.