KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 -- The first-ever Shake Shack outlet in Malaysia attracted thousands of burger lovers who spent over an hour in line to grab their burgers.

The popular US burger joint opened its first outlet in Malaysia at The Exchange TRX in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

The store was swarmed by burger lovers for the second day with a queue stretching for at least 500 metere.

Its spacious dining area was also filled with families and friends who were enjoying their burgers despite the long wait.

Sarah Teh and Carmen Phang had been waiting for months for the outlet to open so that they could try the burger once again.

Teh said she had tried it in Singapore before but was waiting for them to open in Malaysia.

"We both had to queu...