Not only is your dog welcome at these 10 dog friendly chain stores, but when you both get hungry, the following nine restaurants are also dog friendly. Before you go out to eat with your pooch, read these tips, so that you and your dog will have a good time!
Also, due to health codes, only service dogs are allowed inside restaurants, so your dog will have to dine outdoors. And even though the chain restaurant may be dog friendly, some cities have laws prohibiting non-service dogs in restaurants, so call ahead to check.
1. Panera Bread – Panera Bread prides itself on its healthy food choices and neighborhood feel, which is why your dog will feel right at home on the patio with you during breakfast or lunch.
2. Starbucks – It makes sense that the king of coffee would welcome your four-legged king of the house at any one of its locations across America. Grab a seat on the patio and spend the day socializing with your best furfriend while enjoying a delicious coffee treat.
3. The Lazy Dog Café – You would assume from the name alone that the Lazy Dog Café must be dog friendly and they would be right. When it’s hot outside, head over to the Lazy Dog, order something delightful from their vast menu, and head out to the patio. On hot days, their patio has stations that spray refreshing mists of water.
4. The Lucky Lab Brewing Company – Another restaurant paying homage to the dogs it loves, the Lucky Labrador Brewing Company has four stores in the Portland, Ore., area for you and your pup to enjoy. Order a hand-crafted brew and head outside to the patio where wet noses are welcome.
5. Rock & Brews – Rock & Brews is the brain-child of Gene Simmons, bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist of KISS. Simmons opened his first restaurant in El Segundo, Calif., and plans to open more restaurants nationwide. Designed to give you that “backstage at a rock concert experience,” you and your pooch are welcome to rock out on delicious food and beers on the open-air patio.
6. Joe’s Crab Shack – Wet noses are welcome on the deck. It’s highly recommended that you call ahead and let them know you’re bringing your dog. They’ll provide you with a water bowl for your dog to drool in while he watches you eat all of that delicious seafood. Maybe you can even get him a bib!
7. Baja Fresh – If you’re craving Mexican food, you and your dog are welcome at Baja Fresh. Order a tasty menu item – we suggest the fish tacos – a cold beverage and head out to the patio.
8. Johnny Rockets – If it’s a ‘50s style burger, shake and fries that you’re craving, then you’ll love Johnny Rockets. Wet noses are welcome on the patio.
9. Chipotle – This Mexican-style restaurant prides itself on feeding you “food with integrity.” Chipotle serves only local, organic beef and pork, and they won’t give you sour cream and cheese full of growth hormones like rBGH. The cherry on top is that this food-conscious eatery is also dog friendly. Grab a burrito and sit on the patio with your pooch where wet noses are welcome.
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