White Dog Cafe

White Dog Cafe
A photograph of a window with a black sign in it with white letters reading "White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom Street" and a silhouette of a white dog facing left
The White Dog Cafe in Philadelphia
Restaurant information
Established1983
Owner(s)Marty Grims
Previous owner(s)Judy Wicks
ChefZach Grainda
Food typeLocal American
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Other locationsWayne, Pennsylvania
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Websitewww.whitedog.com

The White Dog Cafe is the name of four restaurants located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.[1] The restaurants employ dog-themed decor.[2] The first restaurant was founded in University City, Philadelphia by Judy Wicks in 1983.[3][4][5] Noted for its commitment to local food and environmental stewardship,[4][6][5] it became a Philadelphia institution.[7] In 1993 Conde Nast Traveler magazine recognized the White Dog Cafe as one of "50 American restaurants worth the journey".[8][9]

Wicks sold the restaurant in 2009 in order to be able to spend more time running the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, which she co-founded eight years earlier.[6] She sold the White Dog Cafe to restaurateur Marty Grims,[10] who opened its second location, in Wayne, Pennsylvania, in 2010,[11] and then a third location in Haverford, Pennsylvania in May 2015.[12] A fourth location in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania opened in September, 2020. [13]

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