Dog-Friendly Store And Restaurant Chains

keep in mind that each location may have local ownership, management, or regulations that don’t allow dogs in their locations. It’s always best to call ahead and verify that the store or restaurant you are planning on visiting does accept dogs on their property, and some of these businesses may be located inside shopping malls that don’t allow dogs. With that in mind, here are 10 restaurant chains and 27 chain stores that generally do allow dogs.

Restaurants

If you plan on bringing your dog to the patio area of a restaurant, there are some basic etiquette rules that you and your pup should follow. Allowing your dog to be unruly can change a business owner’s mind about allowing dogs, and that would ruin it for everybody else.

#1 – Dairy Queen

Many Dairy Queen locations allow dogs to sit with their owners in their outdoor seating area, and some locations even offer a free small vanilla ice cream for dogs.

#2 – Starbucks

Most Starbucks locations will allow dogs in their outdoor seating areas, and the “puppuccino” – a small cup of whipped cream – is a tasty off-menu item for your dog to enjoy while you sip your favorite drink.

#3 – Panera BreadMost Panera Bread locations that have an outdoor seating area allow dogs.

#4 – In-N-Out Burger

While dogs aren’t technically allowed at In-N-Out – they have to stay in the car while you go through the drive through – they do offer several dog-friendly foods such as unseasoned burgers so that you and your pup can fuel up while you’re out and about town.

#5 – Applebee’s

While not every Applebee’s location has a patio, many of those that do allow dogs. Some locations even do the occasional “yappy hour.”

6,-Shake Shack

Dogs are welcome on the patio of most Shake Shacks, and they all offer a special dog menu including items such as a “Pooch-ini” (a tasty concoction of dog biscuits, peanut butter sauce, and vanilla custard) or a simple bag of biscuits.

#7 – Johnny Rockets

Johnny Rockets has many dog-friendly locations and items on their menu that dogs love such as “Pupcakes.”

#8 – Sonic Drive-In

While you may or may not be able to allow your dog out of your car, you can still enjoy a dog-appropriate treat from Sonic while sitting in your car.