DOGGIE DINER History

[@Mike4metal]

Big part of my childhood❤️I miss this wonderful place and time✨

[@jamesevans3492]

I Was Born In San Francisco In 1962, And Raised There, So We Would Go To Both The Doggie Diner By The Zoo There, And To 1 Of The Doggie Diners On Army & Mission Street Back In The Mid, To Late 1960's, On Through The 1970's, And Into The Early 1980's, Wherein Sadly Iconic Doggie Diner Company Franchise Went Under, Causing A Major Disturbance In The Hot Dog, And Fast Food Force Universe, Which Thankfully Gave Me Many, . . . Many Fond Memories, Of My Late Father, (Who Loved Dachshunds), Taking Me, And My Brothers There, Under The Amazingly Cute Doggie Diner Bright Red Shiny Dachshund Head . :-) Thank You For Making, And Posting This Amazingly Cute Memory Lane Video, For Those Of Us, Who Were Alive Back Then, Who Went To The Various Doggie Diners Around San Francisco, And Oakland California . . . :-) May The Spirit, And Remaining Heads Of The Doggie Diner-Diner Live Forever . . . :-)

[@foreveryoung6797]

Great name. Great memories.

[@Thomas-hw3pb]

I remember that place in 1969 we used to come from Tracy Ca. my sister lived in Richmond and we'd stop by the one off Tellegraph Ave.........I know live in the north corner of Arkansas and miss the Bay area .....

[@cynthiacook1646]

There Western Burgers!!!!!!! Went to Mission High in San Francisco, friends and I would go to the one on 18th and Mission when we had a two hour lunch. Miss it like crazy and loved to play the jukebox there, Also the one on Mission and Army by Sears.

[@Moleanimationchannel]

I’m 53 and certainly remember this place in the mission in San Francisco

[@MartyInLa]

I remember in the early eighties I was in a running class at SF State University. Two girls and I ran down to the beach and got lunch there. Great time. But, I remember eating at Clown Alley a lot more.

[@qimba2762]

5:36 Thank you so much for this short documentary, I lived in Oakland and growing up going to the doggie diner was such a exciting treat...I remember being in Jr.High able to go by myself and order what I wanted from the DD..the one downtown and on telegraph, It was very much walking down memory lane for me to see that the doggie head as a historical landmark in the City!

[@Snuffaluffagis]

Theres a gentleman in Hayward on National Avenue (Bell Plastics) that has several restored doggie heads

[@bilhickok]

In 1971 when I was 18, I basically lived at doggy diners 40 years later, when I went back to San Francisco I was delighted when I accidentally drove past the only remaining head on Sloat I Was beginning to think that I had only imagined The doggie

[@AnthonyKnight-b9j]

Yes, I remember. Late nights I ate at the Zims right near Van Ness in the 70s.

[@bearbullcruising6427]

I remember going to the doggie diner when we lived in Richmond and it was right at the corner of Mcdonald’s Avenue and 23rd St. those were the days now there’s a McDonald’s there but I don’t remember when that doggie diner close to that had to be in the early 80s Because soon after that I think they started building the McDonald’s in the mid to late 80s if I recall thanks for the video that was cool

[@michaellittlewood3032]

Does anyone remember, Zims coffee shop dinners in San Francisco? They were everywhere before the ban on fast food chains was abolished. Thank you for coverage. Excellent.

[@thomasmulhall4873]

Zims on 19th Ave! Many a Saturday nights there...

[@lizhillyard5734]

Yes I have fond memories with my grandmother. We went regularly. :)

[@michaellittlewood3032]

@@lizhillyard5734 Thank you for sharing your experience. I still live in the Bay Area, when in SF, I rarely find people from

[@dchivers9092]

@@thomasmulhall4873 Many a late night after clubbing on the way home....

[@MrRezillo]

I remember Zim's, the one near the Civic Center. In the 10 years I lived in SF, I can't remember ever eating there, beyond a cup of coffee. Not sure why.

[@clarity919]

In about 1966 when I was 16 my friend and I took the train from San Mateo to the Doggie near SF State. We listed to the very early Airplane and music on the jukebox, when Signe was with them...Later I went to State and went there nearly every day.

[@roachtoasties]

I'm just so choked up. The last Doggie head has been saved.

[@zagnorch1336]

If you live in the south S.F. Bay Area, AKA Silicon Valley, there's a Doggie Diner head residing inside the Streetlight Records store on South Bascom Avenue in San Jose. Last time I saw it a few months back, it was in really good condition, albeit a bit dusty.

[@shizueleighhicks6174]

Our complete “day out” in San Francisco was Lunch #1 at Doggie Diner followed by three hours at Fleishacker Zoo, then Playland at the Beach with Lunch #2 at The House😉

[@shizueleighhicks6174]

Lunch #2 at THE HOT HOUSE💋💋🥳👌👌

[@jamesevans3492]

I Remember The Hall Of Mirrors, And Laughing Sally, And The Bumper Cars, And The Diving Bell, Which Unfortunately I Was Too Short To Go Onto, Until I Began To Grow, Then Playland Closed, And Damned Condos Replaced It . . . Damn . . . lol . . .

[@bartonpercival3216]

Oh how I miss Playland and the Hot House. We use to go there and have their delicious enchiladas and tamales with that thick red molé sauce on it with the chopped raw onions on top. And as I recall they didn't serve you salsa & chips when you were seated, they brought you fresh SF style sourdough french bread and butter!!!! Oh what memories, I also miss the famous It's-it ice cream sandwich they sold out at Playland!!!! 👍🌉

[@SS-fw7wp]

I miss this place, loved the burgers.. I miss the old times.

[@stevemaraccini3062]

Great video and great memories. My cousin and I would go to the Doggie at Persia and Mission after junior high school in 1970 so I could watch the girl I had a crush on.

[@wonglee2424]

What a great video I remember bringing my daughter to the old Doggie Diner location after a visit at the zoo. That's what you called great memories.

[@fantasyrosa]

The spinning dog head on McDonald in Richmond is still vivid in my mind

[@malcolmnex9297]

23rd and McDonald Ave in Richmond and the Telegraph - Broadway junction in downtown Oakland were my spots and hot pastrami sandwich was my go-to meal. Malcolm from Oakland

[@jamesboykin7319]

I lived by the 23rd and McDonald av.location for a couple of years, another great burger, hot dog, ice cream chain from my childhood was Fosters freeze great food great memories.

[@janettemcclelland2959]

Doggie Diner on Sloat near the zoo. And Zim's on Taraval and 19th Ave. Whenever my family would visit the city,we would stop there.

[@bartonpercival3216]

Yup I ate at and remember both those fast food restaurants. I think the Zim's on Taraval street & 19th avenue made the best burgers and blt's sandwich. Also up the street from the Doggie Diner on Sloat Blvd was another burger place called Jumbo's that made good burgers, it later turned into a Pasquale's pizza place!!!! 👍

[@pjsnickers76]

Use to go there with my parents in the 70s and 80s! Miss the corndogs, fries, and burgers

[@daryllect6659]

The Dog's pastrami sandwiches were spendy, but, boy, were they good Loved the infrared heaters 98 & E.14th.

[@felipecalderon4902]

I remember the one in Richmond and Oakland good times back then

[@petemartinez3560]

As a kid growing up in San Francisco. Doggie diner And chicken delight. We're The spots.

[@bartonpercival3216]

I remember chicken delight. We had one out on Noriega and maybe 35th Ave? Loved their motto "Don't cook tonight, call chicken delight" 😆

[@jons.6216]

Happily one of the iconic heads is still on display on a pole out on Sloat in SF where one of them used to be near Sloat Gardens and not far from the San Francisco Zoo!

[@jons.6216]

I actually ate at one in Los Gatos, CA when I was a kid and my best friend at the time had moved there and I was sleeping over!

[@gregwilliams386]

San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito.

[@taposirusmagna5433]

MISS DOGGIE DINNER OAKLAND THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

[@martinruiz2436]

As a kid in the late-60's and early-70's, my mother and I would go to the Doggie Diner on 35th Avenue and East 14th in Oakland. I can still remember smelling those delicious dogs cooking. To a kid of five or six, there was something magical about Doggie Diner. Whenever I drive by that location today, very fond memories of my youth come alive.

[@fourthgirl]

This was mine & my sibs place! My first date took me to this Doggie Diner when I was 15. Sweet memories.

[@mr.robinjamessuriano1089]

Motorcycles,galore

[@wonderglory]

I was lucky enough to live near a Doggie Diner location on 11th Avenue and Geary Boulevard inside the Inner Richmond District in San Francisco. Sometimes when my brother had a Cub Scout meeting, our mom would take him and me to that location for a quick dinner. Wow! Such memories.

[@marjoryrainey73]

I lived by the doggie diner at Army and Mission st. I usually got a western burger and fries.

[@RaymondHng]

I went to the Doggie Diner at Geary and Arguello when I went to Roosevelt Jr. High.

[@roby5706]

I use to go to one on 18th St. and Mission late nite, love those western burgers...👍🏼😷

[@vjhhhhjjj1951]

was in navy in Oakland California 1968 I remember doggie diner from Ohio

[@fourthgirl]

For 510 weekend 2019 at the Oakland A's, I wore: Friday - Oaklandish Shirt, Saturday- Bruce Lee Martial Arts Studio t-shirt, and Sunday- Doggie Diner t-shirt. I got so many guests remembering this wonderful chain.

[@MrPGC137]

Oh yeah! I remember the Doggie Diner! 😀 Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@thomasasuncion9438]

When I turned 15 1/2 I got my first job at Doggie Diner that was 1982.

[@diegodelapuente1665]

Dang, too bad they closed. I’m craving some hot dogs 🌭 from Doggie Diner.

[@homerwinslow9047]

Are used to work at the Mayfair market on Ocean Avenue. I would go there at the end of my swing shift around midnight and have a western burger. Like many others commenting on this topic it was my favorite. Whoever took over the location near the zoo got the menu pretty close to the original. I would take my kids there after the zoo.

[@audreyevans7422]

I used to go to the one right across the street from Rhodes Department Store in downtown Oakland. I loved their secret sauce.There was a guy that collected the Doggie Diner heads on his property in Oakland, CA. I saw them about 12 years ago but there gone now that the area is more upscale.

[@smiley6168]

Yes & kwick ways

[@audreyevans7422]

@@smiley6168 I loved Kwik Ways too. How about the 1/4 Pound? I miss the old Oakland.

[@smiley6168]

@@audreyevans7422 yes and the old flints bbq.

[@thedoneeye]

I remember that if you got a red star on the back of your receipt your meal was free!!!

[@bartonpercival2147]

I loved doggie diner. As a teenager in the Sunset Dist of SF, my 1st job was working at a burger joint called Jumbo’s on Sloat Blvd, half block up the street from Doggie Diner. I loved their western burger, and the pastrami sandwich, and their great thick milkshakes

[@shirleylee5540]

I remember Jumbo. My husband and I went their often when we were dating and after we were married. I loved Doggie Diner and Jumbo and Mels drive in on Geary Blvd. Happy days!!!

[@bartonpercival2147]

@@shirleylee5540 Yes there were so many fun & great places to eat in the 50’s & 60’s And 70’s in San Francisco. I also loved The Hot House at Playland at the Beach, and Joe’s of Westlake, and Blums bakery for great desserts and ice cream sundaes. Oh the good old days

[@Tsubahi]

Sad, nostalgic story. Never got to eat there because it closed the year before we came back to California from living in Florida. :(

[@marjoryrainey73]

It was a sad day when doggie diner died!

[@mr.robinjamessuriano1089]

Every nite,Hayward calif.1968 ! Hells Angels,and all other walks of life it was the shit !!!!

[@gregwilliams386]

The hot dogs were a little too red (sodium nitrate?) for today's taste. But they were good. The pastrami was good also. I'd eat there in a minute if they still existed.

[@marjoryrainey73]

I use to order the western burger

[@marjoryrainey7039]

I miss Doggie so much

[@bluegillphil1427]

used to go to the one on 98th av & E 14th

[@mr.robinjamessuriano1089]

Hayward here.

[@mr.robinjamessuriano1089]

Hayward,1968

[@lloydsmith522]

I miss this place growing up

[@thedreamchurch]

I worked at DD on the corner of Lombard & Fillmore in the Marina '71- '72, where I learned about human nature first hand. Nothing Could Be Finer...

[@michwashington]

I subscribed because of this video… thank you 😍

[@spankyharland9845]

I sure miss eating at Doggie Diner....I use to eat at the one located on Mission Street.

[@Bafangool_Fool]

Ad native here, thankyou for this

[@tommyboy1653]

There is a doggie diner head in a antique shop in Port Costa ,not shure if it's from the one on Mcdonald and 23rd,in richmond or the one in El cerrito .

[@markzucker3949]

Oakland sure has changed.

[@stevensantos1004]

I remember the Doggie Diner at the corner of Hesperian and Lewelling. There's a Starbucks there now. I'd take the Doggie Head over the mermaid any day.

[@mr.robinjamessuriano1089]

Was there 1968

[@stevmarc5425]

Going to the coliseum from fremont, the Doggie was a landmark telling us we were almost there. Then lastly the Levitz sign.

[@DardanellesBy108]

My family used to pass that one on the way to church every Sunday. I still pass that Starbucks on the way home from work.

[@gregwilliams386]

There was a dog head sign in Bethel Island about 15 years ago.

[@kp6536]

My first girlfriend lived down the street from the Doggie Diner on E.14th in Oakland. I ate there maybe twice. So sad to see it go.

[@phonezillah]

The last Doggie Diner closed in San Francisco in May 1986.

[@hobamasucs]

Chili Dog, Fries and a Cherry Coke ! Nothing better at the time(early/mid1950's thru 1960's ) !

[@MrRezillo]

When I landed in San Francsico in 1976, the neighborhood at 18th and Mission had gone down hill, and a lot of unsavory characters patronized the Doggie Diner. How sad. I'm glad they made that wonderful doggy head a civic monument.

[@Honey-Sanchez]

After shows at Winterland Jerry Garcia would tool on down to the Sunset district Doggie Diner and chow down on 2 chili dogs with everything and an icy coke.

[@eldestroyo]

Lafayette had on right on the Main street, I have a clear memory of a sunny day, swinging my legs chewing a fry.

[@ApartmentKing66]

My 4th grade class went to SF on a field trip in 1976 and we had hamburgers at the Doggie on Sloat. My question is though: if the Doggie was so popular, why did they shut it down??

[@KIPATCHLEY]

Hello InvestorGuy66. Thanks for the question. Doggie Diner was very profitable for the owner. When he retired he sold out to a large company. They immediately started to lower the quality of the food and service. Soon, they discovered they could sell the real estate locations bought in the 1940s and 1950s at huge profits. The company then was liquidated for a quick profit. Of course, there are additional reasons Doggie Diner declined from its peak, like changing times, changing tastes, and competition from other restaurant chains. Kip @ Doggie Diner LLC. Doggie Diner might be coming back, stay tuned.

[@orthodox1173]

Grew up with doggie dinner across the street from the SF zoo !!

[@geebee380]

Is that Farhan narrating

[@Ifixitagain]

Doggie diner alameda, then down to beer can beach

[@deadshotninja4852]

I was born in Chicago

[@thelostrocknrollwopsouloft4052]

What a great sad story for a historical diner I’m not from the Bay Area but they should keep the legacy alive instead of building useless stuff for the people who love that place

[@Sh1ryyu]

it makes me sad to watch this

[@ritaannsecrease8200]

MY GODBROTHER LAMAR GREEN WORKED AS A SECURITY GUARD AT THE ONE AT BROADWAY AND TELEGRAPH AVE BACK IN THE EARLY 1980s...PLUS HE WOULD GET FREE MEALS,THERE...AS A BONUS! GOOD TIMES,INDEED!❤😂

[@jedkreinberg2004]

Potrezbie(furshlugginer)

[@zagnorch1336]

Veeblefetzer

[@raymondhursh4076]

Yeah the Western Spical...

[@SerdceDanko]

This mascot is damn creepy.

[@justintrowbridge4284]

Last two doggie diners in San Francisco on 9th and mission then closed and became a charbroil burgerr joint Chinese run it didn't work..finally 18th at mission closed turned into Chinese veg fruit mkt. I went to John oconnel on 22st and Harrison so DD was my lunch spot in the mid sixtie..one of the dogs heads is in my friends garage in Daly City since early 70s..