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Dewey's Dogs Nears Opening Storefront Location
The restaurant at the Village Green Plaza will be open Monday through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 or 8 p.m.
is nearly ready to open its doors at its new storefront location.
“Right now, we’re just trying to get it open,” Anthony Geiger said.
Geiger will be operating the food truck, which has been sold, on the construction site at Lakeside Drive and Route 9 until Saturday, Sept. 15. The Geiger family is aiming to open at the storefront location at the Village Green Plaza on Route 9 on Saturday, Sept. 22.
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With construction underway for a new office building at the truck’s site, Geiger had been searching for a new lot since January 2011. He was offered a spot on the property of the Forked River House Plaza, but the
Since Dewey’s begun operation in Lacey Township, zoning laws have changed. Business stands are no longer a permitted use in town because they compete with local businesses that pay taxes and bills, Committeeman Gary Quinn previously said.
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Quinn also cited that a year and a half ago, Route 9 in Bayville was lined with mobile food trucks, which caused complications with businesses, landlords the Board of Health and the police department.
Without a place to park his truck, Geiger decided to open up a restaurant.
Several necessary inspections, including fire, have been completed. The plumbing and building inspection will take place this Monday, followed by a county inspection to issue a satisfactory report.
"Right now, we're still going with the flow," Geiger said.
As of last week, the kitchen was just about done and the Geiger’s have been stocking the facility.
“I just want it to be over with. It’s been a lot of work,” Geiger said.
The new restaurant will feature a greater variety of food, including hot dogs, burgers, homemade sausage and meatballs. Patrons will be able to sit down to eat or take the food to go.
“We’ll expand as we go,” Geiger said, adding that Dewey’s Dogs may eventually sell subs and wraps.
“I’m looking forward to cooking something other than this,” he said from the food truck.
Dewey’s Dogs will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 or 8 p.m.
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