Dewey's Dogs Finds A Home

Dewey’s Dogs has found a home.

After battling with the township for months after the Planning Board approved the construction of an where Dewey’s currently sits, the food truck will be relocating to a storefront business.

Dewey’s Dogs, which has been stationed in a vacant lot at Route 9 and Lakeside Drive for 12 years, will be moving into a store at the Village Green Plaza and is anticipating opening within two months, operator Anthony Geiger said.

“I have an agreement with the landlord,” he said. “We’re just waiting on equipment.”

Geiger has been searching for a new lot since January 2011, when he was finally 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.

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.

Geiger had considered taking the issue to a lawyer but said it wasn’t worth the cost.

“The town isn’t helping so I had to do something,” Geiger said. “I gave up on the town giving us another spot. There was no sense in wasting money on site planning.”

The new store will be takeout as well as dine in, Geiger said. Dewey’s will be expanding their menu. It will include everything from Dewey’s signature dogs to homemade burgers, cheesesteakes, meatballs and specials.

“I'll miss the truck a lot but I'm excited,” he said. "And the town can’t tell me what to do anymore either."

Geiger will have to obtain a zoning permit prior to opening the store, Township Administrator Veronica Laureigh said.