Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Hapeville’s own Chick-fil-A Dwarf House is now reopened. After nine months of hard work and anticipation, the renovated space now offers a full-service dining room, drive-thru with increased capacity, and mobile order pick-up area for added convenience. While the restaurant has a new, modern feel and its capacity has doubled, many of the restaurant’s iconic elements and menu remain unchanged. Read on as we open the “Little Red Door” to everything The renovated, Chick-fil-A Dwarf House has to offer. Upon arrival to The Dwarf House, guests are greeted by the statue of Chick-fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy. Truett founded The Dwarf House in 1946. When it first opened its doors, The Dwarf House had a total of four booths and 10 stools earning it the name The Dwarf Grill because of its small size. These stools and booths are honored and memorialized in the restaurant’s outdoor pavilion that also offers a play area for children. According to the renovation’s lead designer Jenn Allstun, “staying true to the original and preserving space while paying homage” to the restaurant’s history was an integral part of the renovation. She wanted the design to be inclusive to those who already frequent the restaurant and to those who have yet to discover it. She encourages guests to “visit more than once
and to take a tour because there is a lot to see.” Allstun says, “It is an experience like no other,” and that the only thing she would change about the renovation is that she wishes the “reopening could have happened sooner.” However, like the Chick-fil-A sandwich recipe, the renovation could not be rushed. The attention to detailis noticeable. One wall features pictures of about 2,500 Chick-fil-A stores that combine to create a largerimage of The Dwarf House. The menu panel board in the diner shows dates next to the menu items instead
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