Pleasures of Roadside Dining

Dodie's Restaurant holds an important place in the history of Franklin County dining establishments. In 1949, Kenny Hoover started a frozen custard stand in a remodeled Atlantic gas station near the Route 81 intersection. Once business prospered, he moved to the present location and created a distinctive new restaurant with a "modern" flying gabled roof. Hoover eventually introduced other foods that today are considered fast food items. In 1989, Don Moats bought Hoover's Restaurant and the name changed to Dodie's a few years later.

Guilford, Pennsylvania · United States