Dapper Dog Tavern, a new neighborhood hangout from the team behind Worthington’s Shakers Public House, is set to open June 1 at 4057 Broadway in Grove City. The compact, prohibition-era style spot will pour domestic and local beers, serve shareable plates, and offer a daily happy hour with $1 drafts.
According to The Columbus Dispatch, owner Spencer Campbell plans to add a rooftop patio and more indoor seating on the building’s second floor. Campbell told the paper the menu will focus on small shareable plates like mini beef wellingtons and pretzels, and that Dapper Dog will skip the wings that Shakers is known for. The Dispatch also reports that the tavern will run daily happy-hour specials featuring $1 drafts, wine, and well liquor.
Initial coverage in February from Columbus Underground projected an April opening, and Campbell told that outlet, "I've been wanting to get into Grove City." The earlier timeline highlights how the team has been working through permits and build-out for the tight downtown footprint.
From Studebaker Showroom to Modern Tavern
The brick storefront at 4057 Broadway dates to the early 20th century, and a local historical marker notes that it was built as a garage and a Studebaker & Regal car sales room, per The Historical Marker Database. The address most recently housed craft-beer taproom Hop Yard 62, a Town Center staple since 2015, according to Hop Yard 62's website.
What They Will Serve
Campbell told The Columbus Dispatch that Dapper Dog will lean on shareable plates instead of offering a full Shakers menu, and that the team plans a summer schedule of food trucks while kitchen work continues. He has also expanded the lease to include the apartment above the bar and is working with an architect and Grove City officials on plans for external stairs, ventilation, and other improvements to support a permanent kitchen.
A Distinct Look for Grove City's Downtown
Columbus Underground reports that the tavern will embrace a prohibition-era motif and feature murals that tell the story of an English mastiff named Atlas, with the same artist who painted Shaker's murals set to work on the new space. That decorative approach is expected to give Dapper Dog its own personality while keeping the owners' gastropub sensibility not far away in Worthington.
Dapper Dog is slated to open June 1, and the owners say they will phase in hours as the kitchen and seating areas are completed. For the latest on soft openings and hours, keep an eye on Shakers Public House's official site and social channels at shakerspublichouse.com.
