Dig Inn

Dig Inn (simply Dig from 2019 to 2025) is an American chain of locally farm sourced restaurants, founded in 2011 by Adam Eskin in New York City.

Dig Inn

Company type	Private
Industry	Fast Casual
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011) New York City, US
Founder	R. Adam Eskin
Headquarters	New York City, New York , U.S.
Number of locations	36 stores (October 2025)
Area served	New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia
Products	Customizable food bowls with scratch-cooked, locally sourced ingredients
Website	www.diginn.com

Dig Inn Store Front In New York, New York (on Crosby & Prince Street)

As of October 2025, the chain had 36 restaurants, including in two New York City boroughs (Manhattan and Brooklyn), Rye Brook in Westchester County, New York; Stamford, Connecticut; Bridgewater, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Bethesda, Maryland; Ashburn, Virginia and Washington, D.C.^[1][2] With recent expansion focused in the Philadelphia suburbs of Ardmore and Jenkintown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

The company offers dine-in meals as well as pick up, delivery and catering format meals.

History

The company received $21.5 million in early funding rounds, then $30 million in Series D funding. The main investors were Monogram Capital Partners, and Bill Allen (former CEO of OSI Restaurant Partners).^[4]

In January 2019, the company introduced a new delivery concept called Room Service available in some parts of downtown Manhattan.^[2]

In April 2019, the company announced a $20 million round of financing, including $15 million from Danny Meyer’s investment group Enlightened Hospitality Investments.^[5] It also had plans to open its first full-service, sit-down restaurant concept in New York's West Village.^[6] The company opened its first Philadelphia location in 2019.^[7]

In July 2019, the company officially dropped the “Inn” in its branding and rebranded as Dig, in part to reflect ambitions beyond just restaurants. ^[8] Under the “Dig” name, the company continued its expansion.

However, in June 2025, Dig announced it was reverting back to its original Dig Inn name, citing customer feedback and brand identity.^[9] The rebrand back to “Dig Inn” is being phased in alongside menu throwbacks and nostalgic branding elements.^[10]

Reception

Dig Inn positions itself in the niche between fast casual and health-conscious dining. It is often compared to fast-casual bowl or salad chains (e.g. Chipotle-style ordering lines) with a stronger focus on sustainability and locally sourced produce as well as "scratch cooking".

Dig was named the best fast casual restaurant of 2017 by Boston magazine.^[11]

Dig Inn was named Fast Company's 2025 Top 100 Innovative Companies.^[12]