Dig (restaurant)

Dig (formerly Dig Inn)^[1] is an American chain of locally farm sourced restaurants, founded in 2011 by Adam Eskin in New York City.

Dig

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	31 stores (June 2023)
Area served	New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Products	Customizable food bowls with locally sourced ingredients
Website	www.diginn.com

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

As of June 2023, the chain had 32 restaurants, including two in New York City boroughs (Manhattan and Brooklyn), Rye Brook in Westchester County, New York; Stamford, Connecticut; Bridgewater, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; and Washington, D.C.^[2][3]

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 some parts of downtown Manhattan.^[3]

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]

Reception

Dig was named the best fast casual restaurant of 2017 by Boston magazine.^[8]