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Hapeville, Georgia: Original Chick-fil-A Dwarf House

Chick-fil-A's "dwarf-sized" front door for children and wee folk started at this location in 1946. Signature chicken sandwich invented here. Small plaque on outside wall.

Address:
461 N Central Ave, Hapeville, GA
Directions:
West of I-75, Central Ave. and Sherman Rd.
Phone:
404-762-1746
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Dwarf House.

Original Chick-fil-A Dwarf House

We stayed in the Atlanta area Sunday night so we could visit Monday before we headed out of town. We are so glad that we did. Please plan to eat there at the lunch counter.

[Fran Cohn, 07/20/2016]
Original Chick-fil-A Dwarf House

Recently added statue in memory of their founder, S. Truett Cathy, who passed away earlier this year. Take a seat and pose with him!

[Anne, 11/17/2014]

Chick-fil-A inside sign.

Original Chick-fil-A Dwarf House

The very first Chick-fil-A is right here in Hapeville, Georgia. Opened in 1946, it is a really neat diner that serves all CFA favorites as well as some extra items.

[Lori Bryant, 06/15/2014]

Dwarf House door.

Original Chick-fil-A Dwarf House

The full service area in the Chick-fil-A Dwarf House looks like an old fashioned diner. It definitely had that blast-from-the-past feel.

[Drumbabe, 04/09/2013]

Dwarf House Chick-fil-A.

Original Chick-fil-A Dwarf House

The Chick-fil-A Dwarf House has a "dwarf-sized" front door that children and some little people can use to enter. The original Dwarf House in Hapeville, Georgia, is open 24 hours a day, six days a week. It closes at 4:00 AM Sunday morning, and re-opens at 6:00 AM on Monday. It has a larger dine-in menu than the other Dwarf House locations and it has a motorized seven dwarfs display in the back of the restaurant.

[monalacy, 03/31/2011]

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