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Restaurateur Al Ross (d. 2010 in Palm Springs, CA) began the Doggie Diner chain in San Francisco, in 1949. Ross operated the group of restaurants for 30 years when he sold it. New ownership ran it until 1986, when the last location closed. This Doggie Diner replaced the site of the original Fat Boy Barbeque stand, which had operated from c. 1925-1972. (See Woody LaBounty, "Before Now – Fat Boy Barbecue,"appeared 01/11/2011, accessed 03/08/2013.) The Carousel Restaurant took the place of this Doggie Diner, and was in operation c. 1996.

The Doggie Diner advertising sign located at 45th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard was listed as San Francisco City Landmark #254. Graphic artist Harold Bachman (1921-2005) created the design for the dog's head advertising sign in 1966. The sign was moved from its original location on the northeast corner of 46th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard in 2005 to its new site one block away.

Demolished; this former Doggie Diner was torn down in 2011. (See Tom Prete, "Former Doggie Diner set for demolition,"written 06/09/2011, accessed 03/08/2013.) The former site became incorporated into the Sloat Garden Center parking lot.