The Filling Station
201 North Glassell Street
Old Towne Orange, California
Telephone: (714) 289-9714
Website: FillingStationCafe.com
What more fitting place for America’s most-traveled terrier to meet Rich Truesdell, the editor of Automotive Traveler magazine, for breakfast than at a café housed in a 1920s gas station? Since The Filling Station is famous (locally, at least) as the dog-friendliest restaurant around, we were joined by two other canine buddies – in the photo here, my new friends and I are too distracted looking for the resident black cat to pose properly. Easily a third of the outdoor tables also had dogs sitting at them; a sign behind the reception desk reminds customers to ask for dog bowls rather than letting their four-legged companions use the regular dishes. Too busy checking out the other dogs to eat, I understand from my People that the café’s fare was hearty, the coffee good, and the servers genuinely friendly and efficient. Come early and fill ‘er up!
