Andy's Place
The restored red-brick Andy's Place building on Broad Street, lit up at dusk
Andy's Place

Back on
Broad Street.

Burgers, beer and bands in downtown Holly. Same family, same bricks, brand-new kitchen.

Open again · regular hours posting soon
See the menu The comeback
Illustration of 208 S. Broad St. at dusk
1,572

Days without Andy's.

That's how long Holly waited for its onion rings. Through a fire, three summers on a food truck and a full rebuild, the family never left town.

Closed June 21, 2022Back Oct 10, 2026
A burger on a pretzel bun next to a tall pile of golden onion rings
What people missed most

The onion rings Holly waited four years for.

Hand-battered, piled high, next to a burger made with fresh, local meat on a pretzel bun or kaiser roll.

Make any side rings for a buck.
This weekend on Broad Street

Live music, every weekend.

  • Friday
    Live bandEvenings. Grab a booth early.
  • Saturday
    Dinner setLive music with your burger.
  • Sat late
    Open micSign up during the dinner set to get a spot. Not playing? Come listen to Holly's local musicians.

Lineups go up on our Facebook page.

A group of local musicians singing together on a Saturday night at Andy's
Saturday night regulars
Two musicians playing in front of Andy's arched front windows
Under the arched windows
Our story

A 160-year-old building with a few stories to tell.

208 S. Broad Street has been a bank, a feed store and a livery stable. The old coal hatch out front still takes our deliveries.

1860s

The bricks go up

The building opens as a bank on Broad Street, then serves as a feed store with a livery stable out back.

1880

Battle Alley gets its name

A brawl between local rowdies and a traveling circus crew leaves plenty of people bruised, beaten and jailed. The name sticks.

2014

Andy's Place opens

Andrea "Andy" Chapin buys the building in 2013 and opens a family bar and grill a year later. She runs it with her kids. She has seven.

"She always offered a shot and a beer. So it was like perfect, this is what I'm here for."
Andy, on her mother Eunice

Eunice Ulicny

Andy's mom and the reason this place exists the way it does. She greeted everyone with a smile, a beer and a shot, and made sure nobody left hungry.

Wilma Chapin

Co-owner William Chapin's mom. A single mother of two who worked full time, finished grad school and saved so her son and daughter-in-law could own a business one day.

The original Andy's Place bar with green walls and a long wooden bar
The first Andy's, before the fire.
The original Andy's dining room with brick walls and tall windows
The old dining room on Broad Street.
The night everything changed
June 21, 2022
About 4 PM · Battle Alley
100+firefighters fought it
17fire departments answered the call
150+years the building had stood

A fire that started in Battle Alley spread to Andy's, the Holly Hotel and the Moose Lodge. The building was declared a total loss. Andy lost the restaurant and the family belongings stored upstairs. In the days after, neighbors kept coming by to pick up fallen bricks and ask how they could help.

The in-between years

Andy's Place Gone Mobile.

No building didn't mean no burgers. The family put Andy's on wheels and spent the past three summers serving from a food truck, from Holly to a church fireworks night in Swartz Creek, so the best burgers in town never went out of circulation.

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"I can't walk down the street without people waving at me and asking me more about when's it gonna re-open, and we're really missing your burgers."Andy, while the rebuild was underway
The Andy's Place Gone Mobile food truck, wrapped in red brick with the Andy's logo and 810-516-7543 on the side
Andy's Place Gone Mobile, wrapped in brick to match the building.
Crews on ladders finishing the restored brick storefront of Andy's Place
September 2026: finishing the storefront.
October 10, 2026

Same bricks. Second act.

With help from Oakland County Main Street, the Holly DDA and a state revitalization grant, Andy's came back on the same corner. Oakland County marked reopening day with a proclamation.

  • The original front entrance, rebuilt the way it was
  • The original bricks, cleaned and restored
  • A new bar top and a brand-new kitchen
  • One fire-scarred wall upstairs, left as it was on purpose

"It's different, but it's the same. We want to have the same nostalgia."Andy Chapin

Heard at the bar

What Holly says.

Owner and staff are personable and provide great service.Google review
Cheese tots are so yummy and the soups are always good and homemade.Google review
This really was that neighborhood gathering place, and we want it to be that way again.Andy Chapin, owner
4.6stars from 338 Google reviews · 94% recommend on Facebook
Help us cross the finish line

Put your name on the wall.

The building is done. The silverware, baskets, glassware, coolers, tap lines, TVs and sound system still have to be paid for. Every sponsor gets thanked right here, and the wall fills in as you do.

Up to $999

Community Supporter

Your name on the sponsor board and a thank-you on social media.

$1,000–$2,499

Hometown Sponsor

Logo on event signage, your own shout-out, and a spot on this wall.

$2,500–$4,999

Restoration Sponsor

Prominent logo placement, a dedicated spotlight, recognition inside Andy's.

$5,000–$7,000

Legacy Sponsor

Premier placement and long-term recognition inside Andy's Place.

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Venmo
@andysplace2026
Sponsorships & questions
andysplace2026@gmail.com
Find us

208 S. Broad St.

Address
208 S. Broad Street
Holly, MI 48442

Downtown Holly, across from the tracks, steps from Battle Alley.

Directions
Hours

Posting soon.

Open six days a week. Regular hours go up here and on Facebook as soon as they're set.

Andy's sidewalk patio on Broad Street with red umbrellas
Say hi

Get in touch.

Phone
(810) 516-7543
Email
andysplace2026@gmail.com
Facebook
facebook.com/andyplaceholly