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| Owner Jeff Leppala with new sign. |
Friggy's SOBO Pub has opened in the space
previously occupied by Pippin's restaurant at 5 West Main Street. Friggy's is
owned by Jeff and Deb Leppala of Crystal Falls, but they have had a big assist
from friend and Boyne City resident Chris Thiel, former co-owner of the 220
Lake Street restaurant. Jeff and Chris are friends from Dewitt High School in
the 1980s.
Thiel says they are
designing Friggy's as "an old-fashioned bar" with a menu and
prices that will appeal to local residents - "bar food, $7 burgers,
sandwiches, hot wings. We will not have anything that is gluten free." His
goal is to make it feel like the Eagles Club. He wants to have free peanuts or
popcorn, live music and a fun atmosphere. Fun is clearly on tap when you see their beer glasses imprinted with "Friggy's - When Life Meets Beer," a
tongue-in-cheek nod to Boyne City's "Where Life Meets Lake" slogan of
recent years. To turn on the water in the restroom sinks, you pull on a beer
tap, and the men's room features television screens and urinals made from beer
kegs. Facebook page.
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