BROGEN

"Mike Haugen called me up and said Higdon's was for sale. Did I want to go in with him?" owner, Forrest Brown, recalls. "Well, I didn't know at the time what I wanted to do with my life, so I said why not."... In the beginning, Mike and Forrest didn't change much within those walls. The coffee cups were taken down from pegs behind the breakfast counter and the tackle was cleared from the floor. After deciding on a name that blended both their sir names together, they set up 2 microwaves in the back and served three sandwiches from the tiny kitchen in between games of gin rummy, waiting on their friends to stop by for a beer, a bite to eat and a story to tell... With two St. Simons Island locations, Brogen's has been dishing up the Island's best burgers, classic family atmosphere and the liveliest night life in town for over 25 years.

Primary location: Simons United States