Skinny’s Place

Holmes Beach, United States

4.2

20 reviews

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+1 941-778-7769
Website:
www.skinnysplace.com
Address:
3901 Gulf Dr, Holmes Beach, FL, 34217
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
760 ftManatee Public Beach
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Description

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Great Old Florida atmosphere, built in the early 1950’s.only 100 yards from the Beach., on beautiful Anna Maria– We’ve been Voted #1 Burger for several years now! We serve several different types and sizes of burgers, Orings/​French Fries– Curly fries to ;) Grilled Chicken sandwiches, boneless buffalo chicken pieces, Veggie burgers, Grandmas homemade Chili, BLT’s a small kids menu w grilled split hot dogs and More. 8 Frosted Draft beers on tap, $ 1.00 Frosty mugs of Draft Bud during Happy Hour. Skinny’s is an open air beach pub, a classic untouched place, one of the few left alone and original– with that said its not a fancy place, no windows, no fancy tables or chairs, just screened in wood framed windows, with an old wooden bar! So if your ready to relax, enjoy a fresh burger and frosted mug of beer, or A glass bottle of coke– come by Skinny’s, your on Island Time! No Rush here, cooked to order and we appreciate your patience. Skinny’s Luvs ya!

History

Established in 1952.

Carl and Janice Freeman came to Anna Maria Island in 1936 on thier honeymoon from Illinois, and found this little spot on the beach. They said they would come back one day and start a little business, and in 1952 they did just that. Now some 59 yrs later, their daughter Jan, and Grandson Clark are running the place, along with the help and support of their family both here in Bradenton, and in Califonia. Grandma Skinny just turned 94 in April and loves to be out at Skinnys whenever she can! If your lucky and you can catch her sweeping up in the joint & you might just here some really great stories, and some True history of Anna Maria Island from the late 30’s and on. Grandpa Skinny had leased the business for a number of years, and when he passed in 2001 we changed the name to Skinny’s Place to honor him, after all he built and started the beach shack in the 50’s and we wanted to honor that, and Grandma Skinny. Great Burgers (Voted #1) Frosted Mugs, on Beautiful Anna Maria Island

Meet the Business Owner

Clark F.

Business Owner

Grandson of Carl and Janice freeman, founders of Mid-​Island Drive in, now Skinny’s Place on beautiful Anna Maria Island!

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20 reviews of Skinny’s Place

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Place rating: 4
Orlando, FL
Very friendly! The owner even brought a live Lobster to the table to show the kiddos. Lobster Bisque and lobster roll were amazing!!! The lobster Mac and cheese was a little bland… Not very cheesy. All and all I would definitely recommend it
Place rating: 4
Lawrenceville, GA
This is a great little hole in the wall with fresh burgers and ice cold beers. It rocks! Cash only though and don’t forget to order at the bar. Seat yourself. It’s very casual. The burger meat and ingredients were super fresh. Great little walk up spot if you are on the beach and need a drink and a nosh.
Place rating: 4
Atlanta, GA
Great hole in the wall burger joint on AMI. Order at the bar, cash only have a beer or two wile your order is cooked. 4 of 5 only because prices are a little on the high side.
Place rating: 5
Akron, OH
Dive bar with cheap beer and pretty good food. Perfect break after spending the day at the beach.
Place rating: 4
Bradenton, FL
Burgers were real good. Nice size with all the condiments. Onion rings cooked to perfection. Fries very good. So a burger, a cheeseburger, 1 French fries, 1 onion ring, a beer and a bottle of water and you’re out about $ 30 including a tip for the counter service.
No real atmosphere, just a pretty good place to stop in for a burger. Sit outside and enjoy the traffic or sit inside and enjoy watching the people. Good service, good food… I’ll be going back!
Place rating: 3
Ruskin, FL
Very skinny is right, You order inside and i’m afraid if i weigh anymore than i do i wouldn’t have made it with all the people inside. Location is perfect just across the street from the beach parking lot. Couldn’t ask for a better spot.
The staff was super friendly but very overwhelmed in such a tiny space. We sat outside because we had our son with us very dive bar inside. Plenty of seating outside with a small parking lot. if you go down manatee west to the very end they are on the left literally.
When you order food the menu is all a la carte. We ordered two cheeseburgers one with bacon and one with double patty and cheese/​A hot dog for the little man and fries and onion rings. They also had happy hour $ 1 draft bud, all together came out about $ 36 with tip. The food was good the meat was nicely cooked but jus tnot season at all. I like the batter they used for the onion rings they just were a little over done.
I think with the popularity of this place we were lucky to have even got a seat but in the same aspect the food had potential of being better. It was very cool to get draft beer for a $ 1 but it was bud and i wouldn’t ever get that anywhere else.
A-​OK because why not the food is decent the atmosphere is refreshing outside and the bar budget is ideal. If they kick it up on the quality of what they cook like they do on speediness of getting their orders out this place could have two more stars.
Place rating: 4
Sarasota, FL
Burger was amazing. Limited beer choices. They have a couple decent choices outside the standard macro stuff. No a/​c, so I tend to pick up and go in the summer, unless I am hanging by the beach. Classic place to go. Some complain about the wait. If it is busy you will wait, but that is the norm for a place on the island during season. That is why some Iocals avoid the islands during season. Also, cash only, but imagine the wait would be longer if they were running cards.
Place rating: 2
Orlando, FL
Very long wait. Borderline unreasonable. $ 6 for a small burger. Wait 40 to an hour… The burgers are small. Taste wise it’s good… If you are coming here to drink and sit by the beach the. You probably don’t care. But rating as a place to go to eat… If they are not crowded go ahead… If they are, plan to wait. And wait.
Place rating: 4
Anna Maria, FL
Great place — have a burger it s great — however if there are really busy just keep on driving — food quality goes way down when their slammed — just say’n
Place rating: 4
Indianapolis, IN
Found this little locals spot on our last day, unfortunately. Very small and crowded, but truly a local spot, still family owned. Burgers, hot dogs and Grandma’s chili were actually a welcome break, as every other restaurant on the island seems to have the same spin on the same 12 seafood dishes. Loved it! Skinny cheeseburger was awesome! Wished we found it sooner!
Place rating: 5
Greenwood, IN
This place is amazing. Kind of a hole in the wall dive– but their food is the best. Went there for the first time in 2013 with friends on Vaca– but it was a must visit on our honeymoon last year and going to return there for our first anniversary in a cpl months! Burgers and onion rings are big juicy and delicious and they serve their Cokes and Water in glass bottles (the best). Highly recommend them!
Place rating: 4
Grayslake, IL
Good food and a great atmosphere.
I stopped in here with my wife, daughter, son, and two sisters-​in-​law. We were fortunate enough to be here for their 13th anniversary. We enjoyed good burgers, good music, and good beer.
When this place opened, my daughter was 10 months old. May both have long continued success.
Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY
Old School Beach Burger Shack
Does it get much better than this? Nope
Had the cheeseburger, fries, and soda. It was just what I wanted and needed.
They have a few beer options and are CASH ONLY.
Place rating: 5
Tallahassee, FL
A great burger place on Anna Maria Island. They only take cash and don’t have air conditioning but they have good outside seating and some inside seating. I go with my family every time we meet at the island.
The food was very good and satisfying after a long day at the beach. I definitely recommend this place if you will be on the island.
Place rating: 5
Louisville, KY
Now this is how you make a burger! The G3 has 3 patties, and 3 different cheeses, and 6 layers of delicious! Skinny’s is a little hole in the wall bar, it’s cash only, the service is very friendly, and the story behind it is so cute. Family owned since the 50’s and started by a couple who came to AMI on their Honeymoon and promised to come back and open a restaurant. This (G3) burger was split 3 ways by 3 ravenous girls… It was HUGE. This is a big *DONT MISS* while youre on Anna Maria.
Place rating: 5
Pittsburgh, PA
Every time I come to Anna Marie island I know to bring some cash because I’m definitely coming here! The burgers are nothing special and I think that’s what makes them so eff’ing good!
The atmosphere is great! Picnic tables and fans everywhere in this little shack! Even if you don’t drink beer you’ll probably love it. The ice cold mugs make the beers go down way too smooth!
Place rating: 3
Elkhorn, NE
We were just in Florida this past week for a family reunion staying in Longboat Key and while Unilocaling for restaurants, this came to the top of our list.
Our family is primarily Vietnamese and so we’ve had been enjoying a lot of home-​cooked Vietnamese meals the past few days. My Caucasian Husband was really starting to miss his beloved «American Food» so I told him we could look for a burger joint.
Low and behold, Skinny’s was about a 10-​minute drive and had rave reviews. We couldn’t wait.
We got a table inside right away and realized they only accepted cash so my husband left to get money out of the ATMs (located by bathrooms on side of the building). Prices were «Ok», not as great of a deal as I thought.
I ordered a cheeseburger, my husband had the bacon cheeseburger, one daughter ordered a hot dog, and the other had a hamburger. We were pretty hungry so just about anything would have tasted amazing. Food came out about 10 minutes after ordering, so here’s the moment of truth.
Sad to report, while «good enough» it was fairly bland and lacking substantial flavor. Same goes for the fries and onion rings. They might have been homemade, but homemade doesn’t equate to good flavor.
Overall, it’s an OK burger place but you could do much better with Five Guys or otherwise. If we ever go back to this part of Florida, we probably won’t be back.
Place rating: 4
Philadelphia, PA
I adore local jaunts, populated by locals, run and served by locals. Authentic. In the midst of the tourism that has sprung around this adorable little place (started in the 40’s when there was no bridge or main road adjacent — ahh — stories like these tug at my heart strings!), this eatery has retained its local, authentic feel. Cash only. Come fresh off the beach, sun-​kissed and ready to mow down a burger and ice cold beer. Doesn’t get any better than this.
Love the fact that there is a chalkboard behind the bar that lists (in beers!) — how long you’ll wait for your order. Get yourself a burger (there’s a pretty good grilled chicken sandwich, and a veggie burger option too for those that don’t meddle with red meat), a fatty, if you must. I love that it comes with mayo and the works. Get some onion rings too, because, onion rings. This isn’t a gourmet, over-​complicated burger. Simple, and just perfect. When I think of old-​school AMI and what this island used to be (I assume), I think of Skinny’s. Skinny’s, please don’t ever change.
Place rating: 5
Palmetto, FL
Skinny’s has, hands down, the best burgers on the island in a great, casual atmosphere. And (unlike the «other» burger place on AMI) they have *friendly* service and french fries.
«Skinny» and his wife Jan opened the place in 1952 when there was one creaky wooden bridge connecting the island to the mainland on what is now Bridge St in Bradenton Beach. The two concrete drawbridges to the island weren’t built until 1956. Their children own and operate the restaurant today. So while you’re enjoying your burgers, you can enjoy a bit of history and support the family that maintained it. Yummy!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
okay if you are on AMI, you NEED to check this place out! I come here about once a year and I make sure I eat here no less than 2 times during my week long stay.
a little dirty around the edges, a little retro, but that’s what makes it awesome! order at the bar, give your name, and wait for your food to come up. get the burger. get the fries. get the onion rings. order a beer in a frosty mug. you will not be disappointed!
cash only, so make sure you have some before you stop in as I don’t believe there is an ATM on the premises.