A&W Restaurant - Various MI

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Personal recollection: One of my favorite joints was the A&W in Farmington. I still go there when I get over in that direction. When I was a kid, going out for a burger and a root beer was a treat, a big deal you didn't get to do that often. I will use this Farmington entry to document the chain in Michigan and will add more photos and info as I get them.

From the A&W Website:

Roy W. Allen opened his first Root Beer stand in Lodi, CA, on June 20 1919. It was a hot night that coincided with a citywide party celebrating the homecoming of local World War I heroes.

In 1922 Allen partnered with former Lodi employee Frank Wright and leased their first two Root Beer stands to other operators so they could expand into the larger city of Sacramento. This was around the same time the partners coined the new name A&W®, “A” for Allen and “W” for Wright.

1925 - Allen began to sell franchises to others, thus establishing the first franchise restaurant chain in America.

1950 - Thanks to the postwar boom and the prevalence of G.I. loans, there was a flurry of new development and nearly 450 operating A&Ws. Allen sold the entire operation to the A&W Root Beer Co., a California company.

1956 - A&W went international opening its first restaurant in Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1956. A&W restaurants in Canada were initially part of the American A&W restaurant chain until they were sold in 1972 and since then, have been owned and operated in Canada independently and separately from A&W operations in the United States.

A&W expanded to the Philippines, Malaysia, and Okinawa, Japan. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Original Bacon Cheeseburger was born.

1963 - A&W celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1969. In 1971 A&W Root Beer became available in bottles and cans. In 2011 A&W was purchased by a group of domestic and international A&W Franchise Partners. In 2019 A&W celebrates its 100th anniversary. There are approximately 1,000 restaurants (& counting) in the U.S. and international market.

The following is a list compiled by Bobby Peacock that shows all of the locations pictured below with their history:

• Adrian - 123 E Church St - Opened 1953, closed 1990, torn down ca. 2004 for parking lot
• Albion - 1725 E Michigan Ave - Opened 1965, moved 1975 to Eaton St., torn down, site vacant
• Albion - 1410 N Eaton St - Originally Starlite Drive-In. Appears to have been retrofitted to 1980s drive-thru prototype at some point.Closed late 1990s?, later Fresh & Fast, now Albion Garden
• Alma - 1975 Michigan Ave - Later Bob's Family Drive-In (1988 listing), torn down for church parking lot
• Alpena - 1032 N US-23 - Closed ca. 1975, torn down before 1980 for parking lot; site became Dollar General 2016
• Ann Arbor - 2405 W Stadium Blvd - Torn down ca. 1999 for Tuffy Muffler
• Au Gres - 121 W Huron Rd - Has been several eateries since the 1980s, including East-West Restaurant and Bigfoot's.Sat vacant since at least 2007 before becoming Cauffee fall 2018.
• Auburn Hills - Great Lakes Crossing - Moved across food court, later part of Charming Charlie, now Burger King
• Bad Axe - 830 N Van Dyke Ave - Later Stafono's, torn down before 2009 for Walgreens
• Bangor - -
• Baraga - 1156 S Superior Ave - Closed late 1990s?, now Baraga Drive-In
• Battle Creek - 906 Capital Ave NE - Closed ca. 1982, now Golden Dragon
• Battle Creek - 889 W Columbia Ave - Later Battle Creek Ford (1989), then TCBY, then Garpike's, then Sonny's Pit Stop, then Singh's BBQ, now Hogzilla
• Battle Creek - Lakeview Square Mall - Moved to below late 1990s?, space removed for additional food court seating.Section of food court became Buffalo Wild Wings 2012.
• Battle Creek - Lakeview Square Mall, ste #653 - Closed ca. 2005, later New York Style Steak, now vacant
• Battle Creek - 45 Porter St - Opened 1953, closed early 1970s, later Four Seasons, then D&D Flea Market, torn down for expansion of Kellogg's
• Bay City - 259 Washington Ave - Likely moved to current store on Lafayette Ave., later Tip Top Drive In.Entire block torn down 1970s for Labadie Oldsmobile, itself torn down ca. 2010 for parking lot of YMCA
• Bay City - Bay City Mall, ste #FC-2 - Closed ca. 2005, later H&W until 2008, then The Grille from 2011-2012, food court removed July 2017 for PetSmart
• Beaverton - 370 Ross St -
• Belleville - 148 W Columbia Ave -
• Bellevue - 9787 Battle Creek Hwy - Later Bellevue Drive-In, now vacant
• Boyne City - 364 N Lake St - Closed ca. 1986, torn down for Ancon Gear and Instrument
• Benton Harbor - 432 E Main St - Opened 1960, became McCoy's before 1978, torn down 1980s?, site vacant
• Blissfield - 505 E Adrian St - Closed before 1988, later a video store, torn down for Sports Pizza
• Bridgeport - 6595 Dixie Hwy(in Total station) - Opened 1996, closed 2000, walled off for storage.Station became Marathon 2000 (before A&W was removed), then Speedway 2001.
• Bridgman - 10511 Red Arrow Hwy(in Amoco station, now BP) - Closed 2003, reopened 2005, closed again after 2009; later Quiznos, became Dunkin' 2020
• Brighton - 331 W Grand River Ave - Closed ca. 1993, later Brighton Used Cars.Torn down 1999 for FAO Jewelers which is 333
• Burton - 4013 E Court St - Opened after 1988 in former Church's Chicken, later X-Press (1991 listing), now Subway
• Burton - Courtland Center(north wing) - Hot Dogs & More kiosk; closed late 1990s, later Pretzel Peddler, then an ice cream shop, now removed
• Burton - 1117 S Belsay Rd(in Sunoco stationwith Long John Silver's) - Both restaurants closed ca. 2013; A&W later Classic Burgers, Long John Silver's later Krispy Krunchy Chicken.Both restaurants became Tubby's 2017; closed 2021, now Manee Thai.
• Cadillac - 1714 N Mitchell St - Torn down late 1980s? for Arby's
• Calumet - 55776 US-41 - Later Jacob's Ladder, then Bill and Laura's, now Leveque Agency
• Canton - 42087 Ford Rd - Short-lived strip mall location, opened late 1990s in former Tubby's, closed before 2004, later Sivathai, now Aji Ten
• Caro - 1100 E Caro Rd - Torn down 1980s? for Northstar Bank
• Cassopolis - 525 S Broadway St - Later Marcello's Pizzeria, now vacant
• Cedar Springs - 356 N Main St - Now Kelly's Restaurant
• Charlevoix - 1411 Bridge St - Later Chee Peng, now vacant
• Charlotte - Lansing Rd
• Cheboygan - 1304 W Mackinaw Ave - Now The Yeck
• Chelsea - 1555 Main St - Now Main Street Coney Island
• Chesaning - 1209 W Brady Rd - Now Little Caesars
• Clawson - 303 S Main St - Closed and became Woodpile BBQ 2015
• Clinton Township(Fraser) - 34925 Groesbeck Hwy - Torn down 1980s? for Burger King, which renumbered to 34897 at some point
• Coldwater - 411 E Chicago Blvd - Torn down for Bonanza (now Ponderosa)
• Coldwater - 480 W Chicago Rd(in Shell station) - Later Roadside Cafe, now gas station storage
• Coleman - 5246 N Coleman Rd(in Shell station) - Became Subway ca. 2013
• Coloma - 5036 Paw Paw Lake Rd - Became Eddie's 1996
• Commerce Township - 2614 Union Lake Rd - Torn down for Arby's
• Copper Harbor - 715 Gratiot St - Closed early 1990s?, now Seventh Street Station
• Davison - 505 N State St - Later Cardinal's Roost (1980 listing), now Ice Cream Junction
• Davison - 840 S State Rd - Short-lived 1980s location (ca. 1988); later X-Press (1991), then Sero's, now Señor Lucky's
• Dearborn - Fairlane Town Center, ste FC311 - Now Streats of Detroit
• Dearborn - 14471 Michigan Ave - Torn down for expansion of nearby car lot
• Dearborn Heights - 26233 Ford Rd - Torn down for parking lot
• Detroit - Wayne State University(5221 Gullen Mall) -
• Detroit - 18440 W Warren Ave - Later Taqueria Mi Terra, then Captain Jay's Fish & Chicken, now vacant
• Detroit - 16160 Telegraph Rd - Torn down for the Collision Shop
• Detroit - 19441 Schoolcraft Ave - Now Tom's Coney Island
• Detroit - 9114 Greenfield Rd - Torn down for a parking lot
• Detroit - 12721 Fenkell Rd - Torn down for a Marathon gas station
• Detroit - 11020 Conner Ave - Became Elias Bros. Big Boy 1968, then Mr. Ted's before 1975.Closed 1990s, torn down, site vacant. See an article on this building .
• Detroit - 6771 W Vernor Hwy - Now Trinity Coach
• Detroit - 17630 Grand River Ave(Long John Silver's combo) - Opened ca. 2005, closed ca. 2013, now Checkers
• Detroit - 24761 W 7 Mile Rd(in Mobil station) - Closed before 2007, now Alaska Express, station now BP
• Dowagiac - 724 N Front St - Later various Mexican eateries, now vacant
• Dowagiac - M-152 - Was listed as for sale in 1975; torn down 1980s? for parking lot next to Chemical Bank (now Mitchell Lawn Care)
• Dundee - 14275 S Custer Rd
• East Lansing - 1120 E Grand River Ave - Torn down ca. 1961 for Clark (now Admiral) gas station
• East Lansing - Michigan State University(Student Union) -
• East Tawas - 200 W Bay St - Opened ca. 1971, closed before 1982, later a video store until ca. 1994.Original A&W building split between Hungry Howie's and a check cashing center ca. 1995.Two more suites were built over the drive-in bays: an AT&T store and a Hallmark.Hallmark closed 2005, later Jumbo Video; was to become Jpad Video ca. 2014 but instead became a flower shop.
• Eastpointe - 17275 E 9 Mile Rd - Later Andy's, then Eastpointe Grill (2000), then Grandma's House of Pancakes, now SpagBurger
• Ecorse - 3968 W Jefferson Ave - Later Log Cabin Barbeque, now M.C. Chicken and Fish
• Escanaba - 2129 Ludington St - Torn down 1980s? for a car wash
• Edwardsburg - 68867 M-62
• Evart - 728 W 7th St - Now Mishler's Drive-In
• Farmington - 22004 Farmington Rd - Strip mall location; opened 1988, closed ca. 2008, now Peterlin's
• Farwell - 1876 W Ludington Ave - Later Dairy Phil, now Dixie's Drive-In
• Fenton - 913 N Leroy St - Closed ca. 1997, later Fenton Coney, then Wireless Toyz, then The Green Olive Tree (2017), became Domino's Pizza 2018
• Flat Rock - 14701 Telegraph Rd - Closed 1980s?, later U-Haul, then Adkins Insurance, torn down for a storage unit, sign frame reused
• Flint - 920 Beach St - Opened ca. 1961, became Moore's Drive-In before 1980, torn down for parking lot of nearby church
• Flint - 4108 Saginaw St - Closed ca. mid-1980s, now Fish & Chicken Land
• Flint - 5014 Clio Rd - Opened 1958, closed February 28, 1998, torn down for Rite Aid which is 5018
• Flint - 5050 W Pierson Rd(in Shell stationwith Noble Roman's Pizzaand Coffee Beanery) - All restaurants removed ca. late 1990s, now gas station space; station now Clic Mart
• Flint - 4335 W Pierson Rd(KFC combo) - Opened ca. 2002, closed 2012, vacant
• Flint - G-4031 Richfield Rd - Later Mr. Brown's, now Chip's Supper Club
• Flint - 3328 S Linden Rd - Short-lived drive-thru location from ca. 1988. Closed early 1990s?, later Samuel's Jewelers, now Z's Diamonds
• Flint - 2802 S Dort Hwy - Drive-thru-only location. Opened ca. 1988, became X-Press before 1991; later Tippy's, then Carl's Bar B Q, now vacant.
• Flushing - 200 S Cherry St - Opened 1970, closed ca. 2010, now The Flushing A
• Fowlerville - 800 S Grand Ave(KFC combo) - Moved to 840 ca. 2017, now a relocated Taco Bell
• Fremont - 806 W Main St - Torn down for Dollar General (now a church) and Movie Gallery (now Family Video)
• Gaylord - 900 S Otsego Ave - Became Gobbler's 1980s
• Gladstone - 902 Montana Ave - Opened 1973, closed 1980s?, now Four J's
• Grand Blanc - 11338 S Saginaw St - Now Hot Dog Stand
• Grand Haven - 726 S Harbor Dr - Now Butch's Beach Burritos
• Grand Rapids - Eastbrook Mall(later Centerpointe Mall) - Hot Dogs & More location. Closed 1990s, possibly never retenanted, mall torn down 2012
• Grand Rapids - 5135 Broadmoor Ave SE - Torn down ca. 1996 for Burger King
• Grand Rapids - 3323 28th St SE - Former Farrell's. Closed late 1990s?, later Schlotzsky's Deli, then Greek Town, now Gold & Silver Exchange
• Grand Rapids - Woodland Mall, ste #FC2 - Closed before 2004, later AJ's All American Bites, now Surf City Squeeze
• Grand Rapids - 1269 Madison Ave SE - Closed 1970s?, later Southern Fish Fry, then Cleo's, now vacant
• Grand Rapids - 536 Leonard St NW - Closed ca. 1978, later Root Beer Stand, now Two Scotts BBQ
• Grand Rapids - 1636 Eastern Ave SE - Closed 1970s?, later LT's BBQ, now Trisha Lynn's
• Grayling - 312 S James St - Torn down ca. 1996 for Rite Aid which closed 2018
• Greenville - 1115 W Washington Ave - Later House of Hunan, torn down for a parking lot
• Gwinn - 37 W M-35 - Later various other restaurants, now Yooper Scoop
• Hancock - 20855 Royce Rd - Closed before late 1980s?, now Hanke Auto
• Harper Woods - Eastland Center - Closed before 2000, original food court torn down 2004
• Harrison - 316 Park St - Later Dutch's Restaurant (1988 listing), then S&R Diner, now Sheri's Family Diner
• Harrison Township - 36111 Jefferson Ave - Later Joseph Brothers (1975 listing), possibly other restaurants in between, became Eddie's 1987
• Hartford - 62589 Red Arrow Hwy - Closed before 1980, later Montgomery's, torn down for a church, sign frame reused
• Highland - 2120 S Milford Rd - Now Twist & Shake
• Hillman - 27400 M-32(in BP station withSubway and Tastee-Freez) - Both A&W and Tastee Freez closed ca. 2004.Restaurant spaces later Carter Acres and Donatello's Pizza, now Lucky Louie's. Subway still open.
• Hillsdale - 300 W Carleton Rd - Torn down mid-1990s? for Rite Aid
• Holland - 139 E 8th St - Became Copper Kettle ca. 1974, torn down for parking lot of Macatawa Bank
• Holland - 363 S River Ave(in Shell station) - Closed before 2007, now Mr. You Chinese
• Holt - 2440 N Cedar St - Drive-thru location from ca. late 1980s. Closed 1990s, now Champion Sports Bar & Grill
• Homer - 130 W Leigh St - Later Knife & Fork, now Big Show Fireworks
• Houghton - Copper Country Mall - Hot Dogs & More kiosk. Closed 2008, vacant
• Howell - 2010 E Grand River Ave - Closed ca. 1976, later Los Panchos, then Armando's (1979 listing).Later Sandpiper Lounge (1980s listings), then Red Apple Bar, now El Patron
• Hudson - 503 S Meridian Rd - Torn down 1990s? for McDonald's
• Imlay City - 515 E Capac Rd - Later Cappy's Restaurant, then Imlay City Floral, now Cuts By Benny & the Jets
• Indian River - north jct M-68 and Old US-27 - Most likely on NE corner, now a vacant lot
• Inkster - 26639 Michigan Ave - Now Kelly's Cars
• Ironwood - 1231 E Cloverland Dr - Now Red's Auto Sales
• Ishpeming - 1419 N 2nd St - Torn down for TruNorth Credit Union
• Ionia - 405 N Dexter
• Ithaca - 1110 E Washington Rd - Torn down for expansion of adjacent Quick Save (now Beacon & Bridge) station
• Jackson - 900 W Argyle St - Later Yenking Chinese, now Lucky Cafe
• Jackson - 1300 S West Ave - Became Cascades Root Beer 1974, closed 1979, torn down 1980 for Wendy's
• Jackson - 1502 Cooper St(in Citgo station) - Closed before 2008, now Subway
• Kalamazoo - 430 W Kalamazoo Ave - Later Root Beer Stand, torn down for parking lot
• Kalamazoo - 3100 Portage St - Now Root Beer Stand
• Kalamazoo - 4400 S Westnedge Ave - Now Root Beer Stand
• Lake Odessa - 1202 Jordan Lake St - Now Chee Peng
• Lansing - 902 E Grand River Ave - Closed 1994, later Famous Taco, then Grand River Coney Island, now vacant
• Lansing - 3220 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd(KFC and Long John Silver's combo) - Built 1980s as just KFC; A&W and Long John Silver's added ca. 2004, A&W removed by 2007
• Lansing - 3200 S Cedar St - Closed 1980, later Jim's Drive-In until ca. 1997; torn down ca. 2002 for C&J Tax which is now vacant
• Lansing - 315 S Homer St - Closed before 1985, now Hong Kong Restaurant
• Lansing - 623 S Washington Ave - Closed and torn down 1970 for a Boron station; station became Quik Stop 1982, torn down 1990s? for parking lot
• Lansing - Lansing Mall - Closed ca. 2001, later a relocated Mrs. Fields/Pretzel Time, then California Taco, then Chicago Deli, now Mark's Gourmet Dogs
• Lansing - 427 E Oakland Ave - Drive-thru-only location; closed after 2011, became Nu Wave Fish 2017
• Lansing - 4919 Saginaw Hwy -
• Lapeer - 624 S Main St - Later various bakeries, then Dawn Donuts; torn down 1989 for Hardee's which is now Tim Hortons
• Lawton - -
• Lennon - 11941 E M-21(in BP stationwith Long John Silvers) - Opened 2001, closed August 2011; became Maria's 2012, then Vittles, now Chester's Chicken.Gas station later Citgo, now Mobil.
• Lewiston - 2800 County Road 489(in Smitty's Family Entertainmentwith Papa Romano's Pizza) - Entire complex closed before 2009, vacant
• Lexington - 5309 Main St - still open as of 2023
• Lincoln Park - 3860 Dix Hwy(in Marathon,later Future Fuels) - Closed fall 2019, became Krispy Krunchy Chicken 2020
• Livonia - Wonderland Mall - Opened ca. 1985 with food court, section of mall became mall offices 1998 when food court was rebuilt.Mall torn down 2003 for Target.
• Livonia - Livonia Mall, Mervyns wing - Later Frankly Yours; mall closed May 2008, torn down 2009 for Walmart
• Livonia - 28701 Plymouth Rd - Torn down 1980s? for Wendy's which is now a doctor's office
• Ludington - 222 W Ludington Ave - Torn down for Best Choice Market
• Macomb Township(then Mt Clemens) - 15555 Hall Rd - Drive-thru location from 1980s; now National Coney Island
• Madison Heights - 28147 John R Rd - Torn down for Cash Land
• Manistee - 200 Parkdale Ave - Moved 1980s? to current store on Cypress Ave; torn down for widening of US-31 and parking lot of nearby car dealer
• Manistique - Opened 1954, closed 1971 -
• Marquette - 1016 W Washington Ave - Torn down 1980s? for Burger King
• Marquette - 6040 S US-41 - Moved to below ca. 2008, now Hudson Mechanical
• Marquette - 1021 W Washington Ave - Opened ca. 2008 in former Blimpie, closed before 2011. Later Liberty Tax, now Northern Pleasures.
• Marlette - 2977 N Main St - Vacant for several years; torn down ca. 2008 for Rite Aid
• Marshall - 1102 W Michigan Ave - Later Change of Pace (1988 listing), became Yinhai Chinese before 1994
• Marysville - 1601 Gratiot Blvd -
• Mason - 628 N Cedar St -
• Melvindale - 2535 Oakwood Blvd - Later Mama Bear's Kitchen (1994 listing), now part of B&K Collision
• Michigan Center - 4061 Page Ave - Now Rudy's Drive-In
• Midland - 1605 Bay City Rd - Torn down for now-closed Bay City Road Party Store
• Midland - 3420 Isabella St - Opened 1994, closed 2004, became Turkey Hut December 2015, then Furlo's Pizza; torn down 2019, site vacant
• Midland - 1514 Washington St -
• Mio - 412 S Morenci Ave - Closed ca. 2004, became Denas Canoe Country Restaurant ca. 2008.Later Au Sable River Restaurant, then Tin Lizzy, now vacant again
• Monroe - 15336 S Dixie Hwy - Now Gerweck Pre-Owned Cars
• Monroe - 1111 W Front St - Now Monroe's Original Hot Dog
• Mt Clemens - 205 N Gratiot Ave - Now Ruehle's Towing
• Mt Pleasant - 2428 S Leaton Rd(in Shell station) - Opened 2001, closed ca. 2014, vacant; station now Mobil
• Munising - 220 E M-28 - Opened 1982, closed ca. 2009. Became Pizza Hut/WingStreet June 2010, closed September 2014, now Bay Furnace Bagel Works
• Muskegon - 1950 Lakeshore Dr - Closed ca. 1985, later Max & Marley's Hot Dogs, now Pierogi House
• Newberry - 7488 M-123 - Later LJ's Diner, now The Island Grill
• Niles - 2645 S 11th St - Later Knapp's Drive-In (1976 listing), then various car lots, now vacant
• Niles - 11 S 11th St - Opened early 1990s? in former Burger Chef/Rodee's, torn down ca. 1997 for Rite Aid
• North Muskegon - 171 Whitehall Rd - Closed ca. 1980, later Ritz Danish, torn down for Rite Aid
• Norton Shores - 3690 Airline Rd - Closed ca. 1985, later Airline Drive-In, then Masar's; torn down before 2007 for parking lot
• Novi - Twelve Oaks Mall - Original location; later Max & Erma's, now vacant
• Twelve Oaks Mall - Second location after previous location closed; now Kerby's Koney Island -
• Okemos - Meridian Mall(1982 W Grand River Ave, ste F03) - Closed 2020, now Li'l Emil's
• Onaway - 20812 Washington Ave - Opened 1958, closed 1972, now Woodwinds Restaurant
• Ontonagon - 201 River St - Shared building with Subway; both suites now Living the UP Dream
• Ortonville - 470 South St - Still going strong as of 2023
• Oscoda - 384 S State St - Was known as Jackie's A&W; became just Jackie's by mid-1986.Became Hunan 1988, then Chee Peng mid-1990s; became Mama's Kitchen ca. 1997.Renumbered to 884 S. State St.
• Owosso - 1830 Corunna St - Opened 1967, torn down 1980s? for parking lot. May have relocated to below location.
• Owosso - 2165 E Main St - Drive-thru location; closed before 1994, now Newport Coney Island
• Paradise - M-123 - Later TJ Root Beer, now vacant
• Paw Paw - 715 S Kalamazoo St - Later Gallagher's; closed 2014?, vacant
• Pentwater - 438 S Hancock St - Now Gull Landing
• Petoskey - 1099 N US-31 - Opened 1974, closed ca. 1985. Later Alan's Northside, became Little Caesars late 2017
• Plainwell - US-131 Sout
• Plymouth - 560 W Ann Arbor Rd - Opened after 1985 in former Burger King, closed and became Boston Market 1993, now Happy's Pizza.Some sources say 516, which appears to be a typo.
• Pontiac - 1006 Baldwin Ave - Moved to 991 ca. 1970s?, later Pontiac Coin Club (1988 listing), then La Cocina, now vacant
• Pontiac - 991 Baldwin Ave - Later Li' Tony's Coney, then Henry and Tammy's (2007 listing), then Tokyo Drift, then Lipi's (2015-2016), now Acapulco
• Pontiac - 510 N Telegraph Rd(Oakland Pointe Shopping Center) - Later Dairy Queen, now vacant
• Port Huron - 618 24th Ave - Closed before 1987, now Ted's Coney Island
• Port Huron - 500 10th St - Later Beverage Shop (1990s listings), torn down for a credit union
• Port Huron - 2611 Ravenswood Rd(in Total station) - Removed ca. 2000 when station rebranded to Speedway
• Portage - The Crossroads - Hot Dogs & More location; closed early 1990s.May have been in food court which was extensively remodeled ca. 2000
• Prescott - 1857 Greenwood Rd - Closed ca. 1982, later a pizzeria; sat abandoned for many years, torn down ca. 2015
• Rapid River - 7878 US-2 - Closed ca. 2007, later Mikey B's Grill, now vacant
• Rochester - 3178 S Rochester Rd - Opened 1987 as drive-thru location, closed ca. 2007?, now Alex's of Rochester
• Rockford - 169 Marcell Dr NE - Short-lived strip mall location; closed ca. 2005, later Vital Nutrition, now Wild Bill's Tobacco
• Roseville - 29535 Gratiot Ave - Closed 1980s?, later Enterprise Rent-a-Car, now Jenna Auto Sales
• Saginaw - 807 S Granger St - Now Old Towne Drive-In
• Saginaw - 1703 E Genesee Ave - Later China Garden, became Down Home Fish Fry late 1980s; torn down 1990s? for E&E Health Connections
• St Ignace - 1152 N State St - Torn down for parking lot of Kewadin Inn which itself was torn down for an office
• Saugatuck - -
• Sault Ste Marie - 3471 I-75 Business Spur - Torn down for Parmer's Farm Market
• Shelby Township - 46156 Van Dyke Ave - Torn down for a strip mall with a florist shop
• South Haven - 8510 M-140 - Closed ca. 1987, became Back to the 50's ca. 1997.Closed ca. 2010, reopened as 50's Drive-In, now closed again
• South Lyon - 399 S Lafayette St - Opened 1960, closed 1980s?, later Brown's Root Beer, became A Good Day Cafe 2017.Most likely closed well before 513 S. Lafayette location opened.
• South Lyon - 513 S Lafayette St - Drive-thru location. Closed ca. 2006, now Hungry Howie's Pizza
• Southfield - 29285 Southfield Rd - Former Farrell's; later Red Hot & Blue, now Baskin-Robbins/Dunkin' Donuts and Cricket Wireless
• Southfield - Tel-Twelve Mall - Mall torn down 2003 for Lowe's
• Southfield - Northland Center, ste #114 - Opened ca 2002? in former McDonald's, closed ca 2012, mall closed March 2015
• Southgate - 12755 Eureka Rd - Relocated to 12820, later Tech Hi Fi (1975 listing), now Legal Helpers Southgate Bankruptcy
• Spring Arbor - 7975 Spring Arbor Rd - Opened 1990, closed 2005?, now Spring Arbor Cafe
• Spring Lake - 909 W Savidge St - Was apparently the first A&W in Michigan.Later various restaurants, including Tim's, Marie's, and Blimpie; was slated to become Uncle Fred's in 2008.Later Fish ×2, now Small Town Sandwich Shop.
• Sterling Heights - 35030 Mound Rd - Later 15 & Mound Deli, now Napa Valley Beverage
• Sterling Heights - Lakeside Mall - Earlier location (listed in 1988) that predated food court location; not sure of what replaced it
• Sterling Heights - Lakeside Mall - Location that opened with food court; closed 2021, vacant
• Standish - 302 S Main St -
• Stephenson - 927 US Hwy 41
• Sturgis - 1401 E Chicago Rd - Later various other drive-ins including Cuisillo's, now vacant
• Tawas City - 219 W Lake St - Moved to East Tawas ca. 1971, now park concession stand
• Taylor - 20524 Ecorse Rd - Opened 1957, closed 2007?; later Arnold's Drive In (2013-14), now Taylor Kabob
• Taylor - 27293 Eureka Rd -
• Tecumseh - 809 W Chicago Rd
• Three Rivers - 59136 S US-131 - Later Nextel, now Tony's Auto Sales
• Three Rivers - 1801 N Main St(in Shell station) - Closed before 2007, now part of station. Station still open but may have closed for a time.
• Traverse City - 412 E Front St - Torn down for offices
• Traverse City - 2020 N Garfield Rd(in Shell station) - Station had A&W, Salubre Pizza, and Subsational Subs.All restaurants closed ca. 2007, later Subway, now vacant. Renumbered to 1031 E. Hammond Rd.
• Trenton - 2975 W Jefferson Ave - Now Elizabeth Perk
• Troy - 402 W 14 Mile Rd - Torn down for Chili's. May have been replaced by existing A&W in adjacent Oakland Mall.
• Troy - 3655 Rochester Rd - Later Bill's Drive-In, torn down for Arby's
• Union City - -
• Wakefield - US-2 @ Ahola St - Later Family Root Beer, now long vacant
• Walled Lake - 725 E Walled Lake Rd - Later Tom's Root Beer Stand, now Elly May's Doggie Bag
• Warren - 4600 E 9 Mile Rd - Now Quickmade Bowling & Trophy
• Warren - 21315 Van Dyke Ave - Later Belmont Coney Island, now vacant
• Warren - 23884 Hoover Rd(in Citgo station) - Later Burgers & More American Food for a short time; station and restaurant closed ca. 2010.Station reopened ca. 2016 as Citgo with Wok Jockeyz; restaurant closed again when station rebranded to Exxon ca. 2020.
• White Pigeon - 706 W Chicago Rd