Meet The Co-Owner of Goat Hollow

Patch wants to get to know the owners of Goat Hollow, one of Mt. Airy's newest restaurants. Meet one of the owners of this neighborhood restaurant below.

Name: Andy Shahan

Co-Owner of: Goat Hollow. The other owner is Neil Campbell. 

Year Established: Jan. 21, 2013. The original Goat Hollow Tavern closed in 2004, after 17 years of business.

How Long He's Been in the Industry: Together, their management has been in the business for 56 years. Shahan for 20 years; Campbell for 20 years; and their front-of-the-house manager Kate Stewart for 16 years.

Hometown: Glenside

Current Residence: State of Delaware

Origins: Shahan has years of beer bartending under his belt.

Favorite Drink at Goat Hollow: "The whole cocktail program. Kate [Stewart] did a wonderful job on the menu," said Shahan. Stewart conceptualized the drinks menu.

Favorite Meal to Eat at Goat Hollow: The brisket sandwich (also a favorite of Stewart's) and the pork belly dumplings.

How did you end up partnering with Neil Campbell?

We worked for eight years together at Campbell's Race Street Cafe. He was my boss. But we were friends for years before that and we always wanted to do something together.

Why Mt. Airy?

I grew up in Glenside and the old Goat Hollow was close enough to come meet my parents. Neil [Campbell] also lives up the street from here and he's been in the neighborhood for awhile. He would keep passing this empty building and we knew it was a great spot to open up this place. We love this neighborhood.

Why did you stick with 'Goat Hollow' as the name?

We had overwhelming encouragement from the neighbors here to keep the name. It's funny, when we were petitioning around the neighborhood of what we were going to do with the place, we stopped by one house and it turned out to be the owner of the original Goat Hollow and he loved what we were doing. 

What's Next: Goat Hollow will be playing around with more vegan and vegetarian options on its menu. Currently, they already have a couple of options including the vegan burger and grilled vegetarian lasagna.

Plug: Goat Hollow offers 22 draft lines, all craft beers, including some hard-to-get craft brews. In addition, they offer an $8 Bloody Mary bar. Patrons will receive a glass of vodka and ice and will be able to choose from three different types of Bloody Mary mixes—traditional, chipotle, and Old Bay. More than a dozen garnishes are displayed to put into your Bloody Mary, including bacon strips, hot sauces, pickled green beans, and more.