Fat Cam's at Garver Lake

Went back for dinner last night and the food was excellent once again. The service was top notch so I decided to bump them up to 5 stars. The time before must have been a fluke.

This time we tried the peel & eat shrimp for an appetizer and WOW was it good. It is served hot unlike most places and I could have eaten a whole pound myself. My husband had the fried catfish po'boy and I went with the gumbo again and a small salad. My daughter enjoyed her grilled cheese and pickle too!!

Great craft beer, wine & cocktail selection to top it off. I think we are going to come regulars here!

I've heard great things about Fat Cam's and follow them on Facebook so when a group of five us girls were looking for a fun dinner out, we headed to Fat Cam's.

We arrived around 7:30 on a Friday night and the place we packed.  They told us it would be about 45 minutes so we headed over to the crowded bar to grab a drink while we waited.  We were greeted and served right away.  Drink specials included some very reasonable wine prices so we were happy while we waited.

We ended up being seated about 30 minutes later at an upstairs table.  Our server greeted us warmly and explained the nightly specials.  We started with the bacon dip, which was highly recommended by our server and it did not disappointment - cheesy, bacon goodness served with a side of crostini.

The menu was great and we had a hard time deciding what to order for our entrees.  Since there were five of us, we all ordered something different so we would have the chance to try multiple dishes.

I ordered the steak sandwich (sans mushrooms) which was perfectly cooked and tender.  It was served with onions, peppers, a homemade creamy horseradish spread and perfectly seasoned fries.  Another ordered the gumbo, which looked amazing and was served with perfect hush puppies.  The third entree was the cajun pasta which was great with a nice little kick.  One of the nightly specials was fried pollack (flown in fresh from the east coast).  It was served with homemade tartar and choice of side (mashed redskin potatoes in this case).  The fish was nicely battered and not greasy.  The final was another sandwich - the pulled turkey.  Our server explained the turkey was all dark meat, which wasn't a problem, but thought it was great she took the time to explain so you know what you are getting.  It was another great sandwich.

The dessert offerings for the evening were bread pudding and harvest pie.  In my opinion, the bread pudding was just ok (I admit that I'm not a huge fan to begin with) and I thought it was dry and lacking in flavor.  The harvest pie more than made up for it - it was a delicious combination of pumpkin and sweet potato with a perfect crust, crispy nutty topping and a dollop of whip cream - fall on a plate!

Service was excellent throughout the evening (the place was packed the entiire time too).  Everything was very reasonably priced.  My husband was jealous I went without him so we will definitely be back!

Just went to Fat Cam's for the first time.  Excellent!   Our server, Misty, was delightful.   Unique menu.  Tremendous food.  We'll definitely be back.