Awesome patio and great food. My boyfriend and I had decided to make your place our usual spot, until the horrible service I received from your bar tender (Lacy). Â She gave me with the absolute worst attitude, twice I asked for a red beer and had to mix it myself. When I asked if she understood my order, she then proceeded with "Do you think I am a dumb ass" and still did not give me what I asked for, when I spoke to the manager he did not show any kind concern. I am in the service industry myself and do not think this properly handled. Your customer service has lost you a great customer.
Review Source:Went here last Saturday for a friends b-day, I think the band that was playing was called Vegas stars. Anyway, there was a $10 cover which is ridiculous, I don't know of any restaurant/bar that charges cover, but we paid it, thinking that the show might be worth it. It wasn't. I mean the show was just ok, definitely not great and the sound was distorted, but that might be the bands problem and not the venue, but the service was another story. They didn't have what we normally order for drinks, so we had to settle for something else, once that was done we waited 25 minutes for drinks, and the place was not even that full!! I wish I remembered the waitresses name in hopes that she might get some additional training, but unfortunately I do not. I think that if you're going to charge a cover to see a so so band in a place that isn't all that great to begin with, you should at least make up for it by providing exceptional service! (Btw the drinks are NOT cheap.)
Review Source:We had a birthday gathering of 10 people and
we had the worst customer service experience we have ever had at Fat
Daddy's. Our server Brittan was very inattentive and was more
concerned about getting her section cleaned and ready to go home than
to bother with our group. When we arrived she took our order and after
doing so, it took 20 minutes to get a bud light draft beer, and a
crown a coke that was ordered never came. Everyones food finally came
out about 45 minutes later, some came sooner than others. The chicken
fried steak and brocoli cheese casseroles were drenched in salt, the
side was supposed to be brocolli and rice was brought out. She brought
out Brocolli to correct it. the ribs were over cooked and side came
out with brocoli instead of french fries. She corrected this. The
tilapia was over salted and the side was supposed to be brocoli and
instead got French fries. Cilantro ranch chicken salad was ordered,
got a house salad. She corrected this. She did not come around to make
sure everything was ok, had to track her down to let her know of all
this mistakes. She did not ask once if we wanted anything else to
drink, we had to get her attention every time she was near us
cleaning to get a drink. She then disappeared for 30 minutes, so no
one had any more drinks for that time. After waiting, finally asked
another sever for our check, Brittan appeared with our check 10
minutes later, our check had an additional charge for a drink. Brittan
came and picked up everyone's checks and did not acknowledge us, had
to wait 15 minutes for her to bring back the charged checks, which
were altered from the time she took them, when she had originally
brought them, there was no tip added to the total, when she brought
them back after charging them, she added the tip. Not once did she say
thank you, or any type of apology for all the inconvenience. We are so
disappointed with our experience and feel terrible that our friends
birthday celebration was ruined due to such poor customer service and awful food.
What do I need to do to sit in the "VIP lounge"? Â Yeah, really. Â Cute place. Â Clean bathrooms - one on each side of the restaurant (2 per gender, and one mixed . . . ). Â Nice automobiles on display throughout - huge place. Â Dance floor - check. Â Stage - check. Â Fireplaces (x 4 or 5) - check. Â unhealthy food - check. Â 20 TVs, all HD - check. Â Cool spot, will return
Review Source:The Velcro Pygmies played here on Saturday night, and they totally phoned it in. My beef? I've seen them play WITHOUT having to pay a $10 cover charge multiple times, and they were funny/entertaining/talented. Must have been an off night, and what kind of bar owner EVER has chicks pay a cover? I drove from far north Dallas for this? Dude, I want my money back. Lame.
Review Source:This is a conflicting review because it's a hit or miss. You have to be into the scene to like it. I only came because my co-workers invited me. Her favorite band, live 80 was playing one night so I went. I wasnt aware of a cover and thought it was dumb because it's not even a club!!!!! it's a bar!!! There are no cover at bars!!! They tried to make it into a club by having two half naked go-go dancers in the front of the stage. Those girls couldnt be any older than 18. The sound system was horrible! I couldnt even hear what the singer was singing.
and the worse thing is...there were a bunch of middle aged women trying to grind on each other. That's gross, I barfed a little. One of them tried to dance with me and my co-workers. We kept moving away from her and she kept following. Get away lady!!!! not my scene or crowd...
Wife and I went for some dinner around 1800 and it was happy hour, $3 steak fingers - which are excellent. I had the Texas Chili burger and wife had the Mamas Burger. Both had odd toppings but the meat (half pound each) was excellent - cooked just right and seasoned well.
The waitress was barely dressed, as the others in their 'uniforms' not complaining just pointing out; guys beware might get you in trouble with your lady folk as those gals must take classes to flirt and walk with that kinda shake.
Went there for the first time recently on a Saturday night for a friends 30th anniversary party, with Le Freak on stage. Â I'm not really a night club party guy, but the place seemed to pack them in, and everyone was having a good time. Â We had a private room that I allowed us to BS, see the stage, but not get in the middle of all the "20-somethings".
The food seemed decent for a club, the waitress that had our party did an outstanding job. Â I wish I could remember her name to recognize her. Â She never missed a drink order all night.
The outside patio allowed us to enjoy a few cigars during the night, which is getting harder to do now-a-days.
Seemed like a cool place to spend the evening. Â If I was a real partyer then I bet it's a great place to hang.
Fat Daddy's! Â Because where else are ya gonna go in Mansfield! Â No, that one won't go over...
Fat Daddy's! Â Just because your a man over 40 years old doesn't mean you can't wear graphic tee's! Â No, no, that one probably won't sell either...
Fat Daddy's! Â Because she's only as old as she feels! Â Quit drilling, you've struck oil!
But seriously, I kid Fat Daddy's. Â It truly is a Mansfield success story. I was there on a recent Saturday night and even at 7:45 p.m. there was nary a seat to be found in the bar area. Â A word at this point about the layout. Â If you've been to Cool River Cafe in Las Colinas, you are familiar with the concept. Â Two wings, one a sit down restaurant, the other a large bar with a stage for live music. Â I have eaten in the restaurant here, and the food and atmosphere were both somewhat forgettable. Â But perhaps some of that was because I knew most of the action was going down on the other side.
In addition to having a large bar top, the adjoining area has ample seating, a large dancefloor and a stage for live music. Â They serve the entire menu from the restaurant here, and what was simply passable restaurant fare makes pretty good bar fare. There are also some patios with seating and their own separate bars. Â On nights that bands are playing, there is a cover charge after 8.
The crowd is always lively. Â Meatmarket may be an understatement. Â And I may have been speaking tongue-in-cheek in my opener, but the number of gray-haired middle-aged men wearing graphic tee's or Under Armour amazed me. Â And for their part, the older ladies all seemed to have been shopping at Forever 21. Â These are not necessarily bad things. Â Even if, like me, the "market" is closed, it still makes for some very interesting people watching.
But alas, success comes with a price. Â The harried cocktail waitresses were wholly unable to keep up with the crowd, and we were forced to wait about 20 minutes between drink orders. Â Also, I find the cover charge a little steep at $10.00 for so-called 'party bands' (e.g. Space Rockers, Spasmatics, Live 80, and similar of their ilk). Which, of course, is why the many cheapskates like me get there at 7:45.
All in all, a trip to Fat Daddy's has its rewards. Â And really, what else is there to do in the mid-cities?
This place must be reviewed in two separate categories. As a restaurant, and as a nightclub. I watched this place be built, with anticipation, because we are in Mansfield, TX. Not a lot to do, and who wants to drive to Dallas or Fort Worth all the time.
It is large. Plenty of seating in and out. Pool tables. Huge bar. Lots of tv's to watch sports. Very cool deco. No doubt a lot of money was invested here. The people working the place have always been pretty nice.
As a restaurant. Traditional American is the fare, but it is not great. It's just ok. I have tried the nachos, shrimp, chicken fried steak, burgers, fries. So many places, including chains, do it so much better.
As a nightclub. Here are my experiences. Once about a year ago. A girls night on the karaoke night. Clearly a regular crowd. My 24 year old loves to sing karaoke and we were looking forward to it. All the regulars cheer each other, and the newbies, you could hear a pin drop. What a bunch of rude jerks. So I clapped and cheered to try and make up for it. We drank a few beers and left. We really were not enticed to ever return. However, because it is local, on the occasional date night my hubby and I try it out, again. The crowd is clearly desperate over 40 females, really weird women pole dancing on the table support poles, and the worst male clientele (also mostly over 40, but not eligible for anything but humiliation girls!!!) stalking them. It is so sad. And not fun! There are no young people. Except for the two girls dancing, like go-go girls in bras and panties, on the stage. Â
I have been around the world, and my husband managed a huge nightclub back in the day. Clubs are clubs, but this one takes the cake. I was embarrassed for the women, and so happy to leave. By the way, we went to see Vanilla Ice. Loudest sound system I have heard ever. Well Trees in Downtown Dallas was about as loud. I would recommend that place over Fat Daddy's any day.
So I came here for FAT FEST at the end of Spring on a Saturday I think for my friend Bday. And let me tell you something. For someone who just turned 21, I was like DAMN THIS IS COUGAR CITY!!!! Loved it ahahahaa. Music was good cuz we had Radio Kaos. They were a cover band doing 80's 90's and a little bit of new school Rock&Hip Hop combination.
Ok back to COUGAR CITY! Out of the 100 women that were there, I think like 15 were under the age of 30. And these ladies were really fun to be around.
Food was good and huge.
The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is because the music changes every 45 minutes I think. And most of the younger crowds that like to dance and do the Hip Hop stuff will probably be turned off by the "white people" music. But me, I'm a damn good dancer and I'll fake it til I make it like I know how to dance to rock ahaha. That was a plus for me with these Cougars cuz I could dance and make them feel young again.
I went to the one in Fort Worth, it is more fancier and its "2 floors" but the top floor, people were just eating and chillin. Dancefloor was lighted there. There was a $5 cover in Ft. Worth but not in Mansfield. OR maybe its cuz I was dining in at 6pm and stayed there the whole night but I don't know. When we left, people were walking in and I didn't see any door person exchanging money.
Service - 4 Stars
Food - 4 Stars
Texas Size Burgers and Location - 5 Stars
"This is one big Mother!" I said. Was I referring to my Burger or the mammoth size of this Mansfield Sports Bar? The answer is - Both!
First the size thing. (No snickering, please). This restaurant has a capacity of 750 some odd without including about 70 more on their patio. Their entrance lobby is bigger than most restaurants in the Bishop Arts District. And it has a full-size vintage truck sitting in the middle of it. For the automotive enthusiast, there's also dragster railer upside down in the bar area. Check out the fireplace, and the pool room (like 6-8 pool tables) and the huge dance floor and the large stage, and , and did I mention it's BiG!
While still on the size thing, let's talk about the Fat Daddy's Texas Burger. ($10.99). It weighs in at a whopping 1 pounds, topped with aged cheddar, swiss cheese, crispy onion straws, chipotle mayo and the usual lettuce, tomato and pickles. It's served as two 1/2 lb patties on a sourdough bun and choice of fries, TATOR TOTS or onion rings.
I absolutely and postively was struck speechless at the mere sight of this extravaganza!
Anyway this lollapalooza was cooked to perfection, pink in the middle and charred on the outside. Great seasoning. Somebody ought to put this on their Best Burger's list, because it's sure going on mine. And putting tator tots on the menu was sheer genius. I love these greasy little hash brown things and usually had to go to Sonic to get some. Now I've got a better option.
These also had some killer warm Salsa that was delicious. We tried the Shiner Bock Queso, but it did not please. The only sour note in our symphony of a meal. The last course was an incredibly good bread pudding with Bourbon Cream Anglaise ($3.95) (Whatever is an Anglaise? I thought this place was a Sports Bar, not some Frenchy type restaurant. Durned if'n it didn't taste like a big Cinnabon!)
My wife selected something a tad healthier, the Turkey Wrap at $7.99. That's why she says she'll outlive me. I told her if that's the case, just make sure to fill up the casket with burgers and tater tots, and for God's sake, don't forget the catsup.
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