I'm a bit reluctant to rate this place 4 stars but I will tell you why I did so.
I'm not a huuuge fan of sandwich shops, BUT....
Compared to other places I have been to, this one does have the best subs.
Yes, the other reviews are true, the bread is really good! Not crunchy (and note, I did have a warm sub...I had the meatball sub, whatever its name is), but chewy and fresh.
The marinara sauce was good, yeah. Meatballs were good, but could be bigger in my opinion...I mean, they weren't tiny, but for the price (7 something dollars) I expected something bigger.
I also tried the italian sub, which was pretty tasty (and that one was decent priced, like 5 something...)
Also, people working there were nice, especially the cashier (I failed to catch her name). We got a free drink and free chips for checking in on yelp.
I also love that it is open late. Definitely a plus!
Ideally, I'd give this place something like 3.5 stars, but that's not an option here. I'll round it up to a nice 4! I do plan on going back when I have a chance.
i am upgrading to 4 stars now, as this place has redeemed itself more than a few times since that awful experience that left me with no choice but to give them only 1 star. it still can get a bit pricey for delivery, but one sandwich will give you two meals so it evens out. the Gold Coast Club is great, they always give a generous proportion of avocado to the sandwich. add some onions and peppers and that is one tasty foot long! i am a bit embarrassed to admit i literally crave the broccoli cheese soup from this place, i have no idea if it is made in house or comes from an outsource-does not matter one bit to this stomach!
Review Source:Okay... This place is the absolute BEST place to get a sub in Denver. Their deli meats and cheeses are some of the best I've ever had on a sub; you'll never see a Cisco truck in front of this place. Not to mention, probably the best meatball sandwich I've ever had. Make sure to try a cup of the broccoli-cheddar soup since it goes perfect with pretty much any sub they make! Their Delivery service is free and almost always ahead of the ETA they give you on the phone.
Do yourself a favor and try this place. You will not be let down.
Fat jacks im pretty much the best thing to hit colfax in terms of sandwiches.
First things first-who doesnt love a place that serves awesome sandwiches AND is open until 3AM Thursday through Saturday?!?!?! That perk right there deserves this four star rating, but the real reason i am giving four stars is because of the staff. They always have a smile on their face, they constantly are having side conversations with you and asking how your night is. It is refreshing to see a small establishment like this take time to get to know their customers.
As far as the menu goes, i think there could be a little more variety. Side note: if you order one of the clubs (which is a sandwich with double meat and double cheese) i strongly recommend you ask for extra lettuce, tomato, etc. Otherwise it comes out tasting very dry.Also...can you please start cutting the subs in half!!! They are too big!! Â My personal favorite is the Don (the italian sub)
Keep up the great work guys!!
Did I simply make a poor choice? Â I was dying for a chicken salad sandwich and this place popped up on my gps so I took a chance.
Let me preface this by saying, I'm pregnant. Â I go from a little hungry to famished in a bout 2 seconds flat, and waiting until 2pm for lunch was a bad idea---I'll take the blame for that one Jack.
So I walk in and the service was great, of course at 2pm I was the only customer so I had 3 people helping me.
I ordered the Dixie Chicken (I think I might have died on the spot if they did not have a chicken salad option on the menu, I'd been craving chicken salad for an hour---so 1 star for it simply existing!) Â After ordering it i noticed there wasn't any question about types of bread so i take that as they only offer the 1 white option----blech.
I got the combo with a drink and cookie, and it was pricey $8 and some change.
Back at the office I unwrap my BIG sandwich and take my first bite----instantly I deflate. Â This is the most boring and bland sandwich I have ever eaten. Â I don't even think I'm being dramatic here. Â The chicken salad had pretty much zero flavor. Â The white bread was AWFUL! Â It was chewy and bland. Â I was so, so, sad.
Being that I am preggo, I did manage to eat the sandwich but I won't be going back.
The white chocolate macadamia nut cookie was tasty though (another star!) Â So much for trying a new place, huh!
A beautiful day today and only a 3 block walk to Fat Jack's. So, having read what great subs they make I decided to walk off 13 calories to get a 400 calorie sub. Hmmmmm.
Ordered the BLT ("Casanova," they call it) and added some much-hyped avocado. Glad I did. The add-on was indeed excellent. And the bread was nicely chewy and fresh tasting. The bacon was fine, too, but not anything other than regular bacon. (That's kinda like saying "the making out with Sofia Vergara was fine, but you know, nothing other than like your regular making out with Sofia Vergara. . . . Huh?!). I mean, like it wasn't triple thick or unusually smoked, like the knock-your-socks-off bacon in a Vert Kitchen sandwich, for example.
So, how to rate FJ's? First, they win the battle of the who's-tubefood-is-longer-yours-or-mine? (Notice I didn't talk about thickness). Standard size (?)(let's not take this too far, OK?) is 6" but they measure in at 7". Also, I prefer their bread a bit over what ya  get at Subways and Quiznos. But I wish they'd offer the option of grilling/toasting it 'cause that might make them a truly 4 star kinda sub shop. Their prices are low ($5.50 for 7" of bacon love) but that's not all that much different than Subway's. So they get an honorable 3 star rating with a note that it's the kinda 3 star place I'd pro'lly revisit. (Whereas I haven't been to a Subway's in years).
Get a sandwich toaster dammit!
I don't mean to be so aggressive, but I don't understand why any sandwich place does not give the option to have your purchase toasted. Â It is so much better if is!
Ok, that being said, I actually love this place and have been here a million times after getting a little too faded at the Irish Snug next door. Â The place is small, they make your sandwiches super fast, the staff is always nice, and they are open until 3am on weekends (I think).
After a few (or a few too many) drinks Fat Jack's is just what you need. Â But when you're sober and have slightly higher standards, its just okay.
I took a break from my pizza mission and had the best experience at Fat Jacks, worthy of updating my old review as it's a couple of years old.
Have you ever had a little too much to drink on an empty stomach, and needed the perfect sandwich to make the world right again? Â That was me. And the only reason that typing this missive isn't too loud for me this morning is because that sandwich saved my life.
The guys at Fat Jacks were super funny and awesome, and made me a Fat Jack with all roast beef and all cheddar, which tasted amazingly and brought me back to planet earth as well. Â I brought some friends who are new to town, and they were both blown away by the quality of the bread and ingredients, something we've all discussed in these reviews before. Top notch.
Thanks Fat Jacks. I have work to do today, and without your sandwich, I think I would have been in for a world of hurt.
Are you moderately intoxicated? Does the lingering taste of gin or beer travel with you into the night? Are you likely to wake up in the very clothes you're wearing?
IF SO, FAT JACK'S IS FOR YOU!
They're open late on bar nights. Like, 4am late. And there's nothing quite so good after a night of heavy drinking and hard living as a Fat Jack's Johnny Roast Beef with spicy mustard and extra provolone cheese. The beef, like your liver, is cooked rare and on fresh-baked bread that strikes a perfect balance between soft and hearty.
There isn't any place to sit and eat at Fat Jack's -- they pretty much only do orders to-go, but that's okay, because you'd better find a soft surface to collapse on sooner rather than later.
Fat Jack's is legit. Who else delivers to LoDo at 12 am when a massive attack of the munchies occurs? Fat Jacks does. Such a better option then ordering pizza or Chinese for delivery food.
I ordered a Ham, Turkey, Cheese sub and it was LEGIT. Hadn't had a sub like this since I moved to Denver. It was nice and basic with a good roll with quality meat.
Next time you need late night take out...check out Fat Jacks.
Ah sandwiches. Old reliable. The go-to lunch of millions of school kids and grown-ups each day. To break it down, the best sandwiches no matter which type, come down to just a few specifications. Fresh bread. There is a reason Subway gets a gagizillion customers each day and it most definitely does not have to do with their incredibly dated spokesperson Jared. What the hell is he still doing on TV? He lost all that weight by eating bologna six inchers like ten years ago.
Anyways, the bread. Fresh, baked in-house and delicious. Secondly the ingredients have got to be fresh and plentiful. No one likes week-old Swiss cheese with a wrinkly tomato and one thin slice of turkey. Shit, we're not on a war ration or anything, pile those goodies on. Lastly, price. Come on, we are talking about something so simple that a child can do it. This "sandwich artist" bullshit has got to stop. And the ingredients are totally cheap too, so don't even think of making that 89 cent can of tuna cost me $9. Thankfully Denver has its hands on a shop with the trifecta of requirements and great late-night hours too. Fat Jack's subs are 7 long and piled high with fresh ingredients that all together only cost $5.25. Suck on that whole extra inch Subway.
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Love Fat Jack's !!!!
Best BLT (#2 Casanova) hands down. Every sandwich we have ordered has been made fresh with quality ingredients and delivered fast. They deliver until 3am Thur-Sat. And the coupons on the menu really save you some dough....and speaking of the fresh bread is great !!!!
I was VERY happy with the service at Fat Jacks. Â I decided to get some food delivered because of the snow and they got here within a reasonable time period and actually packaged the food with the customer in mind!
One of the things I hate about getting delivery or take out is that they haphazardly pack all the food in and by the time you get it home everything is leaking. Â At Fat Jacks, they were very careful with how they packaged the food.
The prices were really good and they have heart healthy and low carb options.
MMWWAAHAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA!*
* The sound of a villainous douche bag who wants to destroy Denver's citizens chances of having a decent sandwich.
Seriously, what is with Denver's sandwich places? We have great Pho, Cart foods, hamburger places and Mexican joints. Denver's down-to-Earthiness would fit in great with Sandwiches and other relaxed food groups. So why can't I get a decent God Damned sandwich here!
Fat Jack's disappointed me twice, and that is as many times as I am willing to be disappointed (Luckily my wife doesn't live by that ethos). Here is the scoop:
- First time- My friends (Denver natives) and I are smoking and watching cartoons when one says, "Oh man, let's get some food delivered." and my other friend replies, "Fat Jack's has awesome sandwiches" and I am like "Oh shit yeah, I fucking love sandwiches!" And we were all excited, until the sandwiches came. We got the Gold Coast subs and they were like $9 a piece not including tip, but I said hey if it is good it is worth it. It was not worth it. The "fresh baked bread" sucked. It is thick and doughy and not crusty enough. The "high quality meats" were what you could get at any Seven-Eleven. And there was no interesting, exciting sauces or condiments. BOOOO!
- Second (and last) time- People at my work order Fat Jack's, and offer to get me one. They say I had a rare bad experience. I sheepishly go along, knowing in my heart this is not meant to be. I am right. I order a veggie sandwich. The bread sucks again. The veggies are sparse and of only decent quality. The cheese is garbage. This was a $6 mistake.
*** I love Denver, I really do. And I am sure there are bright spots in the gourmet sandwich scene here, but I have yet to find them. I deeply trust my Native friends' opinions on Mexican food, brew pubs and good places to hike, but GOD DAMN YOU PEOPLE LOVE SHITTY SUBS! Please, please, go to the North East and have some pizza and a sandwich and come back and tell me any of these horrendous sub shops (that means you too Jimmy Johns) are palatable.
Man, if you don't want to deliver just one sandwich, don't say your delivery minimum is "uh, like one sandwich". Â And don't get all bent out of shape over the phone when I describe my location, which according to Google Maps is LESS THAN TWO MILES from your store. Â And don't say, "Okay 45 minutes to an hour" and slam the phone down before you even hear my "thank you" (which now I say is for nothing).
After today's extremely rude "service" over the phone, messed up order (hello I'm ALLERGIC to raw onions, hence why I said NO ONIONS), deadpan delivery person, and suspected food sabotage, I will not ever be ordering from Fat Jack's again. Â My sandwich had so much g-d Grey Poupon on it that I had to force myself to eat the damn thing. Â It was like the Wasabi-effect on my sinuses--not a pleasant lunch. Â Again, if you're going to be a nancy about delivering one sandwich and a bag of chips (that I could have used the coupon on but I was trying to be nice and didn't), just say no.
I could have saved us both the time and trouble and ordered from Jimmy John's. Â And next time I'll do just that.
There's no question that when you're drunk at 2:30 AM on Friday night Fat Jacks is the best--actually, the only--option for some bad-ass food delivery in Denver. Â But the real testament to the greatness of Fat Jacks is that I often order it in the middle of the day and perfectly sober. Â It's no lie about the fresh, quality ingredients, and you totally can taste the difference (you hear that, Silvermine?). Â For me, what really tips the scales are the little things--the freshness of the sprouts on my turkey sub; the huge selection of Nantucket Nectars; the fact that there is only one size of sammy so I don't have to admit that I want the biggest freakin' piece of bread, meat, and mayo they can throw at me.
Fat Jacks is also fast, cheap, and staffed by some pleasant folks. Â My only complaint (ONLY) is that the new Leetsdale location that delivers to my new house is only open 'till 10.
It's crunch time! This month is a little cray cray for me - lots of event planning and now I have a last-minute move on the horizon. When I get busy, one of the last things I want to do is fix food. (Well, okay, I don't fix food most of the time anyway, so I guess it's not that unusual.) I wanted something relatively healthy, did a Yelp search, and came up with Fat Jacks. Why not?
Great sandwiches! I tried out the Don Juan (turkey and salami) on 7-grain wheat, for an extra charge. Nice quality bread, and they don't skimp on the toppings. They did forget my pickle though, which was a tad disappointing because I love pickles. Head's up: they put spicy dijon on every sando unless you specify you want yellow, want it on the side, or don't want it at all. Adds a nice heat to your sandwich. They also have tortilla wraps and subs too. The sky is the limit in terms of combos.
I have a feeling I might be hitting these guys up a few more times this week. I'm a fan!
Now, if only some place delivered beer and cupcakes, I'd be a happy girl.
I walk in and ask, "Sooo we're first timers - what do you recommend?" The employee said, "Turkey and avocado." He read my mind - that's exactly what I was in the mood for....but I figured that was his typical, girl customer answer. So I asked him, "What if we were two guys that walked in and asked for a recommendation...what would you say then?" He answered, "The Don or Double D - no doubt"
I just wanted to see if his answered changed but I still got the turkey and avocado. My friend and I both did, different mustard and mine with onions..gotta have onions!!
Yummy! It reminded me of college - not sure why? The bread was fresh, the avocado was just scooped out of the skin and a pickle spear came with it!
More places need to add a pickle spear on the side. I'll love them forever.
I went to the Colorado and Evans Fat Jacks. I used my coupon in the Local's Discount Book for "Buy one sub, get one more for $1. Must purchase 1 drink." Sandwiches are $6.99 a piece. No seating at this location, just delivery and pick up.
Quick and easy. Loved it.
Stopped in today to grab a Giovanni and only had a dime to stick in the meter (which is 12 minutes) so I had to pray for no line and a sandwich maker that didn't take too long.
This guy made my sandwich in like 10 SECONDS, not even exaggerating. I was in and out so fast. If you ever want a sub on your lunch break, I would suggest stopping in.
The sandwich itself gets a 4 out of 5 stars: I am NOT a white bread eater, it's always whole-grain/wheat or the highway. But this tasty bread is an exception to my rule. It was a little more crusty than a subway bread and not a dense or dry bread by any means, making for an overall fabulous sub. I also bought a pickle spear for an unbeatable 25 cents, and these aren't your flimsy spears! Nice and thick, not to mention nice and crisp
I'll definitely be returning to Fat Jacks
Hint - there are 4 spots in the parking lot behind the build (#1,2,3,4).
This little tidbit of info is over the door, but too small to see till you are entering the door.
Just as yummy as the Evans location. Friendly staff. Tons of choices.
I do have to complain that 13 is called "Don Juan" and 17 is called the "The Don". alas - hubby got the wrong sandwich cause i ordered #13, The Don, change the cheese to pepper jack, no veggies.
My bad - but perhaps change the name of one so i can get the hubby the right dinner and not ruin our picnic date! Â :)
Still yummy bread, and i'll be back, but he'll do the ordering!
If I ever needed a hearty, quick dinner that was healthy too, especially in my old neighborhood, Fat Jack's did the trick. Their ingredients were always fresh, the staff funny & friendly and they were quick. And the dudes deliver! My dog, Rudy, especially loves it that they sneak him some bacon while he waits.
The "Fax" with bacon added, of course, is my fave.
I just finished unpacking the last box completing my move into a new apartment. I'm starving and in need of something substantial for the tummy but not my wallet. So...
...I walk across the street to Fat Jacks. I'll give you a moment to get over your jealousy of how close I live to this place.... okay, moving on. I walk in and order "The Fax" with everything from a gal and we chat about whether it's going to snow tomorrow, yadda, yadda. Her and the other guy behind the counter were super cool and attentive. In the time it takes for me to grab an uber large cookie and get a cup of broccoli cheese, my sandwich is made, wrapped, and in the bag with his friends. All for $10, which in my mind is a pretty great deal.
I'm walking back over to my apartment and the inner dialog goes something like this:
- Want to eat the cookie (my stomach grumbles).
- Wait for me to get the key in the door...
- JUST A LITTLE COOKIE
- There are stairs and I could drop the whole thing. WAIT.
- Why not just unwrap the parchment on the corner... just enough to break off a little bit of the bread?
- No need, we're here.
(Sigh of relief from my stomach)
That first bite... heaven. Soft, chewy bread surrounding turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato. Just enough mayo mustard to keep everything in harmony without making it slide all over. Thinking about it makes me a little verklempt... talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic: Rhode Island is neither a road, or an island. Discuss.
Anyhow, I ate the whole thing in euphoric blur, stopping only once to taste the Broccoli Cheese soup. The soup is surprisingly good and, I bet money on it, has to contain some amount of Velveeta cheese which, as everyone knows, can make anything right as rain. But the sandwich requested my full attention so the soup, I decided, would make a great lunch tomorrow. The cookie, large and flat, was still chewy and soft. A good finish.
In short, reasonably priced, excellent bread (which is what makes or breaks a sandwich), and a cool staff. Welcome to the neighborhood!!
I just had a wicked craving for this place and I'm sad that there's nothing I can do about that. Â Yes, I live where there is basically a sub shop where ever you look but nothing has lived up to Fat Jacks. Â Nothing.
The bread is so delicious I am left to assume only that it is studded with crack and/or heroin which almost explains why I get all twitchy and drooly just thinking about the cheese head sandwich. Â Why oh why did I move away from you and your deliciousness? Â
Delivery was always prompt and friendly and when we'd stop in (often half-crocked) the folks behind the counter were nice. Â Stopping in always reminded me that I needed one of their big ass cookies. Â Again, these are clearly laced with some sort of opiate. Â
God I miss Fat Jacks.
The only downside to this place is finding it. Â It's actually on Lafayette, just north of Colfax. Â Or they have a pretty wide delivery radius, so you could just call in some delivery. Â
The meats they have are delicious and perfectly sliced. Â The bread is soft and always fresh. Â The cookies? Â Are to die for, they're all soft and huge and chock full o' goodies. Â Good stuff. Â I always get something different, although the description for the chicken salad was way more extravagant than the actual sub. Â I'd stay away from that one. Â Pretty reasonably priced, too. Â And the soup... yum. Â I'm a fan of the cheese & broccoli soup. Â So thick and hot. Â
Did I mention they deliver until 3AM? Â But make sure you get your order in before 2:30, unless you offer them a $40 tip for delivery.
I have four letters for you... B... L... A... T. That's right, as if a BLT wasn't good enough let's go ahead and throw some avocado on there. Woot! I think in my version of heaven this will always be a lunch choice.
I'm a fan of Fat Jack's, for the aforementioned BLAT and for all the other sandwiches I've tried from plain roast beef with horseradish to the Giovanni (Italian). The sandwiches here are simple yet delicious.
I'm also a fan of the delivery. Fat Jack's will bring me bacon? With avocado? On a soft roll? Sign me up please. And they have grape and orange soda. What a total score.
The sandwiches are pretty good, but not spectacular. Â There are a good variety of sandwich combos to choose from. Â It's okay to grab their subs for a cheap, quick lunch, but it's not anything I would crave for later. Â Although the address is on Colfax, and the Yelp map says it's on Colfax and Marion, it's actually on Lafayette. Â Don't get tricked.
Wait, this isn't Subway?
1 star off: not much better than Subway
1 star off: no seats to eat my sub
I have had sandwiches before. Â I know I have. Bread, some type of meat, maybe a slab of cheese and the obligatory green stuff. Â I know I have... The weird thing is, after Fat Jack's, I simply can't remember them. Â Flashes of carbs and protein and Jared's smiling face that instantly become overwhelmed by the image of a Fat Jack's sammy... Kind of like that scene in Jaws where the run-of-the-mill shark is that poor, unsuspecting swimmer girl dog-paddling her way into the gaping jaws of a Fat Jacks sub acting as great white...
I had some clinical rotations at a spot off of the Fax and the whole crew spent days in a row sustaining ourselves on Fat Jacks... Great subs and good peeps whenever we stopped in to pick it up...
Good times...
The BLT is a simple, simple thing. The name says it all in three tiny little consonants.
But to really pull off a good bacon sammich, there is a touch of finesse involved. And the fine folks at Fat Jacks do it so well. Crispy, not greasy bacon. Plenty of real mayo. Fresh tomatoes and handfuls of shredded lettuce. I like to get it with the optional "A" for Avocado.
I've been known to occasionally stray from "my usual" (the Casanova with avocado) and get the Beefeater or even the Don when I'm feeling it. But damned if the Casanova isn't the best BLT I've ever had.
It'll be the best BLT you've ever had, too.
SO tasty. Even on the crankiest of days, a big bird with avocado can lift my spirits. What really makes this place holy for me is their bread. I love me some carbs, and their bread is unsurpassed. You can definitely tell it's homemade and it tastes and smells like ...well. It smells and tastes like really damn good bread.
It's a run in and out kind of joint, so don't expect to sit and eat there. Parking can be a serious pain in the ass, too. However, grabbing a sandwich and taking it to a shady spot in City Park? Highly, highly recommended.
this place helps keep me alive. Granted i know several of the employees, but i'd still eat here if i didn't. Â as most people have already said, the don is where it's at.
They bake the bread all thorughout the day so it's very possible the bread'll still be warm when you're eating your very fairly priced sandwich.
Oh. they have good soups during the winter and fall months.
Funny thing...silvermine subs is across the street and they couldn't give me their subs for free. fat jack's is that serious. that good.
I used to live a mere half-block from this place, and it was an late-night livesaver at times. Â But that was then... this is now. Â And things have gone WAY downhill at Fat Jack's.
I'm picky about my sandwiches, and my meat o' choice will always be Chicken Salad. Â Fat Jack's USED to have an excellent Chicken Salad packing their Dixie Chicken (#6, I believe). Â But they don't have it anymore, and that's why I give it the two-star rating. Â The Chickens Salad they have now tastes like it came out of a giant five-gallon bucket, prison-ready, with "INDUSTRIAL CHICKEN SALAD" stamped on its side. Â
Last time, it tasted "off." Â Like, rotten. Â Like, bottom of that industrial barrel and neglected outside a fridge for a week or so.
Don't get me started. Â I gave it another try after that horrible experience, on the hope that maybe they were having an off day, or that they'd run out of Chicken Salad and filled in with some prepackaged Safeway Deli stuff, or that there was SOME excuse (however feeble).... but, no. Â Sadly, my second chance was met with the same awful Chicken Salad. Â Not "off" this time, but still repulsive.
I can respect the fact that Fat Jack staples such as "The Don" are probably still safe bets, but if it's the Dixie Chicken you're craving... don't bother. Â It's a sad, sad situation.
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