Fat Pat's Bar & Grill

This is one of those restaurants that is hard for me to rate. If I were simply ranking the food, it would be an out-of-the-park 5 star.

Their burgers are amazing! Anytime someone asks me where the best burger in Lafayette is, I say "Fat Pat's, hands down." The peanut butter bacon burger has probably contributed to at least one of my two love handles. This thing is HUGE as are all of their other selections. The hotdogs, which are on special every Sunday night, are delicious as well. Overall, the restaurant is great value for the money.

If you're a drinker, they have frequent specials and 2 for 1 beer and margaritas. Also, on game day, there is a new special every time the home team scores, which can lead to some fun times! Definitely a great game day spot.

I said that if it were for the food, it would be a 5-star rating, but I can only give 4 stars on this one based on service. The servers, who by now have probably all waited on me at one point or another, are all very hit or miss. The service is either exception, or terrible. This is not an anomaly, as I have probably been to this location more than two dozen times. There have been occasions, even when busy, that our drinks have never gone empty, and received attentive service. Yet, there are other times where the restaurant can be crawling and we only see our waitress to take our order and to bring our check. I'm not hard to please, but this is my only complaint.

All in all, this is my go-to burger joint, despite occasionally lacking service. So that says something for the food!

Solid restaurant. The menu is one of a kind in the area. It features a wide selection of hotdogs from their namesake locals. The Fenway Frank, Chicago Dog, the Mile High Dog, and my personal favorite, the Dome Dog which has an andouille sausage toped with red beans. The burgers are pretty good but I don't like the bun (I am in the vast minority on this point). It's a cool place on either a game day or a Thursday.

I went to eat at this new location last night, and it was a great experience. I walked into the restaurant section of the eatery and was immediately greeted by a massive amount of tv's broadcasting the sporting event of the night, but don't let that be deceiving. This place was clean, well lit, and not too loud (to my surprise). I think having the bar sectioned off from the main restaurant aided these factors greatly.

Although the food took a little longer than usual to be brought out, the burger I ordered was great! I decided to be adventurous and try the "Peanut Butter Bacon Burger." It was an interesting call, but I enjoyed it. The home-made buns were amazing, and the patty itself was tasty and well-cooked for a restaurant burger.

The menu has a wide variety of burgers, but also plenty of other options. Fat Pat's also serves hot dogs, wraps, salads, sandwiches, and plenty of appetizers.

Overall, this is a fresh new restaurant. I recommend it and am definitely heading back. Oh yeah, not to mention the prices are great!