Came here for my friend's power hour and now I'm trying to figure out why, despite all the times I've been to Mill, I've never been to Fat Tuesday until recently.
I got a pair of birthday cake shots (since apparently all anyone had gotten my friend through most of the night were shots of Fireball and tequila) and a Peach Bellini slushie, which was a godsend on a night that was most likely 100+ outside. The birthday cake shots were fantastic and the Peach Bellini was even better.
Inside it was a little crowded, but still managed to be a comfortable temperature. The patio, on the other hand, had very few people so we were able to grab a table for our group right under the misters.
Really, the only irritating part was how pushy they were about getting people out the door once they closed and barely gave any warning to finish our drinks. But I can kind of understand the pushyness, considering it's Mill and the number of drunk college students they usually have to deal with.
My favorite bar on Mill Ave... because it's friggen hot in Phoenix, and they have the best of 2 worlds mashed together... booze and slushies!!
I go for Happy Hour usually because it always seems to be Happy Hour there. Their food is really good too... I usually just get the Chicken Strips appetizer though. 191 Octane and Banana daiquiri mix with a dollar shot on the side, and maybe one or four of their alcohol-soaked cherries. I know what I want!
I might be a little partial to Fat Tuesday just because it was the perfect environment for the company I was with that night. It was a Saturday night, I moved quickly through the short line, found seating even though it was 10PM and it was an awesome vibe that evening! The frozen drinks are bomb if you get the extra shot, however a little on the pricey side and might take you 10 minutes to get it. The next time I visited was during a weekday at about 3pm. Headed straight out side and found it to be pretty nice actually...relaxed, cool place to chill in the daytime!! Overall i love the place and I will definitely be going back! Oh yea, bouncers were cool too and I was surprised for a place like that.
Review Source:The Superman slushie tastes like nostalgia! Mmmmm, adolescent movie slushie meets college!
Every time I come here with my husband it's awesome! We end up having a great time getting a little sloshed and stumbling back to the light rail. *smirks* It's really the best when it's their happy hour pricing. $5 for a huge alcoholic slushy that comes in a bunch of favors. Yup. Fantastic!
This was stop 2 for my friends and I's awesome pre St Patty's Day drinking times. There was no line outside at about 10:15 ish. We got fireball shots for 3$ which is a good deal IMO, but other than that it was not so good. The slushies were a little on the gross side, too sweet. I got the strawberry marg and it was just too syrupy and too expensive for what you get (like 8$ for a 'large' which is not that large). The music was fine and the dancing was fun, but I wouldn't say this is one of my favorite bars.
Review Source:This is one of those places on Mill that always seems really popular, so every now and again you feel the need to go inside and see what all the noise is about, but you are left disappointed every time.
Let me just shoot off the bad so we can get that out of the way: always a long line outside for no reason, incredibly sugary frozen alcoholic beverages are gross, and a $10 minimum on credit card transactions (so lame).
They do have a decent deal on Fireball shots (like 3 bucks per shot on some nights) and they have Yelp check-in offers, but you cannot combine the two (understandable but you would think that this place has some type of saving grace). Music is usually decent but about every third song is just a terrible remix of an overplayed radio Top 40 song.
I'd suggest some of the more unique options nearby like Robbie Fox's or Cue Club.
I havent been in this place since they remodeled it, but its much better now! If your going for a bike ride down mill this is definitely a good place to stop. At night it gets a little more busy but everything runs smooth.. and the slushy drinks are awesome.. but words of wisdom, if you eat the everclear cherrys, EAT THEM FAST..its a shot you have to chew..bleck
Review Source:The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Fat Tuesday is "dark" and "dirty", each vying for the position of first.
This is the kind of place where underage ASU kids sneak in and a frat boy roofies a girl's drink and catches her alone in the dark, grimy, secluded bathroom area. I'm serious. It's that bad.
This is not comparable to the daiquiri/margarita slush deals in Vegas either.
The overjuiced Pauly D look-a-like bartender would not leave us alone, and kept regaling us with tales of why girlfriends and boyfriends are a waste of time and you should just kick em to the curb in the morning.... Thanks for the advice, broseph, I'll be sure to tell my boyfriend that.
And speaking of the hangovers: You know how I knew I was going to get a hangover? Not because of the alcohol in my drink, but because of the sugar. It was like they dumped 10 lbs of sugar in each machine. And guess when I got that hangover? Not 20 minutes after finishing my drink. Talk about feeling like crap, ingest 300 grams of sugar along with probably 3 shots of rum blended with ice. BLECK.
We spent New Years here for '12 and it was a pretty darn good time...If you came early. The crowd got so out of control that you couldn't dance and you ended up paying a $40 cover charge. The reason why it's so popular here is there frozen alcoholic drinks that range anywhere from 190 Octane (151 Rum) to some mild 80 proof rum concoction. They also have a full bar if the frozen thang ain't your thing. Nice outside patio area that allows you to gaze at the hammered ASU students and sit under a nice heated lamp.
Review Source:Wooot for "grown up slushies!"
This place is a staple of my Vegas adventures and was just as fun in AZ.
We hit Happy Hour for cheap drinks & apps after an expensive Octoberfest. Lord please forgive me for the extra shots of everclear on top...$1 floaters...they should be ashamed of themselves...sinful...I LOVEDDD it!
What a disappointment.
Never had a heard a good thing about this place, I went here on a Wednesday night with some friends because I wanted to check it out. My college town had a great alcoholic smoothie/slushie pace and it was bomb, everyone loved it and could not get enough of it. Sadly, Fat Tuesday does not hold a candle to it.
Mainly because the bartender was so incredibly rude. I asked him about the special written on the board outside and he told me that was only for happy hour (then maybe you should write that on the board). I stalled before ordering and asked my firned what she was getting. She said something then I ordered too based off what I saw on the machines, I just wanted something fruity. We both told him our orders and he goes, "Whatever, girls" and laughed. Um, I'm sorry? Did you just laugh at a buying customer for their drink order? If you don't want people ordering girly drinks, don't make them! Needless to say we only tipped him fifty cents, still making our SMALL drinks $5.
Not going back here ever.
Fat Tuesday's is the place to go if you want sugary slushies that mess you up. I usually don't care for chains, but the Mill location is decent and has no cover. I've never experienced any problems with the staff like other people, but I wouldn't doubt that there are smart asses working there. Put them in place!
Drinks are average price, with the slushies being the specialty. Depending on the night they will have a DJ playing run of the mill top 40 crap, but it doesn't really interfere with your drinking. Crowd is a mix of ASU students and townies, depending on the time of year. Come with low expectations and leave happy!
My first Yelp review!!
I came here on a Friday night and this was the first place on my first tour of Tempe (I just recently moved to Phoenix from Virginia).
I also happened to show up the first weekend that school was in session so this place was semi-packed when I walked in at 9 p.m. There was a DJ playing some decent music but the dance floor wasn't crowded at all since it was early.
I got served relatively quickly. Since I was new to the place I asked the bartender for a recommendation and he instantly told me to get the 190 Octane ($5.50)
...I didn't know it had Everclear in it until I grabbed a menu a few minutes later and saw what was in it. Holy smokes! The drink itself was pretty strong, but easy to down because of the slushie-like consistency and orange color and taste. I definitely was feeling GOOD after I left the bar.
There's a good amount of spiked-slushies you can try, so I'll definitely be back to test out some other ones. Check out the list here: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fattuesdaytempe.com%2Fdaiquiris.html&s=a84acb93f5936451276e67f91a1093d11b62d24dc3e678c44c6f8df5e87253e9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.fattuesdaytem…</a>
Oh Dear Lord, this place scares me. I think Fat's is the perfect place for a bar crawl for a 21st, tourists who don't know any better, bachelorette party nightmare, or a themed night out where everyone pretends its 1990s and that daiquiris are still a cool drink. The few times I have been unwittingly dragged here, the service was always good, the drinks were strong and the food was blah. I just can't get over the slushie machines at the bar (there's something so wrong about that, when were they last cleaned!) and the boob beads everywhere. Maybe on Bourbon Street, but not here, I think I'll be going else where.
Review Source:Certain place on the patios you literally cant here yourself talk none the less your friend. The slushies are pretty awesome. (Strawberry and Mango) Get a shot in it for $1 more and it helps you drink it faster :) No cover also which is sweeet. Dance floor is usually pretty empty for some reason. More of a chill bar I guess.
Review Source:if you want to cool off on a HOT day Fat Tuesdays is the place I prefer happy hour because getting a deal always makes me a happy camper!
THIS PLACE IS DEAD A LOT - SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO RAGE THIS IS NOT THE PLACE but it is perfect place to cool down and chat with a few friends...
- If your having southern withdrawls and looking to feel at home the decor makes you feel like your down town burban street.
I visited Tempe and of course I had to see this famous "Mill Ave" strip. This was one of the places we went to. Mind you, we went on a Saturday afternoon so it wasn't packed, there wasn't a DJ and no one was blacked out drunk but there is a place just like this in Downtown San Diego that I love going to and this place was exactly like it! It was 105 outside and me being used to year long 70 degree weather..I needed something frozen and I needed a buzz to cope with the damn heat. The Mango Berry slushee was the ticket! This place is great, and the patio is very spacious. Looks like it could be a good time at night. Definitely a place you want to go to when you want a quick buzz...get one drink (any of them, really) and one of those cherries soaked in Everclear and you're good for the night!
Review Source:Want to get drunk? I mean falling over, possibly having sex in public...but you're not sure if that really happened drunk?
This is the place.
Described aptly as "7-11 on acid" the giant bank of alcoholic slurpee, er daiquiri, machines is a sight to behold! Try to catch a glimpse of the inner workings while waiting for the men's room (its fine to go into the locking one ladies) its kind of crazy in there! All sorts of whirring machines and people leaping around with gallon buckets of daiquiri mixes, or stirring 50 gallon vats of daiquiri mix that recently had an obscene amount of liquor dumped into it.
Wait a minute! They don't only have daiquiri drinks! They've got a full bar! They've got food too? WTF? Fats actually has a pretty good kitchen. If you come in for lunch, sit at the bar. The servers really aren't interested...honestly this is probably one of the worst places in the world to be a server. Go to the bartenders, they are happy.
Remember though, the whole point of this place is to get you drunk. They know their job well. They have levers to pull on a bank of machines that makes drunks, they hand you a glass of something that is generally over 150 proof (75% ABV). The most famous drink is the 190 Octane, it really is 190 proof (95% ABV) then you can get everclear soaked cherries as well...
I have never left this place sober.
Me and my boyfriend came here for lunch. There weren't a lot of people there but that still didn't help with the service.
It took a substantial amount of time for us to get our food which was ok. He had the jalapeno burger and I had a shrimp po' boy and they both came on ciabatta bread, which made it a little difficult to enjoy the shrimp which wasn't as crispy as I liked.
The music was nice and mellow while we were eating lunch. It took forever for our waitress to bring the check so I had to get it from the bartender and then after waiting for 10 minutes she finally came back with the receipts.
Overall, it was an ok place. Nothing much to brag about but then again they're known for their drinks and not their food for a reason.
Sometimes I really wonder what my fellow Yelpers are really reviewing. What do they want Fat Tuesday's to be - a gormet bar that sprinkes magic dust into your drink that helps you get laid? C'mon peeps, judge it for what it is.
As others have said, this place's main thing is their wall of frozen booze. I feel like I'm in a Quick-Trip ordering a drink. Well, until I eat that damn Atomic Cherry that has been soaking in Everclear and I sip my drink that is heavily diluted with some alcohol. then I quickly realize that if I am going to drink two or more of these things... I might want to call a cab or I'll be getting pulled over by a horse cop as I exit Mill Ave.
Is it a dance club? Sure, it has a dance floor. But I like to think of it more as a place to watch people who have had 2 too many slushies try to shake it (all in good fun of course, because I've done it). This isn't no Rain night club of Vegas, people.
What's good? No cover. People come and go so there is always someone new to talk to or watch. Outside area is a blast to sit and drink and people watch the people of Mill. Bartenders are lightning quick and make my drinks very well.
I love this place. What is there not to love unless you are looking for Scottsdale glamour.
Sure it's a bit scuzzy, but they have a wall of freakin' Slurpee machines filled with booze. Â
It's really the antithesis of everything a good cocktail should be. Â And I should hate it. Â But I don't. Â Part of the problem comes from growing up in Miami. Â
The national drink of the Florida Keys is the Rum Runner. Â It's a cocktail that is pretty much impossible to find north of Miami. Â But Fat Tuesday's has it. Â Well, all Fat Tuesday's besides this one. Â WTF. Â
I was surprised to see that they have a drink made with Pyrat rum. Â And it was fine. Â But it wasn't the Fat Tuesday's experience of my youth that I was hoping for.
Where did the Rum Runner go?
Well, the bartender explained that they had to take out a few machines to make room for additional bottles of booze. Â Apparently someone had the bright idea that Fat Tuesdays should actually mix cocktails besides just pour frozen boozy slushies into plastic cups. Â
Whoever had that idea should be fired.
Boozy slushies in plastic cups is what this place is about. Â And in the heat of a Tempe summer a Rum Runner would be just about perfect. Â But they are gone because apparently some fool thought it would be a good idea to sell cosmos too.
One drunken night this past weekend we stumbled into Fat Tuesday and had quite a variety of mixed cocktails (all of which helped me crave a spicy sausage from down the street).
The music was pretty decent and typical, I can't imagine someone complaining about the music being "too loud" for an establishment such as this. The girls were shameless and there were hot guys as far as the eye could see (note: there were also creepy old dudes hanging around just waiting for the right drunken bimbo to fall into their arms asking if they were her daddy). I should mention that the guy to girl ratio was something like 5:1, but I wasn't really complaining.
My only complaint about this place - being that I don't typically wear anything other than my rainbows - is that I was incapable of easily moving my feet, I had to use quite a bit of force to lift them off of the ground, walk, or even move. The floor was so sticky, I can't imagine that they EVER actually clean that floor with anything other than a hose. The morning after I even found bits and pieces of the floor from Fat Tuesday stuck to soles of my sandals.
Other than that, this place was pretty cool - if you're a guy looking to get a girl drunk (fast) I'd suggest taking her here, especially since they offer such a high variety of slushy, fruity, and heavy-on-the-alcohol drinks.
We ended up at Fat Tuesday because back in the day--which now I realize must have been wayyyy back in the day--Fat Tuesday was a fun place to be. Â We went for lunch thinking it was a common spot for people to enjoy the day in the sun on Mill Street. Meh. It felt like we were the only ones to have ordered food there is some time, as the server looked really surprised we wanted to eat. Â Everyone else was enjoying massive cocktails on the patio while smoking more cigarettes than anyone should in hot weather. THe atmosphere didn't really work with our food, which was greasy and boring anyway.
I guess we should have known the place has really changed over the years because it was definitely not a spot I want to return to.
Went here on vacation with some friends. The place was packed.
There was no cover. Very good bartenders. The bartenders are super quick with drinks, even though the place had tons of people. The music was not really my thing, but I still had a great time. The music is very loud, but they have a great outside area.
Being in this bar makes me feel dirty. There are always the creepiest of the creepy guys inside and the girls that look like their fake IDs weren't good enough to get them into a good bar on Mill. The music is always insanely loud (and not even good, usually).
Highlight: the outdoor patio. I'm a sucker for outdoor dining/drinking
This place could be a problem if it came to NYC. Alcoholic slushes, would lead to many problems on a hot summer day, but the bright side is that it is in Tempe - so I can enjoy it when I head out there.
I originally wanted to try a Fat Tuesday out in Vegas, but due to my hectic schedule out there, I never got a chance, but I had the opportunity to try the one in Tempe.
Concept-wise it is a cool idea, slushies with alcohol, so you can keep cool and get wasted at around $7 a pop. Other than that the place lacks. When I went it was pretty empty besides a few seedy people, and a magician showing off his talents. There is a patio so you can people-watch as you sip your frozen alco-slush, which might give you a slight buzz depending on what you got.
After you finish your slushie, you  probably have the idea of moving on and just walking around Mill Avenue because there is nothing really worth it here - that's if you call alcoholic slushies worth it. There are better bars in the area, with more of an atmosphere and less of a gimmick.
Fat Tuesday is a fine destination on a nice sunny Saturday afternoon because you can sit on the patio and enjoy the people watching that abounds on Mill Avenue. IThe small menu contains a handful of items 95% of which are fried, which is great when you are drinking. No complaints on the mozzarella sticks from me! Â My huge problem with Fat Tuesday are their beer prices...$4 for a Bud Light bottle. That is just absurd in my opinion considering I could just walk down the street and get a $5 pint of Harp at Rula Bula. Â I haven't tried the slush drinks yet, but perhaps on the next nice Saturday afternoon I am on Mill, I will because I am guessing they are a better deal in terms of price and alcohol content. Â They were quite popular with our friends last time we were there.
Fat Tuesday isn't a reason to go to Mill, but an adequate stop if you are there and just want a drink or two on a sunny spring day.
I spent most of my first year being legal drinking age at this wild, college bar. It was fun then, but I got older, it wore on me. It's a big ASU bar and there's no escaping the drunk college kids. The guys can usually be found on the patio barking lame pick up lines at the female passerbys and the ladies are usually grinding it up on the small dance floor on the weekend nights.
With the summer heat, Fat Tuesdays frozen drinks are appreciated. But if you don't want to drink them with the college crowd, hit the bar during the day or early evenings.
I don't care for many Mill Avenue establishments during the school year. Drunken frat boys playing alpha male and sorority girls doing their slutty exhibitionist thing just hit a sour note. However in the off hours of college binge drinking, say Saturday day drinking or summer and winter break, I really enjoy me some Mill Avenue. One of my favorite places on the strip is Fat Tuesdays.
You see, I have a weakness. And that weakness is slushy drinks. Slush puppies, Mr. Mistys, Icees, and the mother of them all...the pina colada. Which in a nutshell is why I like Fat Tuesdays. It's pure sugar and ice blended into a melange of delicious. Granted, all the red frozen drinks taste the exact same, but the 190 Octane, Pina Colada thing, Blue Raspberry and Mango are delicious flavors that end in big old hangovers if you overindulge. But since they're frozen, it takes much longer to sip one down than a regular mixed drink, saving you money and still messing you up (provided you go the 190 Octane route).
Make sure to try an Atomic Cherry (or Nuclear Cherry or whatever they're called) for 50 cents while you're there. It's a downright painfully delicious experience. If you go with a group, which is recommended because you have to bring your own posse of fun up to Mill Avenue, splurge for a round of them. Then watch even the manliest macho man agree that those everclear soaked cherries are a painful bitch to confront.
But under all circumstances, don't get the food. It's sucktastic, and with so many other awesome options around Mill, why bother?
I actually kind of like this place, believe it or not. Â As a matter of fact one of my photos on my profile is from a night at Fat Tuesday. Â I haven't been in a while, but we tend to go when it's not as busy (during Spring Break, December and the summer). Â Notice the strategic anti-ASU pattern there? Â No offense, but Fat Tuesday can be a fun place with the right people.
When we go we get our run of the show (there's usually under 20 people there) on off-nights. Â The main draws being cheap $1 frozen daquiri drinks on Wednesdays (oh, 190 Octane how I LOVE your orange goodness!), free rein with the music video requests, and a huge dance floor to ourselves. Â It got so fun and crazy one off-night that some chick dared Melinda to a Michael Jackson "Thriller" dance-off. Â And, well, Mel just kicked her butt.
Word to the wise...cheap, sticky drinks tend to equal gross sticky floors.
This place is located right on Mill, with a patio that is right in the action.
they gimmick of this primarily college bar is their frozen drinks, which are tossed around in Kwik-E-Mart squishy style windows behind the bar that you can see. they come in plenty of flavors like red, green, orange, etc. seriously, they all taste the same to me, and after a couple they only become recognizable by color.
the frozen drinks are loaded with sugar and everclear (like the HIgh Octane) so it only takes two to feel super drunk and have a real bad stomach ache (which feels even worse the next day).
they also have regular beers and liquor, and even a menu - which i never realized til someone sitting next to me was presented  a hamburger at their table.
overall it's not my style, gimmicky, co-edy and obnoxious, and i only end up here when someone else wants to go here for some reason that i can never fathom.
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