FATZ

It's a chain store.  It's good food, but lacks the charm, ambiance, or panache that a local restaurant would have.  Don't get me wrong, the place is fine, nothing wrong with the food, service, or what have you, but what makes this different from Ruby Tuesday's, TGIF, or even the Denny's up the road?

WHO KEEPS GIVING FOOD CHAINS 5/5 STARS?

The shrimp is dry & frozen, the French fries are frozen bag fries, the atmosphere is generic, and the salads warm.

This place is generic medium-end food through & through. If a place serves frozen anything, it's not 5 stars, especially something as easy to make as french fries!

For shame, Yelp! Reviewers... You know better than that.

On the upside, their rolls are good. I'd also like to add that I definitely am a sushi/seafood connoisseur, so my seafood palette is well developed.

I always enjoy when I am able to go to a Fatz.  My menu choice today was the Parmesan crusted chicken with 3 color penne pasta.  I liked the crunch on the chicken coating and the three colors of the pasta was different and was a different flavor than what one usually gets with regular pasta.  The triangle plate used made for a great presentation.

Still hope this chain fins its way to Raleigh.