FATZ

For a chain restaurant, Bruce Drexler's place is simply outstanding. Comfortable atmosphere, food that tastes "cheffed" rather than cooked; I have never had a meal that is less than great. Great Value. They are also generous with the wine, which is much appreciated. Chicken Tenders and Shrimp and Grits are as good as it gets. One of our "Go To" restaurants.

Although this is centrally located in Irmo it is not the best chain restaurant to go to in town. It is generally packed and the food served is mediocre at best.

I would love for this establishment to bring something else to the table as far as what it has to offer. The locals in this area deserve a nice quality chain restaurant in this town -- I'm just not convinced this is it.

Saw the commercials on TV about FATZ restaurant. Looks enticing. Tooke the family there to eat. Should have known we were going to be disapointed right from the Get Go when we walked in. 2 Hostesses were in a conversation. We didn't know if we should wait to be seated (didn't want to interupt them), or if we should just find our own seat. We stareted to head towards the dining area. The short blonde Hostess finally acknowledged us & guided us towards the opposite direction. In the BAR. Wow...Really!!   She seated us in a booth between 2 other couples dining. TVs were on. Boxing & Baseball. Why on earth would you usher a family with kids, into the BAR area, unless we specifically asked for that area?  makes no sense to me. The restaurant wasn't busy & there were plenty of other open booths in the dining area.. The interior is similar to Chili's restaurant, and the menu is like Denny's. The pictures look good, but the selection is very average...same ol, same ol. The waitress was friendly & quickly took our orders. Food took a while to come out. We all ordered burgers. Our shared appetizer was nachos. A plate of red, yellow & green (heavuly dyed), was placed on our table, as well as deep fried bread rolls, still dripping in grease, with plastic cups of sweetened butter. The brightly dyed nachos were drizzled in cheese straight from a jar, beans, jalapenos & salsa from a can. Nothing was "Fresh".  All from a jar or can. Mediocre taste. Burgers were big, meat was tasty, too much butter on the buns. Soda's taste like they were filtered thru a swimming pool. We couldn't have a conversation because the volume of the TVs in the Bar was loud. Not to mention every 5 minutes the 2 Hostesses (the short blonde & the brunette with glasses), were constantly wandering into the bar area to watch Baseball on the TV. the brunette yelled "SH#T" when the other team got a point. My kids eyes lit up...we all heard it.  We asked for the check, boxed up our food & got the heck outta there. We definitely WONT be back. The one star is for the ample parking available.