Fatz Cafe - Elizabethton

1st time visit to Fatz Cafe....our friends recommend that we try the all you can eat baby back ribs.....they were absolutely correct....super good and tasty fall off the bone delicious. Our server Sarah was very helpful and friendly. It was a pleasure to have the cafe manager Beth visit our table to make sure of our pleasure and opinion on our meal. Thanks for a wonderful meal....we highly recommend this restaurant and we'll be back.

The food was great. Everything was fresh and hot. If you go, ask for Jesse as your waiter. He was very courteous and made sure we had everything we needed to enjoy our meal.

Carolina BBQ platter was great! Pulled pork, baby back ribs and bbq chick all in a Carolina sauce. Bourbon bacon burger is huge! Better be starving. It’s great! Service was fast and friendly. Food was all prepared perfect and very good.

First time visiting a Fatz Cafe and unfortunately I won't be recommending this location in my review. The restaurant was not busy but they had plenty of customers. I had a seat at the bar because being just me, I don't need a table or booth when dining out at a restaurant with bar seating. All the staff was pleasant and friendly, no issues with hospitality. Browsed the menu and decided on Carolina Ribs and Bash (1lb ribs, chicken tenders and baked beans) and placed my order with the bartender while even pointing at my selection on the menu. What she actually put in for my order was the Carolina Plate (1/2lb ribs, BBQ pulled pork, BBQ chicken breast and mashed potatoes). When I got my food I knew it wasn't correct BUT being a new restaurant to me, I figured I'd try the food without making the mistake known to the bartender. First of all, the "BBQ pulled pork) looked like tuna fish salad. When I say that the meat is highly (mechanically) processed, I mean it. The BBQ chicken breast is 100% a frozen chicken breast that was cooked with steam on a grill top because you couldn't even cut it with a steak knife. The chicken tore apart trying to cut it and was very tough. The ribs were good and the meat does fall off the bone easily. So in a nutshell, ribs are a yes but BBQ pork and BBQ chicken breast are both solid NO. In hindsight, I think I should have mentioned the mistake on my order and had the chicken tenders and ribs.

OMG!! That other chain has the baby back ribs jingle, but Fatz has the ribs baby!! I personally thought these were better on all points of comparison. What can be said about those rolls and cinnamon whipped butter other than get a refill!! All you can eat ribs is the bomb!!