The Hat

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The Hat

World Famous Pastrami
Restaurant information
Established 1951
Current owner(s) C & J Food Company, Joseph Conzonire, CEO
Food type Pastrami, hamburgers, french fries,
Street address 1 West Valley Boulevard, Corner of Garfield Avenue and Valley Boulevard
City Alhambra
State California
Country United States
Other locations Multiple
Website Official Website

The Hat is a Southern California fast-food restaurant specializing in pastrami sandwiches.[1] This iconic eatery, once local only to the San Gabriel Valley,[2] has been offering its "World Famous Pastrami" to Southern California residents since 1951.[3][4] Its customers consume 13 to 15 tons of pastrami per week.[5]

History

Chili fries, The Hat

The first restaurant opened in Alhambra in 1951.[6] It was across the street from the historic Garfield Theatre on Valley Blvd and Garfield.

The company has kept to its roots by keeping its retro neon signs featuring a chef’s toque and the words "World Famous Pastrami."[7]

Menu

The pastrami sandwich, or pastrami dip, is the restaurant's signature item.[8] It comes on a french roll with mustard and pickle.[9] The restaurant also serves sandwiches, burgers, as well as french fries in a paper grocery bag.[10] They may have been one of the first places to offer a pastrami burger.[11] The Hat offers no table service, so all of the items are wrapped to go, but paper plates are given to customers who wish to "dine in."[12]

Locations

There are ten locations around Los Angeles, Orange,[13] Ventura, and San Bernardino counties, in Alhambra, Brea, Glendora, Upland, Pasadena, Temple City, Monterey Park, Rancho Cucamonga, Simi Valley, and Lake Forest.[14][15][16][17]

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Neil, Dan (2004-11-24). "Table Talk". The Deseret News. 
  2. ↑ "Best of OC". OC Weekly. 2001-09-20. 
  3. ↑ "The Hat - Lake Forest, CA [Eating]". chubbypanda.com. 2007-03-29. Retrieved 11-21 2007. 
  4. ↑ "The Original Hat of Pasadena". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved 2007-11-22. 
  5. ↑ Faught, Andrew (October 4, 2000). "Deli May Spread To Burbank". Los Angeles Daily News. 
  6. ↑ Pasadena Star-News, December 23, 2008
  7. ↑ Griffith, Mary Jo (2003-10-31). "Sandwich blahs? Take the cure // When it comes to pastrami, these two places have it covered". The Orange County Register. 
  8. ↑ Girod, Jeff (2004-08-24)). "Fast Food Dude". The Press-Enterprise. 
  9. ↑ Pirani, Niyaz. "Serving Up World Famous Pastrami for over 50 Years". campuscircle.com. Retrieved 11-21 2007. 
  10. ↑ Neil, Dan (2006-07-16). "WEST MAGAZINE Part I; Pg. 46". Los Angeles Times. 
  11. ↑ John T. Edge (28 July 2009). "Pastrami Meets the Patty in Utah". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2014. 
  12. ↑ Borgen, Allan (2003-01-23). "Pleasant pastrami Restaurant". Pasadena Star-News. 
  13. ↑ Grein, Marilyn (2003-07-09). "Restaurant aims to live up to its name". Orange County Register. 
  14. ↑ "The Hat...World Famous Pastrami". robwonton. 2006-01-24. Retrieved 11-21 2007. 
  15. ↑ "The Hat - Alhambra". Wandering Chopsticks. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 11-21 2007. 
  16. ↑ Borgen, Allan (2003-10-02). "Giant taste". Pasadena Star-News. 
  17. ↑ Grein, Marilyn (2004-07-30). "The Hat restaurant makes its debut in Lake Forest". Orange County Register. 
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