Frank Fat's Restaurant

Frank Fat's
Restaurant information
Established 1939 (1939)
Current owner(s) Jerry Fat
Food type Chinese
City Sacramento, California
Other information Price range: Moderate
Website FatsRestaurants.com

Frank Fat's Restaurant is a Chinese cuisine restaurant in Sacramento, California founded in 1939 by a Chinese immigrant who entered the United States in 1919. The original restaurant is one of five now owned by the family.[1][2]

Frank Fat's celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2014.[3]

Frank Fat's is a 2013 winner of a James Beard Foundation Award as an American Classic.[4]

History

Frank Fat emigrated to San Francisco in 1919 at age 16 with neither money nor identification. He was later able to impress a man he just met to lend him $2000 to open a restaurant.[5]

References

  1. "An American success story". Los Angeles Times. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  2. Walker, Greg (September 2009). "Get to Know...Collin Fat". Style-Roseville Granite Bay Rocklin.
  3. "Frank Fat’s: Celebrating 75 Years". Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  4. "America's Classic: Frank Fat's". James Beard Foundation. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  5. An American Success Story

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