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    Fat Willy's

    3.2 (250 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    FAT WILLY'S ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Juke Box
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Buffalo Wings (half order), double fried cajun rub.
    Stephen F.

    Good solid Bar/restaurant. The service is generally great and friendly. The environment is what you expect for a neighborhood bar. Food is decent. My favorites are the burgers, carne asada fries and the wings. I tend to get the wings double fried as I like them extra crispy. On the whole, if you just need a local watering hoke with decent food, it does the job. I think a nice touch is the seating area for families is well separated from the bar and includes a few arcade machines.

    Luke warm Skillet with excessive water
    Art H.

    6/23/25 Parking 5/5 Plenty of spaces at 2 pm. We parked near the front. Ambiance 5/5 Classic Sports Bar. Always clean and casual atmosphere. We arrived off peak and the dining room was quiet. Music was playing at an appropriate background level which was nice, in fact we started playing guess that tune as a variety of 80's & 90's songs played. Service 4/5 Our server was the only one duty covering two dining rooms. Despite her being challenged she moved like an Olympic Ice Skater. She took our Drink and starter orders. Seemed like just a few minutes our order arrived. Food 3/5 My wife ordered her bacon Brussels. Which she chose as her entree. They had a perfect char and are still some of the best we've enjoyed anywhere! I ordered the deep fried Zucchini. It was served with the typical ranch dressing, served hot and delicious! My Steak Fajitas entree arrived perfectly timed as I finished the Zucchini. The skillet was not sizzling and contents were floating in water. I should have returned them but instead hunger overruled common sense. The skillet was barely warm but the food smelled good. I loaded a corn tortilla and took my first bite. The stake flavor was good, nicely seasoned. The vegetables were cooked thoroughly but the dish fell short of great due to the water content and improper skillet temperature. Truth be told my order was influenced by another customers skillet passing near us and it was sizzling as you would expect it to and the aroma was deliciously intoxicating. I wish that was my order. Parting comments The kitchen fell short and the server should never allowed a low temperature skillet come to our table. The cause was management allowing an understaffed server crew that resulted in my order sitting too long. If the Kitchen or manager notices an order sitting they should pull it back or step in and help get it to the customer. $53.25 Eat well my friends- SYOY

    Lots of inside seating options
    Jon H.

    My daughter had a cheer competition on Saturday during the ASU Big12 Championship Game. I was looking for a sports bar near the competition site to watch the game in between her performances. Fat Willy's was 2 min away...I was sold! Now, with that said....... GO DEVILS!!! Yes!!! Ahem, back to the review.... Not many places have Non-Alcoholic Guinness, this place does which was a bonus. I happily washed down a basket of onion rings with a few while watching ASU throttle Iowa State both offensively and defensively. The service was great and checked on me a few times during my visits back and forth from the cheer competition. The onion rings were good and the chipotle ranch was perfect for them. Over all, it was a great experience and I'll be back. Fun Fact: ASU has scored more TD's in ATT Stadium (one game) than the Cowboys have scored there all season :) On a scale of 1 - 10, I will always remember eating at Fat Willy's and watching ASU win the Big12 Championship and making the College Football Playoffs until the day I die. I'm also superstitious...I'll watch all ASU away games there from now on. Go Devils!!

    Breakfast menu
    Bruce S.

    Always good food and drinks. The wings are great and love their breakfast. Perfect neighborhood bar

    Avocado Toast
    Lauren M.

    This restaurant always has good food! Great breakfast spot. Menu has plenty of options.

    This is the replacement omelet and it was over loaded with meat. So good
    Glenn H.

    We love the atmosphere and service at this location. Not sure what was going on when we went to breakfast but my wife's breakfast was burnt and the meat in her omelet was like charcoal. We explained to Abby and she was on top of it. They sent out a second omelet which was their normal delicious. Their food is so good and the portions are huge. We want to praise the bartender Abby. So sweet and friendly and checked on us a lot. She will be why we come back. Excellent service.

    Pineapple upside down cake with ice cream

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    First time trying this place, was pleasantly surprised, sat outside, wings were good. Will be back.

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    Bad place to watch a game. Mediocre food. Volume from only one featured game. Flies all over. NG

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    Great service, good pub food, plenty of tvs for the games and an overall good atmosphere.

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    Good atmosphere and food here. The service is great and the staff is friendly. Prices are also very reasonable.

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    9 months ago

    I have ate breakfast there twice. Both times great breakfast and good service plus a pleasant atmosphere. I highly recommend this place.

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    The food is good for bar food. Employees are friendly. Ambiance is just like any other sports bar.

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    Long overdue review for my go to bar... staff here is so awesome. Abby rocks! Food is always good too.

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    The bar service is garbage. Don't waste your time. Asked for a beer and they don't care. I'll never go back

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    Review Highlights - Fat Willy's

    Marisa was our bartender on Monday and was fantastic recommend the quesadilla burger and the firecracker burger both were SO good!

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