Fatz Cafe, 7420 Broad River Road: December 2019 10 comments
I admit to having been completely underwhelmed the two (I believe) times I visited a Fatz. In theory I wanted to like a local chain made good, but in the event I just was not impressed. This location, on Broad River Road past Lake Murray Boulevard, was not one I had been to, though I was aware it was there. As commenter Heath (who provided some of these pictures, including the one showing that the power meter has been pulled) noted, there was no sign on the door, or any indication that the store was closed except for a makeshift barricade at the front, and the total lack of cars.
On the side of the lot there is a real estate sign, but it appears to pertain to the property behind Fatz, and as commenter Tom notes, the Fatz web site still lists this location, so I am not sure what is going on.
(Hat tip to commenter Heath for heads-up & pix)
UPDATE 31 August 2020: Update tags.
10 Responses to 'Fatz Cafe, 7420 Broad River Road: December 2019'
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Mike
11 Dec 19 at 6:27 am
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I'm also not surprised to see it go. We live nearby, and have been occasional customers in the past. After some mediocre meals, I put this place on my "probably won't be back" list a year or so ago. Then last summer we went with some out of town relatives who really liked it. It was a week night with only a few tables occupied. The whole thing was a fiasco, with our meals slowly coming at different times, no refills, etc. My meal was completely forgotten. Our server was MIA, and my wife found her holed up in the restroom crying. They seemed to have major staffing issues that they couldn't overcome.
Heath
11 Dec 19 at 10:37 am
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Apparently, once the original proprietor / manager Bruce left, the staffing and quality went downhill.
Jason
11 Dec 19 at 10:59 am
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Apparently, the company filed bankruptcy a year or so ago. I think I read it's owned by a capital company now that is trying to sell it off.
Keith
11 Dec 19 at 3:36 pm
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I would not have been surprised if Fatz in Lexington had closed as well. They have seemed to really have gone downhill in the last few years.
This location was originally on Colonial Life Blvd in the same shopping center as the Melting Pot. Before it was Fatz it was Garfields. This would have been in the early 90’s.
ED
12 Dec 19 at 5:01 pm
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Went to the Fatz on Forest Drive on Tuesday night 12/10. They were doing very little business.
Midnight Rambler
12 Dec 19 at 7:55 pm
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We had a family outing at the Forest Drive location last month and our waiter (server) had tattoos and dreadlocks. You can say "OK, Boomer" all you want, but please bring back the ladies.
Joe Shlabotnik
13 Dec 19 at 4:11 am
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This location had some issues found by DHEC on a routine inspection and got a C. Heard they shut down and were working to rectify, but corporate caught wind of it and pulled their franchising.
Erick
16 Dec 19 at 9:54 am
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@Erick
DHEC's site shows a couple of "C' ratings in October followed by four "A" ratings in November. Would their site not show a rating that resulted in a shutdown?
Heath
17 Dec 19 at 11:29 am
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We tried to go here a couple of weeks ago on a Sunday and discovered it was no more. No notice I had seen or heard. Went to Lexington, after calling to make sure they were still there, and had a very good experience. Broad River was never the same after Bruce left (hope he is doing well wherever) and apparently just faded away. Never been to Forest Dr since Lexington closer to St Andrews, so can't comment on them.
gofinsc
8 Feb 20 at 2:59 pm
Fatz had really good calabash, and great poppy rolls, but the service and atmosphere were really lacking. Every time our family would talk about where to eat, Fatz would come up occasionally, but never got chosen. I wonder if that's the case for other families, too. Sad to see it close, but not surprised at all.