Yes. I said Fat Dog. However, I personally feel it could be named "Phat" Dog. This place was awesome! My husband and I hit up the Dog on a random Thursday night. The seat yourself atmosphere was easy and we quickly found an open table. But most of the place was packed. I assume it's because of their sweet happy hour deals. $3 drafts including Stella, Dos Equis XX, and Miller. And delicious apps that range from $4-6. Not bad.
We had just missed happy hour though, typical. So we settled in for a nice dinner. We got our beers, Chimay for me, Fat Tire for the man. We started with the blue cheese stuffed olives. The hubby is a big fan of blue cheese and he nearly died of happiness while eating these salty bombs. They were very, very good. But super salty and a little greasy. But you got a nice portion of them for only $5. I thought it was a great bargain!
Now, I always read Yelp reviews of a new place. But I rarely believe what people are saying. I find that most people on Yelp have had a bad experience and just want to bitch about it. Not all, but a lot of Yelp reviews are so jaded. So while reading the Yelp of Fat Dog, I saw a lot of suggestions for the mac and cheese. I like to consider myself a mac and cheese aficionado. I love it. I want it in my face all the time. So we decided to get the jalapeno mac and cheese, $15 (we added crab for $6-totally worth it). And we got the trio of burgers. Wow. Just wow. We sampled each other's meals and could not have been happier. The mac and cheese was worth all the hype. Super cheesy and creamy, with just a hint of heat. I don't like things that are so hot you can't taste the food and that's exactly how this was. Yay! And the burgers were 3-bite sized, each with their own toppings. And it came with fries, but I upgraded to sweet potato fries for a dollar. So glad I did. They were some of the best sweet tater fries I've ever had. Again, Yay!Overall we agreed we would definitely come back to the Fat Dog. It has a cool sports bar feel, but with food that doesn't feel sportsy at all. It's definitely got a gourmet twist and we couldn't have been happier. Our bill was high, but we had 2 beers, an app, and 2 entrees. So that's to be expected for good food. Our server was attentive, but not annoying. The only real hiccup we had, was that we had tried to go there once before for lunch, but they aren't open for lunch during the week. Most days they don't open until 4pm, and I think Sat. at 2pm. So check the times before you drive out to Montrose so you don't waste your Fat time.
The Fat Dog
2265 Honolulu AvenueLa Crescenta-Montrose, CA 91020
Happy Tradventuring!
Heather
