Fatz Cafe (North and South Carolina, Virginia)

People tend to lump food in The South into a single grouping. Although many foods are common across the South, you find variations from State to State. Some foods are common to a single area and may even take on the name of their place of origin. Georgia and Virginia fight over the origin of Brunswick Stew (both states have a Brunswick). South Carolina is no different...from Calabash Chicken to Shrimp and Grits...many comfort foods call South Carolina home. Fatz Cafe has taken these favorites on a tour of the South, with restaurants featuring South Carolina favorites in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and of course, South Carolina.

Surprisingly, many of the South Carolina favorites come from the Low Country, which is the Coastal area of the State. However, Fatz Cafe comes from humble origins in a Peach Stand in the Upstate of South Carolina, which is toward the mountains. The cooking is a combination of flavors found throughout the South, some from South Carolina, and popular dishes that come from other parts of the country. Whatever their origin...most of the food at Fatz Cafe could be called Comfort Food.

Fatz Cafe has a feel that is very reminiscent of Ruby Tuesday or TGI Friday's. The combination of low lighting, large comfortable booths and a bar area apart from the main restaurant have a generic feel. However, the service at Fatz Cafe is more hometown. The experience begins like any other big chain, but the attention to detail from the servers and the local flavor represented in photographs and signage that covers the walls begin setting the tone of a local joint. When you open the menu and discover that the dishes are far more unique than what you might find at the major chains...with heavy doses of country cooking...the illusion of being in a local joint becomes complete.

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