Fatburger

Fatburger Inc. is a fast casual restaurant chain. It uses the slogan The Last Great Hamburger Stand. While it is a fast food restaurant, the food is cooked and made to order and the restaurant has a liquor license. Its headquarters are in Beverly Hills, California.

In addition to the United States, the chain operates in 11 other countries.

History
Fatburger was founded by Lovie Yancey on Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California in 1947. It was originally named "Mr. Fatburger" until the "Mr." was removed by Yancey in 1952. At that time she bought out her start-up partners and retained ownership until 1990, keeping only the original store for herself.

Fatburger remained mostly a California chain until the late 1990s, when it began an expansion in North America. For several months in 2006, the company was barred from selling additional franchises in California.

Forbes Magazine published an article on 15 October 2007 titled "Celebrities love Fatburger - Juicy Tale" promoting all the Hollywood celebrities who have bought into the global giant. Fatburger was also a touchstone in West Coast hip-hop well before hip-hop moguls began opening restaurants in the franchise. Ice Cube mentions it in his hit song "It Was A Good Day": "No helicopter looking for a murder / Two in the mornin' got the Fatburger." In the song 'Late Night' by Tupac Shakur and DJ Quik, Tupac says 'The club be poppin so I'm stoppin at the Fat Burger'. Fatburger was sometimes referenced even by East Coast rappers as emblematic of California culture. The Notorious B.I.G. dedicated a line to Fatburger in 'Goin back to Cali', where he says 'take her to Fatburger', and the Beastie Boys mention it in "The New Style": "I chill at White Castle 'cause it's the best / But I'm fly at Fatburger when I'm way out west."

In 2008, Fatburger opened its first restaurant in a sports stadium, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field.

In January 2013, Fatburger opened its first branch in Karachi, Pakistan. Owing to the success of the burgers and positive response by Pakistanis, Fatburger opened its biggest flagship outlet globally on June, 2013 in Lahore. Fatburger's CEO Andy Wiederhorn was also present at the launching ceremony. Fatburger plans to invest up to US$ 7.2 million and open a total of five outlets in the country. The chain will open one store in Islamabad this year and two more next year in Faisalabad and Lahore.

The April 5th, 2013 episode of Undercover Boss featured Andy Wiederhorn, CEO of Fatburger.

Partnerships
Former professional basketball player Magic Johnson, through Johnson Development Corporation, was one of the owners of the parent company. Former talk show host Montel Williams co-owns several Fatburger restaurants in Colorado. Bay Area rapper E-40 also had a stake in the company as a franchise owner, by opening the first San Francisco Bay Area Fatburger restaurant in Pleasant Hill, which is now closed. Queen Latifah also at one point partnered with Fatburger.

On August 15, 2003, Fog Cutter Capital Group completed a $6 million investment and financing package for the company. Fatburger operates or franchises 101 restaurants, and Fog Cutter has announced the company will open 30 more in 2011.

In 2007, Rapper Kanye West's restaurant company. KW Foods LLC, struck a deal to open up to 10 Fatburger restaurants in Chicago. Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park. Later in 2011 the remaining Beverly location also was shuttered. Hip-hop musician Pharrell, in partnership with Fatburger, opened several Fatburger restaurants in China in 2007 and 2008.

Menu
Fatburger's menu offers patties of varying size (small to large) and in varying quantity (XXL for a two large patties, XXXL for three large patties). Add-ons, sides, and drinks are available at an extra cost.

US

 * 🇺🇸 United States
 * Arizona
 * California
 * Colorado
 * Hawaii
 * Illinois
 * Maryland
 * Michigan
 * Nevada
 * New Jersey
 * New York
 * Washington

International

 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon
 * 🇧🇭 Bahrain
 * 🇶🇦 Qatar
 * 🇴🇲 Oman
 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * 🇨🇳 China
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * Macau
 * 🇵🇰 Pakistan
 * Punjab
 * Lahore
 * Sindh
 * Karachi
 * Saudi Arabia
 * 🇰🇼 Kuwait
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea
 * United Arab Emirates
 * Iraqi Kurdistan
 * 🇹🇳 Tunisia
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey