Fatman Cigars

Man they had fresh cigars, I really enjoyed the cigars and the service was
be back

Great location. The selection was on par with other local cigar shops. Reasonable price point as well so I was able to buy a few. However the owner was beyond rude — no need to ever go back. Gave this business an extra star for location.

On 2 separate occasions the gentleman working here was inhospitable to the group I was with. The first occasion he was rude and short with our group and snapped at us to leave so that his dog would stop whining. The second occasion he told me I could not enter because there were already people in the humidor. My group witnessed the exchange and left without purchasing anything. I had intended to patronize his business, but I will not be back.

Stay away, please just leave us alone. If you are the kind of person that relies on Unilocal for your opinion just go away.

Easily the nicest cigar hangout in NorCal. Good prices, nice leather furniture and 4 flat screens. Whatz not to like? I’m continually amazed at the 1 star reviews of this place. How hard is it to buy a cigar?

The finest cigar shop in Sacramento. Friendly service and a True American Patriot — submarines– asked him about it when I visited. I also joined the lounge upstairs– yup my home away from home.

We will NEVER go back there! The last time we were there, the owner told my co-​worker not to talk to his dog (then don’t bring your dog to your business). Today, four of us went there and were totally profiled (being younger people) and RUDELY told my fourth co-​worker he could not go in the humidor until one of us came out. So, I thought F this and walked out without buying anything. My co-​worker was also planning on buying two cigars, but decided not to go back in because of how we were treated. As soon as we walked out he closed the front door and locked it behind us! What an ass! I’ll walk over to the new and improved Casillas Cigars on 16^th. That is young, friendly, and has a better atmosphere. Oh, and likes people of all ages!
P. S. We are all state workers and have the money to buy cigars and we will be telling all our co-​workers about it.

Thank you for explaining things to me. :)

Cool location in a house near downtown. Selection and knowledge were first rate and the personell friendly and helpful. definetly return on the next guy’s road trip and try to hang out in the smoking room with the over friendly house labrador.

I couldn’t tell you about the products because we were treated so rudely as soon as we walked in that we walked right out. The name of his establishment should be «Fat (&Unnecessarily Rude) Man Cigars.
Business101: try to not be a prick when you want to sell your products.

Nice, informative, helpful, but serious rules-​oriented owner. He’s cool and friendly but will inform you of rules while in the humidor, in a friendly way. He educated us 3 ladies on proper cigar etiquette, smoking tips, fun facts. He was a great guide for us who enjoy a cigar but have lots of questions. He even offered us some complimentary bottled water. We met his big adorable doggy, Giacomo. This was a fun relaxing activity. We loved having the front smoking room to ourselves. Cozy and comfortable. Loved this place!

Tried this place and happy we did. The owner was cool and had a decent selection of fairly hard to find Partagas Cigars. My friend I went with bought most of them and the owner was gracious and nice enough to sweeten the deal by throwing in some free cigars, granted my friend spent a shitload of money, but was cool nonetheless. Will return.

Its a really cool location, and its nice that you can sit outside or have the option to become a premium member, but the owner sucks. I really wanted to embrace this place but the owner was a complete asshole throughout my whole experience. I don’t know if he was having a bad day or what but he was just really rude. I’ve talked to other people who have had very similar encounters. I’d recommend Casillas cigars or better yet Cardenas cigars which are both on 16^th st. Good people at both those spots that know how to talk to people/​run a business

By far the best club in Sacramento, specially on a sunny day that you can sit outside at the Patio and have your favorite Cigar.
the owner is a great guy with a big Cigar collection.
the one thing i really like in this place it’s the cigars are always like you want them due to a great humidor, cigar lovers like me know how many times we took a good cigar and in the middle was disappointing due to poor humidity.

This was a wonderful place to shop and I can see why one would hang out! I felt very comfortable with my purchase and the process was fun and inviting. A very knowledgeable young man with whom I will do business with again!

Great cigar lounge a great place to watch your cigar go up in smoke. Harassment is free so make sure you have thick skin to hang out.

My roommate Reg and I stumbled upon this establishment a while back, and then he started frequenting the place while I was in the hospital. When I returned, I was on chemo, but mustered up the strength to accompany my roommate and check it out. I was weary about smoking cigars while weak and on chemo, but I noticed that the taste of the cigars was far more pleasant than the taste that the chemo left in my mouth — plus I got to just relax and hang out. The camaraderie brought joy to me while I was sick, and so a tradition was born.
I of course met the owner, Joey, and he can be a little blunt, but it’s all in good fun and good humor. All he cares about is that you are respectful of the shop and mindful about basic human etiquette. After I met Joey and some of the other regulars, they made me feel very welcomed. I am not a huge cigar aficionado, but a lot of the regulars are; and they have always been nice about imparting knowledge.
I’ve read the cigar selection is small on other reviews here, but I’ve been to several places around Sacramento and even some a bit further, and the selection at Fatman seems decent enough to me. Plus, Joey seems to be getting new cigars in all the time, so the selection is always changing. One thing to note is that all the cigars that Joey sells are hand rolled, and even from my limited knowledge and palette, they are much nicer than machine rolled cigars.

In the beginning I was very impressed with Fat Man Cigars. In fact, I was so impressed, that I joined as a premium member with lounge access the day the store opened. However, over time the owner became increasingly rude and the customer service became terrible, not to mention being embarrassed by the owner in front of some very important clients and friends. Needless to say, I did not renew my membership, and what’s worse than that, is the owner did not even want to know why.
This lounge itself is actually a really nice place… decent selection, nice leather chairs, outside seating area, and a private upstairs «members only» lounge with big screen TVs, plush leather chairs, private lockers, poker table, fridge, etc.
Not renewing was a hard decision, but I can do without the abusive and abrasive attitude of the owner, especially when I went there to relax and smoke a cigar. The reason I decided to write a review is a good friend of mine informed me this week that he wanted to renew his membership (which is not cheap by the way) and the owner’s response was «uh no, you’re not a consistent member» Can you believe that!!! There are several other cigar lounges in the Sacramento area that know what customer service is, and place is not one of them.

To complete our «How I Met Your Mother» Barney and Robin Valentines Night adventure we had to first drink some scotch, and then head over to Fatman’s for some cigars (after having dinner at Mc Claren’s aka De Vere’s)…suited up of course! We started celebrating right after work so we have been suited up all day.
Since it was Valentines day, we were the only couple/​customer there. Which was nice since we had the whole lounge to ourselves. Fatman’s has a decent amount of cigars in their decent sized humidor. By no means am I the cigar lover between my fiancé and I. But I wanted him to enjoy VDay as much as I did. And since he currently has a cigar obsession I wanted to indulge him. Since I seldom have cigars, I prefer the super mild ones preferably with flavor. I chose the CAO that tasted like honey. He chose a Strong, spicy cigar that I did not like.
We sat in the downstairs lounge with leather chairs. Music played in the background as we smoked and relaxed together. Pretty cool spot to chill!

As an update I must let every know that the humidor here is overflowing with cigars. What a difference from my first visit. I think there were 20 facings and now new shelves are being added to accommodate the new selections. After being open for around 2 years Fatman Cigars is fine tuning their inventory to suit the wants of the clientele while still delivering a tremendous diversity of cigars. There is something here for everyone.
Still the best Lounge that I have been to.