Fatburger

Wings are tasty but service is crappy. We order carry out regularly and they have NEVER gotten the order correct, ever. So, just check your TOGO order prior to leaving. They will make it right but…

I’ve been here multiple times and have always liked it. Salads are great, wraps are amazing. They have quite of few interesting things on the menu that differentiates themselves from other burger joints. Ambiance is perfect, lighting is dim slightly to set the mood. Full bar and tvs to watch the game. I can’t complain here. I never had any said problems in some of the reviews here.

Not a bad spot for a quick drink and food. I don’t understand the butt hurt Seattle yuppies complaining over the service, if you want five star service you can go eat a bag of Dicks! It’s has a sports bar feel. I like the Cali burger but the wraps are even better.

Service has gone WAY downhill.
Stopped by on the night before Thanksgiving, restaurant was empty except for me and the other 3 people with me. We were seated and then ignored for 15 minutes while restaurant employees stood around talking to other each other. Since the employees felt socializing was more important than serving the only customers they had at the time, we decided to eat at Blue Moon Burgers instead.
Could it have been that we are an interracial couple?
We used to eat here frequently, but I think we’re done.

These people do not understand how to take a basic order. When a customer orders wings to go, sauce on the side is not a preference, it is essential to preserving the integrity of the wing. Wings are ruined. NEVER going here again and will tell all my friends, family, and neighbors to do the same. Very unhappy customer.

The space is nice. They have lots of tv’s for sports and such. You could have a small football watching party. One downside. The customer service was mediocre. A friend and I were sitting synthesis bar. If someone is sitting at the bar and had an empty glasses wouldn’t you ask them if they would like another? It was at change of shift so not sure if that had anything to do with it. The have your standard happy hour menu. I’d go back but I’m not going to rave about the place. I must confess I haven’t had a burger there yet. I’ll write another one them

We were seated quickly. We waited about 20 minutes, to having to stop a waitress just for a couple drinks. We were never asked if we wanted anything else we were just given the check. And it took her another 10 minutes to get the money. I wouldnt have been upset if everyone was getting the same service. They were not busy at all. Waitresses were standing there texting

I ate here for the very first time and it I must say it was pretty tasty. The portions come in bigger sizes so you definitely don’t have to worry about leaving without being full. I enjoyed the atmosphere and because it is on Alki the vibe itself is really laid back, especially in the summer time.
I ate here on a sunny weekday and even then, it gets a little packed. The customer service was great and as I skimmed through the menu I noticed there there was a good amount of variety to the food. I ordered the Chicken Caesar Salad and it was good, the bowl was just packed with food (but I didn’t complain, the more the merrier). Personally, I think the salad dressing for the Caesar lacked flavor but that is all I can really say about the dish.
And lastly, as you all know parking at Alki is ridiculous so if you decide to come eat here, remember parking isn’t easy!

The burger here were good, I liked that they had low carb options, i had my burger wrapped in lettuce with a side salad. I was actually pretty full off just eating the burger and couldn’t finish my salad. The service was good, and it was also nice since this is on Alki.

Well, Well… A Cool Burger Place on Alki !! But also includes a Buffalo Express. I don’t understand some of these other reviews? So far my Experiences here have been just Fine. I like the atmosphere, Very Cool, Garage Doors open on the Nice Summer Days, (Parking is Horrible at times but it’s not the restaurant’s fault, It’s Alki Beach… Com’n), They Have Beer, Burgers, Salads & Wings… And Flat Screen TVs !! What’s not to like ??
The servers I have had have always been nice and helpful. The Side Caesar Salad is Plentiful; The Wings are a Good size and the Lemon Pepper flavor is Phenomenal. Lots of Different Burger Styles as well as Chicken Sandwich styles and you can now have the burger wrapped in lettuce reducing your amount of bread intake !! It does have more of a Restaurant «Feel» to it as opposed to the Traditional Fatburger’s but It’s a nice change of pace compared to the Normal fast Food type of Fatburger“s. They also Have Mannie’s on Tap… Woo Hoo !!
Always a Cool stop to add when you are on Alki Beach & Craving a Good Burger & Wings

The burgers are always on point. The bartender was a little funny, service was a slow & there wasn’t many people in there. It was also freezing in there. But on sunny days and the windows are open, I love the atmosphere.

I don’t like the food here. It is bland, and the owner is a foul person. Avoid this place unless you like explosive diarrhea and hepatitis.

Tried this place twice as my 1^st experience was awful, but not wanting to be that person who complains on Unilocal but mentions nothing to the manager at the time, I actually did speak to him about the undercooked food and super slow service on our 1^st visit. He did comp our burgers and offered to cook us more, we declined but said we would try the place again as he mentioned it was a one off.
My 2^nd visit was the same as the 1^st. I gave it a good 4 months before I went back and this time ordered the chicken sandwich, oh how I wish I hadn’t, what I bit into was raw and fatty in the middle. I nicely called the waitress over who looked confused and said «I will ask them to re-​heat it»???
Re-​heat it?!
Seriously?!
I said I didn’t want it and she said ok but left it on the table. When the bill came, the burger was on it. I mentioned I was not paying for it and she said «well, i need to get a manager then, because you need to pay for it». She then came back (without manager) after 30 minutes and said, «it has been removed», she set down the bill and walked off.
At no time was I ever rude or loud about the issue. There was no need for her attitude, I only guess she was like this because it happens all the time.
This has happened twice now so unfortunately I am leaving a 1 star. The food is under-​cooked, staff too busy chatting with each other to care and it’s just a basic cheap sports dinner.

About what you’d expect from a big corporate burger place focussing on quantity over quality. It’s fine, but nothing compared to the various smaller establishments it is competing with.
It’s also hard not to resent the new tenant of this once-​great Alki Bakery location. I miss those cinnamon roles so much!

The only thing that has saved Fatburger from the dreaded 1-​star review is the POSSIBILITY that their shakes taste as great as they look. Fatburger is the «local» restaurant that pretends not to be Red Robin, and honestly, this is offensive to Red Robin, a chain I enjoy on occasion. Fatburger under-​delivers on everything, except for the bartender, who over-​delivered on being that guy who thinks he’s the coolest guy in the joint.
The interior design actually isn’t terrible here. It’s bright on the inside, which is a nice change of pace to most ‘sports’ bars, and has pictures of food, which I later discovered was clearly not an example of what to expect, that makes it look like you might have a decent meal.
Ordering was a bit of a challenge, frankly, because the aforementioned bartender decided he would take the orders from half way across the bar and not listen to what was said in the 1^st and perhaps second attempt. The burger was neither fat or terribly reminiscent of an actual burger. The patty was definitely not made in the back and was about the size of a McDonalds patty. Nothing about the burger was anywhere near fresh.
After thinking about this a little more, I lied about the shake saving Fatburger from a 1-​star revew, they’re getting it.
Come prepared to both spend $ 20 on a burger & beer and leave completely disappointed.

My experience at Fatburger on Alki:
Sorry, but the name has never done anything for me. We stopped at the Alki location and waited at the sign that states «Please wait to be seated at a table». We waited for 5 minutes before I just decided to find a waiter (they were there, doing their waiter thing but no one was paying attention to the front door). I approached a waitress and asked if my party of three could sit at an empty table I was pointing to. She said she wasn’t sure and need to check and make sure it wasn’t reserved. Makes sense — ok.
The waitress was kind and attentive. Service was reasonably quick. Food temp was hot. My wife enjoyed her plate. I ordered a burger on ciabatta. The bun tasted buttered and overly salty. I ordered and received a Coke with my plate. I drank it before I was finished, due to the salty bun. I placed my glass at the end of the table to make it obvious I had an empty glass and was hoping for a refill. It was then that I realized that aster being served, the waitress never came back to our table until she presented us with the bill. As she stepped away with the bill fold and my credit card, she hesitated and looked at my empty glass… then turned and walked away, saying nothing. I was disappointed with my visit and will likely never go back.

I like most of the staff here. Friendly and knowledgeable regarding the menu. The Wild Salmon sandwich with an Elysian Immortal is hard to beat. Just across the road from Alki Beach. Great view.

Fatburger has changed since my last and first visit! I hated it the first round but this time the food was good! I wish I could say that about the overall experience though.
You can’t beat the location! Right on Alki Beach, this Fatburger has the perfect corner spot, viewing the water and people watching. Don’t sit in the back of the restaurant though or you’ll have the bus stop blocking your view.
I would recommend the management move the hostess stand further back from the front door. There was a family of 5 in front of us as we waited to be seated, and there was nowhere for the guy behind us to go so he stood outside to wait.
We were seated in the back by a large flatscreen with the volume on full blast. It was so loud, we literally had to plug our ears the first 15 minutes we were there till we got use to the volume. My friend stuffed his ears with torn napkin! I asked the server right off the bat, nicely, to turn the TV down. She promised she would. It never happened. I think she got busy & forgot about it.
It appeared that there were just 2 people working the front. Getting our food and taking our order took too long since it was one gal working all the tables.
Our burgers and fries were good. I had the California and my friend got the Hawaiian. I like that they give the option for different kinds of fries. The menu has expanded to be similar to Red Robin, and the same goes for the presentation. The strawberry lemonade was great with real strawberries.
I would like to come back again with the tv’s off or in a normal sound range.
Food: 3.5
Ambiance: 2
Parking: 1 — street parking only and it’s very limited on a nice day at the beach
Service: 3

This review is stupid.
I do not eat burgers or fries often so it is probably useless for you to read this review. I had the Salmon Cesar Salad and it was really good! The salmon was cooked just perfectly and the salad dressing was not the garlic mouth assault I frequently find at chain places.
The view, of course, is great. You can see the water, the beach and all the people from your seat.

My lil family and I ended up here on a July summer evening for a birthday dinner for my dear hubby.
The place was not packed by any means and there were tons of people just hanging out in Alki — doing their thing.
We walked in and asked if we could have a booth preferably since we have a lil one and the tables were not really setup to block out the loud music they had pumping out of their walls. I also knew she’d likely lay down for a nap since she had just eaten herself.
The ‘hostess’ tore herself away from the chatter she was having with a co-​worker to tell me that she only had one ‘giant’ booth in the back and she wasn’t sure she could give it to me. So she told me to wait and she literally walked back there and then came back and said «uhm, I guess it’s fine»
I can tell you that almost made me turn around and leave. I hate people and places who think that they should leave tables open and force you into a small corner table that barely holds your meal.
We took the table (which was next to the restroom) and my honey ordered the burger and I ordered the Buffalo Wild Wings as I had never tried them before.
Our waiter (bless his heart) but he totally forgot about us after our food came. Not only did he never come to refill our drinks but when he did, he thought my Sprite was water and my husband Strawberry Lemonade was Lemonade. Terrible experience and the worst part was the open kitchen design. Why? So then you could see all the staff hanging out and talking while they ignored you trying to get your food or refills.
I scrolled through Unilocal reviews while we waited for our food and just to update folks. Yes, the bathroom door to the womens room was still broken.