The Fat Shack

Cool that it’s open late; but they didn’t get the order correct. Food was over fried. Mine was completely missing the sauce, and the items in the sandwich were burned beyond edible. $ 15 sandwich straight to the trash. Maybe they were hoping I was drunk and wouldn’t notice.

Excellent food and friendly service.
The food options are ridiculous and over the top in the best way imaginable. They are supremely delicious and I can’t wait to go back. I had the «fat chance» and their fries. Both were delicious and I highly recommend this place to anyone interested.
Service was really nice too. The team was positive and engaging. They seemed to be having a good night.

This has become my go-​to spot for an indulgent late-​night snack with friends in Ft. Collins. It doesn’t look like much, but the fried snacks are perfectly done (for fried food). Plus, whoever thought of a fried rice crispy treat? It was the perfect pairing with the Mac and cheese bites. :)

I ordered my food an hour and twenty minutes ago to be delivered. I’ll let you know how it tastes if it ever gets here.

The burgers are so tasty and juicy. The fat sandwiches are great too. Fries are great.

This place has great and creative food. I had the boneless wings which are served in huge portions lol. My wife had the famous fat shack sandwich and I tried some of it… it was DELICIOUS. I would go back again!

Service was good. Staff patient while trying to figure out what to get during my first visit. Sandwich was awesome!

I feel so dirty and wrong, my diet plan went right out the window. For anyone in the area that hasn’t tried Fat Shack, you need to. EVERYTHING is deep fried.
The selection was almost overwhelming, so many tasty sounding options. Thankfully the friendly staff was helpful with recommendations.
My sandwich consisted of philly steak, chicken fingers, jalapeño poppers and french fries. Dessert: deep fried Twinkie.
I will definitely return, although my waistline can’t afford it to be a regular spot for me. (Wish it could.)
Sooo good, but sooo bad.

I’ll just say it right now — it’s not a great sit-​down: it’s better used as one of those late-​night, last-​resort food stops when you’re really drunk and slaphappy.
General Pros:
–It’s open late. Way later than other places.
–Convenient location next to campus (CSU, Fort Collins), and also near Old Town. Only a 5 – 10 minute walk.
General Cons:
–Place is gross. The inside is bland, and the facilities are gross and not kept very clean. Weird odor in the bathroom, probably from people getting sick.
–There isn’t much «service» to be had, but depending on who’s working, your menu items are inconsistent in size. Some people load you up and give you something huge while others put on the bare minimum necessary to call it a «sandwich.» They need to pick an amount and stick with it because it’s tiring not knowing how much food to expect.
–The food itself is something else… Allow me to elaborate below.
Food:
As I mentioned above, this place is not exactly a fine-​dining, sit-​down restaurant. It’s meant to be a getaway joint for late-​night roamers, college students, who are back from partying or on their way to a party and just want to annihilate fried, fatty goodness. That being said, some of the menu items are just over-​the-​top and thoroughly gross. When you’ve got a sandwich with chicken fingers, jalapeño poppers, mozzarella cheese sticks, french fries, onion rings, and a ton of sauce slathered all over it, you really can’t pick out flavors anymore. You’re just putting fried grease in your mouth with extra helpings of sodium. Of course, some people find that to be delicious, but for my personal taste, it’s just too much. I’ve been a few times now and try to give it a chance every time, but I’ve never left having felt like I ate something delicious, nor have I ever left feeling good physically. And I’d also like to comment that each of the individual food items is not high-​quality or tasty in themselves. For examples, you can taste the cheese in the poppers, but the jalapeño itself is tasteless. The chicken fingers have sub-​par breading on them, and the cheese sticks are the same. Everything tastes like it was taken out of a frozen TV dinner, and when you slap it all together in a large, sloppy sandwich, you have the Fat Shack.
If you’re up late and want something crazy to eat, then this place is for you. The food might taste better if you’re drunk — I don’t know. I haven’t tried that yet, and unfortunately, I don’t think I’m going to.

I like Fat Shack and have some good memories eating there my first couple of years at CSU, but I haven’t eaten there in a while so I decided to get some buffalo fingers and a milkshake for delivery tonight while studying for finals.
Delivery time was good, I was pretty impressed, but I was a little concerned when the delivery guy pulled the bag with my food out of his insulated bag and the box was vertical. I thanked him without expressing my concern and went back to my bedroom to eat. I took the styrofoam box out of the bag and wing sauce started to drip EVERYWHERE. My napkins were unusable and I was too scared to take the box out of the bag to check for a straw. It would have been unusable anyway.
I could only eat a couple of the six buffalo fingers. They were essentially the same chicken strips you can get anywhere and they were absolutely swimming in bbq, and really mushy because of it. The strawberry milkshake was delicious, but for $ 4.50 I was really expecting a big shake, not the small I received.

The first two bites were great, and then it is all downhill from there. It isn’t the greatest food, obviously, but you do pay for the experience of what you are eating. Also, they have a Fat Shack Challenge that only 5 people have completed, so that is pretty cool too.

Usually cold.
Forgetful staff, management doesn’t give you anything extra for the wait or mistakes. Chicken had been cut and was not the correct proportions.
I’ve ordered from fat shack numerous times, on different days and times. Still gross.

I went there Sunday night like I usually do and these guys hooked it up extra fat! The guys and gals who work there always do a killer job and I will be coming back.

The food here is amazing !! I recommend this to every one I’ve never had food like this before

The owner must have done his homework; open an eatery right in front of CSU and cater to late night drunken college kids. We went for lunch today and we were the only one’s there. No wonder. It probably gets busy way after midnight when all other venues are closed and the walkers have the munchies. This place stays open till 3 – 4 AM. When you have sandwiches called Fat Doobie & Fat Hangover, you quickly understand the clientele that stumble through these doors. Are you starting to get the picture?
I had the Philly Cheese Steak sandwich with fries crammed in it. Nothing special. It has the same bland, uninspired quality as A Taste of Philly down the street. The ice machine was out of ice for my soda. I’m ok doing without. Clerk asked if I needed ice and I said no thank you. He shrugged and walked away… instead of filling the ice bin.
The place was somewhat dirty to the point of not wanting to go and use their facilities. I’ll whizz somewhere else, thank you, and buy some TUMS for the ride home.

Decent food. Problem is that the flavors all meld into a general blandness. I’d go again to try the different ones, though. Also want to try the desserts. Filthy restroom.

Unique toppings for a philly cheese steak. I love the fact that you can get French fries, chicken fingers, and mozzarella sticks on your philly cheese steak because its a great change of pace for a sandwich that I love. The philly cheese steak itself if plain would be nothing to write home about as it isn’t anything special but the toppings make it a fun experience.
I also really loved the Fried Oreos and the fried Twix for dessert.
The price is standard philly cheese steak pricing I believe but it has been a little while since I’ve been there.
One big issue with this place is that the parking situation sucks.

Best place to go when you need good food and food to help you get over drinking too much. I bought two snacker things, one chicken and one cheesesteak. I thought these two snacker were small but I was totally wrong. I would recommend this place, I only tried two items so I don’t know if anything else is good but from just having these two sandwiches I would definitely go back… especially if I lived near by.

Ordered sandwiches and mozz sticks for delivery:
Mozz sticks were rubbery, stale, and cold. :-/​
Sandwich bread was chewy and tough, fries in the sandwiches were also stale and cold. Not sure where the disconnect was, hopefully if one chooses to dine in the food will be much better.

This is probably the best place to go after a good night of partying. This is one of the only places that stays open till 4 am.
And the food is quality, fried sandwiches. It doesn’t get much better than this.
I would recommend getting the Fat Gorbies. It will change your life.