Valley Center Rd
Valley Center, CA 92082
(760) 749-0600
Sure, there's a restaurant called Fat's. There's even one called Ivor's. This one is both. Yup, we confirmed it does exist, it's doors are open, and they serve BBQ. Plug into GPS nav, aka "Magic Box", and let's hit the road Good Bros!
Magic Box was showing that we would find this place way out past 
fast food row. A sad site pretty common these days. Major streets littered with fast food restaurants and other unappetizing food fair. We don't want pre-cooked food served up in one minute or less. I have a microwave at home for that. We're looking for some low and slow, classic BBQ. Keep driving. Fat Ivor's ETA in 15 minutes.
We pulled into the parking lot and saw the BBQ smokers parked off to the side. Yup, this is the place. If you're a fan of nostalgic western artwork and photographs, this place will have you grinning from ear to ear. If you're a fan of "The Duke" - John Wayne, or maybe Ronald Reagan's cowboy adventures, you would probably enjoy coming here just to check out the pictures. Fat Ivor's apparently burned down in the past, but the owners strapped on their boots and rebuilt the place. We're ready to give it a shot.
We ordered up some BBQ chicken and a pulled pork sandwich with some coleslaw, beans
, and steak fries. The pulled pork is a misnomer as it was actually "sliced Carl Budding luncheon meat pork" and didn't have a nice smoky aroma or flavor. The chicken was OK, but only because of the BBQ sauce. It didn't have much of a smoky flavor to it either. The steak fries were the best of the side dishes, but the coleslaw and beans were disappointing.
Fat Ivor's is an interesting little place and off the beaten path. The crew that works here are welcoming and the wall art worth a look. Just don't get your hopes up of having top notch BBQ.
Happy BBQ trails.
C-
Monday, January 14, 2008
Fat Ivor's
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2 comments:
You guys really missed the boat.
The only reason to go here is their weekend special of
"ALL YOU CAN EAT BEEF RIBS."
A pork cold cut sandwich just ain't gonna cut it, as you found out.
You need to go back and try their beef ribs. It's raison d'etre of the whole restaurant.
You WILL thank me.
Just an FYI that the all you can eat beef ribs is, and has been for years, seven days a week. Also, if you have dogs ask to take the bones home. My dog would kill me if I came home smelling like Fats and not carrying her "doggy" bag.
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