Fat Boys' Bar-B-Q — Restaurant in Kissimmee

This place is… not good. Our waitress however was incredibly kind and seems passionate about the food. We pulled into Fat Boy’s and immediately noticed there was only one car there on a Saturday during meal time. That should have been our first indicator but we decided to give it a shot anyways since it’s a local joint and we love to support local. The waitress seated us quickly and was once again very kind, but she was the only waitress staffed so they obviously aren’t doing big numbers on the weekend (indicator number two). The atmosphere in this place is that of an old school dive-y mom and pop place that you would anticipate to have that down home good eatin’ flavor. That is not the case.

I ordered the half chicken with Mac and cheese, baked beans, green beans, and corn bread, my fiancé ordered the combo dinner plate that included a little bit of all of their meats, Mac and cheese, collard greens, and tater tots. Neither of us can speak for the cornbread as neither of us received the cornbread. However as for the rest of the sides, they were some of the most god-awful barbecue sides we’ve ever eaten in our lives (aside from the tater tots, which were very hot and fresh). The Mac and cheese was soggy and bland, the green beans were weirdly stiff and had zero flavor (salt couldn’t even save them), the baked beans were straight from a can and again weirdly stiff. They also serve the sides in what is essentially a sauce cup so you only get about 4 bites of each side. Which honestly… I’m okay with that here with how the food tastes.

The meat (if you can call it that) is an abomination. The combo plate was piled high with the most dry and frankly disgusting display of barbecued pork, chicken, ribs, and beef I’ve ever seen in all of my days. I’m convinced this meat was cooked days ago in anticipation for the week and then reheated by Chef Mike R. Wave when the next victim of the day comes in. Wildly enough the roast chicken was piping hot but had dry skin that looked and felt like it had eczema and was completely separated from the meat itself, indicating that it was probably chilling in the fridge drying out for a little while. My fiance never leaves a molecule of barbecue on his plate when we eat at any good joint and for the first time in my life I saw him leave nearly all of his food and sides. Our waitress was so sweet I couldn’t bring myself to tell her how horrible the food was, and we packed up our leftovers (of which there was a LOT of) and promptly threw them away at our next stop.

I would also like to mention that I attempted a “dessert redemption” here to see if the chocolate cake was at least decent. I had to hold in a laugh when I was delivered A DRY PIECE OF CAKE as well. There’s not a lick of moisture in this building aside from the sticky tables. The cake was totally flavorless, the color was pale, but the whipped frosting was actually pretty good.

Listen to me. I’m a fat chick. I love food. Please don’t come here. It looks cute, it looks like a place that could be your new “secret delicious spot”. It won’t be. Fat Boys BBQ is the worst restaurant I’ve ever been to since I moved to central Florida 9 years ago. We spent a little over $50 including the tip and I think I would have rather just eaten the...

LOVE FAT BOYS!!! Admittedly, we are still getting used to the new management and staff changes. My wife has been going to Fat Boys for close to 30 years, and she's not yet 40. A couple of the waitresses that just retired had been there longer than that. We will miss them, but the food is still 90% the same and about half the changes are for the better, IMHO. Plenty of the older crowd still shows up for breakfast and lunch, which says good things about the future. The barbecue is awesome! I love the sliced beef, which is lean and smokey. The sloppy pork is really just pulled pork steeped in sauce. They make the sauces on site with old family recipes. As for the style of the food, if you like Sonny's, you will love Fat Boys. If I understand correctly, Sonny started out as a Fat Boys employee, many moons ago. He took the concept and ran with it to make it big. Not an exact copy, but similar enough to know what you're going to get. Must have the barbecue baked beans!!! They take the crispy ends of the pork, grind it up and put generous amounts into the beans to cook slowly with a peppery , slightly sweet sauce. The cole slaw is great, and you must put your sandwich on garlic bread. My favorite part of the lunch menu is the franks and beans. Im pretty sure that they make they these franks in house and smoke the beautiful sausages then grill them to perfection. Served with a big bowl of beans, garlic bread and I think you get another side, that is the greatest lunch ever! Finally, they have the BEST TEA!! So tasty and always fresh. Sweet is beautiful, but really. very sweet. I prefer the "half and half". Even the unsweet is always the freshest!! I'm going to stop talking now and figure out how get some for dinner...

In town from GA for a basketball tournament. Had a total of five families so we called ahead to make sure they could accommodate us. We were able to be seated right away on a Saturday night. The staff was fantastic! Took our drink orders as we walked through the door and had our drinks at our table in a matter of minutes. Our server was great, awesome customer service! I had the sliced pork platter that came with 3 sides and Texas toast. The pork was thinly sliced and very good. I am from TN and live in GA and this is the way I prefer my BBQ but it is hard to find it prepared this way except for in the East TN and NC areas. It had a nice Smokey taste, that was not over powering. The BBQ beans were some of the best I have had in a long time! The macaroni was tasty too. I sampled some of my wife’s fried okra and onion rings. The breading in the okra was a little mushy but it had good flavor. The onion rings were top notch! All in all a great experience for my family and a nice find with some really good food. Can’t say enough about the customer service here, everyone pitched in to help with our large party and all were very friendly. Even the older gentleman that bussed our table helped our youngest find the lollipop that he misplaced and left on a table when we got up to leave. Another worked never even said a word when she started to clean the table and the salt and pepper shakers made a mess when she picked them up because a couple of the 16 year old basketball players evidently were pranking. We made sure to tip her extra for the mess but she was very nice about having to do some extra cleanup. Great food and great people, thank you for taking...