A Fast Food Rereview: Fatburger

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • March 4, 2011
I know not why the Fatburger franchise is in trouble or what set of wrong-headed decisions or circumstances led them to file for bankruptcy protection a few years ago. In this writer's humble opinion, Fatburger is still one of the best fast-food...
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