Fat Sams

Delicious food with a fabulous beer list. The attentive and friendly waitstaff make this a Perfect little lunch spot. Yum!

I used to love this place, but recently the meat portions on the sandwiches have gotten smaller and the quality of the soup has declined.

Two words: TNT BLT. Holy hell this sandwich is amazing. Fresh topping and not soggy toasted bread all combined with bacon and spicy mayo to make a mouth watering adventure cured very nicely by the Bells Oberon on tap.
The staff is fun to be around and talkative. It’s a clean place to eat and the best part is the food comes out fast, even with the busy dining area.
Stop in and have a good meal. And they deliver as well. Boom!

The bartender was really cool and the food was good. I ordered The Boss sandwich and it reminded me of a Ruben. I will definitely have to come back soon though because the nachos looked delicious but I was too full to try them :(
Also, they have a small but nice selection of tap beers.

Wait staff was incredibly nice, great music, food was good not the best I have had. But the gf and I still enjoyed it. Wish they had put more turkey on my sandwich is my only complaint.

This is a great place to go for a sandwich! My boyfriend and I did the lunch combo where you get soup, one trip to the salad bar, and half a sandwich. I will never do that again. The salad bar had bagged ice berg lettuce, carrots, and a couple choices of dressing. And the soup was self serve and like warm. But the sandwich was to die for! Next time I’ll just stick with a while sandwich.

Great sandwiches here. The servers are very friendly.

Hands down my favorite place to eat. I’ve tried multiple menu items, but continuously come back to the flying pig wrap. It’s the perfect «hole in the wall». with a laid-​back atmosphere. No over the top décor and music that’s too loud. Definitely a must try!

I adore Fat Sam’s! Every time I go there, the food is consistently fabulous. Vegetarian options are all wonderful. The potato salad is great, and I love that you have the option of fresh fruit. I recently brought my brother, who is from San Diego, to Fat Sam’s. He has a large appetite, and was very impressed by the portion sizes and the quality of the food, which to me says a lot, given the variety of options that he has available to him in California. Absolutely do not miss out on this great little bistro!

Good food. Did not know this restaurant existed until someone suggested it. Pleasant service. Don’t know pricing, but I’m sure it was decent. A little dark and patio would be nice. But overall, good service and good food make up for it. Recommend! Maybe try more advertising

I had the veggie paini it was FANTASITC! I will most definatly be coming back! the service was great thanks to Jenny!

Couldn’t even order a sandwich they didn’t have anything posted about a delivery min. and I don’t need to order more than one sandwich for myself for lunch. The woman on the phone was rude to begin with. When I replied with something she took forever to respond or just didn’t. The music in the background on the phone was annoying and it made it hard to hear her. Overall, not impressed and disappointed. The menu looked good, but if I am going to get crappy service on the phone I won’t even consider going to the restaurant because it will probably be the same or worse there.

Sammiches were delish!
I had the lunch special which included the salad bar and soup.
Salad bar was small but nice. Made from scratch items I believe. Blue cheese dressing and greens were solid. They had cottage cheese, German potato salad, and slaw, all good.

My husband and I have eaten here a few times now, and the sandwiches are very satisfying. I ordered the Knuckle Sandwich both times because it was so good the first time! Their kettle chips are also delicious, and they have a good beer selection (including one of my favorite beers — Old Rasputin Imperial Stout from North Coast Brewing).

The lunch buffet is very good and reasonably priced. The beer cheese soup was kind of gross, but the potato salad was good, the fruit was nice and fresh and the salad greens were very good. The veggie pannini was delicious. Don’t get a drink though, a Pepsi costs $ 2.25

We stopped here on a long trip and it was ok. The service was good. The bathroom was clean, although the floor upstairs is pretty slanty. Ha. We started with the nachos which I do not recommend. The cheese tastes like it was the runoff from yesterday’s macaroni and cheese. My sandwich, the knuckle sandwich, was good. I liked it. The pastrami was yummy and it was perfectly toasted. My husband got a blt and he liked it. They both came with chips and a pickle. The salad bar didn’t look too appetizing so we skipped it. I’ll probably try a new place if I’m ever back in town. But our server was very nice!

Very unique and fun good lunch place good prices very tasty a must try for a good fun quick lunch place if u love unique sandwiches

Wonderful gem of a sandwich shop in La Crosse’s downtown area. Highly recommended! Nothing else quite like it in LAX.

This is a gem. We’re not from LaCrosse and were looking for a decent lunch place that was open on Sunday, happened across the reviews here and took the chance. All of us are so glad we did. The menu is mostly sandwiches, but what a selection! The portions were ample and tasty, veggies fresh, and our server was very friendly and helpful.
The salad bar looked minimal, but, really, what more do you need than a fruit salad option, a nice mixed salad and choice of dressings, and a few «alternative» salads — in this case a red potato salad and a zingy cole slaw (jalapeños are the secret ingredient, but it’s Midwest spicy, not southwest!). The soup options both were tempting, but those had to wait til the next visit.
There’s a great kid’s menu — not your typical chicken nuggets and fries. I suspect the owner gets his son’s input here! The «lil Elvis» is for the particularly adventurous :)
The only quibble I had was that the sides of chips and pickle weren’t as inspired as the sandwiches themselves.
This one’s definitely a «keeper» — we’ll be stopping back the next time we’re through.

I got lucky at Fat Sams! (Did that get your attention? :) I am staying in nearby West Salem for just a couple of days, in from Chicago, and I just showed up downtown, parked the car, and walked around looking for food. Fat Sams was all I saw, and as I got up close I saw they had a nice lunchtime special which fit my budget and my needs just right.
Food is fresh and just-​to-​the-​left-​of-​standard, and service is great. I left and was gone about 15 minutes before realizing I had left my prescription sunglasses there, so I quickly rushed back. My server handed them to me as soon as I opened the door. She knew I would be worried about them.
I am happy that I ate here without any direction from a guide other than signage. I got lucky.