Open Mon to Fri, 10am to 4pm 916 Thomas Dr · across from the Navy base

home of the

Best Balls
on the Beach.

Homemade meatball subs, stacked hoagies, wraps, pizza and soup, served loud with good music in PCB's weirdest little sandwich shop.

Call in Your Order See the Menu
The daily special chalkboard at Fatty's with sides, soups and cookies, printed as a halftone

Fresh on the Chalkboard Every Morning

The Daily
Special

Something new every day. A warm pita with spicy turkey one day, a chicken parm sub the next. Always comes with chips and a drink.

$12.99Sandwich + Chips + Drink
See Today's Special Call Ahead
Stacked club sandwiches on toasted bread, printed as a mustard halftone
The Club
Reuben soup topped with croutons, printed as a red halftone
Reuben Soup
Two Chicago style hot dogs with all the toppings, printed as a cream halftone
Chicago Dogs

Sandwiches by Day, Shows by Night

Live
Music

Punk, metal, roots and everything in between. Local bands, all-ages shows and a lunchtime summer residency. New shows get posted on Facebook first.

See Upcoming Shows
Punk show flyer for a night of local bands at Fatty's
Summer residency poster for American roots music at Fatty's
Tattoo flash style hand holding a hot dog with Fatty's written on the bun

think you can hang?

Annual Hot Dog
Eating Contest

Fatty's yearly showdown for the strongest stomachs on the beach. Sign up, eat fast, earn bragging rights forever. The next date drops on Facebook.

Next Contest: [DATE TBA]

Inside Fatty's: walls covered in murals and rock posters above orange booths, printed as a mustard halftone

Weird Walls.
Loud Tunes.
Fresh Food.

Every inch of the place is covered in murals and rock art. Grab a booth, crank the playlist and eat something way too big.

how it all started

Our
Story

  1. [YEAR]

    Charlie opens Fatty's on Front Beach Rd, at the base of the Calypso towers

  2. 2008

    Ian Ates starts working the line

  3. 2018

    Ian takes over as owner of Fatty's #2 on Thomas Dr

  4. Today

    Sandwiches by day, all-ages shows by night, right across from the Navy base

Fatty's started out on Front Beach Rd, tucked under the Calypso towers. Charlie opened it as a sandwich shop that didn't take itself too seriously. Big hoagies, loud music, weird stuff on the walls and a homemade TV commercial with a guy in a chicken suit. Folks who've been coming since the Calypso days still ask about the hand chair.

One of the guys behind the counter back then was Ian Ates. He started in 2008, learned every sandwich on the board and stuck around. After about ten years Charlie handed him the keys, and Ian has been running Fatty's #2 on Thomas Dr ever since. The Front Beach spot is gone now, but everything that made it Fatty's moved down the road with him.

Ian grew up on his parents' records, painted Ozzy's name on his bedroom wall in high school and turned the dining room into a rock museum. He feeds the Navy divers across the street, single moms, ball teams and touring bands. After close, he hands the room to local punk, metal and roots acts. Last Christmas, an all-ages show there raised over $1,100 plus a pile of toys for Family Service Agency of Bay County.

"Our goal is to feed you a great meal as quickly as I can possibly get it out to you. Every day, baby."

Ian Ates, Owner

Come
Eat.

Right on Thomas Dr, across from the Navy base. Call ahead and your order will be ready when you walk in.

Where
916 Thomas DrPanama City Beach, FL 32408 · across from the Navy base
When
Mon to Fri, 10am to 4pmClosed Saturday and Sunday for now. Show nights run later.
Call It In
850-588-4580Dine in, takeout or call-ahead pickup
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916 Thomas DrPCB, FL 32408