The wife and I hit Fatheads a couple times a year and no matter what we get it is usually excellent. Which is why we are writing today's experience off as just a bad day. We ordered boneless wings and a foldover. The wings were supposed to come with the bbq sauce on the side, they came covered in it. No biggie mistakes happen. The foldover was just terribly average and somewhat dry as compared to what we have gotten in the past. Will we be back to Fatheads....certainly we will, we are writing today off as everyone can have a bad day now and again. One truly negative thing that both the wife and I noticed today. It was downright chilly in there. The heating needs to be turned up for sure read more

Wife and I went there to have lunch. We haven't been there in years. The place hasn't changed a bit. The burgers and the subs are awesome! The service and atmosphere is great too. If you're looking for a nice drive just to get away for some great food, I recommend this place to everyone. Great food, great service and great staff! read more

Great dinner! Recommend the ribeye! But go early on a Saturday they are crazy busy. We has a wait of about 20 minutes but it was worth it. Service was great as well! read more

Fat Head's Family Rest - Ribeye with baked sweet potato - American Near Me - Republic, Ohio

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Food use to be horrible. Now it's some of the best I've had. Love the burgers and pizza. And I will always recommend their margaritas!

The perfect combo of fresh baked pies and dive bar atmosphere. Located in the center of a small Midwestern farming town you wouldn't expect much, but Fat Head's is THE joint to visit. Be sure to order a nice cold pitcher of beer to enjoy while you're waiting on your pizza to be baked. It comes out piping hot, loaded with toppings. Not deep dish, not NYC, but just good ol' handmade deliciousness! Take some time before or after eating to walk around and check out all the antique memorabilia and some quantified cool junk. Heck, i was so excited I even bought a T-shirt! read more

My wife and I stopped in for dinner on Friday night after a long day traveling to and from Toledo. First time here! This place is a pretty dark and literal hole in the wall. But there were families with young kids there, so it was more atmospheric than anything else. We got wings for the appetizer and they were good. Sauce on the side as we asked for 2 different kinds. Garlic Parm and I think the other was a honey bourbon. Tasty! My wife got a ham steak with a side of a baked sweet potato. She was impressed with it. I got the Fathead burger (bacon on the side) with fries. It was 1/2 pound of goodness. Our server said it was made from fresh (not frozen) beef. Service was good and we will definitely go back! read more

Has always been the best restaurant! Great food & Beer! Haven't been there since Covid, I heard the menus was cut way down. I understand, since Covid. We ordered a well done burger, it was red inside. French fries were frozen from a bag. Pulled pork, tasted chewy & like jar sauce. Use to have huge pieces of fried fish. Dinner was all fries, 2 very small pieces of fish. Soup was cream & a potato, tasted no clams. read more

Best service ever today. Food is always fresh and delicious. Side salad was fresh and fold over was amazing. Will be back again to try the steak next time read more

8oz Filet Wrapped in Bacon, dressed baked potato, side salad with homemade dressing with dinner roll AND a bourbon for like, $20. Everything was great, how could you argue with that? read more

Amazing margs, top notch pizza, fresh and always hot breadsticks and the best hand cut fries! A must when in town! You won't be disappointed read more

Fat Head's Family Rest - a cocktail in a martini glass with the words friday on it - American Near Me - Republic, Ohio

Known as a local "place to go" it has really slipped since Farmers went out of business. Food is okay with lots of frozen stuff deep fried or heated for you to enjoy. read more

Fat Head's Family Rest - The Fathead Burger in Republic, Ohio. - American Near Me - Republic, Ohio

One of the best pizzas around! I tell people from all over Ohio to stop there on the way up to the lake!

Pretty good. Atmosphere can be dead at times but it's good for a small town place. Best food in town no questions asked. Place is a little run down though and the servers can be on any end of the spectrum. Great food though. Recommend the nachos for something quick. read more

Don't hesitate to go here It is a decent experience for the money. We go now and then. The atmosphere on the dining room side is abysmal, the service is spotty but the servers are super nice. The pizza is quality but not great. Their chicken wings are small cheap food company bottom dollar quality but they have an awesome garlic parm sauce on them which makes them hit the spot. Just know that this an old small town place where you can have a good time, but your food is not going to be homemade or fantastic in any respect. read more

made me wait 1 hr plus they said 40 min so I waited 40 mins and then 1 more hr so better go somewhere else if u want good food

Dined here yesterday. We went with a large group. Good service and food was good. Loved the inside decor. Not much to look at outside but don't judge your decision to stop on that criteria. I would recommend to anyone. read more

I loved this place! Family owned and family ran. Great food and great vibes! Janelle was our server and we absolutely loved her. She was friendly as well as knowledgeable about the menu. I had the black and blue burger. Seriously the best burger I have in a long time! We ate too many of the small plates of fried yummies but they were all soo good. I highly recommend this place! Lastly they have a great variety of craft beers...something for everyone :) read more

Normally people write bad reviews because of the service. This is the exact opposite. Our server was extremely nice and had our menus, drinks, and food out in a quick amount of time. Given there wasn't hardly anyone there given the location, but nevertheless. When I got my drink I had gotten through about a third when I looked down and noticed black whatevers floating around in my cup, the serve apologized and quickly brought me a new drink. No harm done eventho I was a little grossed out. It happens. I order potato skins and honestly I have had better out of the freezer section. Speaking of freezer section I also order the pizza burger and it was probably the worst thing I have ever eaten. The sauce was served cold on the side and the burger tasted like it came out of the frozen food section of aldis or save a lot. The only good thing about my food were the fries. My friend ordered the shredding chicken, the texture tasted like slop with next to no flavor at all and her son ordered chicken fingers, also tasted freezer burnt. We came here as a recommendation but will not be returning. I really hate leaving bad reviews but this has probably been one of the worst meals I've ever had. read more

This is where my mother chose to eat on Mother's Day. It was a very busy Sunday morning but our waitress arrived right away and took our drink orders. She explained the specials, She was very friendly and made recommendations. Our drinks arrived almost immediately and we placed our order (two orders of spaghetti and two Fathead Burgers.) All food was an appropriate temperature and the burgers were cooked the way we liked them (medium). The fries were a little soft for my taste (I like them crunchy) but that's a matter of preference. Salt and vinegar made them awesome. Even though we all ordered more than we could eat (okay, except my husband who is a skinny boy who can put down food like nobody's business) but still ordered a piece of homemade strawberry pie to split. It was some of the best strawberry pie I've had in a long time. The longest wait was for our check, but we had good company, conversation, and a nice atmosphere so no worries there. If you are the type of person who likes a good, small-town, locally-owned, burger-and-beer place give Fathead's a try. If you like huge burger greasy awesomeness with a side of fries, get the Fathead burger. If you're in a pasta mood, the spaghetti is straightforward, basic, and extremely tasty. They have a great drink selection and we've never had anything but friendly service. We will make a conscious effort to put Fathead's on our regular rotation. read more

Fatheads special is the best pizza and they can make the crust as thin as we like ! Staff is great too. So crowded tonight, we sat at the bar and the bartender could not have been nicer. AC/DC playing on the jukebox...perfect ! read more

What can I say but a great place to eat I tried various menu items yet to have anything bad. Both their service and food I would recommend!

Awesome hole in the wall. Food was cheap and amazing. The ambiance isn't spectacular, but the food made up for it. I had the chicken parm sub and my husband had the italian sub. They were super heavy and full of delicious ingredients. Definitely hope to come back someday. read more

Great food Great service Great prices What's more to say except get going and give yourself a break at a wonderful place full of atmosphere. Fatheads--YUM!! read more

This restaurant has personality. The waitresses are friendly and efficient. Their Fat Head Burger is about as good as it gets. They must have some special seasoned grill that makes these burgers awesome to say the least. Pizzas, Italian sandwiches and a great chef salad with their sweet onion dressing are great! read more

Eight of us went in because of a friend. Great food and service. Prices are right, too. Very friendly staff. Food was on time and the place was busy. Best hamburger I've had in a long time. I will be back. read more

Went here this past weekend with my husbands side of the family. They live in Tiffin, so it was a short drive. Fat Heads is a local bar/restaurant with quite of items on their menu (sandwiches, pizza, fold overs,etc). We got the taco pizza; which I'm always a sucker for.... So I loved it! All the employees we encountered were very nice and friendly. read more

I've been there at least four times and ordered pizza from there to. It's not the best place in the area to eat. The service is slow the food is ok, but all in all there's better food in this area. read more

This is the second time I have visited Republic and second time I've stopped by this local gem. The staff is friendly and attentive. Their ice cold pints are literally ice cold with a nice layer of frost. Great deal/value on the steaks, seriously, a porterhouse under $20, wow I might come back just to order one of those. Pizza and breadsticks are delicious. Without a doubt, it's a must to stop by if you are in the area. read more

Went to Fatheads tonight and what a disappointment. I ordered the seasoned sirloin. The dinner salad was good but, that was all. The baked potato was on the small side and very thin skinned. The sirloin was tough and grizzly and had no taste. I told the waitress about it but wasn't even offered another steak. That was absolutely the worst steak I have ever had. I had four bites of the steak and that was it I ate part of the potato and the salad. The waitress took $5 off my bill so that meant the house salad and small baked potato was worth $11. Not worth it at all. You take your chances at this place. Good luck! read more

Due to lack of service and cold steak that cost $16 We give them a 2 star rating. The shrimp was good, but the menu was all over the place. We spent way to much money for the value. read more

ive heard the whole menu is awesome all ive had is the fathead burger by far the best charbroiled burger for miles the fries served with vinegar rocks also, been told the lake erie perch sandwich has very generous portions also, you got it going on fat heads !! read more