"We love Fat Belly Deli, not only for its outstanding Italian, Italian inspired, Italian American, and American menu/food options, but who doesn 't LOVE the name????? FAT BELLY DELI is easily one of the more inspired restaurant names I 've heard in decades. It 's cute whimsical, but also makes one think Hmmm....it sounds as though the folks who own this establishment are speaking from personal experience know that the more often you order from this place, the more likely you are to get your very own fat belly...Lol . I just think it 's really cute. It used to go by a different name, which was simply the last name of the owners, but this newer, updated name (and new ownership, I believe, but I could be wrong is a million times better!As for the food OMG. Ok, so let 's start with a little explanation. 1st off, this is NOT a sit down eat restaurant. This is a walk in order, wait for your food leave to go eat in your vehicle, at your job site, at home, at one of our GORGEOUS outdoor, picnic table, park or park like pristine lakeside settings or whatever the point is that there 's no place to sit eat inside Fat Belly 's {which I personally feel is a HUGE missed opportunity there are 2 stand up eat tables available but honestly, who wants to do that?? It 's not only weird unorthodox, it 's not comfortable either. If those 2 tall tables just had 2 barstools each, they wouldn 't take up any more space than they already do, and it would allow the customer who is too HANGRY to wait, the rare opportunity to just sit for 5 minutes wolf down their amazing deli sandwich/lunch of choice. I do not believe adding a couple of barstools would change the dynamic suddenly alter the normal flow of things 99.9% of Fat Belly 's customers are local, or at least out of town repeat customers [we have a massive out of state tourist population around here, thanks to our naturally beautiful lakes mountains abounding the area], and these repeat customers all know that it 's a TAKE OUT style, counter service only , might as well be a food truck on a street corner , type of place they 're not going to suddenly change their habits and want to sit at a tiny, round, 1 2 person table inside the deli..... BUT for the occasional I was driving by saw the sign I was really hungry so I stopped just want a quick bite to eat passer by, or like me the other day, a person who had only ever eaten lunch/dinner from Fat Belly 's in the past but always wanted to try their limited breakfast item menu options went there with a friend specifically for the purposes of eating a Giada breakfast sandwich (2 fried eggs, sliced tomatoes, pesto mozzarella on a fresh rustic roll... Mmmm... It was so good! , and had deliberately not eaten anything else that day was starving, I just wanted to sit down, as I 've said, for 5 minutes, wolfed it down and carried on with life, but instead we had to stand at one of those little tables eat that way. Not a great time, especially since I have a medical condition that causes severe pain in my legs if I 'm on my feet for too long. I would 've killed for a chair/stool that morning! But anyway standing, sitting, swimming, in a boat, over a moat, under your coat however wherever you eat your food from Fat Belly 's, it 's gonna be absolutely amazingly delicious, very generous portions, and I believe you 'll be another satisfied, and most likely a future repeat, customer. I encourage everyone who hasn 't ordered from here to do so Immediately! For what is lacking in atmosphere inside Fat Belly 's is more than compensated for by their downright incredible homemade food. Oh, and let me not fail to mention the other 2 awesome things about this place 1. The dessert/bakery/pastry options. I guarantee you that this is truly the inspiration behind all the f"
