Walking in the door you will be greeted with the smells of a home cooked breakfast, a familiar place of comfort. It instantly makes me think of the elaborate breakfast weekends at my grandparents and my mouth waters catching a whiff of bacon. There are booths and tables in two dining rooms connected by a cobble stone pathway in-between. Gently sprinkled on the wall is a vibrant collection of beach and bakery art, most pieces are from local artists or the owner herself. If the sun and excitement of vacation have you pining for nutrition versus that drive thru breakfast option you have came to the right place.

The menu has reasonable prices for the high quality food. The biscuits are made from scratch and if I didn’t love my grandmother so much I’d say they were better than hers. The Cinnamon Roll French Toast is as lovely as it sounds, as well as the Chicken and Waffles. They have a build-your-own-omelet, and a mouthwatering breakfast burger that comes with bacon and egg on top of a delicious lean beef patty.

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can order breakfast ALL DAY. I have been told the owner understands that breakfast while on vacation, just happens later. The locals also appreciate the opportunity to order off either menu on weekends.

The Breakfast and Lunch specials are a great value because they include your choice of tea or coffee with the meal. Breakfast specials are $6.00 and rotate by day of the week. Lunch specials are currently $9.00 and come with a serving of dessert. The dessert choice varies, sometimes it’s pecan pie and sometimes its key lime cake. Their website and Facebook page have the specials posted on it weekly. These people are friendly, you can also just give them a call and they will tell you about what’s on the special board for the day.

My Favorite Lunch Items are the Traditional Club Sandwich and the BLT. They have white, wheat or marbled rye bread and I pick the rye bread every time. The club sandwich isn’t for the faint of heart. You either need a to-go box immediately, or a friend that wants to share this sandwich with you. Goes best with the Pasta salad or the home made French fries. Share the sandwich with a friend and just get an extra side, this is the logical thing to do when you need to eat cake at the end of the meal anyways.

If I am feeling feisty I order the BLT with an over medium egg to be put on the sandwich. It’s $1 upcharge but it transforms this sandwich from a lunch regular to a brunch extravaganza. Maybe I’m just stoked about sandwiches. Either way this is best enjoyed with an order of home fries or sweet potato fries. They have home made soups. My favorites are the loaded potato and the chicken pepper jack soup. If you go with a side salad, all of the dressings are home made. The Greek Vinaigrette and the ranch are my personal favorites

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Fatty Patty’s also has the ability to do amazing custom cake work. This is something they take a lot of time and effort into producing the best quality creations. If you sit in the Café side you can see the rotating televsion screen of cakes that have been made by the cake artists in the past. Pictured above are a few of my personal favorites. For custom cake work please allow two weeks or more in advance for custom cake ordering especially during the warm months of the year when they have many weddings. Renee the owner is best reached by…..

If you have a birthday to celebrate while you’re in town, but didn’t plan in advance- you can still have a homemade cake. Being away from your own kitchen and not wanting to fall subject to the horror of purchasing a grocery store cake, Fatty Patty’s has your back! They have 8’’ round cakes, cup cakes and pies all the time.

Over on the bakery side of the restaurant they have a rotating cake case that has different flavors out depending on what else they are baking up that week. I have been told the coconut, traditional vanilla, and red velvet are very popular flavors. The Pecan pie, Blueberry Pie, and Peanut Butter pie are crowd favorites. If you get a cake from the case, they will happily write a message on the top of your cake for a small fee. I have bought many cakes from Fatty Patty’s since living in this area and I rarely have any cake left over when I’m done with my occasion.

When the #PCBgroundzerocrew had a birthday to celebrate we met at Fatty Patty’s for lunch and ate cake and sang happy birthday to our beautiful bearded friend Dale. To see what else the #PCBgroundzerocrew is up to follow us on face book or me on Twitter @Meggabuck519

To see what else Fatty Patty’s is cooking up you can find them on Facebook as “Fatty Patty’s Cakes & Café” or on the internet at www.fattypattys.com

They are located in the coastal palms shopping center across from the military base

948 Thomas Drive Panama City Beach Florida

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