Thank Kanye West for bringing Fatburger to our area. (The grand opening was Monday at 15110 S. La Grange Rd., Orland Park.)It’s called Fatburger for an obvious reason. The half-pound Kingburger I ordered was only Level 3 in a 1-to-5 scale of burger size. The Triple Kingburger comes with 11/2 pounds of meat, which proportionally speaking is like two slices of Wonder Bread sandwiching a baby calf.
Like other mere mortals, I settled for the regular ol’ Kingburger. When it arrived, it arrived — a juicy and sloppy two-handed sandwich requiring a snakelike unhinging of the jaw to devour.
On the regional familiarity scale, I’d score the Fatburger a notch below Culver’s ButterBurger. The deal-breaker, however, was the price, which for a quick-serve restaurant in the suburbs is indefensible. The “King Deal” with onion rings and a lemonade came to $14.77
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That said, here’s a nice, filling sandwich that looks sumptuous and inviting before you bite into it, and leaves you with regret, a tinge of shame and a Level 7 food coma.
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