Best Historic Restaurant in Sacramento · Sacramento, CA
Frank Fat's has been where Sacramento's movers and shakers gather since 1939, a downtown Chinese restaurant a few blocks from the State Capitol whose back booths have hosted decades of legislative deal-making. The menu pairs Cantonese classics with signatures like brandy-fried chicken and a legendary banana cream pie.
A James Beard America's Classic and the flagship of the Fat family's Sacramento restaurants, Frank Fat's is a genuine political and culinary institution — the capital city's most storied dining room.
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