FatDarrell.com – Home of the Best Sandwich in the Nation
Description: Origin story... It all started out with the Fat Cat, a Rutgers University staple invented in 1979, that consists of two cheeseburgers, French fries, lettuce, tomato and onions - all on a single sub roll. The Fat Cat remained the number one selling sandwich on campus until 1997 when a new king was crowned –…
It all started out with the Fat Cat, a Rutgers University staple invented in 1979, that consists of two cheeseburgers, French fries, lettuce, tomato and onions – all on a single sub roll. The Fat Cat remained the number one selling sandwich on campus until 1997 when a new king was crowned – The ®Fat Darrell Sandwich!
Darrell W. Butler created The ®Fat Darrell as a Rutgers University sophomore who had grown tired of ordering the same sandwiches all of the time. Instead, what he craved were chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks and French fries. Unfortunately, those items separately would have cost much more than he could afford on a limited college budget.
The Fat Cat however, was only $4.25 at the time, so a quick-thinking Darrell convinced the vendor to make a sandwich that would be similar to The ®Fat Cat (and for the same low price!) but with his own ingredients. After the owner agreed, Darrell rattled off his now infamous order of chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, French fries, lettuce, tomato and marinara sauce all on a single sub roll.
FatDarrell.com – Home of the Best Sandwich in the Nation