About Us
The Story of Fat Jack's
FAT JACK opened his Beach Bar in the early 1970's in North Myrtle Beach next to Fat HAROLD's. The group ALABAMA remembers the good times in their 1997 CD with "Dancin on the Boulevard." Eventually the Beach Bar closed and a retired police officer from Syracuse New York opened FAT JACK's on Lake Arrowhead in Myrtle Beach. The bar ambiance remained but he introduced the ORIGINAL BUFFALO WINGS to locals and beach visitors as a novelty from his home.
With the growth of the area, a new home was found at the backgate of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. FAT JACK's again became a popular hang-out, this time for for service men and women and flight crews on stand-by. Afew more flavors were added and locals continued to develop a taste for BUFFALO WINGS.
The closure of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base had an economic inpact with the area departure of so many of FAT JACK's customers. FAT JACK's too was on the move again…to its present location in 1994.
Today FAT JACK's is owned and operated by Maria Kovacs. Maria has been operating the restaurant for many years with a true family atmosphere and a feeling of "Gasthaus Gemuetlichkeit" The friendly owner and her staff extend a warm welcome to all our visitors and loyal customers and hope you will all come back soon and "WING IT AT FAT JACK's"
