Sacramento's most storied restaurant, open since 1939 and for decades the unofficial dining room of the California legislature. Frank Fat himself, a Chinese immigrant from Guangdong province, ran it until the 1980s; the family still operates it. Lobbyists, legislators, and governors have been making deals over Frank Fat's banana cream pie and honey chicken since before World War II.
The food is Americanised Chinese-Californian — the menu has barely changed in 50 years, which is part of the point. The New York steak and the honey walnut prawns are the signature dishes. The atmosphere is unhurried and the décor relentlessly mid-century. A Sacramento institution that earns the designation honestly.