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10/01/2026

Recently the Fatguys went out to Berkshire Pizzeria located at 72 Main St, Charlemont, MA 01339. This is an absolutely charming and surprising restaurant full of character and characters including the Contessa of Calzones.
If she is there get a calzone you will not regret it. There is also a great younger guy at the register who makes sure you are well taken care of. On this outing we did a large pizza and an appetizer.
First were the Charlemont Chips for $5.00.
We received a heaping quantity and even extra to go. Absolutely awesome! These are house made potato chips served darker like a russet served with House Made California Dip consisting of caramelized sweet onions, mayonaise, sour cream & some seasonings. The dip was a small portion but the chips were phenomenal closer to a burnt chip crossed with wedge fries in texture. These were worth every penny.
Next was the
The Sweet Pig Pizza for
$22.00.
This is a subtle balance of sweet and savory and we live for it. The Sweet Pig pizza had some chewy smoky bacon, salty and savory ham, a strong amount of juicy pineapple, and moist juicy fresh tomatoes, all smothered in cheese a medium to thin lightly seasoned signature crust with no noticeable gum layer. It then had a delicous and sweet tangy Polynesian sauce drizzled across it elevating a bold tropical twist. Thus pizza was sensational however diabetics like me be warned. The pricing was rather good, the quantities above average as well, the staff was exceptional and memorable. They earn 4.5 FATBELLIES as a rating. For more information take the ride out and try this slice of heaven or check them out online below...

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09/28/2026

It is that time of year again where I am asking Restaurants in the area to donate gift cards to be raffeled off at the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention walk in Agawam to benefit greater Springfield. Last year so many Restaurants donated to help us sell more raffle tickets than ever before. If we can get 50 to donate this year it can help raise more money for this amazing cause. Aready Red Rose and Local Burger have donated to this years walk. I am willing to drive anywhere to pick them up. I thank everyone in advance for donating. We would need all donations by October 17th. Our local restaurant community is amazing

09/26/2026

Hey all restaurants it is that time of year when I will be asking for gift cards for raffle prizes for the greater Springfield American Foundation for Su***de Prevention. Last year 32 amazing restaurants owners and managers donated gift cards and it was by far the most successful raffle at the walk yet. I would love this year to reach 50 donations. This is a very important cause for me. Please just reply here or message us. I will go anywhere to pick them up. The walk is Saturday October 24th. Please consider helping this amazing cause

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09/19/2026

Recently the Fatguys went out to 270 East St, Ludlow, MA 01056 to final review Ludlow Central Bakery. This place is legendary... We always are concerned about reviewing a community favorite because all too often people look at them with rose colored glasses on. Luckily I think most will be pleased with this posting. The pricing was definitely a slam goal in stoppage time( football/soccer term in honor of the community.) Next the staff was friendly, personable, and fast. The portions were not insane but were generous almost entirely. Now the individual items. The first was the $2.50 cinnamon twist. This was rather large and rather crunchy. It had a strong flavored cinnamon and brown sugar tasting stripe. It was tasty however it left a weird yeast like after taste. The $2.50 apple turnover was absolutely massive and fluffy. It did miss any sugar based top that many do and the apple filling was almost nonexistent. Next was the
Pasteis Nata at$2.30 a piece. They are a
Traditional Portuguese custard filled tart with a moist flaky crust. They were very sweet and delicious. Then there was the tortinhas custard witch was a creamy sugar coated custard log roll. It was sweet almost too much so but good however it stock to your mouth lining. Finally were too of their famous Portuguese rolls. These were airy had a nice dusting and honestly the best part of the trip. I'm very glad I hot 2 because I could chipmunk check a dozen of these large, fluffy, tasty rolls. The entire bill was $$12.69. Go there get rolls and something else and enjoy. Make sure to say the Fat Guy Mindset sent you. They earn 4.5 FATBELLIES as a rating give us the apple filling to get five. Check out below or in person....
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09/12/2026

Recently the Fatguys went to Holland's Maine Attraction located at 154 Mashapaug Rd, Holland, MA 01521. First was the $7.25 clam chowder cup. This was a good size portion and was creamy.
There wasn't much in it weirdly. Despite not having more than one or two total pieces of either potato or clam the broth was rather good and almost made up for this vacancy. Next was the $11.95 10 pack of jalapeño poppers. These where filled with cheddar cheese and served with ranch for dipping. They were rather large pieces. The cheese was plentiful and good cheddar flavoring. That said the jalapeño was not particularly noticeable and the breading was very rough like a sand paper. We enjoyed them but the breading made them less enjoyable as they could have been. Next was the $19.95 clam strip platter... before you start stripping bashing they outsell whole bellies nation wide 10 to 1 and I personally prefer them as i do not like the gummy texture of the whole bellies. The strips were a plentiful portion and a pretty good pricing. They were meaty yet a little crunchy. They could have been a little crunchier but definitely good. They were served with typical restaurant cole slaw, a very basic pre-made feeling dinner roll and butter pack, as well as French fries. The fries were handcut and a little thick. While they were a bit soft it was in a good way. That said they would have been perfect with some salt while cooking or seasoning. The plate was very filling and a good show. Finally was the $37.95 Fisherman's platter. This is where we have an actual complaint. Food allergies are a very serious deal. We specified a shrimp allergy and it was not documented nor was the request for it not to be in the order applied. Luckily the lost food it touch was nominal and the allergy primarily with ingestion. The whole clams were chewy and thick. They were a tiny bit gritty. The fried haddock was a masterpiece. It was flakey and tender and fell apart as it should. It had the light salty taste and a good batter crust that was not overpowering. The scallops were fried and much like the jalapeños the dough was very thick and had a gap before the scallops. Overall Holland's Maine Attraction scores well above average with 3.5 FATBELLIES as a rating and we will be back and you should too. Check them out below or in person.

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09/07/2026

Not too long ago the Fatguys went down to Mohegan Sun and while there we gave Bobby's Burgers a try. Now while we know this is a chain... One might assume that anything with a fabulous chef's name on it would produce high quality food and strong concerns to food safety. Our experience stated well with a misleading strong concern to a food allergy when we were discussing what we were considering ordering moments later we ordered and they tried to to have the allergens in the order. Also it is never a good sign when the cooks don't know ingredients in their food. The prices seemed to be fair if slightly high but considering the location elevated prices are sadly expected... until we go the food. First up were the bacon 🥓 cheese 🧀 fries 🍟 for $8.99. These were a small portion of cold soggy chewy seemingly not fully cooked clearly a formerly frozen fries bag and were pretty terrible. The cheese was a low quality nacho cheese like you would expect and a gas station ⛽️. The bacon pieces were few and overcooked however at least they were real. Next were the $6.99 onion 🌰 rings. In the same discussion about and allergy they then gave us a sauce with the allergen in it causing issues. Luckily the amount consumed was exceptionally small. The rings were cold siggy inside and very thick on batter that was crisp and just fell apart. The batter was seasoned pretty good however it was difficult to consume. Then there was the $12.99 palace burger 🍔. Now when you ask a cook level and you even key it into your order system wrong that's not a good start. The burgers were very small and the buns were soggy and squished. The lettuce and tomato 🍅 had that dirty texture as if it had not been rinsed. The pickle was minimal and not particularly juicy. The Bobby's sauce was little more than a few premade sauces mixed together. A burger this poor and small for this price is absurdity. The last item was the $13.99 Brunch burger.
This burger 🍔 had overcooked and seemingly microwaved cold bacon 🥓, a cold over easy eggs 🥚 that had a rubbery microwaved texture. It also had low grade American cheese 🧀. This burger was cold and highly disappointing. The burger was also massively overcooked and while cold still had the burnt texture over a rubbery inside and the signs of a frozen low quality patty near the end of its time. Overall a particular fast food chain makes less pathetic food and doesn't nearly charge as much... How did mister Flay get such a good reputation if this catastrophic is what his name represents. So knowing our metrics.... quality.... less than none... portions... poor.. price... poor.... service dangerous... they score 0 FATBELLIES as a rating and I cannot think of a reason I would ever trust any cooking with Bobby's name on it ever again. Check them out in person at 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382 or online below...

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09/05/2026

Recently the Fatguys went out to 380 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 01566 to try Wicked Licks. This ice cream shop is sadly seasonal and in a weird col de sac. The portions were not enormous however the pricing was fair. The staff was exceptional and helpful and even made sure our puppy ice creams were as cold as possible when we left to make the dogs 🐕 happy. He was also very patient and considerate of a low blood sugar diabetic not functioning well. We ordered 2 human sundaes 🍨 and 2 for the dogs. The first was a single peppermint stick. This had strong peppermint sent and flavor and was exceptionally rich. They advertise a really low air ratio so the ice cream is thicker. It was difficult to scoop with a spoon 🥄 and very noticeable however that elevated the paletted texture and flavors. It was rather good. The next one we did was two scoops and we picked two flavors mostly due to inability to decide between between a few. The first was a very deep in contradicting flavors blackberry lemon bar flavored ice cream. The blackberry was tart and subtle. The lemon 🍋 was very strong borderline overpowering. The bar par represented by pound cake was subtle but made a good crunch to the ice cream. The last flavor was the Yippie Skippy Peanut 🥜 Butter. This had peanut butter flavored ice cream 🍦 with sweet and tart salted caramel swirled into it. It also had brownie bits sparsely throughout along with chocalate covered pretzel bits. This was quite good however the lemon from the other scoop overpowered it. We very much enjoyed our experience here. That said in our metric has the service and quality above average and the price/portion at a fair level so they come home with a well above average 4 FATBELLIES rating.... make sure you check them out in person and online below before they close for the season.... https://wickedlicksma.com/

08/27/2026

Recently the Fatguys went out to Heritage State Park Building 3, 1 Furnace St, North Adams, MA 01247 to finally try THE freight Yard Pub. Not only is finding the parking lot difficult but so is finding the restaurant in the dilapidated historic buildings once there. Once inside we got attended to quickly but sporadically.
First we had the 18 piece wings for a heafty
$27.00.
We picked 2 sauces and thank goodness we did.
The first were allegedly tossed in garlic parmesean sauce. None of the windows were hot 🔥. The wings were weird. At first they were very hard and dry almost plastic. Once we found the sauce underneath and scooped it on to them they softened and became rather rice in a. Way like hard dry sponge 🧽 wet. The sauce had real minced garlic and strong parmesean flavor. It was exceptionally good. The wings were fairly meaty and cooked through however without the sauce they were inedible. The buffalo wings..... we'll we couldn't really find the buffalo. They had the same dry hardness and lacked any noticeable flavor. Luckily there was still some of the garlic to be used. The celery and blue cheese came with it however the celery was soggy and limp as if it had been microwaved with leftover chicken wings. Honestly the garlic parmesean sauce was the only thing we would go back for. Last was the Black Diamond Burger 🍔 for
$18.99. They served a highly overcooked
homemade sirloin beef burger mixed with our black diamond recipe which had some nice flavor and was made up of soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and mixed into the burger.
We had smothered melted cheese 🧀 , slughtly wilted lettuce, and a thick tomato 🍅 slice. The bun was also very plain. This was served with fries.
The 🍟 fries were a thinner style but exceptionally hard and cold. They also were saltess 🧂 and flavorless. We would not eat them again. If we had been served just the black diamond 💎 sauce and garlic parmesean sauce and nothing else this would have been a world be**er but with the food, prices per portions, and quality, of the actual food is considered this comes in at 0.5 FATBELLIES as a rating. For more information check them out in person or online below...

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08/24/2026

Recently the Fatguys went to Apple Barn Cafe located at
52 Palmer Rd, Brimfield, MA 01010. We have tried to get in for years and finally did. Be prepared they are often beyond crowded. We soon learned why! The first order was a 4 set of traditional thick French toast for $11.50 there were puffy, moist, thick, balanced cooling throughput the slices, and paired witha local natural syrup. These were filling and served pretty hot but could have been a little hotter. This was a great plate 🍽 and a slightly high but reasonable pricing. We then ordered a side of sausages and a side of bacon 🥓.
Each of these sides were $3.50 and numbered 3 pieces a piece. The bacon 🥓 was thick and chewRecently the Fatguys went to Apple Barn Cafe located at
52 Palmer Rd, Brimfield, MA 01010. We have tried to get in for years and finally did. Be prepared they are often beyond crowded. We soon learned why! The first order was a 4 set of traditional thick French toast for $11.50 there were puffy, moist, thick, balanced cooling throughput the slices, and paired witha local natural syrup. These were filling and served pretty hot but could have been a little hotter. This was a great plate 🍽 and a slightly high but reasonable pricing. We then ordered a side of sausages and a side of bacon 🥓.which was crispy, yet tender somehow, and perfectly cooked. It was almost crispy but still chewy and had the right amount of grease. The sausages were skin coated local style breakfast sausages. They had a great meatless and were cooked evenly.
Next entree was a different style of friench toast that had a bourbon and banana 🍌 syrup. Similar bread and portion but these were rish, sweet, and had much more depth of flavor. These were one of the top 3 best French toasts we have ever had at any restaurant. We tried to see about buying that syrup but were not successful.
We were a little confused about one thing and excuse our ignorance please. The coffee was out almost like a self service however we asked of we could get a few cups of coffee and the waitress seemed confused and made a statement further implying it was self serve. Someone please verify for us and the audience.
The blueberry muffin and chocolate 🍫 croissant were somehow the low point. The top on the muffin was not significantly different nor clearly sugar topped for that nice crisp top. It was moist and filling and a good size but could have been so much more. The croissant was a little too tough but had a good chocolate filling. Overall this was a great showing and we encourage you to give them a try. They earn 4 FATBELLIES as a rating. Fair not inexpensive pricing, good portions, mostly exceptional quality, and welcoming good service. We almost dismissed them for good after 2 bad show ling from staff in the past where we never ever got to the food part and they showed lack of concern for medical conditions. Also check out their links below...

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08/19/2026

Recently, the Fatguys went to do a very unusual review... BEFORE I START THIS REVIEW, I WILL REITTERATE ALL FOOD SERVED AT AN ESTABLISHMENT IS REVIEWABLE. Everything we had today does not quite align with the restaurant's name or beginnings. That said, this was a very unusual experience. This will be discussing Old Sturbridge Pizza 🍕 located at 392 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 01566. First, the staff was beyond friendly and made us feel special. They also told us the story about how the events that followed came to pass. That said, we were saddened like they didn't open up the dine in or pool table area much anymore.

The chicken broccoli 🥦 Alfredo was a good size portion and came with garlic bread 🍞. The bread was essentially a grinder roll and was hot and pretty good; however, we did wish they had done it as garlic cheese 🧀 bread. The Alfredo, while not fettuccine being closer to a spaghetti, was still exceptional but would have been better with the other pasta choice. The sauce was creamy if a little watery but plentiful. We thoroughly enjoyed it. It did have a lot of broccoli 🥦 florets, so keep that in mind. For $17, this was definitely a great meal with a lot of food for your dollar. The garlic Naan was exceptional, though we did end up adding our own garlic butter 🧈 to add that extra moist garlic bit. It was hot and soft, and we were one of the better naans we have had. Last but not least was the Tikka masala. This was $19.95. We met the people who ran the restaurant and they had us talk to the chef... We discussed wanted a higher s**c level. The chicken was tender and plentiful; the basmati rice portion was large, delicious, and not too sticky. It came with a came with a standard side salad 🥗. The salad was generic, not bad, and appreciated, however not special. The TIkka Masala sauce was a little more watery than most. I must say I greatly appreciate it when restaurants try to cater to special requests. When speaking to the chef and staff, I asked how s**cy they could make it. I encouraged a much higher level. Here is a Fatguy tip .... If you just make it s**cier, you need to balance a flavor as well. Also, if you try to go hot for hot sake with a Fatguy, you gotta go hotter. It was good, but the texture and flavor depth was slightly sacrificed, and the s**ce heat was not particularly high by our standards. That said, everyone has their own, so take that into consideration. We thoroughly enjoyed they plate 🍽 and encourage you to try their dishes. This was a very pleasant and reasonably priced and portioned surprise close to home, where dining variety is rather limited. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP THE INDIAN QUISINE COMING! It is not available every day yet so keep that in mind when ordering check first. Overall we loved the staff, respected the pricing, liked the portion sizes, and enjoyed the food. We look forward to our next time there very soon. THEY SCORE 4.5 FATBELLIES AS A RATING. If you are a regular, you know that's insanely rare and high so you know to get there I'm person and online below... Also, you never know when we will add a pizza 🍕 addendum here...

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