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Is Frank Fat's Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Sacramento, CA)

Man v. Food, Season 8 Sacramento, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Frank Fat's is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's page for Frank Fat's shows a menu update dated 2026-04-25 and continued listing at the L Street address; Visit Sacramento's business directory lists it as an active downtown restaurant. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

On Man v. Food, Casey Webb visited Frank Fat's in downtown Sacramento to try the Honey Walnut Prawns and Brandy Fried Chicken, per episode listings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. Frank Fat's is a Chinese-American restaurant founded in 1939, a block from the California State Capitol, according to Visit Sacramento's business listing, and is one of the city's oldest continuously operating restaurants. The episode aired July 2, 2019, as the season 8 premiere. Since then, the restaurant has continued serving at its original 806 L Street address; Yelp's page for the restaurant shows a menu update dated April 25, 2026, and the business is listed as part of the Fat Family Restaurant Group. No change in name, ownership, or location has been reported since the episode aired.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 8

Episode 1
Aired
What was featured: Honey Walnut Prawns and Brandy Fried Chicken
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

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Sources we checked 5 references

  1. imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10583298/
  2. rottentomatoes.com https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/man_v_food/s08/e01
  3. visitsacramento.com https://www.visitsacramento.com/listing/frank-fats/221/
  4. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/frank-fats-sacramento?hrid=NedoAiqNBFo1GdtwRtNKVw
  5. fatsrestaurants.com https://fatsrestaurants.com/
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