New Morristown Eatery Offers 'Cheat Day' Sandwiches

Morristown has become the place to be for new businesses, especially eateries. 

Mike Dey, 32, opened Fatty's on April 18 . Inspired by the famous Rutgers University "grease trucks" that introduced late night diners to the "fat sandwich," Dey departed from the healthy fare his previous franchised businesses focused on. 

After running a pair of international sandwich shops for the last five years, the Parsippany resident said it was time to go on his own; thus, Fatty's was born.  

Fattys "is going the opposite route," he said, referring to his previous franchises. Located at 46 Morris St., Fatty's menu is full of sandwiches stuffed with fries, mozzarella sticks and bacon with names such as Fat Dougy, Cardiac Arrest and Fat Cat. There are breakfast sandwiches served all day and desserts include deep fried Oreos, Snickers, Twinkies and more. Check out the menu here.

Like those grease trucks that inspired him, Dey anticipates late hours for folks looking for something to eat after having had a few drinks. Fattys wil be open until 3 a.m.

Although the website is still under construction, they're ready and open for business every day from 6 a.m. - 3 a.m. at the corner of Spring and Morris streets. Fatty's was originally set to open last October.

Most sandwiches will cost about $8, Dey said, but as "fat" sandwiches, "it will be a complete meal."

The location of Fatty's had long been vacant, but Dey said when he drove by about a year and a half ago, he knew that was where he was going to have his business. Dey signed the lease on June 30.

Similar to the grease trucks, Fattys plans for his business to be a quick service stop. It's small, at 1,000 square feet, but just large enough for about 12 munchie-seeking merrymakers to chow down, he said.

With the recent opening of an organic market in Morristown, there are health conscious people in town, but Dey said that he's not worred about appealing to everyone, and is looking forward to providing his customers "an awesome product" that's never frozen with all bread baked on location, NJ.com reported.