The booming drums and clanging metal of a traditional Chinese lion dance kicked off the 70th anniversary of Frank Fat’s, Sacramento’s oldest operating eating establishment. A red and white lion, each moved by two dancers inside the costumes, moved to the rhythm, winding around the sidewalk in front of the restaurant and the Motor Inn Garage next door where the party was being held. After a few dances, the lions led a procession inside the garage to signal to all in attendance that the night had officially begun. Jerry, Frank Fat's youngest son, opened the night by inviting all members of the family on the stage. “I don’t think anyone could have seen this location becoming the seed of th

Frank Fat’s Restaurant Announces Its 70th Year as a Legendary Capitol Dining Host Fat Fact: Frank Fat’s, a state Capitol hangout since 1939, was founded by the late Frank Fat who took over a former speakeasy at 806 L Street in downtown Sacramento and turned it into a thriving Chinese-American restaurant where dinner could be bought for 65 cents and lunch for 35 cents. When customers asked him about his secret to success, Frank maintained modestly that he was “only an ordinary restaurateur who worked hard and had a bit of luck.” Fat Trivia: How did the restaurant get its start? As luck would have it, back in the 1930’s when gambling was still legal in California, the basement of Hong Kin