There are three Fat Patty's locations in West Virginia, and this Barboursville one is the final one on my list to try.



Fat Patty's is a much-beloved Huntington-based restaurant that all my Marshall friends love. They are known for their burgers, but they have sandwiches, wraps, soups and salads, too.



Dawn and I visited on a Tuesday, which is "buy one, get one" night for burgers. So, I flipped to the burger section of the menu to see my options.



And I went with the "Vampire Killer" - Enough garlic to kill Dracula himself. Beef patty + pepper jack cheese + lettuce + tomato + onion + mayo + ketchup + mustard. I subbed the pepper jack for bleu cheese, because that's my favorite for burgers. Plus sweet potato fries! Overall, a solid burger.



Grade: B

"We at Capitol Market know Easter week is usually a time of fellowship and community gathering. Our small businesses feel this loss, too, as our usual bustling marketplace has suffered in the wake of this global pandemic. We wanted to find a way to celebrate the season while also giving you a way to help your favorite local spots that call Capitol Market home. So today, we are launching our Capitol Market Easter Sundries Basket Fundraiser! With a $65.00 donation to Capitol Market (a 501 (C)(3) non-profit public market), you'll get a market tote bag full of various sundries and treats from participating market businesses!"

When I saw this, I was all in. I picked up what I consider my Easter basket, and it included specialty kitchen and wine items, dip mixes, sauces, jams and jellies, gourmet crackers, JQ Dickinson salt, spices, coupons, and more - including a voucher for a Soho’s brick-oven pizza!

There's a local bakery called WildFlour Eats in the Barboursville area that doesn't have a storefront - but you can find their delicious cakes at Oscar's Breakfast, Burgers and Brews.



After learning about this bakery, I made a special trip to the restaurant just so I could get a taste. On this particular day, they had two kinds of cakes: a Reese, which was a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing and even Reese cup hearts on top.



And there was french vanilla with brown sugar and cinnamon buttercream. Both were fantastic, but I think I gravitated more toward the Reese! Even though I usually don't like chocolate cake. It was delish.

Buzz is a Charleston-based meat and seafood distributor. In addition to providing top-quality food to establishments around the state, Buzz is a huge asset to the Charleston community.



The company cares about its local people, its product and the customers - so much so that they give back in many ways.



For example, Charleston Restaurant Week was the brainchild of Buzz during the Charleston water crisis to help local restaurants stay afloat.



And now, during the quarantine, they've showed up once again to offer some of their items - which many have been difficult to find locally - directly to the public in a safe and easy way.



They shared the promotion on social media, I reserved my box and then drove up to the Big Lots parking lot to see giant Buzz Food meat trucks ready to go. It was so easy - I gave my name, slid my card, received the box and I was on my way.



What does this amazing box contain you ask? Well, it has 1.5 lbs. of deli meat, 1.5 lbs. of cheese, 2 lbs. of ground beef, 1 lb. of hot dogs, 1 lb. of bacon, 4 pepperoni rolls, fresh tortillas, and 1 box of Buzz Buttered Steaks.



And I've already put an Insta Cart order in for buns, taco ingredients, and more to put all this delicious stuff to good use.

And, I've got to mention, Buzz is once again, along with Charleston Restaurant Week and Boss Babes, have started "Feed the Fight" - which crowdsources donations to fund food delivery from local restaurants and their staff to nearby health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I've only been to one Highway 55 location, and that was in downtown Huntington. But Barboursville recently opened its own, and I went to check it out.



The first thing I realized is that this location has a drive-thru! I didn't even know this restaurant had drive thrus. But here we are.



After looking over the menu, I decided to try a few different things: an Orangeade - as opposed to a lemonade - a shrimp po'boy and also half fries/half rings.



The Orangeade is so good. I feel like we should make "ades" for every fruit. Can I get a grapeade please?



The po'boy was pretty good. I ended up picking off the tomato (even though I love tomato), it didn't quite "go." But the sauce was good, and together, it was like a comfort food. And the half onion rings and half fries gives you the best of both worlds!