Fatburger opening first Valley location in Pharr

Menu items from Fatburger are seen on a table. (Courtesy: FAT Brands)

A restaurant known as “The Last Great Hamburger Stand” is opening its first location in the Rio Grande Valley. 

Fatburger will be opening a Pharr location at 309 W. Nolana Loop, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation registration record filed last week. 

Construction is scheduled to begin June 2, with the record noting a completion date of Dec. 31. 

The project has an estimated cost of $1.5 million. 

The Los Angeles-based business was founded in 1947 after Lovie Yancey began a business with her husband: a three-stool hamburger stand called Mr. Fatburger. After the couple split in 1952, Yancey dropped the “Mr.” from the name “and Fatburger became her own.”

“She worked 18-hour days and made Fatburger into an icon; with celebrities frequenting The Last Great Hamburger Stand, we started our journey to becoming a household name,” the restaurant’s website stated.

Pharr’s location will mark Fatburger’s 10th location in Texas.

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