The Hat - Fast food restaurant in Monterey Park - 2300 S Atlantic Blvd, USA

First off, parking is a big issue here because it's so popular. Be ready to hunt down a parking spot nearby and walk during busy times. The pastrami sandwiches are huge as well as the portion of fries if you get an order. This day I ordered some chili cheese fries and barely finished them. They were pretty damned good. This location is the closest to me so when I'm nearby and hungry I'll stop by. All the staff I dealt with were quick, efficient and polite. As busy as it was during lunch, my order was ready quickly.

Is a good spot...been going for the past 6 years. Chilli cheese fries are always good and you get your money's worth. Just wish the pastrami sandwich was made more consistently the same. This time around felt either a bit smaller or less. Last time I came felt bigger and more pastrami. Over all my place to go to. I highly recommend.

I’ve been coming here for years, over 20 years and the food is always good but very fattening lol. Great spot if it’s ur cheat day. Meal portions are moderate;they used to be much larger and the prices are very reasonably priced and quality is great. I like getting the pastrami sandwich or pastrami chili cheese fries with avocado. Can never go wrong with chili cheese fries or pastrami sandwhich. Burgers are great too

This place gave me the most nostalgic feels🤙College days used to come here all the time since i lived down the street and grab the pastrami or french dip along with the chili fries. Open late and after all these years the pastrami dip was still on point. Open since 1951, 72 years running strong with their world famous pastrami👍

I wasn't sure what to expect, but it looked decent from the outside. Inside, introduced like any other hamburger/chilidog/pastrami joint in LA. Pros: the Bread was toasted like a kings dream. Never had it like that before. The meat and whole burger was hearty. Like solid meal for 6 bucks! So cheap for quality tatse and amount. What sold me was the bun. I bit into that crunchy and super well toasted bun like it was heaven on my lips. It was so good I thought they put bacon on my burger. Somehow the bun encaptured the salty yet nice oil flavor baked into that bread. So good I left this review. Cons: Not really any, other than the bathroom setup. It's a great place. One of my top 10 burger places in LA.

They weren’t lying about it being world famous pastrami! I ordered a pastrami sandwich (which I usually order) and it’s by far the best I’ve ever tried. For it being so simple (it just bread, mustard, pickles, and lots of pastrami) it tastes delicious and makes my day. The main selling point behind “The Hat” is their pastrami which they specialize in but you can also order other things like chili cheese dogs or fries but the chili is more on the bean side than meat so it’s not really my thing, but I wouldn’t call that much of a con.

Went in a bit after lunch rush, order was taken right away and food was promptly done, great service and the food was delicious pastrami a bit salty but that's anywhere. Definitely going back

Always love going to the Hat when I get the chance. I love the Pastrami Dip and the chili cheese fries are amazing. Even a day later, they're still pretty good. If you have never been, I would definitely recommend going!