The Hat

The Hat is a Southern California fast-food restaurant chain specializing in pastrami dip sandwiches.[1] This eatery, once local only to the San Gabriel Valley,[2] has been offering its "World Famous Pastrami" to Southern California residents since 1951.[3][4] Its customers consume 13 to 15 tons of pastrami per week.[5]

This article is about the restaurant. For the city, see Medicine Hat. For other uses, see Hat (disambiguation).

The Hat
World Famous Pastrami
Restaurant information
Established1951
Owner(s)C & J Food Company
Food typePastrami, Burgers, Dogs, Sandwiches, Onion Rings, Fries, Chili cheese fries
Street addressOriginal location: Corner of 3rd Street & Ford Blvd in East Los Angeles
CityEast Los Angeles
StateCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Other locationsMultiple
Websitehttps://www.thehat.com/

History

The original Hat Restaurant was located at the intersection of 3rd Street and Ford Boulevard in Boyle Heights (now known as East Los Angeles). The original location is now a King Taco. The second store was opened by a relative of the original founders Maurice Maretsky and Alvin Annenberg and located at Garfield & Valley in Alhambra. This store has been often represented as the original location but it is not. Although the 3 window design is the same as the original. The Hat has been serving World Famous pastrami dip sandwiches since 1951. The current company has kept to its roots by keeping its retro neon signs featuring a chef’s toque and the words "World Famous Pastrami”.

The pastrami dip sandwich is the restaurant's signature item. It comes on a French roll with mustard and pickle. The restaurant also serves burgers, dogs, sandwiches, onion rings, fries and chili cheese fries. The Hat may have been one of the first places to feature the pastrami burger.[2] The Hat offers no table service, so all of the items are wrapped to go, but paper plates are given to customers who wish to "dine in."

Locations

There are 11 locations around Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties.

  • Menu of The Hat in Lake Forest, CA as of April 2022.
    Menu of The Hat in Lake Forest, CA as of April 2022.

References
  1. Neil, Dan (November 24, 2004). "Table Talk". Deseret News.
  2. "Best of OC". OC Weekly. September 20, 2001.
  3. "The Hat - Lake Forest, CA [Eating]". chubbypanda.com. March 29, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  4. "The Original Hat of Pasadena". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  5. Faught, Andrew (October 4, 2000). "Deli May Spread To Burbank". Los Angeles Daily News.
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