Fatburger Set To Close In Manassas One Year After Opening

MANASSAS, VA — Fatburger is closing its doors in Manassas, the restaurant announced on Facebook this week.

The restaurant on Sudley Road is scheduled to permanently close on Friday, Sept. 15.

Fatburger opened its doors in September 2022 as one of three locations in Virginia. The other facilities are located in Norfolk and Midlothian, according to the Fatburger website.

This week, Patch reached out to Cory Tatum, the franchisee of the Manassas location. He refused to comment about what factors contributed to his restaurant's closure.

The closure was originally announced at the restaurant's one-year anniversary celebration on Sept. 7, Tatum said on Facebook.

"We are blessed," Tatum wrote. "Thank you to all my staff, family, friends, and customers."

The Fatburger brand began as hamburger stand in Los Angeles in 1947. Lovie Yancey, the founder of Fatburger, proposed making a burger into a meal by putting "everything on it," the brand says.

Patch also reached out to Fatburger's corporate team for more information about the decision to close the Manassas location. They have not responded.

More information about Fatburger and Buffalo's Express is available on the brand's website.