Fuzzy’s Restaurant

1313 N. Garland Ave.

Fayetteville

Parking is scarce. The menus are tattered. The food is not the haute cuisine that’s over priced and over sold in other parts of town.

But for a quick, quality business lunch there aren’t too many places more comfortable than Fuzzy’s Restaurant.

It took less than five minutes for our party’s drink orders to be taken — iced tea and water despite Fuzzy’s reputation for the coldest beer in town — and maybe five more minutes for our food orders. Surrounded by soft blues music and walls covered with University of Arkansas theater memorabilia, the atmosphere was as warm as the restaurant’s name.

It’s perfect for relaxing with business partners or catching up with old friends.

For our appetizer, we chose “strips” — deep fried corn chips topped with grated cheddar cheese and homemade salsa ($3.25). The empty basket spoke for itself.

Our server recomended the “Beef Eater” ($5.75) from the sandwich menu, and we gave it a try. It features sliced layers of prime rib on grilled Parmesan sourdough bread with Swiss cheese and a side of horseradish. The price included homemade chips or the french fries that we chose.

For those not watching their weight, the meat and cheese together was nothing short of scrumptious. The fries were a little soggy, but still good.

Another of our diners’ chose the day’s special for a main course — grilled halibut ($10). He said the fish was good and the portion was large. But he was less happy with the french fries. His meal was also accompanied by a salad, which was primarily iceberg lettuce, and Texas toast.

Other Fuzzy’s specialties include its signature cheeseburger, “Da Fuz,” which sells for $5.25 and comes with a half pound of charbroiled ground beef, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion on a toasted bun or toast. It comes with fries and a choice of cheese.

The “Garland Street Burger,” ($4.25) comes with the same half-pound patty but is dressed with Swiss, cheddar, honey mustard, lettuce, tomato and onion and comes with fries and a slice of pickle. It’s another favorite.

Baby back ribs ($5.25), Fuzzy’s pulled pork sandwich ($4.95) and beef brisket sandwich ($5) top the list of hickory- and oak-smoked selections. A full-rack baby-back rib dinner — which includes Texas toast, a kosher pickle and choice of baked beans, cole slaw, french fries or chips — goes for $17. A half rack is $9.

A slice of chocolate peanut butter pie ($2.95) or Snicker pie ($3.95) is recommended for dessert.