Yokosuka Food Corner - Blue Street and Beyond: Fatty's

Here's a restaurant for the "Beyond" in "Blue Street and Beyond." Fatty's is located in Hayama, not far from Sagami Bay and not far from the Hayama Imperial Villa. Easily reachable from Yokosuka or Zushi. See the blog map for location of the restaurant and nearby parking. Special thanks goes to "Hank in Hayama" who discovered Fatty's.

There is probably not another kind of food besides Italian that the Japanese try to replicate more. Back in Hawaii our favorite Italian place was run by Japanese. Not all of them get it right. But I'm happy to report that Fatty's Pasta and Pizza does get it right. And you don't survive as a restaurant since 1987, as they have, unless you're doing many things right.

I'd like to say Fatty's is at the intersection of X and Y roads, but as is the case with many Japanese roads it just doesn't work that way. It's at the intersection of 207 and, well - 207.

You'll find parking for Fatty's at a small shop at the same intersection. Make sure you only park in the designated spots for Fatty's. There should be four of them. Since the parking is easy to miss I've added it to the blog map. Once parked it's a very short walk to the restaurant.

The crust and quality toppings make for an excellent pizza at Fatty's. The husband and wife team appear to make it all by scratch in their tiny kitchen at the back of their equally small restaurant that holds only 12 people.

Four pizzas were sampled and they were all excellent. The crust was perfectly golden brown and crispy. Toppings were not skimpy and all seemed quite fresh.

Although I didn't get a chance to try the pasta. I'm sure the quality compares to the pizza. Photos of the pasta can be see on the tabelog site. The menu is all English.

There's no deep meaning behind their name. As the owner put it simply - "If you eat a lot, you too will become a Fatty"