Fat Pat’s Food and Craft Beer

Fat Pat’s is a restaurant and brewery that serves good beer and traditional Texas-style BBQ, pizza, and burgers in southern Minnesota. Fat Pat’s opened in 2017 but owner, Patrick Longmire Jr., had been honing his smoking skills since 2012 when he was living in BBQ country — Austin, TX.


A group of men are standing on a stage playing instruments in front of a crowd.

Playing bass with Jon Wolfe at Stubbs BBQ in Austin, TX

The Road to Here

The son of a grocery store owner, Pat was bagging groceries and helping his old man process meat at Red’s IGA while other kids were preparing for kindergarten. He went to school in Spring Grove, worked at the store and started playing bass guitar in his early 20’s. With a knack for bass, Longmire headed south to Austin, Texas in 2010. In a few months he was playing shows across the state, country, and world.


Being in a touring band had many perks — like, eating lbs of BBQ at venues and festivals across The Lonestar State. With a taste for what he liked, Patrick started smoking his own ribs, pork butts, and brisket at home every chance he got. After years on the road, he and his young family decided to head back to Minnesota. Shortly after arrival, Longmire turned his hobby into Fat Pat’s.


About the BBQ


Central Texas barbeque is made up of simple ingredients and cooked over low heat with Minnesota oak for many hours. This process is necessary to bring out all the great natural flavors of the meat. So, while sauce is available, it is usually available for wetting purposes — not a side dish.


Our Mission


We do everything we can to sling the authentic flavor of Texas-style BBQ, neapolitan-style pizza, craft beer, and burgers in order to deliver an unmatched experience in the Midwest.

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