The Hat
| The Hat | |
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 World Famous Pastrami |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1951 |
| Current owner(s) | Ronald Conzonire Joseph Conzonire |
| Food type | Pastrami, hamburgers, french fries, |
| Street address | 1 W. Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA Corner of Garfield Ave. & Valley Blvd. |
| City | Alhambra |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Other locations | Many |
| Website | Official Website |
The Hat is a Southern California fast-food restaurant specializing in pastrami sandwiches.[1] This iconic 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]
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[edit] History
The first restaurant opened in Alhambra in 1951.[6] It was across the street from the historic Garfield Theatre on Valley Blvd and Garfield.
In 1981 the original "The Hat" restaurant was scheduled for demolition to make room for a small shopping center.[7] Instead it was bought by the Conzonire family of San Marino.[8] C & J Foods Company, Inc., is the private company owned by Joseph Conzonire and brother Ronald "Corky" Conzonire that runs the business. Corky's son, Joe Conzonire, is president of the company and runs the day-to-day operations of the company.[9] Ronald (Corky) H. Conzonire served as president of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses in 2008-09.
The company has kept to its roots by keeping its retro neon signs featuring a chef’s toque and the words "World Famous Pastrami."[10]
[edit] Menu
The pastrami sandwich, or pastrami dip, is the restaurant's signature item.[11] It comes on a french roll with mustard and pickle and contains over 0.5 pounds (0.2 kg) of meat.[12] The restaurant also serves sandwiches, burgers, as well as french fries in a paper grocery bag.[13] 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."[14]
[edit] Locations
There are ten locations around Los Angeles, Orange,[15] Ventura, and San Bernardino counties, in Brea, Glendora, Upland, Pasadena, Temple City, Monterey Park, Rancho Cucamonga, Simi Valley, and Lake Forest.[16][17][18][19]
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ Neil, Dan (2004-11-24). "Table Talk". The Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com.
- ^ "Best of OC". OC Weekly. 2001-09-20. http://www.ocweekly.com/features/best-of-oc/brea/16903/?page=2.
- ^ "The Hat - Lake Forest, CA [Eating"]. chubbypanda.com. 2007-03-29. http://www.chubbypanda.com/2007/03/hat-lake-forest-ca-eating.html. Retrieved 11-21 2007.
- ^ "The Original Hat of Pasadena". Pasadena Weekly. http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=5361&IssueNum=99. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ^ Faught, Andrew (October 4, 2000). "Deli May Spread To Burbank". Los Angeles Daily News. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DELI+MAY+SPREAD+TO+BURBANK-a083402199.
- ^ Pasadena Star-News, December 23, 2008
- ^ Los Angeles Times, January 12, 1992, cited at pqarchiver
- ^ "FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH". Temple City Chamber of Commerce. http://www.templecitychamber.org/featured_mar.06.html. Retrieved 11-21 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "C & J Foods Company Inc (The Hat)". ECNext, Inc.. 2007. http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_c4x5zp. Retrieved 11-21 2007.
- ^ Griffith, Mary Jo (2003-10-31). "Sandwich blahs? Take the cure // When it comes to pastrami, these two places have it covered". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com.
- ^ Girod, Jeff (2004-08-24)). "Fast Food Dude". The Press-Enterprise. http://www.pe.com/columns/fastfooddude/stories/PE_Fea_Daily_dude825.a0ea1.html.
- ^ Pirani, Niyaz. "Serving Up World Famous Pastrami for over 50 Years". campuscircle.com. http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=861. Retrieved 11-21 2007.
- ^ Neil, Dan (2006-07-16). "WEST MAGAZINE Part I; Pg. 46". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com.
- ^ Borgen, Allan (2003-01-23). "Pleasant pastrami Restaurant". Pasadena Star-News. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com.
- ^ Grein, Marilyn (2003-07-09). "Restaurant aims to live up to its name". Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com.
- ^ "The Hat...World Famous Pastrami". robwonton. 2006-01-24. http://robwontonsd.blogspot.com/2006/01/hatworld-famous-pastrami.html. Retrieved 11-21 2007.
- ^ "The Hat - Alhambra". Wandering Chopsticks. 2007-10-01. http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2007/10/hat-alhambra.html. Retrieved 11-21 2007.
- ^ Borgen, Allan (2003-10-02). "Giant taste". Pasadena Star-News. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com.
- ^ Grein, Marilyn (2004-07-30). "The Hat restaurant makes its debut in Lake Forest". Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com.
