The Hat

The Hat
World Famous Pastrami
Restaurant information
Established1951
Owner(s)Joseph Conzonire
Food typePastrami, Burgers, Dogs, Sandwiches, Onion Rings, Fries, Chili cheese fries
Street addressOriginal location: Corner of 3rd Street & Ford Blvd in East Los Angeles
CityEast Los Angeles
StateCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Other locationsMultiple
Websitehttps://www.thehat.com/

The Hat is a Southern California fast-food restaurant chain specializing in pastrami dip sandwiches.[1] This 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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  2. ^ "Best of OC". OC Weekly. September 20, 2001.[dead link]
  3. ^ "The Hat - Lake Forest, CA [Eating]". chubbypanda.com. March 29, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "The Original Hat of Pasadena". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved November 22, 2007.[dead link]
  5. ^ Faught, Andrew (October 4, 2000). "Deli May Spread To Burbank". Los Angeles Daily News.[dead link]