Unlike many institutions, The Fatted Calf has remained unchanged. Customers from all over the country reminisce about the FattedCalf. We hear stories about how their father used to bring them, romanticstories about first dates (Oh yeah?!? Then how come no one ever named their kid"Fatted???"); We hear from people who used to work here; and folkswho always seem to associate a great experience and tradition with the FattedCalf.

The Fatted Calf has had its brushes with celebrity too. Nationally famous estate lawyer Clary Redd worked his way through SLU law school at Fatted Calf, met his sweetheart at Fatted Calf, and all four of their children have worked at Fatted Calf. Joe “Mama” Mason got his start inRadio while working for Fatted Calf. He was delivering burgers to a radio station in Clayton (KSLQ was located 1 block south on Bemiston). The first manager of the original Fatted Calf (downtown) was Alex Dooley. One year after Tenth and Locust opened, Alex branched out with his own version named “Dooleys” at 8th and Olive. Next came Dave Weber who moved to San Francisco and then Chicago to open 3 new Fatted Calf restaurants. Dave came back to St. Louis in 1977 and opened The First Federal Frank and Crust restaurant on Forsyth – 1 block from the Clayton Fatted Calf (at the site of the former "Re-elect Richard Nixon"headquarters, also the former "St. Louis Stereo") Another former manager, Saleem, opened his own Lebanese restaurant in the U-City Loop named “Saleem’s”.

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