Junior's
The Beginning
1950s
Greek immigrant family opens Junior's. The Lotta Burger debuts. Angus beef smothered in house chili.
Since the fifties
The sauce started here.
The name came later.
In the 1950s, Greek immigrants Gus, George, and John Scouras opened a burger counter and called it Junior's. They put a ladle of chili meat sauce on a hamburger and called it the Lotta Burger, because it was a whole lot of burger. John Follapolous was among the early faces behind the counter.
Cooks who came up in those kitchens opened their own spots across Winnipeg and took the sauce with them. In 1959, the name Fat Boy was introduced. The name stuck. So did the sauce. In 1995, the torch passed from one immigrant family to another, and the recipe stayed exactly the same.
“If you grew up in Winnipeg, you grew up on Fat Boys.”
Generations of loyal customers
1019 McPhillips, 2009
The Name
1959
Someone calls it the Fat Boy. The name spreads across Winnipeg. A local icon is born.
McPhillips
1976
The McPhillips location opens its doors. The north end gets its own Junior's.
New Stewards
1995
A new immigrant family takes the torch. Same recipes, same commitment, same Fat Boy you love.