Italian quick-service chain plans Utah return with 5 new locations
Oct 14, 2024, 8:00 PM

Fazoli's, a quick-service restaurant chain with over 200 locations nationwide, will return to Utah beginning next year, according to the company. (Fat Brands)
(Fat Brands)
SALT LAKE CITY — The nation’s largest Italian quick-service restaurant chain is taking another crack at Utah.
California-based Fat Brands announced last week it plans to open five new Fazoli’s locations across the Wasatch Front over the next five years, beginning with a location in Saratoga Springs in 2025.
“We look forward to bringing back our beloved breadsticks to the state,” said Taylor Wiederhorn, Fat Brand’s chief development officer, in a statement.
Fazoli’s was founded in Kentucky in 1988, slinging pasta, pizza, sub sandwiches, breadsticks, salads and desserts. It now has over 200 restaurants in 26 states, making it the largest quick-service restaurant chain of its kind in the U.S.
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It also had a presence in Utah for some time beginning in the late ’90s, gaining a cult following that lasted into the early 2000s. For instance, a student at Dixie Sun News called it an “inexpensive, tasty eatery” in a 2003 review of a St. George location.
However, Fazoli’s run in Utah eventually fizzled out. Most of its locations today are within the Southeast and Midwest after it changed ownership multiple times over its 36-year history.
It’s now making a Western comeback since Fat Brands acquired the brand three years ago. The five new Utah stores will join five operating locations in Colorado, three in Arizona and one in California.