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Jaylen Armstrong, Lorence Scott II and Eric Quick in front of Fat Man Nok’s new brick and mortar location in Norwayne. Photo by John Rhaesa
Fat Man Nok’s opens restaurant

By Sarah Shurge originally located in the lot next to (DDA) asked Scott to bring Fat Man Scott will still be out in the com-
“I want it to be when people say the West Town Market on the corner Nok’s to the Makers Market in Down- munity with his hot dog stand for
‘coney dogs,’ they say ‘we have to go of Howe Rd. and Forrest St. Scott town Wayne. He has worked con- countless events such as: Flowers in
to Fat Man Nok’s,’” said Lorence did research around the community certs in the park, movie nights in the the Mitten, Moonlit Mystic, Hillcrest
Scott II, Fat Man Nok’s owner. for where people walked, traveled, or park, at Wayne Releaf, the car cruise, for the fireworks and the car cruise.
Fat Man Nok’s Restaurant opened drove past for work, and he decided and more. “I’m out there every day with consis-
on Saturday, June 1st, however, Fat that was the best location for his Scott has been catering to Ama- tency,” said Scott. “Even though I’m
Man Nok’s has been serving the City business. zon: Pontiac, Detroit, and Romulus trying to build my restaurant, I’m
of Wayne for years now. Scott origi- “People always came up to my locations, Henry Ford hospital, and still going to uphold my commitment
nally opened his food cart business stand and said I'm going to have a more. “I serve high volumes of peo- to the City of Wayne.”
in August 2021. restaurant, so to see it manifest is ple with catering,” said Scott. Scott always had a passion for
“It feels good to finally know that everything you can imagine,” said Due to the amount of people taking care of the community. At his
I put my drive and focus into some- Scott. Going from food cart to restau- Scott serves, he felt like he and his food cart, kids and the homeless got
thing and to watch it grow. To see rant has been a process and Scott team would be prepared for the a free hot dog. He fed the UAW work-
where I came from – the side of that has worked hard to get to where he’s restaurant traffic. “Business is doing ers during the strike. And he still
store – to having the community at. well,” said Scott. “We’re still new and feeds the homeless (after closing
come in and sit down to enjoy my The first event he worked at was want to increase over time. But we’re time) at his restaurant.
cuisine,” said Scott. at Goudy Park. The City of Wayne- doing the best we can and pushing
Fat Man Nok’s Hot Dog stand was Downtown Development Authority out the food.” See Hot Dog, page 4
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