4. FAT HOGG PIZZA AND SOUL FOOD

Slaughter Road used to be known as Marsten Drive, but when Slaughterhouse took over they spray painted over the signs and no one has bothered to argue with them about it.  The street runs along the northern wall on the western side of the Zone.  It is notable in that most of the homes and businesses along the road still hold on to some air of legitimacy.  They are near enough to the Northwest entrance to the Zone, and safe enough due to security provided by Slaughterhouse, to get regular shipments of necessary goods in.  Among the businesses on the road is a restaurant named Fat Hogg serving pizza and soul food. 

Fat Hogg has been in business since the city was called Del Coronado, and the owner, Maybeline Hogg has been running it the entire time.  Fat Hoggs is one of the few legitimate reasons to visit the Combat Zone, as it is widely hailed as the best soul food on the west coast.  It sits smack dab in between 2 entrances to the Combat Zone, and is relatively safe to visit provided you show proper respect and don’t make an ass of yourself.  The shop delivers 24 hours a day, but only to approved customers, who must be able to give Maybeline a specific codeword arranged in person previously. Maybeline pays Slaughterhouse for protection to keep her drivers safe.  The last time one of her drivers was robbed, the person who called the order in had his stomach cut open, his intestines looped to a pipe, and he was thrown, alive, off the roof of his 12 story apartment building. 

Maybeline knows everything that is going on in the Combat Zone, and if you get on her good side, for the right price she can be an invaluable source of information.

Above the restaurant are apartments that she rents out to her staff.  She likes to keep her staff safe and close, and it also ensures that they don’t miss work.

Written By Deric Bernier

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