Fort Worth is exploding

[Errestaurants 2570]

I grew up in Haltom City so Stockyards is where we went to become men. My cousin and several Friends were door guys/bouncers at Longhorn's and Cowboys Cats from mid 90s to around 2000. Lots of debauchery. Neon Moon was the after party to pick up the drunk chick's.  Lots of fights with the Rock Island/LA Raza guys. In HC we kinda had our own crew but were close with Eastside Gangster Crips. 

[ss13 1832]

Colleyville is ignoring the mask order because they can’t fuck with this precious event! 

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Colleyville’s statement said masks will be available for those who want to wear them at Friday’s Stars & Guitars event and “multiple hand sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the area.” The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at City Park.

 

[ss13 1832]

Things are going swimmingly. 

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Fred’s Texas Cafe’s long-awaited reopening lasted one day.

The burger landmark in the West 7th area opened Wednesday and then closed Thursday after a staffer tested positive for COVID-19.

The restaurant is now expected to reopen in mid-July, owners Terry Chandler and Quincy Wallace wrote in a letter to customers.

A second location in north Fort Worth, Fred’s North, reopens Friday after an overnight deep cleaning.

Fred’s reopened after three months “with much anticipation and excitement,” Chandler and Wallace wrote: “Unfortunately, this morning we had to reclose those doors.”

 

[ss13 1832]

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Chef Bria Downey, a semifinalist for cooking’s James Beard Award, will be the culinary director when Roy Pope Grocery reopens, owners said.

Downey was a semifinalist for “Rising Star Chef of the Year” for her work at Clay Pigeon Food + Drink, but departed at the beginning of the coronavirus recession.

Restaurateur Louis Lambert and operations partner Chris Reale have completed buying Roy Pope. a 77-year-old neighborhood supermarket, and will reopen after remodeling, Reale said.

Roy Pope Grocery will also serve craft barbecue and specials from the former Flores Barbecue location in Clearfork, Reale said.

“Game days will absolutely have green chile grits, carnitas tacos and smoked meats on the menu,” Reale said.

The grocery, 2300 Merrick St., is under contract to Lambert and investors Mark Harris and Rodger Chieffalo.

When the sale was announced, Lambert, co-founder of Dutch’s Hamburgers and owner of Austin restaurants, said “We want to embrace the history of service and everything that made Roy Pope special.”

He compared it to the Royal Blue urban markets In Austin — “small and with the fresh meats Roy Pope was known for.”

Former owners Bob and Renee Larance closed the supermarket in March just as coronavirus restrictions began, but Bob Larance said they had already been planning to sell it.

 

[Dr Fear 1265]

Chef Bria Downey, a semifinalist for cooking’s James Beard Award, will be the culinary director when Roy Pope Grocery reopens, owners said.
Downey was a semifinalist for “Rising Star Chef of the Year” for her work at Clay Pigeon Food + Drink, but departed at the beginning of the coronavirus recession.
Restaurateur Louis Lambert and operations partner Chris Reale have completed buying Roy Pope. a 77-year-old neighborhood supermarket, and will reopen after remodeling, Reale said.
Roy Pope Grocery will also serve craft barbecue and specials from the former Flores Barbecue location in Clearfork, Reale said.
“Game days will absolutely have green chile grits, carnitas tacos and smoked meats on the menu,” Reale said.
The grocery, 2300 Merrick St., is under contract to Lambert and investors Mark Harris and Rodger Chieffalo.
When the sale was announced, Lambert, co-founder of Dutch’s Hamburgers and owner of Austin restaurants, said “We want to embrace the history of service and everything that made Roy Pope special.”
He compared it to the Royal Blue urban markets In Austin — “small and with the fresh meats Roy Pope was known for.”
Former owners Bob and Renee Larance closed the supermarket in March just as coronavirus restrictions began, but Bob Larance said they had already been planning to sell it.

 
Flores BBQ gets passed around like a drunk freshman at a frat party. Is this location #5?

[ss13 1832]

Buddy sent me this, Oak Ridge Boys’ tour bus is broke down by Pecan Valley. 

 

[TornACL 7674]

On 6/26/2020 at 3:17 PM, ss13 said:

Things are going swimmingly. 

 

What happened to Fred's? Ownership change? Stretched too thin with multiple locations?

The last time I was there, our waitress was probably literally the dumbest person I have ever encountered. Neither the burgers nor the chicken fried steaks are anywhere close to what they used to be. 

SAD!

It'll be a shame if they go belly up, as it's the only thing on that side of 7th besides Rodeo Goat that isn't complete bullshit, but as bad as that place has gotten I can't say I would miss it. 

[bluto 4880]

 
Flores BBQ gets passed around like a drunk freshman at a frat party. Is this location #5?

Haven’t had catlleack but Flores is best bbq I’ve had in the metroplex. Hated when they shuttered at clearfork

[pch 1259]

17 hours ago, bluto said:

Haven’t had catlleack but Flores is best bbq I’ve had in the metroplex. Hated when they shuttered at clearfork

Flores and Panther City have my vote for best in Cowtown.  Agree with the sad since we are close to Clearfork and that was a weekly given

[JOSEYWALES66 1790]

16 hours ago, pch said:

Flores and Panther City have my vote for best in Cowtown.  Agree with the sad since we are close to Clearfork and that was a weekly given

Agree 100%.  Dayne's BBQ is quite good too but it is only open on Saturday's so that sucks.

I'm so glad Flores is back.  

[ss13 1832]

The official statement. 

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To all of our Deep Ellum Funkytown Fermatorium friends & family,

We want to thank you for your love and support over the last year as we set out to put down roots in the great community of Fort Worth. We were very excited to get up and running with our first location outside of our home in Deep Ellum. Unfortunately, the last few months have presented many challenges and we have made the difficult decision to close this location. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic paired in part with our lack of ability to sell beer to go due to House Bill 3287 have made it very difficult for us to make it work. We can assure you that Deep Ellum Brewing Company is not going anywhere, and you can still find our beers at retail locations throughout Texas. Once we’re able to reopen our Dallas taproom according to guidelines from the State of Texas, we would love to host you there as well. 

#LoveRunsDeep

[NOMAAA 1696]

gonna be some cheap real estate out there for fort worth restaurateurs.  hopefully they can turn that spot into something unique to fw and not another chain.  maybe billy will take another stab at it in a new location.

[ss13 1832]

This will fail, as will most of Mule Alley. 

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The newest Stockyards restaurant is ready to open.

Yes, chef Marcus Paslay picked a heckuva time to open his Provender Hall grill.

But Paslay, chef at Clay Pigeon and Piattello Italian, has a plan.

“I think the Stockyards is the place to be,“ he said the other day, with Provender opening any day now at 122 E. Exchange Ave.

“International tourism is slower, but local and regional tourism is going to be busier. We’ll get people from around the region because they’re not hopping on a plane and taking off somewhere,” he said.

That’s a glass-half-full way to look at his new grill serving steaks, seafood, burgers and chicken-fried steak in Mule Alley on the Fort Worth Herd cattle drive route next door to and above Shake Shack.

Paslay’s other restaurants reopened after an 11-week pandemic break that he described as “pretty depressing.”

At Provender Hall, he describes a restaurant and bar overlooking Exchange Avenue at a price point similar to Lonesome Dove Western Bistro but with a bigger menu.

The entrees include $38-$40 steaks $28-$32 entrees like redfish or trout, and a $22 smoked half-chicken with grilled broccolini.

There’s a chicken-fried steak. It’s $25, But there’s also a $13 burger with fries.

(If it’s as good as the Clay Pigeon burger, it’ll be a hit.)

“We know red meat is going to do well, and steaks will do well,” Paslay said.

But he also expects to sell grilled trout and oysters on the half shell.

The menu is described as “American southern cuisine.”

His other restaurants brought top-quality steaks and pastas.

Mule Alley is a bit more of a challenge.

The Stockyards has never been as much of a dining scene as it should be, although chef Tim Love’s three restaurants bring the area Southwestern grill dishes, Spanish tapas and burgers.

The Stockyards is a good choice for weekday or weekend lunch, or for a weeknight dinner.

Lonesome Dove has an inexpensive lunch menu. Old favorites like Cattlemen’s Steak House and the Star Cafe haven’t changed. Hunter Brothers H3 Ranch is probably the leading choice for middle-of-the-road prices.

Provender Hall will have to count on its location and the appeal of the new Mule Alley.

Other coming restaurants in Mule Alley include 97 West at Hotel Drover, by former Max’s Wine Dive chef Jenna Kinard; Second Rodeo Brewing Co., by Jason Boso (Twisted Root); Sidesaddle Saloon, by Sarah Castillo (Tinie’s, Taco Heads); and the Biscuit Bar, a Dallas-based restaurant featuring biscuit sandwiches (already open in Arlington).

Look for Provender Hall to open within days; provenderhall.com.

 

[ss13 1832]

This is quite the fucking stretch of Alta Mere. 

 

 

Liquor store, that Bexotic is a “lingerie store”, massage parlor, smoke shop on the far right. And at the end of the next strip over is Christal’s, which has been there forever. That’s all your shopping needs in one very convenient block. 

[DeepEastTexas 640]

On 6/28/2020 at 11:57 PM, bluto said:

Haven’t had catlleack but Flores is best bbq I’ve had in the metroplex. Hated when they shuttered at clearfork

Cattleack is the best BBQ in North Texas. Flores was the best BBQ in FW. Glad to see Flores coming back.

Go to Dallas and try Cattleack some day. They had the #3 rated brisket in the state behind Snow’s and Franklin’s. 

[ss13 1832]

This is what led me down the Alta Mere wormhole last night. Good luck, bro. 

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A Fort Worth bar and live-music venue plans to reopen and host a Fourth of July party to protest the “unjust shutdown” of bars due to coronavirus’ resurgence in Texas. 

The party, entitled “Rail Club Tea Party” on Facebook, invites people to “enjoy live music and to defy this unjust shutdown that is destroying the lives of our industry.” It is set to take place at the Rail Club Live at 3101 Joyce Drive near Ridglea Hills from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. 

“It is time to stand in solidarity with one another, it is time to end this emotional and financial roller coaster,” owner Chris Polone wrote in a Rail Club statement on June 28. “We will either succeed or we will become martyrs... This is The Rail Club way... It’s time to run head on into the fire...” 

Polone spoke with the Star-Telegram via phone on Wednesday from Las Vegas, where he is celebrating his 28th birthday — which is also on the day of the party.

“We’re not trying to upset anybody or get anyone sick or spit on Greg Abbott,” Polone said. “But our back’s against the wall. It’s more for survival purposes than anything.”

Tarrant County code compliance issued a notice to Rail Club Bar on June 29 saying that they should stay closed, code compliance director Brandon Bennett said. They also notified the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission of the bar’s plans.

If the bar opens, “the TABC and Fort Worth police will be notified and additional enforcement measures will be taken,” the notice said. 

THE EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN 

On Friday, Abbott announced that all bars must close due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state. Polone said the sudden closure put him and other bar owners in a financial bind because they had stocked up on inventory for the Fourth of July weekend. Rail Club spent $500 to $600 by hiring various bands. 

“We were pissed,” Polone said about Abbott’s order. “I almost broke down because we survived COVID once. We had a massive weekend planned, we had been following the rules, but then we woke up to that. No warning, no nothing.” 

Coronavirus cases have been surging across the state for several weeks. Hospitalizations of coronavirus patients in Texas reached an all-time high Monday after breaking records nearly every day the previous two weeks. Hospitalizations have risen nearly every day of June, and have more than tripled since Memorial Day.

But bar owners like Polone said the state’s orders have cherry-picked which industries to crack down on to prevent the spread of the virus. On Monday, more than 30 bar owners filed a lawsuit challenging Abbott’s emergency order. 

Polone pointed out that venues such as Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor remain open while bars are shuttered. He also said it was hypocritical of Abbott to attend a rally at a crowded Dallas megachurch on Sunday while telling people to stay away from bars. Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the rally, where attendees sat close together in pews and many did not wear masks, the Texas Tribune reported.

There is currently no occupancy limit for religious services in Texas. 

“We’re starving to death, and it seems like they’re picking and choosing,” Polone said. “We’ve had enough of this financial and emotional roller coaster so we’re going to boycott it.”

Polone said he was a hazmat specialist for 10 years so he knows how to safely decontaminate the building. The area will be fogged with a pre-approved CDC germicide and the bar will cap at 80 people, or 50% capacity, he said. They will take people’s temperatures and provide hand sanitizer and require customers to wear masks, he said. As of Wednesday, about 41 people RSVPed they were going, and another 110 said they were interested in attending. 

“It’s safer to come to the Rail Club than Walmart,” Polone said.

 

[ss13 1832]

Same song, fourth verse. 

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State-ranked barbecue landmark BBQ on the Brazos has returned to its original Cresson home, selling from a trailer as owners John Sanford and Kathryn Warren make plans to move back into their first location in a a U.S. 377 gas station.

BBQ on the Brazos closed its Fort Worth location, a former bar with no drive-thru window or patio, and opened a trailer Friday to sell lunchtime sandwiches in the parking lot at a Texaco station at 9001 U.S. 377 East, where the restaurant began in 2013.

BBQ on the Brazos moved out in a 2018 landlord dispute. But the station has been sold, Sanford said, and he returned to sell weekends outside the Texaco Plaza.

The owner is thinking about putting in a doughnut shop, but BBQ on the Brazos “came along with our little cookin’ trailer,” Sanford said.

For two years after BBQ on the Brazos moved out, the location was home to Rooster’s BBQ by Tennessee pitmaster Rooster Beane. Rooster’s recently closed to move two blocks east to the former Tumbleweed location, 9201 U.S. 377 East.

Since 2018, BBQ on the Brazos’ whistle stop tour has taken it first to a nearby shed at the Motorsport Ranch, up a hill and out of sight from the highway, and then to a former dart pub on the Benbrook Traffic Circle in Fort Worth.

Business was settling down to a regular pace and Sanford had made a deal to sell his trailer when the coronavirus pandemic turned the restaurant business upside down, and more importantly inside out.

Patios, spacing, fresh air and sunshine are now the most important factors in choosing where to dine safely, and restaurants with drive-thru windows have continued to have long lines.

Warren announced the move in a sudden post Thursday on Facebook: “Come and get some BBQ on the Brazos at the Texaco in Cresson. We have our catering trailer set up to serve you.”

The stand is only serving chopped brisket this weekend but expect to add back more items, Sanford and Warren said.

The stand is open for lunch only beginning at 10 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays; facebook.com/BBQontheBrazos.

 

[TyphoonSe7en 75]

I genuinely enjoyed BBQ on the Brazos when I would go down to Cresson so I was excited when they moved up to Ft Worth. When I stopped in to the new location the food was bad. Not just okay, or "meh," but bad. Hopefully the move back will work out for them but I doubt I'll be stopping by anytime soon.

[ss13 1832]

The Tumbleweed location ol’ Rooster is moving into is fucking huge, good luck bro. 

[TyphoonSe7en 75]

That is a big building... lots of room for social distancing those tables I guess. I've never had his Q, is it any good?

[ss13 1832]

No clue, I’m just shocked Kennedy didn’t remind us for the 39th time he was on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives back in the day.

They’ll probably edit that back in later. 

[Dr Fear 1265]

4 minutes ago, ss13 said:

No clue, I’m just shocked Kennedy didn’t remind us for the 39th time he was on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives back in the day.

They’ll probably edit that back in later. 

He didn't have time, he had to get back to arguing on Twitter and deleting people's comments on FB. 

[TyphoonSe7en 75]

No clue, I’m just shocked Kennedy didn’t remind us for the 39th time he was on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives back in the day.
They’ll probably edit that back in later. 

Cresson by way of Flavortown!

[Dr Fear 1265]

Does anyone know who is financially backing Heim?  No way they could have gotten a personal loan for the river location.  Saw them shopping at Central Market today, NBD.

[TyphoonSe7en 75]

Does anyone know who is financially backing Heim?  No way they could have gotten a personal loan for the river location.  Saw them shopping at Central Market today, NBD.

It's the Frank Kent kids isn't it? They have that wine place next to the Magnolia location don't they? I think it was in the newspaper articles back when they were finally moving from the truck to the new location. (I could be completely wrong and making this up entirely)

[Dr Fear 1265]

2 minutes ago, TyphoonSe7en said:

5 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

Does anyone know who is financially backing Heim?  No way they could have gotten a personal loan for the river location.  Saw them shopping at Central Market today, NBD.

It's the Frank Kent kids isn't it? They have that wine place next to the Magnolia location don't they? I think it was in the newspaper articles back when they were finally moving from the truck to the new location. (I could be completely wrong and making this up entirely)

Good memory; They are leasing, makes me think that Fort Worth Capital paid for the renovation of the building.

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Along with backers Will Churchill and Corrie Watson of Kent & Co. Wines and Frank Kent Cadillac, the Heims signed the lease in May 2017 with Chris Powers Jr., the founder and CEO of Fort Capital LP, the lead developer of The River District

https://fwtx.com/eat-drink/heim-barbecue-open-second-location-march/

[ss13 1832]

Good ol’ Will, he’s a different cat. 

[dmtx 159]

On 6/27/2020 at 5:15 PM, Dr Fear said:

 
Flores BBQ gets passed around like a drunk freshman at a frat party. Is this location #5?

I doubt this is the Michael Wyont Flores BBQ. Lambert had a guy working with Wyont at the clearfork location. When Wyont left, this dude, I assume, was supposed to take over the trailer. 

 

Has anyone had Amy's original hot sauce? She sets up a trailer over at davids stove shop in willow park. I gotta give it some serious props. I went through a jar in one day.

[ss13 1832]

Is there still a restaurant in that stove shop? One of these days I’ll actually stop by & walk around for awhile. 

[ss13 1832]

Damn, sounds like a helluva deal. 

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THANK YOU to all who came out today. We will have a limited menu tomorrow since we sold out of most items today.

Fireworks Pack: great snacks for watching the show. 
12 ounces of queso, guacamole and your choice of hot sauce with two bags of chips $20

Street tacos: pork or chicken 3 for $6
Nachos: pork or chicken $6
Peach ice cream: $3
Peach cookies: $4

We will be there for lunch at 11 and until we sell out so reserve your fireworks pack ahead of time or stop by early before they are gone. 
Happy 4th y’all

https://www.instagram.com/amysoriginalhotsauce/

[TyphoonSe7en 75]

Is there still a restaurant in that stove shop? One of these days I’ll actually stop by & walk around for awhile. 

I tried the restaurant inside the stove shop early on in the quarantine because they had a street taco special on their Facebook page that looked good. It was shit and they were not even remotely interested in my business. I haven't seen their sign since the orange trailer has been there so I bet they are done.

[dmtx 159]

I didnt see anyone in the cafe, but it is physically still there. I heard they had a good hamburger. whatever thats worth.

[Fudbelty 2785]

I’ve lived here for two years now and haven’t had a reason to stop in/by there yet.

[Errestaurants 2570]

3 hours ago, dmtx said:

I doubt this is the Michael Wyont Flores BBQ. Lambert had a guy working with Wyont at the clearfork location. When Wyont left, this dude, I assume, was supposed to take over the trailer. 

 

Has anyone had Amy's original hot sauce? She sets up a trailer over at davids stove shop in willow park. I gotta give it some serious props. I went through a jar in one day.

Chris Reale was Michael 's right hand man at Flores. Chris is a good dude who got his start at Grace. Many of you probably know his mom Monica from Del Frisco's. 

[Dr Fear 1265]

Chris Reale was Michael 's right hand man at Flores. Chris is a good dude who got his start at Grace. Many of you probably know his mom Monica from Del Frisco's. 

You know RK at Reata?

[Fudbelty 2785]

This is what led me down the Alta Mere wormhole last night. Good luck, bro. 

A Fort Worth bar and live-music venue plans to reopen and host a Fourth of July party to protest the “unjust shutdown” of bars due to coronavirus’ resurgence in Texas. 
The party, entitled “Rail Club Tea Party” on Facebook, invites people to “enjoy live music and to defy this unjust shutdown that is destroying the lives of our industry.” It is set to take place at the Rail Club Live at 3101 Joyce Drive near Ridglea Hills from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. 
“It is time to stand in solidarity with one another, it is time to end this emotional and financial roller coaster,” owner Chris Polone wrote in a Rail Club statement on June 28. “We will either succeed or we will become martyrs... This is The Rail Club way... It’s time to run head on into the fire...” 
Polone spoke with the Star-Telegram via phone on Wednesday from Las Vegas, where he is celebrating his 28th birthday — which is also on the day of the party.
“We’re not trying to upset anybody or get anyone sick or spit on Greg Abbott,” Polone said. “But our back’s against the wall. It’s more for survival purposes than anything.”
Tarrant County code compliance issued a notice to Rail Club Bar on June 29 saying that they should stay closed, code compliance director Brandon Bennett said. They also notified the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission of the bar’s plans.
If the bar opens, “the TABC and Fort Worth police will be notified and additional enforcement measures will be taken,” the notice said. 
THE EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN 
On Friday, Abbott announced that all bars must close due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state. Polone said the sudden closure put him and other bar owners in a financial bind because they had stocked up on inventory for the Fourth of July weekend. Rail Club spent $500 to $600 by hiring various bands. 
“We were pissed,” Polone said about Abbott’s order. “I almost broke down because we survived COVID once. We had a massive weekend planned, we had been following the rules, but then we woke up to that. No warning, no nothing.” 
Coronavirus cases have been surging across the state for several weeks. Hospitalizations of coronavirus patients in Texas reached an all-time high Monday after breaking records nearly every day the previous two weeks. Hospitalizations have risen nearly every day of June, and have more than tripled since Memorial Day.
But bar owners like Polone said the state’s orders have cherry-picked which industries to crack down on to prevent the spread of the virus. On Monday, more than 30 bar owners filed a lawsuit challenging Abbott’s emergency order. 
Polone pointed out that venues such as Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor remain open while bars are shuttered. He also said it was hypocritical of Abbott to attend a rally at a crowded Dallas megachurch on Sunday while telling people to stay away from bars. Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the rally, where attendees sat close together in pews and many did not wear masks, the Texas Tribune reported.
There is currently no occupancy limit for religious services in Texas. 
“We’re starving to death, and it seems like they’re picking and choosing,” Polone said. “We’ve had enough of this financial and emotional roller coaster so we’re going to boycott it.”
Polone said he was a hazmat specialist for 10 years so he knows how to safely decontaminate the building. The area will be fogged with a pre-approved CDC germicide and the bar will cap at 80 people, or 50% capacity, he said. They will take people’s temperatures and provide hand sanitizer and require customers to wear masks, he said. As of Wednesday, about 41 people RSVPed they were going, and another 110 said they were interested in attending. 
“It’s safer to come to the Rail Club than Walmart,” Polone said.

 

Looks like it went about as expected. Screenshots from a FB group.

[ss13 1832]

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Edited July 5, 2020 by ss13
Best I better shut up.

[Dr Fear 1265]

On 7/5/2020 at 7:10 AM, Fudbelty said:

 

Looks like it went about as expected. Screenshots from a FB group.

The hands on the vest and one finger pointed is such a cop move.

[ss13 1832]

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More restaurants are opening, even in a time of business uncertainty.

Heather and Will Smith are moving up from a trailer to open Big Will’s BBQ, 5693 Westcreek Drive, expanding the menu he has been serving to patrons at the Keys Lounge nearby.

Will Smith promises brisket, ribs and turkey legs, but smoked his own way and served in a variety of Heather Smith’s sauces over pecan, oak and mulberry wood.

“I cook fresh every day on an actual pit,” he said. “This is not some plug-in electric deal. Everything you eat will come off an actual pit.”

At Keys, he’s become known for his choice of ribs: honey, spicy or sweet.

He also brews his own beer and makes his own house wine, and will try to get the OK for both.

He was looking for a location when the last short-lived version of Mi Charrito Ray closed across from Keys, a time-honored dive bar with bands.

Big Will’s will open later this fall, he said; facebook.com/BIGWillsBBQ.

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NEW SANDWICH SHOP ON WEST 7TH

A new sandwich restaurant with a vast menu opened this week at 2708 W. Seventh St. in the West 7th corridor.

360 Smoke Shack, a new effort from catering chef Cody Hickman, has a huge menu of smoked-meat sandwiches, wraps and salads.

Look for the 360 cheesesteak with dijon aioli, a Cuban with apple-bourbon barbecue sauce and a curry chicken salad. There’s also a portobello sandwich with a chipotle aioli.

The salad menu has a signature feta-cranberry salad with chicken or salmon, a Caesar, a chef salad and a tropical or Southwest salad.

It’s open for lunch and dinner daily; 817-334-0888.

 

Two questions... 

When was the last time anyone on here has been to Keys? 

Is that sandwich shop connected to the Abbey? 

[TornACL 7674]

7 hours ago, ss13 said:

 

Is that sandwich shop connected to the Abbey? 

Yeah it's where the old Greek place was.

What is with Fort Worth and places with terrible names. 360 Smoke Shack does not make me think "sandwich shop". Everybody is gonna walk in expecting a BBQ joint. And saw someone on IG mention that they thought it was gonna be a tobacco place. 

Edited July 7, 2020 by TornACL

[NOMAAA 1696]

and 360 is what, 15 miles away from Montgomery Plaza?

[NOMAAA 1696]

not necessarily FW proper, but Ocha Thai off rufe snow in richland hills (??) is infuckingcredible.  take out only right now but still serving a full menu.  ive been hitting them up once a week for lunch.  if you like thai curry, this place slams and goes hard.

[ss13 1832]

7 hours ago, NOMAAA said:

and 360 is what, 15 miles away from Montgomery Plaza?

Quite the color scheme too. 

[JOSEYWALES66 1790]

I went to 360 Smoke Shack today.  Got the Texas Cheese Steak.  It was really good but it was also really small.  Especially for $11. 

I’ll definitely go back to try some more of the menu. 

[ss13 1832]

They can say it’s temporary, but we all know they’re done too. 

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Stirr Restaurant, a Crockett Row anchor known for its balcony patio overlooking University Drive, has closed for now and its future is indefinite, an official said Thursday.

Milkshake Concepts executive Imran Sheikh said Stirr is closed temporarily.

Messages sent to customers with bookings saying the restaurant has “already closed” were “poorly worded,” he said. The messages said Stirr managers are “saddened .... that we have made the decision to close.”

“Obviously it is temporary,” Sheikh said. “For the time being, it makes more sense to close operations and evaluate.”

Stirr is keeping its space in Crockett Row and furnishings will remain, he said.

Stirr had closed last week and removed glassware and liquor after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the shutdown of all restaurants and bars where alcohol is more than 51% of sales.

Stirr Dallas and eight other bars filed a request for a temporary restraining order Tuesday in a Dallas district court, claiming that the governor’s orders closing bars and certain other businesses have been “inconsistent, arbitrary and scientifically unfounded.” The bars argue that a Texas Supreme Court ruling in Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther’s case establishes that such orders “may not survive judicial scrutiny.”

Stirr, a Deep Ellum restaurant, opened its Fort Worth location in October. If it remains closed, it would be the 12th Dallas transplant to close in the West Seventh Street area, including recent closure Deep Ellum Brewing and past departures by AF+B, Bailey’s Prime Plus, El Bolero, Hacienda San Miguel, Kin Kin Urban Thai, Knife Burger, Patrizio’s, Terra Mediterranean Grill, Tillman’s Roadhouse and Tortaco.

Stirr’s location at 3028 Crockett St. faces the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and has a parking garage next door, giving it better access than other Crockett Row tenants. It replaced a location of Arizona-based Kona Grill.

Stirr drew customers to the upstairs deck for Sunday brunch, but has struggled in the coronavirus recession along with the rest of Crockett Row.

 

[bluto 4880]

Saw that earlier, the money they sunk into that has to be staggering.

[Dr Fear 1265]

There is a construction fence around the building across from Reservoir, cant remember the name of the bar going in there. Blonde something or other?

[ss13 1832]

Bottled Blonde? 

[Hank_Hill 18484]

Anyone been to Gemelles? Meeting some friends there later tonight

[wild_turkey 3150]

Anyone been to Gemelles? Meeting some friends there later tonight

Yeah. Food was okay, ambience kinda cool. It’s close to our house so we go for happy hour occasionally. Actually kicked around the idea of doing that later today.