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I guess the only thing that wasn't sustainable was their jobs!!!

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  • This family belongs to the church I am a member of.  I had coffee yesterday with a close friend of them and he was in a state of shock and sadness realizing that should Lauren recover, her husband and

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    Goddamn thread title.   

  • Ugh. When I first moved here in 2010 they used to have an old Expedition that neighbors would volunteer to drive around the neighborhood all weekend with a "SECURITY" sticker on it. Fucking stupid.

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1 hour ago, Herbie Hancock said:

Against my better judgment, I’ll most likely be here barring any unforeseen circumstances.

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hell yes.  nothing wrong with Oscars!!

Just because I’ll never pass the opportunity to fuck the first one’s business.

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Three restaurants were noted to have issues with roaches:

  1. Lone Star Oyster Bar, 4750 Bryant Irvin Road, had a score of 17.
  2. Kintaro Ramen, 2801 W. Seventh St., had a score of 14.
  3. Taqueria El Bayo, 1513 NW 25th St., had a score of 14. 

Speaking of meat sammiches, Portillo’s evidently has a food truck. Passed it about 3:15 Saturday morning just after Winscott exit headed east on 20.

Also, I guess the word is out about Hatsuyuki. Got there at 5:15 Friday and they were already full and had a line 30 deep. Drove down the street to Blue and walked right in to two seats at the bar. Not quite the same level but still not bad sushi. Happy hour for drinks and rolls goes until 6:30, so I saved some decent coin.

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Emma and Travis Heim, who set off the craft barbecue explosion in Fort Worth and then retired from pit chores, will open a cocktail tavern with pizza in a historic landmark in South Main Village, Travis Heim said.

One Trick Pony Pizza Tavern will open in a former biscuit and brunch restaurant at 313 S. Main St., he said.

The restaurant, at the corner of East Broadway Avenue, has large picture windows that overlook Main Street passersby. It is in the north corner of a 1926 building that has been home to a plate glass company and, before that, a dairy supply in the days when South Main was home to several major dairy companies.

“It’s such an awesome building with exposed brick, steel beams, this super cool layout,” Travis Heim said. 

“We’ve wanted to do a pizza restaurant. When we saw the space, we thought this would be a good place for a bar and late-night hangout.” 

Heim said he always experimented with pizzas — “I’d get bored with barbecue.” He plans for One Trick Pony to serve a thin-crust, crispy New York tavern-style pizza, he said. 

The bar will also have a small menu with a few pastas and a burger, he said. 

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“I loved barbecue — I’m proud of my accomplishments,” Travis Heim said.

“This is an interesting new deal. We know restaurants and how to create a fun environment.”

They hope to open by the winter holidays, he said. 

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Evidently Fort Worth wasn’t big enough to hold the douchenozzle, so now Tim Love is coming to infect the square in Weatherford.

Sad to hear that Brix is closing. Last day will be August 17.

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Tommy Smith, who opened a gas station grill in 1983 and built it into the popular Tommy’s Hamburgers restaurants, has died, Tommy’s owner Kelly Smith wrote Monday.

The original Tommy’s Mini Mart in Lake Worth eventually moved to Interstate 30 and then to Camp Bowie Boulevard. Daughter Kelly Smith took over in 2007 and has expanded Tommy’s to today’s three restaurants.

“He gave me wonderful gifts,” Kelly Smith wrote in a Facebook post. “He taught me to always believe in myself, help others by giving back to our community, work hard and always treat others with kindness and respect.”

When Glenda and Tommy Smith first took over the Mini Mart, 7028 Navajo Trail, they used a portable pancake griddle to grill up half-pound cheeseburgers such as the loaded “Trailer Burger.” 

Tommy’s was among the first Fort Worth restaurants to challenge the dominance of nationally ranked rival Kincaid’s Hamburgers.

In 1987, it was ranked one of the Star-Telegram’s “Ten Best” in Tarrant County.

Tommy’s has added locations at 1736 Mall Circle off Alta Mere Drive and also at 2455 Forest Park Blvd.

The oldest Tommy’s, now at 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd., is under repair after a recent fire.

Services are pending at Greenwood Funeral Home. 

Sidenote, does anyone die in this city & not go through Greenwood? 

There's an old joke about liquor stores, funeral homes, & one other industry that will never fail. Can't remember the third one. 

8 hours ago, fwtxbevo said:

Sad to hear that Brix is closing. Last day will be August 17.

Dammit.  I liked Brix a lot. 

 

Anyone know what's going on at the car dealership building on N University between Braums and Taylor's Rental??? Hard to tell if they or tearing it down or heavily modifying it.

10 hours ago, Dr Fear said:

Anyone know what's going on at the car dealership building on N University between Braums and Taylor's Rental??? Hard to tell if they or tearing it down or heavily modifying it.

Is that part of the general dealership exodus from that area?

That one has been abandoned and for rent for a few years, I can't recall if it is part of Autobahn, I want to say it was Audi of Fort Worth.

1 hour ago, Dr Fear said:

That one has been abandoned and for rent for a few years, I can't recall if it is part of Autobahn, I want to say it was Audi of Fort Worth.

They are located on I-20 for a couple of years now.

I can’t be the only one that noticed that for the first year, maybe longer, that new Audi was open they had everything on their lot but Audi’s. The musical buildings the dealerships are playing on FW Hwy in Hudson Oaks is fascinating too.

28 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

I can’t be the only one that noticed that for the first year, maybe longer, that new Audi was open they had everything on their lot but Audi’s. The musical buildings the dealerships are playing on FW Hwy in Hudson Oaks is fascinating too.

There is a post on Reddit (the go to source for factual information!) from 6 months ago saying sales are way down and another from a year ago saying that they had vehicles held at port for using Chinese slave labor parts. YMMV!

 

 

 

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A customer was fatally shot while trying to prevent a robbery at a west Fort Worth bar early Friday, police said.

An armed man tried to rob the Yellow Rose Saloon, located at 2813 Cherry Lane, shortly before 2 a.m.

One of the patrons attempted to fend off the robber with a chair and was shot, according to police.

The suspect ran away after the shooting, police said. The Robbery and Homicide units have been notified to investigate. 

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will publicly identify the person who died. 

Next to Parton's, that ain't the first robbery gone real bad there. 

So World of Beer supposedly has a $5 cheeseburger all day Mondays & lunch Tue-Fri. One small issue…

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Never good when there’s a handwritten note to the owner taped to the outside of the door.

And that is a fucked up location even without all the current construction. 

They never should have reopened there. I did like going there when they hosted UT games but only because it was never overly crowded.

On 7/28/2025 at 9:40 AM, Herbie Hancock said:

Evidently Fort Worth wasn’t big enough to hold the douchenozzle, so now Tim Love is coming to infect the square in Weatherford.

The Italian restaurant on the square closed so bet that probably might be where it opens.

The Italian restaurant on the square closed so bet that probably might be where it opens.

It did not close, it moved around the corner from its previous location about two months ago. Douchelove is inhabiting the space previously known as Fire Oak.
32 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:


It did not close, it moved around the corner from its previous location about two months ago. Douchelove is inhabiting the space previously known as Fire Oak.

Ok, just saw it was gone at the Peach Festival.  Darn about Fire Oak, it was on my want to try list.

Ok, just saw it was gone at the Peach Festival.  Darn about Fire Oak, it was on my want to try list.

It’s next to the funeral home on the southeast corner of the square. The guy running the register at the old AME cigars said they moved after having had some issues with the landlord, either not fixing shit or jacking up the rent.
On 7/29/2025 at 3:58 PM, JOSEYWALES66 said:

Dammit.  I liked Brix a lot. 

 

Closing by choice.  Owner has a wife and family now and it sounds like he’s burnt out on the grind.  Hard work , low margins.  Same story from the Heims and Derek Allen.

Fred's $7 special was good. Old-ass crowd though, I was dragging the average age down, & I ain't exactly a spring chicken. 

 

Buddy had the Rockwood special, looked tasty, funny that's a full restaurant/bar now. 

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Finally got to try Dayne's Craft BBQ. It was really good, but not stellar. I wouldn't drive from Granbury and wait in line for hours. We got there at 10:30 and the line wasn't bad. I would have been pissed if it would have been a couple of hours. Everything was cooked perfectly, and was plenty moist, but neither the brisket or ribs were seasoned heavy enough. Minimal salt, and no coarse ground pepper. The bark was lacking. $280 for five people. The sides were really good. TM gave them high marks for consistency. The ribs were better than even the moist brisket.

It lacks consistency, but I would take Hard 8 in Stephenville, if you hit it at a peak time, when it is hitting on all cylinders over Dayne's. Salted nicely, with big coarse cracked pepper and great bark.

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I’m far from a bbq snob but Hard 8 hasn’t been good in 20 years. I’d rather go to the Purple Goat and get a burger than give Hard 8 another try.

3 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

I’m far from a bbq snob but Hard 8 hasn’t been good in 20 years. I’d rather go to the Purple Goat and get a burger than give Hard 8 another try.

I'm quite the bbq snob. Hard 8 has a narrow window at lunch from about 11am-1pm, and dinner from about 6-8pm. I always make sure that I am going in either of those two time slots. Purple Goat has an 18 oz. Wagyu New York Strip that is really good, as tender as any ribeye. I haven't been there in a few years but I remember it only being about $23.

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On 8/31/2025 at 10:39 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Off Vickery. 

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Explains why FWPD had Vickery shut down at Hulen. It was a mess this weekend. 

Lockwood Distilling just announced they are closing their Magnolia St location and opening a new one on the square in downtown Garland (which is quickly becoming quite a destination). Cool place, so that’s a loss for the FW folks. We visit their Richardson location fairly often.

3 hours ago, sasquatch69 said:

Lockwood Distilling just announced they are closing their Magnolia St location and opening a new one on the square in downtown Garland (which is quickly becoming quite a destination). Cool place, so that’s a loss for the FW folks. We visit their Richardson location fairly often.

Cat city grill closing shop too. Quite the run on magnolia the last few mos. 

13 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Anyone been to Buffalo Bros since they expanded into the ol’ Pub? 

Yup, today. Parking is a disaster.  Expansion is perfect.   Nothing Christian about the skirts walking between classes.  Lol

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