Best of Fort Worth
August 2020 Update
The following are the places the editor frequents:
Italian: Nonna Tata
Mexican: Benitos for family style; Mi Cocina for more upscale
Pizza: Picci Pacci
Almost Fine Dining: Lili's. Very good food, good atmosphere
Bread: St. Honore Bread (artisan sourdough) (st.honore.bread@outlook.com)
Donuts: Pauls, right off Magnolia. Good people, good donuts.
Burger: Five Guys Downtown or Fred's
Fajitas: Pappasitos
Coffee: Coffee Folk in Meadowbrook. Absolutely, the best in Fort Worth.
Ice Cream: Braum's, $1.50 for a single dip of pretty good ice cream; Melt (much more expensive but good)
Coolest re-developing area: near South side and Magnolia Blvd, south of downtown.
Most Inspiring Church Architecture: St Mary's of the Assumption, Magnolia St.
Best Grocery Shopping: Central Market or Trader Joe's or Tom Thumb on 7th
Best Upscale Shopping: Shops at Clearfork
Best Walk on River: Clearfork
Best Chicken Tenders: CookShack on University
Best fast food fried chicken: Lisa's Chicken
Look, the best beer in town is to be found at The Bull and Bush, not the Flying Saucer.
ReplyDeleteBull and Bush is much better than the Saucer. Beer and Bull without the best beer in town.
ReplyDeleteI think I might put Panther City Coffee as the winner for the "Sorry, Never going back" award. Last time I went in there it stank like B.O. and there were high school kids all over each other on the couches. Yuk.
ReplyDeleteI take umbrage with Prettiest Girls -- Anywhere in Texas.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to your loyalty to Rehoboth Beach, DE???
Just pandering to the local audience Margaret.
ReplyDeletesouthlake has the prettiest girls
ReplyDeleteel -- you know you might be right about that one . . .
ReplyDeleteYou must have one of the many spectacular sandwiches at Carshon's Deli, 3133 Cleburne Road - the Rebecca, the Reuben, the Ruthie and the hot pastrami on rye. After you've tried a sandwich there, I swear you will reconsider your list.
ReplyDeleteSpanglocity -- consider me there.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that Borders on Hulen South of 20 closed?
ReplyDeleteI second the Carshon's suggestion! Also, where is best brunch (not Lucile's) best dessert and best patio selections? How about the best place that closed? (Cafe Express).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the second. Tomorrow I will be posting on your questions with some suggestions and to open it up to the general audience. If you read the old posts you'll see that I think Fort Worth is lacking in good breakfast/brunch restaurants. For good reason, I think. We don't go out for breakfast as a meal like we once did.
ReplyDeleteMore later, but I can't wait to try Carshon's.
Paris Coffee Shop is #1 in my book for a classic American breakfast.
ReplyDeleteWhat was that old restaurant on Berry where Fuzzy's Tacos is? They had great greasy spoon breakfasts.
pre-Fuzzys joint was...The Hop?
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Pirahna, that place is the epitome of "style over substance".
Panther City Coffee - I couldn't agree more with andy....I'm all for an indie or mom and pop place but I don't want to have to take a shower when I leave. I get that they are the anti starbucks but how often do you have to remind us? I sat in there one day when the staff saw a generic looking businessman walking up and they were making fun of him but when he walked in the door they were all so nice while giggling under their breath....I might have laughed too but I'm sure they did the same thing to me...haven't been back (and have taken less showers as a result)
Thanks for the comments. I'll be honest on Piranha's. I am so unhip that I think I was trying to put in a hip kind of place. You may be right and I dislike style over substance. I think the sushi is okay but the place on Camp Bowie is much better to me. Coffee: if you can ever go to a La Colombe coffee bar in New York or Philadelphia, it's my idea of perfect.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the comments. They were good.