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OT: Best of Fort Worth

Frog-in-law1995

Active Member
I'll play, but I gotta tell you, a lot of these sound like Dallas questions. Also, my answers will be more northern and eastern focused.

For all you denizens of the Fort. What is the best:

Hole in the wall Mexican restaurant
La Rueda
Kid friendly restaurant
Rainforest Cafe
Live music venue
The one showing the band you want to see.
Water park
NRH2O
Playground for kids
Trinity Park
Thai food restaurant
Thai and Fusion Ave
Southern food restaurant
Chef Blythe's Southern Bistro
Beer bar
Flying Saucer
Craft cocktail bar
If by "craft cocktail" you mean something other than a choice of cola to put in your whiskey, then this is probably a Dallas question. (but Little Red Wasp first)
Cheap golf course
Lost Creek
Date night restaurant
Cat City Grill
Fun place for kids
Grandparents' house
Movie theater
Whichever one shows the movie you want to see at the most convenient time.
Grocery store
Didn't even know that having a favorite grocery store was a thing.
Dentist
Can't really say. I don't shop around for dentists.
Wings
Dunno. Don't like wings.
Pizza (hint: it's not fancy pizza I'm looking for here - fruit and/or green vegetables don't belong on pizza)
Bosses (but try ZuRoma in NRH)
Breakfast restaurant
Dixie House
Sandwich shop
Let me know when you find out.
Dive bar
Augie's
I am apprehensive of the responses I can expect to get here.


Also, other stuff you should've asked:

Barber
Race Street Barber Shop
Burger
Big Daddy's Ship Store
Italian
Oliva
 

jake102

Active Member
For all you denizens of the Fort. What is the best:

Hole in the wall Mexican restaurant - somewhere I haven't been
Kid friendly restaurant - I don't even know what this means.
Live music venue - It was Live Oak.... Capital bar?
Water park - Downtown Fort Worth
Playground for kids - Downtown Fort Worth
Thai food restaurant - Thai Tina in downtown FW
Southern food restaurant - Buttons on 30/Hulen
Gym - Do you care if it's packed? LA Fitness W7ths
Beer bar - Some place on west side of W7th and University. Can't remember the name
Craft cocktail bar - boooo
Cheap golf course - don't know
Date night restaurant - Reata
Fun place for kids - feels repetitive
Movie theater - AMC downtown FW
Grocery store - Central Market
Dentist - not Floss Dental on W7th
Wings - don't know
Pizza (hint: it's not fancy pizza I'm looking for here - fruit and/or green vegetables don't belong on pizza) - Mellow Mushroom
Breakfast restaurant - Torchys or Yoke
Sandwich shop - great outdoors
Dive bar - The Cellar (rip)

I am apprehensive of the responses I can expect to get here.
 

Peacefrog

Degenerate
I'll play, but I gotta tell you, a lot of these sound like Dallas questions. Also, my answers will be more northern and eastern focused.




Also, other stuff you should've asked:

Barber
Race Street Barber Shop
Burger
Big Daddy's Ship Store
Italian
Oliva
Burgers have been discussed ad nauseum. I don't have enough hair to worry about a barber. Good call on Italian. Missed that one.

Craft cocktail is not Dallas. I may sit around drinking cheap whiskey and coke at home but no reason I can't look for the best old fashioned or manhattan.
 

HToady

Full Member
Burgers have been discussed ad nauseum. I don't have enough hair to worry about a barber. Good call on Italian. Missed that one.

Craft cocktail is not Dallas. I may sit around drinking cheap whiskey and coke at home but no reason I can't look for the best old fashioned or manhattan.
he best old fashion is called an un fashion at the Capital Grille.
 

PurplFrawg

Administrator
Hole in the wall Mexican restaurant
Mi Cocinita, 3509 Bryan (southside)
You walk down their driveway, the restaurant is in the carport.

Italian Restaurant
Cafe Bella, 3548 South Hills Ave.
Ask for Sal

Live music venue
Bass Hall

Southern food restaurant
Ginger Browns, 6312 Lake Worth Blvd.
Get the Cinnamon Roll

Gym
The Rickel Center

Pizza (hint: it's not fancy pizza I'm looking for here - fruit and/or green vegetables don't belong on pizza)
Mama's Pizza, Berry St.
Say thanks to Whitewolf

Breakfast restaurant
Paris Coffee Shop, 704 West Magnolia
Greatness

Sandwich shop
Old Neighborhood Grill, 1633 Park Place Ave.
Nouveau Greatness
 

Frog-in-law1995

Active Member
Burgers have been discussed ad nauseum. I don't have enough hair to worry about a barber. Good call on Italian. Missed that one.

Craft cocktail is not Dallas. I may sit around drinking cheap whiskey and coke at home but no reason I can't look for the best old fashioned or manhattan.

Perhaps I misunderstood. What is the difference between a cocktail and a "craft" cocktail? Because I would argue a Manhattan is the former, while the latter has, like, elderberries and crystallized strands of Neil Patrick Harris' hair and ship like that.
 
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Peacefrog

Degenerate
Perhaps I misunderstood. What is the difference between a cocktail and a "craft" cocktail? Because I would argue a Manhattan is the former, while the latter has, like, elderberries and crystallized strands of Neil Patrick Harris' hair and ship like that.
Got it. Maybe a better way to ask is: where do they know how to make a good cocktail best? I'm not ordering a manhattan at The Pub or the Poop Deck. Just looking for lots of whiskey options and someone that knows how to put the ingredients together in the right proportions.

Edit: Thompson's Bookstore may be the answer. Or it might be really baker mayfield in there.
 

GoFrog Yourself

Active Member
Breakfast: either sunrise cafe off white settlement or Montgomery Street cafe. For breakfast tacos: Salsa Limon
Sandwich: deli style: Carshon's, sub sandwich: great outdoors, other: Easthampton sandwich Co
Pizza: Rocco's for takeout
Movie theater: depends on where you are. 7th is good but not as big as Hulen Movie Tavern
Dive bar: the Pub
Live music: Capital bar (especially wednesdays during the summer)
Beer bar: probably flying saucer, world of beer is pretty good too
Mexican: if you want authentic: Tacos Ernestos is pretty good
 

The Colonel

Active Member
For all you denizens of the Fort. What is the best:


I am apprehensive of the responses I can expect to get here.

Hole in the wall Mexican restaurant: El Paseo
Kid friendly restaurant: Lucile's
Live music venue: Magnolia Motor Lounge
Water park: I don't do water parks
Playground for kids: My daughter is 8 weeks old
Thai food restaurant: Tie Thai
Southern food restaurant: Buttons
Gym: TCU
Beer bar: The Local
Craft cocktail bar: Thompson's
Cheap golf course: Rockwood
Date night restaurant: Eddie V's
Fun place for kids: See playground response
Movie theater: Movie Tavern
Grocery store: Central Market
Dentist: Fort Worth Dental Arts
Wings: Buffalo Bros
Pizza (hint: it's not fancy pizza I'm looking for here - fruit and/or green vegetables don't belong on pizza): Cane Rosso
Breakfast restaurant: I typically don't eat breakfast, but Brewed for brunch
Sandwich shop: Great Outdoors
Dive bar: Conlon's
 

Realtorfrog

Full Member
Hole in the wall Mexican restaurant
Mi Cocinita, 3509 Bryan (southside)
You walk down their driveway, the restaurant is in the carport.

Italian Restaurant
Cafe Bella, 3548 South Hills Ave.
Ask for Sal

Live music venue
Bass Hall

Southern food restaurant
Ginger Browns, 6312 Lake Worth Blvd.
Get the Cinnamon Roll

Gym
The Rickel Center

Pizza (hint: it's not fancy pizza I'm looking for here - fruit and/or green vegetables don't belong on pizza)
Mama's Pizza, Berry St.
Say thanks to Whitewolf

Breakfast restaurant
Paris Coffee Shop, 704 West Magnolia
Greatness

Sandwich shop
Old Neighborhood Grill, 1633 Park Place Ave.
Nouveau Greatness

Nice list! Unfortunately Virgie at Mi Cocinita is ill and probably won't open again....., she's trying for January..... hopefully she gets better and can open again!!

Dos Molina's has the best refried beans and Hernandez on 23rd for Barbacoa and menudo.

Would add Vickery Street for breakfast.
 

Evlo59

Active Member
Hole in the wall Mexican restaurant- Baja Cantina
Kid friendly restaurant- Heim BBQ
Live music venue- Panther Island Pavilion
Water park- NRH20
Playground for kids- Central Market
Thai food restaurant- Sweet Basil
Southern food restaurant- Dixie House
Gym- what is a gym?
Beer bar- World of Beer
Craft cocktail bar- Thompsons
Cheap golf course- Rockwood (just redone)
Date night restaurant- Hard to beat Del Friscos
Fun place for kids- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History/ Zoo
Movie theater- Move Tavern
Grocery store- Central Market/ Kroger
Dentist- Alan Baker (Frog Alumni)
Wings- Buffalo Bros
Pizza (hint: it's not fancy pizza I'm looking for here - fruit and/or green vegetables don't belong on pizza)- Cane Rosso
Breakfast restaurant- Dixie House
Sandwich shop- Carshons
Dive bar- Chimy's
 

Sand Frog

Active Member
Here's my take. I live just south of Campus and work near Lake Worth. Have a 3 and a 5 year old.

Hole in the wall Mexican restaurant = Cancun off Hwy 80 West, El Ranchito off White Settlement Rd, or Mexico Real off McCart South of I-20
Kid friendly restaurant = we haul our kid's everywhere. Their picks are Fuzzy's and Chick-Fil-A
Live music venue = Concert in the Garden @ Botanic Gardens
Water park = Splash pad at the Fort Worth Zoo
Playground for kids = Tons. They just built a new one off Old Grandbury Road my kids love. Patrica LeBlanc Park
Thai food restaurant = Pho LIttle Saigon beside Ridgmar Mall or Thai Rice N Noodle off Hwy Old West (Old Camp Bowie)
Southern food restaurant = Buttons is good. I'll throw Babe's Chicken into mix as well.
Gym = TCU
Beer bar = I like Buffalo Brothers at TCU
Craft cocktail bar = No idea
Cheap golf course = Can't help. I hunt and fish.
Date night restaurant = Del Frisco's, Bonnell's, Waters, Lonesome Dove
Fun place for kids = Again splash pad at Zoo, Zoo, and the trail ride across from zoo.
Movie theater = No idea
Grocery store = Tom Thumb off Hulen near TCU, Kroger's by TCU, or Central Market
Dentist = I've used Brad McConnel @ Harris Parkway Dental Care off Oakmount Blvd for years.
Wings = Hooters or Wing Stop
Pizza (hint: it's not fancy pizza I'm looking for here - fruit and/or green vegetables don't belong on pizza) Mama's or Perrotti's
Breakfast restaurant = Still a sucker for Old South Pancake House or West Side Cafe off Hwy 80 West (Old Camp Bowie)
Sandwich shop = Potbelly's, Jimmy John's, McCalister's
Dive bar = Poop Deck lol
Italian = Prima's........I mean it's BYOB!!!! Get the chicken marsala!
 

satis1103

DAOTONPYH EHT LIAH LLA
Dino's reopened!!!!!????!!??? Holy freaking crap. This is YUGE. The old one on Randol Mill just east of Cooper closed like 15 years ago and is now a (pretty decent) Lebanese place. Where are they now?
S. Collins - just north of Arkansas or south of Pioneer. East side of Collins St.

Watching them slice the meats and cheeses to order is the best appetizer I know... I am newer to Arlington cuisine and cannot promise it's the same place as the one that closed, but I think they are because the shop has all sorts of stuff that looks like they've had it for a couple decades. Also have some local food critic write ups hanging.
 
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