Take a look inside six Fort Worth restaurants we’ve visited this year
Since January, our Inside Look series has given Star-Telegram readers a behind-the-scenes peek at six new Fort Worth-area restaurants — from Asian fusion cafes drawing two-hour lines, to a brand-new steakhouse honoring Teddy Roosevelt.
Here’s a quick tour of where we’ve been eating.
• Sweet Stacks (Magnolia Avenue): This Asian fusion cafe opened at the end of December in the former Vice Burger space and is drawing lines up to two hours long for its souffle pancakes, which take 30 minutes to make. Chef and owner Mina Sourignavong also serves Thai stir-fries and matcha lattes.
• Shōgun Taqueria (Near Southside): Francisco “Paco” Islas reinvented his former Paco’s Mexican Cuisine into an Asian-Mexican fusion spot serving ramen-ritos, birria quesatacos and chicken tinga dumplings. A hidden door leads to Secreto Speakeasy next door.
• Henry McCarty Irish Pub (West 7th): Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, this polished Irish pub opened on Crockett Street with corned beef cabbage rolls, shepherd’s pie, Jameson mules and Irish nachos — no sticky floors in sight.
• Ichirō Izakaya (South Main): This narrow Japanese bar and yakitori grill fills a gap in South Main with charcoal-grilled skewers, shumai dumplings and matcha crème brûlée. Reservations are smart — the small space fills up fast.
• Felina (Near Southside): From the brothers behind Bocca Italian, this trendy Roman-style pizza spot opened in February inside the old Funky Picnic brewpub, serving thin-crust pies like the hot mess with soppressata and hot honey.
• Theodore’s Steak and Seafood (Dalworthington Gardens): Chef Moose’s new Teddy Roosevelt-themed steakhouse opened April 10 with table-side carved Tomahawks, Texas wagyu and presidential cocktails like the smoked “To Kill a Bull Moose.”
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