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Fort Worth restaurant news from April. Here’s what you’ve missed

In April, we heard about a wave of new openings and milestones across the Fort Worth dining scene.

We got to attend the Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival’s Main Event where reporter Ella Gonzales shared her top five bites.

Longtime Fort Worth chef Jon Bonnell is now cancer-free and spoke with Bud Kennedy on the importance of HPV vaccinations after his head and neck cancer treatment.

And in case you don’t have Mother’s Day plans yet, Bud Kennedy shared which restaurants still have reservations and which are the most booked already.

Here’s what else you may have missed.

The 32-ounce bone-in porterhouse steak is served with a green peppercorn sauce, herb butter and is carved table-side at Theodore’s Steak and Seafood.
The 32-ounce bone-in porterhouse steak is served with a green peppercorn sauce, herb butter and is carved table-side at Theodore’s Steak and Seafood. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com

Where we ate in April

A presidential-themed steakhouse, Théodore’s Steak & Seafood, opened in Dalworthington Gardens, replacing the longtime Campo Verde. We take you on an Inside Look of the renovated place and new schmancy menu.

A north Fort Worth food truck, Super Taco, drew attention for $1 Taco Tuesdays in Ella Gonzales’ On a Budget.

Fort Worth’s Mediterranean scene boomed with Tim Love’s new Greek spot Meraki and Turkish restaurant Beren Meze & Grill.

Bricks and Horses at the Bowie House debuted broader new menus and reopened their back patio. Bud Kennedy says it’s all around better with a prime burger or crab cakes for lunch and creme brulee french toast for brunch.

An enchilada special with a cheese enchilada and a green chicken enchilada at Anita’s Kitchen, seen April 9, 2026.
An enchilada special with a cheese enchilada and a green chicken enchilada at Anita’s Kitchen, seen April 9, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com

Anita’s Kitchen comes from the Lemkelde family, who used to own CW’s Authentic Tex-Mex Cuisine near Joshua, which was featured on “Restaurant: Impossible” episode. Anita’s on Farm Road 1187 draws customers for their $9 enchilada special.

B4 Barbeque, a Top 50 East Texas stand, opened a new restaurant in Rhome. The wagyu brisket is the “superstar,” according to Bud Kennedy.

Kincaid’s Hamburgers, a Fort Worth tradition since 1964 from a grocery that opened in 1946, will serve quarter-pound burgers at the annual Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament May 25-31 at Colonial Country Club.
Kincaid’s Hamburgers, a Fort Worth tradition since 1964 from a grocery that opened in 1946, will serve quarter-pound burgers at the annual Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament May 25-31 at Colonial Country Club. Courtesy of Charles Schwab Challenge

Fort Worth restaurant updates

Michelin-recommended Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez announced a sister seafood restaurant, Mariscos Cortez, which will open across the street from the taqueria at 2108 E Rosedale St. They hope to open before summer.

Carshon’s Deli, open since 1925, finally started accepting credit cards.

The Magnolia wine bar, known for its giant magnolia flower mural, live music and bottomless popcorn, announced it will close May 16.

Thai Terrace rebranded as Thai Zen with hopes to expand the menu with more Japanese inspire cuisine. But don’t worry, chef and co-founder Prapaporn Kojsonk is still cooking.

Nativo Cafe y Bodega opened on White Settlement Road with Texas-Mexican inspired lattes. On May 16, they will start selling housemade focaccia sandwiches too.

Kincaid’s Hamburgers announced it will mark its 80th year at the Charles Schwab Challenge in collaboration with Colonial Country Club, who is also turning 80.

Stop 6 will gain at least five new dining options with the soon-to-be Fort Worth Mobile Food Court. It will open by the end of summer at 3419 E. Berry St.

Crescent Hotel in Fort Worth hired a new chef, Toni Robertson, a prominent New York, Chicago and Singapore hotel chef. She plans to refresh the menus.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.

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Ella Gonzales
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Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.
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