What’s open Christmas Day? Pick from hotel buffets, prime steakhouses or cafes
Readers always ask who’s open Christmas Day, and the list is short.
A few prime steakhouses. A few hotels. Cafeterias. Trruckstops. Plus some Chinese, Italian or Tex-Mex restaurants.
Basically, if you need a Christmas dinner reservation, get on the phone now.
We’re posting a full list of Christmas Eve and Day restaurants at dfw.com, but here are the only restaurants open for Christmas lunch:
▪ The Omni Fort Worth will serve the city’s definitive hotel ballroom brunch buffet. It features turkey, prime rib, ham or redfish, with a big dessert station; 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $68, 1300 Houston St., 817-350-4106, omnifortworthhotel.com.
▪ Near DFW Airport, LAW at the Four Seasons Resort serves the definitive buffet. Look for turkey, beef Wellington, roast chicken or sea bass, plus sushi and a choice of 20 desserts; 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., $95, 4150 N. MacArthur Blvd., 972-717-2420, fourseasons.com.
▪ In Grapevine, the Riverwalk Cantina at the Gaylord Texan Resort is serving a $75 brunch buffet. The Gaylord folks give only one description: “lavish.” You’re on your own; 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, 817-778-1000, gaylordtexan.com.
▪ Both Mercury Chophouse prime steakhouses in Arlington and Fort Worth will serve lunch. The Arlington location offers a panoramic view of the entertainment district, while the Fort Worth location is downtown in the Tower near Sundance Square; 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, 817-381-1157, mercurychophouse.com, or 525 Taylor St., Fort Worth, 817-336-4129, mercuryfw.com.
▪ The Ruth’s Chris Steak House in downtown Fort Worth will open at noon and serve its reguar menu plus a three-course dinner special for about $46-$60; 813 Main St., Fort Worth, 817-348-0080, ruthschris.com.
▪ (The Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse will open 3 p.m.-8 p.m.)
▪ In Arlington, Humperdinks Restaurant & Brewpub has become a go-to stop on holidays. It’ll open at 10 a.m. for brunch (about $15), then serves turkey and stuffing, side dishes and pies for about $22. (Or order steaks or seafood from the menu.) 700 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, 817-640-8553, humperdinks.com.
▪ The Saltgrass Steakhouse chain will be open 11 a.m.-4 p.m., featuring pecan-pie bread pudding; saltgrass.com.
▪ All Romano’s Macaroni Grill locations will be open noon-8 p.m. Same goes for Buca di Beppo.
▪ All Furr’s Fresh Buffet and Luby’s Cafeteria locations are expected to be open. Luby’s will offer a $15.99 prime rib; furrs.net and lubys.com.
▪ Other affordable Christmas choices include Heaven’s Gate Restaurant in north Fort Worth, serving an extensive family buffet for about $16; the Iron Skillet Restaurant buffet in Weatherford, Skillet N Grill in Arlington or the Ol’ South Pancake House in central Fort Worth.
▪ Many Tex-Mex restaurants are open, including Amy’s Restaurant in north Fort Worth, Fuel City Tacos in Haltom City or Saginaw, Los Asaderos in north Fort Worth and Daybreak Cafe in central Fort Worth.
▪ Also open: First Chinese BBQ in Arlington or Haltom City. At dinner, Howard Wang’s China Bistro or RA Sushi in Southlake will open.
This story was originally published December 10, 2018 at 1:11 AM.
