The return of the Fred Burger! One Fred’s Texas Cafe location reopens; more to follow
Fred’s Texas Cafe, a local burger favorite feared lost forever to a global pandemic, reopened Wednesday selling its “Fred Burgers” to go.
“Fred’s North,” 2730 Western Center Blvd., reopened selling take-out only at lunch and dinner.
The original Fred’s in the West 7th area and a newer Fred’s near TCU will reopen in the next few weeks, co-owner Quincy Wallace said.
For now, Fred’s is serving only its contest-winning half-pound burgers ($6.95), chicken-fried steaks ($13.95), chicken fingers ($4.95) and fries ($2.95).
Fred’s closed March 20 with a murky farewell message on Facebook. It said Fred’s was closing “for now” but sounded worse. for the 42-year-old favorite named for a now-gone family dog.
The closing was due to financial problems that are resolved, Wallace said.
But the restaurant is only serving to-go or delivery for now. Fred’s will add patio service first, he said.
“Right now I’m way more comfortable letting people enjoy our food outside than inside,” Wallace said.
There’s one change at the new Fred’s: to simply orders, the chicken-fried steak is battered with Fred’s original buttermilk-egg wash instead of its more recent sourdough batter, Wallace said.
“It’s just like Gari and J.D. [Chandler, Fred’s founders] did it back in 1984,” he said.
