Another old Fort Worth restaurant is going away forever, and this one will hurt
A Hoffbrau Steak & Grill House location on South University Drive is closing after 38 years, leaving three area locations for the local midprice steakhouse chain inspired by an Austin landmark.
A Granbury location will reopen Monday. The Hoffbraus in Benbrook and Haltom City will reopen May 18 after taking a break during the coronavirus pandemic shutdown..
The Fort Worth Hoffbrau and its landlord could not agree on the rent, owner Rainey Fogiel said.
“After much negotiation, we were unable to come to an agreement with our landlord that would benefit all parties,” Fogiel said in a statement.
“...We are saddened beyond words at not being able to serve your smiling faces at this location.”
Hoffbrau’s location on the banks of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and large patio made it a busy stop for crowds leaving the annual pro golf tournament at Colonial Country Club.
It also became an easy stop for families going to or from the Fort Worth Zoo or TCU Horned Frogs games.
The Fort Worth location opened in 1982, four years after Hoffbrau Steak & Grill House began in Dallas as a chain inspired by the 87-year-old Original Hoffbrau Steakhouse in Austin.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hoffbraus originally had an Austin-themed decor and the same lemon-butter grilled steaks and olive-vinaigrette salad dressing as the Austin restaurant.
The Benbrook Hoffbrau, 8501 Benbrook Blvd., is a 10-minute drive from the Fort Worth location. It’s just off the Chisholm Trail Parkway on Interstate 20 at U.S. 377. A Haltom City location is a 15-minute drive.
When the Fort Worth Hoffbrau opened, it was part of 1849 Village, a shopping center with a movie theater where a hotel stands today.
(Trivia answer: The current restaurant space was built in 1969 and was a Maxiburger and a Crown Galleries gift showroom.)
Hoffbrau will also open for lunch and dinner daily at 4613 Denton Highway, Haltom City, 817-498-1212; and 315 U.S. 377 East, Granbury, 817-776-4982; hoffbrausteakandgrill.com.
This story was originally published May 9, 2020 at 11:25 AM.
