For Father’s Day, these restaurants have steak specials, safe patios and more
Give Dad what he really needs for Father’s Day:
▪ 6 feet of space between him and anyone else in the restaurant, preferably on a patio and not inside.
▪ His own personal paper menus and single-use condiments. No touching anything after someone else.
▪ If he’ll go along, a mask to keep both him and restaurant workers safe.
▪ Or a great takeout dinner at home. particularly if he’s older than 65. But be just as careful.
Dad needs extra protection from a virus that has killed mostly men (59% in Tarrant County) and mostly people older than 65 (68%).
Having said that, there’s no reason Dad can’t enjoy Father’s Day dinner out or in.
Some Father’s Day specials:
▪ Charleston’s Restaurant, 3020 S. Hulen St., is part of an Oklahoma-based steakhouse chain, but fits into the mid-price range between budget chains and prime beef palaces.
It has something many other steakhouses lack: a patio. With Hoffbrau moving to Benbrook, Charleston’s is the most affordable patio steakhouse in central Fort Worth.
On Father’s Day, Charleston’s will serve its $25-29 prime rib dinners along with the regular filet or grilled salmon ($29), or the usual menu items such as chicken-fried steak with chipotle cream gravy ($17).
Charleston’s serves lunch and dinner daily; 817-735-8900, charlestons.com.
A corporate cousin, Redrock Canyon Grill, 2221 E. Southlake Blvd., is open for dinner daily, brunch and dinner weekends; 817-912-1511, redrockcanyongrill.com
▪ Fixe Southern House, 5282 Marathon Ave. in the Shops at Clearfork, has a shady wraparound patio and daily lunch bargains such as buttermilk fried chicken ($19), a smoked pork chop with collards ($18) and a chicken-fried rib-eye with collards and black pepper-bacon gravy ($24).
Fixe is mostly known for its “triple-fat” biscuits ($11 order, $30/dozen) and biscuit sandwiches daily from 8 a.m. ($8-$12).
For Father’s Day, Fixe will offer a 22-ounce prime bone-in rib-eye that could serve two people, with a 1-pound baked potato ($75).
The menu also offers an excellent cheeseburger, chicken sandwich or pulled pork sandwich ($9, with fries $13)
On the lighter side, there’s a new melon-tomato salad with ricotta ($12). Add shrimp, grilled chicken or steak to make it an entree salad.
It’s open for breakfast through dinner daily; 682-707-3965, fixesouthernhouse.com.
▪ Ranchman’s Ponder Steakhouse, a classic small-town Texas cafe at 110 W. Bailey St. in Ponder, is selling a takeout Father’s Day special.
Ranchman’s will serve a $15.95 prime rib dinner with a choice of three vegetables and rolls. Order it by Friday.
The restaurant also will serve its regular menu of chicken-fried steak or chicken, grilled or smoked chicken, pork roast, burgers, meatloaf and other dishes.
(Ranchman’s is not serving steaks until after it fully reopens.)
More later this week about Ranchman’s remodeling and new inside look.
The restaurant is open Wednesdays through Sundays for takeout lunch and dinner; 940-479-2221, ranchman.com
▪ American Revelry, 279 W. Hidden Creek Parkway along a greenbeltin Burleson, will return its brunch menu along with regular offerings Day.
Brunch items will include chicken and waffles, blueberry French toast, eggs or crab cakes Benedict, breakfast platters and apple fritters with salted caramel.
Specials will include a sirloin Oscar and scallops, or blackened snapper.
American Revelry is open for lunch and dinner weekdays and Saturdays, lunch Sundays; 817-484-6553, americanrevelry.com.
▪ Ruth’s Chris Steak House, open again at 813 Main St., is serving a $59 steak-and-lobster special all weekend (larger cuts are $69-$75, easily split).
The Florida-based chain also gives dads $25 back toward a future visit; 817-348-0080, ruthschris.com
Capital Grille and corporate cousin Eddie V’s both offer Father’s Day menus to pick up and finish cooking at home.
The dinner for two or four costs from $125 to $245, depending on the entree.
Capital Grille is featuring a prime roasted rack of rib-eye. Eddie V’s has a choice of roast tenderloin or salmon.
This story was originally published June 15, 2020 at 5:45 AM.
