Here’s a cafe with breakfasts, chicken-fried steak, veggies and safe sidewalk dining
Breakfast, lunch outdoors at River Oaks Cafe
Hey, Bud! is there a good local plate-lunch cafe with outdoor dining? We just want chicken-fried steak with some vegetables, or a lunch special. Maybe a burger. And what about for breakfast? All the good cafes seem to be indoors.
—Darrell, Fort Worth
River Oaks Cafe, 4837 River Oaks Blvd. near Ohio Garden Road, has four sidewalk tables, and it’s open for breakfast and lunch every day. There’s big pancake breakfasts and chicken-fried steak lunches, but there’s also a big menu of specials and plenty of vegetables.
Mingus for Italian? Beneventi’s is the place
Hey, Bud! How far do you go? There’s a cafe/restaurant/food truck you should try in Tolar/Mingus/Perrin (or a dozen other towns).
—Lots of readers
Here’s the rule: I’ll try to check it out if it’s worth driving out for Fort Worth readers. It sounds like Beneventi’s Italian in the Palo Pinto County town of Mingus might fit that description. Chef Hailee Moore is a Texan who cooked in five-star New York hotels and joined up with Jan and Austin Underwood of Austin’s Underdawgs to open the Italian restaurant at 209 S. Mingus Blvd., about an hour’s drive west of Fort Worth. It’s open only at lunch, daily except Sundays and Mondays; beneventisitalian.com.
Know a good place? Tell me more
Hey, Bud! Would you try (name of restaurant)? It’s fantastic.
—Also lots of readers
When you recommend a restaurant, always be specific. Tell me the same thing you’d tell friends — which dishes you liked, why you liked them, what makes this restaurant better than others like it, where to find it. (I might not get there, but I’ll know more about it if someone else asks.)
This story was originally published September 16, 2020 at 5:45 AM.
