Eats Beat

Reubens back on the table again at this west Fort Worth pastry shop

Missing Swiss

Hey, Bud! Is Swiss Pastry Shop ever going to reopen the dining room?

—Audrey, Fort Worth

If you’re missing your Reuben platter, Swiss Pastry has reopened and serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (It’s been selling its feather-light Black Forest cake and pastries all along, and don’t forget to order cakes, pies and also quiche on weekends.)

Turkey to go

Hey, Bud! I know you wrote something about Thanksgiving. But some of us won’t go inside a restaurant. Where can we get dinner to go?

—Carla, Arlington

Right now, readers are saying overwhelmingly that they won’t risk going out. Many supermarkets, delis and specialty markets sell complete Thanksgiving dinners to go, and a few hotels will sell them this year. Don’t hesitate to ask your favorite.

Mazatlán-style

Hey, Bud! What do you know about Crudoolandia?

—Sandy, Arlington

It’s an Oklahoma City curbside restaurant planning to open in a former Church’s on East Park Row Drive. It specializes in Mazatlán-style micheladas, drinks and appetizers such as ceviche tostadas, shrimp cocktail, churros, elote and aguachile de camaron. It won’t open till next year.

This story was originally published October 16, 2020 at 5:45 AM.

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Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the “Eats Beat” dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 — that’s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat. Support my work with a digital subscription
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