Where’s the best German restaurant in Fort Worth? (It’s in a new location.)
The best for German food
Hey, Bud! Is there a German restaurant in Burleson or Mansfield?
—Kyle by phone (you can call or text 817-390-7538)
The dominant German restaurant is Little Germany, which moved in 2020 to 6737 Camp Bowie Blvd. and picked up a devoted following for steaks, schnitzel, red cabbage and apple strudel. Also try Ketzler’s in Granbury, Jamie’s in Mineral Wells or Kuby’s and several others in Dallas.
CFS: a Midwest invention
Hey, Bud! I always thought chicken-fried steak came from Texas. Do I remember you said it came from Colorado?
—Deflated Texan
I have an update for you. With old newspapers now searchable online (ours is at Newspapers.com), we can find that the first ads for “chicken fried steak” were in 1915-16 around Kansas City and in cities such as Beloit, Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; and St. Joseph, Missouri. (An old Austin legend pins the first CFS to “Ethel’s” in Lamesa, but that was only meant as a joke.)
Habanero chicken? Maybe
Hey, Bud! Any thoughts on the new McDonald’s chicken sandwich?
—Name withheld to protect reputation
Yes. I think I’d pass. (However, the spicy version has a surprisingly good habanero sauce.)
This story was originally published March 3, 2021 at 5:45 AM.
