New Year’s specials in Fort Worth: dinners, black-eyed peas and — pickleball?
Where to eat black-eyed peas
Hey, Bud! Where can we get black-eyed peas Saturday?
—Desperate for luck
Lady & the Pit, home cooking and barbecue at 5301 E. Lancaster Ave., will be serving black-eyed peas Saturday. The Dallas-based Cotton Patch Cafe chain, founded in deep East Texas, always serves black-eyed peas. Jake & Dorothy’s Cafe, 406 W. Washington St.., Stephenville, will serve peas, cabbage and cornbread all day.
Early New Year’s special at Cafe Modern
Hey, Bud! Any more updates on New Year’s Eve?
—Megan, Arlington
If COVID allows, Cafe Modern will serve an early dinner from lunch until 7 p.m., featuring prime rib, roasted salmon, Filipino pancit noodles and more. It’s all at regular menu prices — plus there’s outdoor seating.
Winslow’s Wine Cafe has a $130 dinner with wines included and some outside seating. If you’re OK dining inside, there were tables available at midweek at Ellerbe Fine Foods, The Tavern, Towne Grill and il Modo, among others.
Pickleball restaurants open
Hey, Bud! Tell me more about pickleball?
—Courtney, Fort Worth
Our two pickleball restaurants are both open now: Courtside Kitchen, 1615 Rogers Road, Fort Worth, and Chicken N Pickle, 2965 Texas 161 South in Grand Prairie.
This story was originally published December 30, 2021 at 5:45 AM.
