All about two Black Bear Diners in Fort Worth, and where TCU fans get free Chick-fil-A
Black Bear Diner opening in north, south Fort Worth
Hey, Bud! When’s Black Bear Diner opening?
—“Kellerfornia” guy
Fort Worth is the first city in North Texas to get the popular northern California breakfast-and-pie diner, and now we’re getting two.
A Black Bear wil open early next year at 9501 North Freeway near the Alliance area, and a second location is now planned in the 12500 block of South Freeway near Burleson.
Free Chick-fil-A, fries for wearing purple Fridays
Hey, Bud! Is anybody giving discounts for wearing TCU purple this year?
—Alex, Fort Worth
For lots of Texans, TCU football season means one thing: Free Chick-fil-A.
On Fridays in TCU season, anyone wearing purple gets a free Chick-fil-A biscuit or sandwich if you pay for a side and drink. That’s only at the Montgomery Plaza location, 549 Carroll St.
The list of offers is shorter this season, but the Kincaid’s Hamburgers at 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd., is offering free crinkle fries to anyone in purple if you buy a burger.
Both Buffalo Bros locations, 3015 S. University Drive and 415 Throckmorton St., offer half-price nachos, an appetizer or dessert for wearing purple. See the list at gopurplefriday.com/restaurants.
Shake Shack, Sweetgreens, Van Leeuwen to open
Hey, Bud! What’s up with Quince in Westbend?
—Guy at Old Neighborhood Grill
Quince, the new restaurant and bar from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, is expected to open this fall at 1701 River Run.
The city’s second New York-based Shake Shack is nearing a November opening at 1601 S. University Drive, next door to a new location of California-based Sweetgreen.
Also, the city’s first location of New York-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is under construction nearby on River Run next door to SusieCakes.
This story was originally published September 2, 2022 at 5:45 AM.
