When will that Arlington BBQ restaurant reopen? What about the Fort Worth fish place?
Smoke’N Ash BBQ nears Arlington return
Hey, Bud! I was looking for that Tex-Ethiopian barbecue restaurant in Arlington. It’s not where it used to be, but it’s not where the web says, either.
—Caller to 817-390-7538
Smoke’N Ash BBQ, a fusion restaurant made famous by Texas Monthly and the New York Times, is reopening any day at 5904 S. Cooper St., north of Sublett Road. I notice some websites list the correct address but have the old map to Matlock Road.
La Onda nears Fort Worth return
Hey, Bud! When does La Onda reopen?
—Shopper at the TCU Kroger
La Onda, a heralded seafood restaurant that went ignored on Race Street, is training workers for its new location at 1165 Eighth Ave., inside Hotel Revel.
It’s a better location for chef Victor Villarreal. His original La Onda was named one of America’s 50 Best New Restaurants for 2022, which described it as “seafood magic.”
When do the customers come back?
Hey, Bud! Business has been slow. I understand dinner, but what happened to everybody at lunch?
—Several restaurant owners
This is the point in summer where we get worn down and just stay indoors. Restaurants say more diners are coming for breakfast or early lunch, then getting back to work before the high-noon sun.
Even crowded barbecue places like Dayne’s and Brix didn’t have a lunch line lately some weekdays. Go before Labor Day — the next week, everybody gets back on regular schedule.
This story was originally published August 30, 2023 at 5:30 AM.
