A new restaurant will open on the west side of Fort Worth. Yes, more seafood
A recent Texas Monthly article asked whether Texas now has too much barbecue.
We may soon be asking the same about seafood.
The Dallas-area Rockfish Seafood restaurants will return to Fort Worth at a new west side location in front of the Lunch Box cafe, 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd.
A Rockfish closed about six years ago in the Trinity Commons space on South Hulen Street that is now home to Meso Maya.
Rockfish also has locations in Arlington and Southlake.
“We’re glad we’re coming back to Fort Worth,” company executive Mark Maddock said.
The Village at Camp Bowie location was recently home to the short-lived Blue Butterfly Cafe, a Tennessee company.
Before that, it was home to the first Fort Worth location of Olivella’s Pizza and Wine, which moved 2 miles east. It was also once home to a Jakes Burgers and to an early chef Tim Love restaurant, Duce.
The new Rockfish is only two blocks from Fitzgerald, 6115 Camp Bowie Blvd., a nicer local seafood restaurant by chef Ben Merritt.
Near opening: Nebraska-based Plank Seafood & Provisions, a spinoff of Blue Sushi at 5289 Marathon Ave. in the Shops at Clearfork.
The restaurants follow the recent opening of Walloon’s, 701 W. Magnolia Ave., serving seafood and “Gulf Coast classics” from chef Marcus Paslay’s company.
That’s on top of the five area Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe restaurants, three Pappadeaux Seafood restaurants, three Fish City Grills, two Flying Fish locations and a Florida-based Bonefish Grill.
As one commenter wrote on Facebook: ”I get so confused ;;; Bonefish, Rockfish, Tricky Fish ... I can’t remember what I like and what I don’t.”
Downtown and the west side also have chef Jon Bonnell’s upscale Waters in Sundance Square, Lucile’s Stateside Bistro and an Eddie V’s Prime Seafood in Museum Place.
That’s near the timeless J&J Oyster Bar, now also serving chili in winter at 612 University Drive.
