Here’s where Fort Worth dads can eat big for Father’s Day. Better yet, eat free
Dad can eat big on Father’s Day.
How about a 1¼-pound bacon-and-egg double cheeseburger?
Or a free platter of “Fire in the Hole” scorching-hot chicken tenders or wings?
If Dad or the family want to stage a “Man V. Food”-style challenge, he can be the star of the show Father’s Day.
That’s when California-based Black Bear Diner is serving a giant double cheeseburger.
Or eat free chicken or burgers at Austin-based Pluckers Wing Bar, offering buyers of its “club” memberships a gift $16 lunch or dinner.
Black Bear is new in Tarrant County, but the Big Daddy Burger has been making stomachs growl for a long time.
It’s a special every June: 20 ounces of beef, plus cheese, onion rings, bacon and a sunny-side-up egg, $19.99.
It’s one of several Father’s Day specials at Black Bear, 9501 North Freeway or 12613 South Freeway.
Other Dad’s Day deals include blueberry pancakes, a loaded omelet and a $19.99 prime rib dinner.
Black Bear is a chain diner, but all the food is bumped up a couple of sizes.
It’s best known for the long lines for its popular breakfasts. But go early.
It opens each day at 6, but there’s a line most days by 7. Or wait and go before it closes at 10 p.m.
Dads eat free with Pluckers memberships
At Pluckers Wing Bar, which has locations in north and south Fort Worth, Arlington and Grapevine, Dad eats free with a Pluckers “club” member.
The limit is a $16 entree, side and drink. But that’s enough for a burger, cheesesteak or wings platter.
For the brave, try the “Fire in the Hole” challenge: Eat 15 of Pluckers’ hottest Carolina Reaper wings in 15 minutes and get special recognition. That’ll cost $25.
More deals for Dad
▪ Cafe Modern, 3200 Darnell St. inside the Modern Art Museum, is serving a stunning $65 buffet. The features are bourbon-brined fried chicken, a Japanese tare-glazed Denver steak, choripan sliders and tandoor shrimp.
For the kids ($25), there are waffles and ice cream sundaes; 817-840-2186, themodern.org.
▪ Toro Toro, the Latin steakhouse at 200 Main St., is serving a special dinner of a 7-ounce rib-eye steak and jumbo prawns for $60.
An added plus: Valet parking for Toro Toro is free; 817-975-9895, torotorofortworth.com.
▪ The Hoffbrau Steak & Grill House restaurants in Benbrook, Granbury and Haltom City will serve prime rib this weekend for $32-$37; hoffbrausteakandgrill.com.
▪ Blue Mesa Grill’s weekly Sunday buffet brunch will feature carne asada and pork al pastor along with the usual enchiladas, tacos, seafood and brunch dishes; 612 Carroll St., $40, bluemesagrill.com.
▪ Cut & Bourbon in Live! by Loews — Arlington, 1600 E. Randol Mill Road, is serving a special $100 menu featuring a spiced, coffee-rubbed steak; 682-277-4950, cutandbourbon.com.
This story was originally published June 12, 2024 at 5:30 AM.
