{"id":299994,"date":"2025-10-13T13:19:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299994\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:19:36","slug":"a-popular-downtown-fort-worth-restaurant-is-closing-owners-explain-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299994\/","title":{"rendered":"A popular downtown Fort Worth restaurant is closing. Owners explain why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760361576_739_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1cx6my_15bg5IvB00\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\"\/>A popular downtown Fort Worth restaurant is closing. Owners explain why.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=d3099a39e25ef03c&amp;sxsrf=AE3TifPOyPCWca633WW5OZBhlUjO2_k9GQ%3A1760294736503&amp;si=AMgyJEtREmoPL4P1I5IDCfuA8gybfVI2d5Uj7QMwYCZHKDZ-Ey7IefEjbiznUNwGiJ4UPMImgiJLfo2zaca2zEyqB0XE5uGfmc1smhAnKyG8wHsTp8t0dlquicJlScmkJgRqNoS37ftj-A3wZ7jOSHnyBocJ9UU80A%3D%3D&amp;q=Neighbor%27s+House+Reviews&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjco-DzqJ-QAxXSBdAFHQ-ZHEAQ0bkNegQIPBAE&amp;biw=1294&amp;bih=727&amp;dpr=1.49\">Neighbor\u2019s House<\/a>, a popular downtown lunch cafe that developed a nighttime casual dinner following, will close Oct. 29 for family matters, owners Ashlee Pierce Cowan and Kyle Cowan wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbor\u2019s House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbap.com\/2019\/10\/24\/much-needed-grocery-store-restaurant-opens-in-downtown-fort-worth\/\">opened in 2019<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firston7th.com\/\">First on 7th<\/a> building, a former bank tower at 500 W. Seventh St. near Burnett Park.<\/p>\n<p>It offered groceries, lunch sandwiches, coffee and a rarity downtown: plenty of parking.<\/p>\n<p>In a text message, Kyle Cowan said he and Ashlee are leaving the business to spend more time with parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have and always will be family-oriented and value our family both at home and the family we have built in Fort Worth,\u201d Cowan wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760361576_779_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1sqMcP_15bg5IvB00\" width=\"1140\" height=\"759\"\/>The interior of the Neighbors House restaurant in downtown Fort Worth on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Chris Torres\/ctorres@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n<p>In the Facebook post, Neighbor\u2019s House announced a \u201cgrand closing\u201d week Oct. 27-29.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant has a 4.7 rating by diners on Google.com and a 4.5 rating on Yelp.com.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, it won a Star-Telegram \u201creaders\u2019 choice\u201d online poll for staff and service.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s open weekdays for lunch and dinner; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neighborshousegrocery.com\/\">neighborshousegrocery.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A popular downtown Fort Worth restaurant is closing. Owners explain why. 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