This July roundup of Fort Worth dining news overflows with new menus. There’s also a big remodeling going on, a tasting menu by a high-profile restaurant, and a relocation in the works for a longtime chocolatier.<\/p>\n
Here’s what’s happening in Fort Worth restaurant news:<\/p>\n
Raising Cane’s<\/a>, the chicken tender chain, is remodeling DFW three locations: 5030 Greenville Ave. Dallas; 8801 North Fwy. Fort Worth; and 1322 N. Collins St. Arlington. Construction is underway, and the dining rooms are temporarily closed, but each restaurant is still open for drive-thru. The transformation will include updated exteriors, new signage, new color schemes, design nods to local schools and universities, upgraded dining rooms, tables, chairs, and lighting. DFW is Raising Cane’s largest market. They opened their 200th restaurant in Texas in November.<\/p>\n The Blue Room<\/a> inside The Crescent Hotel Fort Worth has debuted a six-course tasting menu sourced from Texas ingredients served on Friday-Saturday from 6-8:30 pm for $125. Each course is built around a single seasonal ingredient, like okra, corn, melons, and tomatoes. Highlights include a Venison Carpaccio \u201cAl Pastor\u201d, with fermented pineapple and candied serrano; grouper with blue crab remoulade, grilled squash, and crispy fried potato; duck with mole and compressed watermelon; and grilled corn flan, featuring lavender corn milk ice cream and smoked olive oil.<\/p>\n Dr. Sue’s Chocolate<\/a>, the chocolatier in Grapevine that does artisan dark chocolate crafted in a healthful manner, is relocating. According to a post from founder Sue Williams, it’s due to rising prices. They’re looking for another location and meanwhile their inventory is currently 15 percent off as they prepare for the move. “We have been a part of the Grapevine community for 12 years and are so grateful for our time here,” the post read.<\/p>\n City Works Eatery & Pour House<\/a> in Fort Worth has a new lineup of limited-time dishes and drinks, available through September 8, called Chef Selects \u2013 a menu that changes every eight weeks. The new items include Elote Corn Ribs with chili-lime crema and taj\u00edn; Korean Smash Tacos featuring smashed beef patties with gochujang glaze, kimchi, in a flour tortilla; Boozy Cream Soda with Wheatley Vodka and Frangelico; and Banana Painkiller with Giffard Banane du Br\u00e9sil, Myers\u2019s, pineapple juice, orange juice, and cream of coconut.<\/p>\n Auntie Anne’s<\/a>, the fast casual pretzel chain, has two new locations coming to DFW Airport: at Gate 31 in Terminal E and the new A-Pier. The locations are from local entrepreneur Randy Labosco, and are slated to open in late 2025-October 2026. An existing Auntie Anne\u2019s located in Terminal A, Gate 21 will be undergoing a redesign.<\/p>\n The Cookie Bar Colleyville<\/a> has a new one-of-a-kind build-your-own cookie bar featuring made-from-scratch dough and multiple toppings where you create a cookie and they bake it fresh. They also do a monthly Cookie Box with rotating flavors. For July, that includes triple berry cheesecake, America\u2019s birthday (cake batter cookie topped with vanilla buttercream and red, white & blue sprinkles), Key Lime pie, and chocolate s\u2019mores. The box has 12 large 4.5-5 ounce cookies, three of each flavor, for $50, can be ordered online<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tropical Smoothie Cafe<\/a> has two new smoothies: The returning Mango Monsoon Smoothie with mango, pineapple, papaya, guava, passion fruit, and coconut; and the new Tropical Dragon Passion Smoothie with dragon fruit, passion fruit, pineapple, and lime. Both are permanent menu additions for $8.<\/p>\n Savvy Sliders,<\/a> the burger slider chain, has two new items: Pulled pork slider with BBQ sauce, pickles, on a toasted brioche bun for $4; and a s\u2019mores shake for $6. Both are available through August 31.<\/p>\n Ojos Locos Sports Cantina<\/a> has a new smashburger featuring two patties, American cheese, pickles, jalape\u00f1os, habanero onions, and Loco Sauce. Available for $14 as a combo, or $16 as a combo with beer.<\/p>\n Texas de Brazil<\/a> has two returning seasonal favorites: Moqueca de Camar\u00e3o is a seafood stew with shrimp, coconut milk, garlic, and peppers. Flame-grilled shrimp is marinated with garlic, oregano, and cayenne, available as a light option or paired with other churrasco favorites. Available for a limited time during dinner.<\/p>\n Soulman’s Bar-B-Que<\/a> has added “pork wings” to its menu, a la carte or in a pork wing plate with two sides, for $22. They’re available until August 27 at all 20 locations including Allen, Cedar Hill, Fort Worth, Forney, Garland, Greenville, Hurst, Lancaster, Lewisville, Mansfield, Mesquite, Rockwall, and Royse City.<\/p>\n Grimaldi\u2019s<\/a>, the Italian pizza chain, has a new summer menu featuring strawberry spinach salad, Aloha, NY! pizza topped with pepperoni, pineapple and basil, drizzled with Mike\u2019s Hot Honey; strawberry and blueberry cheesecakes; plus cocktails including pineapple basil mule and pineAperol spritz. New permanent menu items feature ivy pizza, Italian Paloma, limoncello spritzer, and flavored margaritas such as peach and dessert pear.<\/p>\n Mo’Bettah’s<\/a> has a new steamed vegetable blend featuring broccoli, peas, and carrots seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic. It’s served as a side or main entr\u00e9e starting at $2.<\/p>\n Outback Steakhouse<\/a> has added the Aussie Jawssie drink to the menu. It features New Amsterdam raspberry vodka, Blue Curacao, citrus juices, and grenadine, served with a keepsake shark that pours grenadine from its mouth. Keeping with the shark theme, there’s a new Sharkey Temple, an alcohol-free mix of Sprite and grenadine. The Aussie Jawssie is $9, Sharkey Temple is $5.<\/p>\n Burger King<\/a> has a new BBQ Brisket Whopper featuring a quarter-pound patty topped with brisket in BBQ sauce, crispy onions, American cheese, a “sweet golden” barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a toasted sesame seed bun. A spokesperson says it fuses the classic flavors of a Whopper with Carolina barbecue\u2014 pit-smoked BBQ brisket and sweet and golden Carolina gold BBQ sauce. A regular starts at $8, while a BBQ Brisket Whopper Jr. is $5. Both are available while supplies last.<\/p>\n