{"id":846830,"date":"2026-06-05T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/846830\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:37:15","slug":"one-trick-pony-pizza-tavern-debuts-in-south-main-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/846830\/","title":{"rendered":"One Trick Pony Pizza Tavern debuts in South Main Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time has arrived for one of Fort Worth’s most anticipated restaurant openings of the year: One Trick Pony Pizza Tavern<\/a><\/strong>, the pizza-and-martini spot from Heim Barbecue founders Travis and Emma Heim, will open Wednesday, June 10 in South Main Village.<\/p>\n

The restaurant has taken over the former Hot Box Biscuit Club space at 313 S. Main St., a high-profile address in the Near Southside that has sat empty since Hot Box closed<\/a> in 2024. <\/p>\n

First announced<\/a> nearly a year ago, One Trick Pony specializes in Chicago-style tavern pizza – the thin, crispy pie cut into squares that’s become a darling<\/a> among pizza aficionados in recent years. Signature pizzas include The Big Hurt, topped with spicy Italian sausage and giardiniera.<\/p>\n

\" The pizzas will be thin-crust.Photo courtesy of One Trick Pony<\/p>\n

Travis Heim told CultureMap in June 2025 that pizza had become a passion of his after years in the barbecue business.<\/p>\n

“I love pizza \u2014 I could eat it every day,” he said when revealing the plans for One Trick Pony. “We’d go to New York and Chicago and see these awesome neighborhood tavern spots where you can get a martini, and maybe some pizza or a burger. We’d talked about doing a pizza concept, and felt like this space would be perfect.”<\/p>\n

Heim said he was especially drawn to Chicago’s tavern-style pies, which were largely unavailable in Fort Worth: “I love a Chicago thin crust \u2014 they call it ‘tavern style’ \u2014 and there’s not a place you can get that in Fort Worth,” he said.<\/p>\n

They’ll be using a fancy Pizza Master electric oven, in which they’ll bake not only pizzas but also hoagie rolls and hamburger buns.<\/p>\n

The menu at One Trick Pony (abbreviated “OTP” by the Heims in a release) goes beyond pizza to include house-made meatballs featuring HeartBrand Wagyu beef; mozzarella sticks; and a Chopped Italian salad with iceberg lettuce, red onion, pepperoncini, cherry tomatoes, Gorgonzola, salami, olives, sourdough croutons, and house-made creamy Italian dressing.<\/p>\n

\"One There’s a “double burger” on the menu.Photo courtesy of One Trick Pony<\/p>\n

There’ll also be homemade pasta, a double burger, and playful desserts such as a build-your-own Ballpark Sundae served in a custom One Trick Pony mini baseball helmet. A rotating cookie skillet and other featured desserts will appear regularly, they say.<\/p>\n

The tavern’s cocktail program, created by well-known local mixologist Tia Downey, focuses on ice-cold martinis, including a Pepperoncini Tini designed to pair with the restaurant’s crispy pizzas, they say.<\/p>\n

“We want to be cocktail-forward, not crazy mixology but solid cocktails and a nice wine list,” Heim told CultureMap last year. <\/p>\n

OTP’s opening comes in the midst of a Pizza Renaissance<\/a> in Fort Worth. In the past year or so, a new wave of pizzerias has been bringing better pies to the table, featuring artisanal toppings and crust so good, you want to eat the ends. It joins other hot new pizzerias that have opened around the city, including Burattino Pizza<\/a> in North Richland Hills; Felina<\/a>, a spinoff of the acclaimed Bocca Osteria Romana in the Near Southside; Ozzi’s<\/a>, a chef-driven pizzeria<\/a> located on the southwest side of Fort Worth, and more.<\/p>\n

When it officially debuts, One Trick Pony will be open 5-9 pm Wednesday-Thursday and 5-10 pm Friday-Saturday; closed Sunday-Tuesday. Reservations are now available online<\/a> for dates beginning June 10.<\/p>\n

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Teresa Gubbins contributed to this story.<\/p>\n