{"id":897931,"date":"2026-06-28T04:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/897931\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T04:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:40:04","slug":"the-latest-fort-worth-restaurant-openings-and-closings-and-free-hot-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/897931\/","title":{"rendered":"The latest Fort Worth restaurant openings and closings \u2014 and free hot dogs."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Fort Worth dining scene is shifting fast this summer, with bakery debuts, steakhouse soft openings and a Botanic Garden cafe overhaul all in motion. Here\u2019s a quick look at the latest restaurant news from across Tarrant County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cafe inside the Fort Worth Botanic Garden\u2019s 91-year-old Rock Springs building will close June 30 and reopen this fall as Flora House, a reimagined concept from Westland Hospitality with a new menu by chef Juan Rodriguez. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/eats-beat\/article316226813.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bud Kennedy reports on the garden\u2019s restaurant overhaul;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bud Kennedy reports on the garden\u2019s restaurant overhaul&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bud Kennedy reports on the garden\u2019s restaurant overhaul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two Grapevine bakeries \u2014 JudyPie and Legacy Cakes \u2014 landed in USA Today\u2019s national rankings again this year, with JudyPie ranked No. 8 for pies and Legacy Cakes ranked No. 6 for cake shops, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/article316221594.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:according to Ella Gonzales\u2019 report;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to Ella Gonzales\u2019 report&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according to Ella Gonzales\u2019 report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A new steakhouse called Seared quietly soft-opened on White Settlement Road with a prix fixe menu, bottomless fries and craft cocktails \u2014 but not before two Dodge Challengers crashed into the building during renovations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/article316253503.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Gonzales reports.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gonzales reports.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gonzales reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/article316251020.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Curly\u2019s Frozen Custard;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Curly\u2019s Frozen Custard&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Curly\u2019s Frozen Custard<\/a> will hand out 250 free hot dogs on July 4 to mark America\u2019s 250th birthday, with the giveaway starting when the Camp Bowie Boulevard stand opens at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gauchos Brazilian Steakhouse has posted \u201cComing Soon\u201d signs at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/article316271979.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:former On The Border building in Lake Worth;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;former On The Border building in Lake Worth&quot;}\" class=\"link \">former On The Border building in Lake Worth<\/a>, moving into the nearly 6,000-square-foot space the Tex-Mex chain abandoned when it shuttered all company-owned locations June 12.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Self-taught baker Gretchen Seegel opened her first brick-and-mortar store, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/article316236741.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sunrise Scones;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sunrise Scones&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sunrise Scones<\/a>, on June 19 at 309 W. Daggett Ave. in South Main Village, serving rotating seasonal flavors such as peach cobbler and lemon lavender alongside three staples.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"The strawberry-rhubarb pie, or \u201cValentine\u2019s pie\u201d at JudyPie is the shop\u2019s most popular.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"713\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e57bc6e7a095a5ca537a707e55287ddf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The strawberry-rhubarb pie, or \u201cValentine\u2019s pie\u201d at JudyPie is the shop\u2019s most popular.<\/p>\n<p>(Paul Moseley\/pmoseley@star-telegram.com)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fort Worth dining scene is shifting fast this summer, with bakery debuts, steakhouse soft openings and a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":897932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,326342,363740,7371,77732,7372,363739,363738,7375,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-897931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-america","tag-botanic-garden","tag-flora-house","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-botanic-garden","tag-fortworth","tag-juan-rodriguez","tag-legacy-cakes","tag-tarrant-county","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}