Editor's note: It's time to look back at the top Fort Worth news of the week, and it is all about restaurants and bars, with openings and closings galore. While Dairy Queen has closed dozens of Texas locations, a crop of new local restaurants are ready to open their doors. Here are the five hottest Fort Worth headlines of the week. For fun things to do this weekend, go here.
1. Dairy Queen closes 25 Texas locations including North Richland Hills. Two dozen Dairy Queen restaurants across Texas are closing, including one location in Fort Worth, and the stores' furnishings were on the auction block.
2. Authentic Fort Worth Mexican restaurant El Minero spreads its wings. An authentic Mexican restaurant in Fort Worth is spreading its wings: Called El Minero, it's a family-owned restaurant that debuted in Fort Worth in 2018, and has now opened a second location in the former Los Jimadores space at 8216 Bedford Euless Rd., in the Crossroads Centre.
El Minero mixed tacos.
El Minero
3. Family sports bar west of Fort Worth hits home run with food & service. There's a sports bar west of Fort Worth that's in a league of its own: Called Bush League Bar and Grill, it opened in 2024 in Hudson Oaks, in the former Bourbon-n-Branch Brewing, where it's serving burgers, wings, and ice cold beer.
4. New Philly cheesesteak food truck gets ready to rumble in Fort Worth. A new food truck serving up Philadelphia cheesesteaks is coming to Fort Worth: Called Vonte’s Philly Cheesesteaks, it will be located outside The Local Bar at 2800 Bledsoe St. #250, near West 7th Street, where it's slated to open in early March.
5. Catch up on bread and brunch in this Fort Worth restaurant news. This roundup of dining news in Fort Worth includes openings, ownership changes, new dishes, new drinks, and new brunch menus. There's also news of a charitable endeavor and news about a local chef on TV.
