Closure News

Fort Worth restaurant dedicated to burgers and biscuits calls it quits

Not even tots could save the day.

Photo by Ben's Triple B

A cute chef-owned restaurant near Texas Wesleyan featuring burgers, biscuits, and beer, is calling it quits: Ben's Triple B, a venture from chef Ben Merritt, is closing on May 25, which means you have barely a few hours to get over there and grab a burger and tots.

Merritt said in a statement that COVID-19 and its aftermath were the cause.

"With the aftermath effects of the pandemic & staffing struggles, we have made the hard decision to permanently close the doors at Ben's Triple B," Merritt said. "Unfortunately, even making it through the COVID-19 closures and restrictions, the rising cost of products and minimal staff has resulted in not being able to operate the restaurant in any way that resembles hospitality."

The restaurant will close on May 25 at 4 pm.

Merritt, who had previously opened Fixture in 2015 in the Near Southside, opened Ben's Triple B: Biscuits, Burgers and Brews near the campus of Texas Wesleyan University, at 3016 E. Rosedale St., in 2019.

It was part of the Rosedale Renaissance, a charge led by Texas Wesleyan, in partnership with the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, to revitalize the historic Polytechnic Heights neighborhood and East Fort Worth.

At the time it opened, Texas Wesleyan President Frederick Slabach called it the place to eat and socialize for students, faculty and staff, and patrons from all over Fort Worth.

The combination of biscuits, breakfast, burgers, and a full bar seemed to be irresistible. The menu had half a dozen burgers and loads of biscuit sandwiches, such as Buffalo chicken with blue cheese, plus desserts, such as "cherry pie on a biscuit" with vanilla ice cream, and fried biscuit balls with caramel and cinnamon sugar.

It also had tots. How can you not win with tots?

Merritt closed his goodbyes by thanking the community, saying, "It has been an absolute blessing and pleasure to serve the Polytechnic neighborhood the past 2 years! Thank you all for your support. We will miss you!"

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Stephanie Allmon Merry contributed to this story.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

Photo courtesy of Visit Addison

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A decadent new doughnut shop is coming to Fort Worth: Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain known for serving doughnuts made to order, will open a shop at 6387 Camp Bowie Blvd. #A within the Ridglea Plaza Shopping Center in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the shop will open on Saturday December 21 at 7 am.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers. They're now headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and began franchising in 2013, with more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states and international locations. There was previously a DFW location in Addison on Belt Line Road that opened in 2020 but it did not survive the pandemic.

The Fort Worth shop is owned and operated by husband-and-wife Justin and Morgan Thomas.

“We are delighted to be opening in Fort Worth,” Justin says in a statement. “The community has been patiently waiting for us to open our doors, and now we cannot wait to sprinkle happiness to all with our warm, delicious and made-to-order doubhnuts.”

The 1,035-square-foot shop reflects the franchise’s reimagined design which gives a modern twist on their iconic beach theme and family-friendly atmosphere. Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by the aroma of warm, light vanilla cake doughnuts.

Customers can create their own combination by choosing from coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon.

Key to their appeal is the viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their doughnuts being made.

Many of their flavors have a beachy theme such as the Beach, a cake doughnut with vanilla icing dusted with cinnamon sugar; the Sunrise with lemon icing and raspberry drizzle; and the Beach Ball with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle.

They rotate in seasonal offerings such as the current lineup of mint-flavored flavors including chocolate icing with mint buttercream. The doughnuts themselves are limited to vanilla and chocolate cake; the flavors come primarily from icing.

In addition to doughnuts, the Fort Worth location will serve coffee, doughnut breakfast sandwiches, doughnut sundaes — in which a doughnut is topped with ice cream and syrup — plus frozen beverages and milkshakes.

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