State Fair News

Where in Dallas-Fort Worth to get Fletcher's Corny Dogs and other State Fair fare

Fletcher's to the rescue.

Photo courtesy of Fletcher's

The 2020 State Fair of Texas may be canceled but there is no shortage of fried food going around, from corny dog pop-ups to Dallas restaurants adding greasy treats to their menus.

This trend started in August, and now there are new opportunities to get your fair on.

Corny Dogs + chicken?
From September 1-October 25, State Fair of Texas staple Fletcher's Original Corny Dogs will be served at 187 Golden Chick locations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Finally, a reason to go to a Golden Chick.

In a statement, Golden Chick president Jim Stevens does verbal somersaults to explain why this partnership "makes perfect sense."

"While we serve Original Golden Tenders, Fletcher's is the creator of the Original Corny Dog, and what better way to make the two widely accessible than to serve them both at our restaurants and in our drive-thrus," Stevens says.

Golden Chick will be in charge of making the corny dogs, which will be $5. The Original is the only version they'll be serving.

Corny dog pop-ups
If you're still not up for going to Golden Chick, you can find Fletcher's at a series of pop-ups around town scheduled throughout September and October.

Fletcher's will also participate in the State Fair Drive-Thru event taking place weekends from September 25-October 18.

Statler Dallas fair fest
The Statler hotel in downtown Dallas is going all in on the State Fair with a fair-inspired installation as well as a menu of fair-inspired food.

Called Fair Play at the Statler, it's a property-wide interactive experience that includes:

fair-inspired menus for DFW Restaurant Week
interactive fair-themed art installations
sensory experiences in the Statler Ballroom
food and gaming experience in the restaurant Scout

The event, which will run on weekends from September 11-20, will feature an Elvis butter sculpture and Cotton Candy Corral, kids' activities, games, food and drink tastings, and more.

State Fair menu items will include Hot Cheetos Crusted Fried Avocado, the El Monte Elvis Sandwich, and a Breakfast Corny Dog.

More Fair food
Other ways to get your State Fair food fix are listed here and include special menus at Norma's Cafe, Cocino Italiano, Maple Leaf Diner, Big Al's Smokehouse BBQ, Turkey Leg Paradise, and Korean corny dog restaurant Frank Seoul.

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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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