A Pittsburgh-based ice cream chain has scooped into Fort Worth: Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, founded in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, in 1989 by an actual guy named Bruce, has opened in the buzzy north Fort Worth-Keller area, at 4560 Heritage Trace Pkwy. Ste. 500.
The shop, which calls itself Bruster's of Alliance on social media, officially debuted May 5. (Note that it's on the part of Heritage Trace Parkway east of North Beach Street, about a mile-and-a-half away from the crazy-busy-traffic area of H-E-B and Alliance Town Center.)
It's the third shop in the DFW area, joining locations in Frisco and Richardson; a McKinney location has closed. There are also several locations in the Houston area and one in San Antonio.
According to a release, company founder Bruce Reed started the concept as a complement to his family's carhop restaurant Jerry’s Curb Service, and became the neighborhood’s favorite ice cream store. They started franchising in 1993. There are more than 200 independently owned locations in 25 states and Guyana.
Where the ice cream magic happens inside Bruster's new Fort Worth shop.Fcebook/Bruster's
They offer at least 24 ever-changing flavors from a bank of 150 recipes of premium, handcrafted ice cream, yogurt, Italian ice, and sorbet, ranging from the classic van-choc-straw to innovative options such as Pineapple Upside Down Cake and Rainbow Sprinkle Cookie.
They make the ice cream daily, and flavors change from day to day and store to store, but Fort Worth's lineup includes treats such as:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeye - creamy peanut butter and mini peanut butter cups swirl together in smooth butterfudge ice cream.
- Coconut Cream Pie - coconut ice cream mixed with marshmallow swirls and NILLA Wafer Pieces.
- Cotton Candy Explosion - cotton candy ice cream loaded with popping rock candy.
- Gooey Butter Cake - vanilla cheesecake ice cream with buttery cake pieces rippled with butterscotch and caramel.
- Graham Central Station - graham swirls and chocolate flakes in sweet, homemade graham ice cream.
- Southern Banana Puddin - banana pudding ice cream and NILLA Wafer Pieces.
This might seem like a lot of description, but come on, look at those flavors, they're amazing.
In addition, they have vegan oat-milk flavors to cater to customers seeking premium dairy-free options. They also do sundaes, splits, cakes, pies, shakes, and "blasts," which another chain might call blizzards.
Bruster's in Fort Worth is open daily, 11 am-10 pm, and also has a drive-through and outdoor seating.
