A new laid-back twist on a steakhouse is coming to Fort Worth: Called Seared, it will open this summer at 4006 White Settlement Rd., in the former Pearl Snap Kolaches space, with a prix fixe menu, cocktails, and a "soon-to-be legendary" brunch.

Leading the concept is Chris Jordan, owner of neighborhood bars Rabbit Hole Pub and Mad Hatter Neighborhood Pub in Richardson and Fort Worth. On Seared, he's partnered with Kristin Peaks-Thomas, Jywon Young, and Bailey Batts.

The inspiration for the restaurant came during Jordan's trips with his fiancée to New York. There was a particular steakhouse concept that caught their attention and they wanted to replicate it in Fort Worth.

Jordan had managed restaurants in the past, and wasn't dying to open a restaurant. But he couldn't resist the idea of bringing in a different steak experience — one that felt more approachable, with a fixed-price offering in the $45-50 range for a salad, steak, and side.

"We’re going to be a semi-fixed price menu steakhouse,” Jordan says. “We’re leery of saying steakhouse because I don’t want it to come off as we’re trying to do an Outback Steakhouse."

In other words, approachable does not mean compromised on quality, Peaks-Thomas says.

"Creating a comfortable dining experience is something we've preached across all their concepts and people are going to be treated top-notch," she says.

They're still a ways from finalizing their menu but they know they'll have filet mignon and a tomahawk steak for two. There'll be vegetarian options, shareable sides, house salad, bread, and here's a thing: unlimited fries.

The bar will feature cocktails that are a step above those at their other concepts. They plan to be open for dinner nightly, plus brunch on weekends.

"We’re surrounded by neighborhoods, so we’re really going to lean on that," Jordan says. "We are wanting to give the upscale experience in hospitality, but it doesn’t matter if you wear jeans and a T-shirt or a black tie and coat."

They ended up revealing their plans a little earlier than intended, after a car crashed through the front of the restaurant in February.

"Well…not exactly the way we wanted to share our newest concept with everyone, but here we are!" Jordan said at the time.

While the front of the restaurant sustained some damage, they were about to get started on renovations, so they took it in stride. Getting the former Pearl Snap space, which had been there for 11 years, felt like fate, and it's just two minutes away from Rabbit Hole's Fort Worth location on the same street.

"Two days before Pearl Snap announced they were closing, I told Bailey to start looking for locations," Jordan says. "I think as a team, we were all very grateful to them for choosing us for the space because there were some pretty big names from Fort Worth trying to get in there."