Why July is great for BBQ: These Fort Worth restaurants are open
Why not make it a Texas barbecue month?
If you didn’t get enough July 4 — or if you had plenty and want more — busy restaurants like Ribbee’s in Fort Worth and Dayne’s in Aledo are open and serving:
Ribbee’s adds chicken and pulled pork
Ribbee’s, a ribs-and-fries takeout or delivery stand near Interstate 35W at 923 E. Seminary Drive, has expanded its menu since it opened in March.
Now, it serves barbecued or lemon-pepper-rub chicken, pulled-pork sliders and a Sunday special: beef ribs.
Ribbee’s originally sold only rib dinners four ways: with a dry rub, a spicy rub, with a regular sauce or a hot-honey sauce.
The chicken was sold out the other day. But the baby back ribs matched those at Ribbee’s mother ship, Goldee’s. And the crinkle fries are near-perfect.
Don’t miss the shakes in flavors such as peach or Big Red, or the banana pudding.
Ribbee’s opens for lunch and dinner Thursday through Sunday. Look for occasional BOGO specials on DoorDash.com, or go to ribbees.com.
When to find short lines at Goldee’s
Goldee’s Barbecue, which has built a legend for both barbecue and lines at its backroad stand south of Kennedale, is open for lunch only Friday through Sunday.
The line at 4645 Dick Price Road usually forms about 8:30 or 9 a.m. on Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Or go about 1:30 p.m. after the lunch run — some items on the whiteboard menu will be sold out, but what’s left will still be good.
Save room for the side dishes, dessert and home-baked bread. Then take home the leftovers; goldeesbbq.com.
Dayne’s in Aledo is serving lunch, but go early
Dayne’s Craft Barbecue is the New Big Thing in Texas, so the Parker County restaurant often sells out by early afternoon.
It’s open regular hours Thursday through Sunday, lunch only, at 100 S. Front St., Aledo.
At Dayne’s, you never know what surprise is on the board that day, along with the traditional prime brisket, spare ribs, turkey, pork and special sausages.
The famous Dayne’s double cheeseburger — often ranked the area’s best — is now available every day, but it might sell out.
This is a good place to start a Friday or Saturday barbecue tour, because it opens at 10:30 a.m.; daynescraftbarbecue.com.
More meat
A few more restaurants serving lunch July 4 and 5:
? Angelo’s Barbecue, for 66 years a go-to choice for family barbecue and sides on short notice; 2533 White Settlement Road, 817-332-0357, angelosbbq.com.
? Brix Barbecue, a barbecue-burgers-and-brunch restaurant at 1012 S. Main St.; 817-386-4694, brixbarbecue.com.
? Hickory Stick BBQ, a charming small-town restaurant voted Star-Telegram readers’ favorite, opens from 8 a.m. through dinner Wednesday through Saturday.
Hickory Stick’s platters cost less than $20 and the sandwiches cost less than $10, so this is barbecue that doesn’t require a trip to the bank.
One big plus for Hickory Stick: You can go at mid-morning before it gets hot.
It’s on a back road at 900 E. Enon Ave., Everman, 817-478-9997, hickorystickbbq.com.
? Panther City BBQ is open until 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 4 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday; 201 E. Hattie St. (201 E. Pennsylvania Ave.), 682-250-4464, panthercitybbq.com.
Panther City’s new spinoff, Fort Worth Barbecue Co., opens weekdays only at 10:30 a.m. for lunch at 826 Taylor St..
? Smoke-A-Holics BBQ is open for lunch Tuesday and for lunch and afternoon takeout Wednesday through Saturday; 1417 Evans Ave., 817-386-5658, smoke-a-holicsbbq.com.
