Fort Worth Weekly
Open Tables
Fort Worth lost restaurant stalwarts while gaining a new crop of bars, coffee houses, and restaurants in 2020.
By Edward Brown
Tarantula Tiki Lounge brought Fort Worth a resplendent Polynesian-themed bar with cocktails that eschewed the cheap, sweet stuff in favor of fresh-squeezed juices and primo rum options.
Photo by Crystal Wise.
Even when times are good and free of government-mandated shutdowns, bar and restaurant owners work on thin profit margins. Few would say the hospitality industry offers easy money, but running a bar or restaurant affords the opportunity to be around people and to build community, and some folks care about those sorts of things.