Fred’s Texas Cafe is closing on Currie Street in Fort Worth after 43 years in business. Fans of Fred’s famous burgers and beer can visit the original restaurant until December 31, 2021.
Fred’s original owners JD and Gari Chandler are selling the building and the current operators plan to move the restaurant seven miles away to Camp Bowie West Boulevard in West Fort Worth. The new Fred’s is expected to open in spring 2022.
This DMN file photo shows the Diablo burger that is still on the menu today. It has mustard, swiss, grilled onions, brown chipotle butter, and all the fixins: cucumber, lettuce, and tomato.(Paul Moseley)
The news comes after another Fred was shut down in 2020. The burger joint near Texas Christian University did not survive the pandemic.
Another Fred’s, 2730 Western Center in North Fort Worth, will remain open.
Quincy Wallace, co-owner and operating partner, says, “The decision to move Fred’s is a tough one, but it is [it’s] the right one if we want to keep preparing great food for great people. “
“I will miss going into this building every day, like many of our loyal regulars.”
Wallace began managing the original Fred’s in 2004 when the original owners retired and their son Terry Chandler joined. Wallace and Terry Chandler became business partners together in 2011 and have continued to run it ever since.
Terry Chandler is a chef known as the Outlaw Chef. he has appeared on the Food Network show Outrageous Food.
The new Fred’s in West Fort Worth will be bigger and have its own parking lot. It will also have a temperature controlled covered terrace. The 1950s pickup truck parked outside the original is taken to the Camp Bowie restaurant.
The original Fred’s Restaurant opened in 1978 but has been a range of diners and cafes since at least the 1940s. The building should be for sale within the next year, says a spokeswoman.
The original Fred’s Texas Cafe will remain at 915 Currie St., Fort Worth until December 31, 2021. In 2022, the co-owners plan to open a new restaurant at 7101 Camp Bowie West Boulevard, Fort Worth. Fred’s Texas Cafe at 2730 Western Center, Fort Worth, will remain open.
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