More steaks and lots more pizzas lie ahead for Fort Worth in a 2026 that will be dominated by new restaurants in downtown Fort Worth, Southlake and summer specials for the FIFA World Cup.
What is usually a slow time for restaurants — mid-June to mid-July — will bring a boom to downtown and north Arlington, with soccer tourists all over North Texas looking for grilled Argentine chorizo, Texas brisket or anything American.
The biggest opening in 2026 is obvious: the new Roy Hutchins BBQ Factory, taking shape at 1600 E. Copeland Road (Interstate 30) in Arlington on the corner at Nolan Ryan Expressway just north of AT&T Stadium…