McDonald’s opened a CosMc’s location at 5341 McPherson Blvd in Fort Worth on August 23, 2024. It was part of a limited rollout of the company’s experimental beverage chain—one that quietly ended less than a year later. The Fort Worth store is now closed, along with every other CosMc’s across Texas and Illinois. The concept came and went quickly, and there’s plenty to unpack about how it landed, what it offered, and why it didn’t last.
Quick rise, fast fall
CosMc’s debuted in late 2023 in Bolingbrook, Illinois, before expanding into North Texas the following spring. The Fort Worth location was the fourth to open in the region, following new builds in Far North Dallas, Arlington, and Waxahachie.
Its opening brought a splash of bright branding and a patio-style setup unlike most fast-food chains. But the experiment didn’t stick. By June 2025, McDonald’s had closed all five stores and taken the CosMc’s app offline.
A short experiment ends
CosMc’s focused on what it called “beverage-forward” offerings—colorful cold drinks like the Churro Cold Brew Frappe and Sour Cherry Energy Burst. A small food menu accompanied the drinks, including a Spicy Queso Sandwich and an avocado-based breakfast wrap.
The Fort Worth store included a shaded outdoor lobby and mobile ordering through the dedicated CosMc’s app. That app and the CosMc’s Club loyalty program were both discontinued on June 23, 2025, when the brand officially shut down.
The site and what’s next
The site at 5341 McPherson Blvd sits in a fast-developing corridor on Fort Worth’s southwest side. The land was still empty grassland in the early 2000s, with commercial growth accelerating over the past two decades…