Buffalo-born sandwich shop The Hoagie Stop is packing up its hoagie rolls and heading south, with plans to land in Fort Worth, according to company listings and local reporting. The new storefront is slated for the Shops at Basswood on the city’s north side and is scheduled to open sometime in 2026. When it does, it will be the brand’s first location outside the Northeast.
The chain’s own website lists three Buffalo-area locations and flags a Basswood Boulevard storefront in Fort Worth as “coming soon.” According to The Hoagie Stop, the brand currently operates spots in Allentown and on Main and Clinton streets in Western New York.
What To Expect From The Menu
Fort Worth is in for classic East Coast-style hoagies and sturdy sides. The menu is said to include nearly 20 sandwiches, from Philly cheesesteaks to the chain’s “Westside Special,” along with steak fries, wings and chicken fingers, as reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Westside Special is described as a hot hoagie topped with meat, banana peppers, cheese, onion and the shop’s house sauce.
Where It Will Land
The Shops at Basswood is a recently built retail strip on Basswood Boulevard that serves far-north Fort Worth near Interstate 35W, positioning the new hoagie shop to catch both neighborhood regulars and commuter traffic. Property listings for the development lay out the retail address and show a slate of new tenants coming to the strip, according to LoopNet.
Local Context
The Hoagie Stop’s move into Fort Worth is the latest example of a small regional concept testing the Texas market, and it will be the chain’s first operation beyond the Northeast. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram noted the expansion and reported the shop is slated to open sometime this year…