Restaurateurs Jeffrey Yarbrough and Camille McDonald, part of the team that opened the popular Teddy Wongs dumpling house in Near Southside, will open a completely new concept across from Dickies Arena.
The restaurant will replace a former Taco Heads at 1812 Montgomery St.
According to records, the new business is tentatively named La Pistola. But that slang term is a placeholder, and the new name and food concept have not been decided, Yarbrough said.
The property includes two small buildings — a restaurant and bar — that were converted from homes in the 1970s. The location has been a pet grooming service, antique shop, thrift shop and small Tex-Mex restaurant until 2016, when Taco Heads opened and connected the buildings with a patio.
Taco Heads closed in August, followed soon by another Taco Heads location in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
Yarbrough, a restaurateur and real estate developer, has opened businesses such as Club Clearview and Liberty Noodle in Dallas, as well as Teddy Wongs at 812 W. Rosedale St. and a second location coming at 102 Houston Ave. in Weatherford.
He is also the founder of the Texas Chicken-Fried Steak Day statewide restaurant promotion.
McDonald opened Teddy Wongs as the “wine boss” and has been involved in her family’s upscale Restaurant506 and Sanford House lodging in central Arlington.
McDonald said the Montgomery Street project is about “building something that belongs in Fort Worth,” according to the announcement.
She and Yarbrough praised the location and potential growth on Montgomery Street, a gateway to Dickies Arena and also to the Will Rogers Memorial Center complex and regularly scheduled events.
The restaurant is directly across from the arena and provides a patio view of Will Rogers and the downtown skyline.
Yarbrough’s BigInk Commercial Real Estate also announced a new restaurant opening in the Denton County city of Krum.
Forever Steak & BBQ, 115 W. Lake St., is expected to open the first week of March.
Bud Kennedy
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