Coming Soon Mother’s Day Brunch Roundup Give your mom the only thing she wants on her day: brunch. BY ROBERT PHILPOT
Mother’s Day is the busiest brunch day of the year –– busy enough that some restaurants that are usually closed on Sundays open for that lovely meal after breakfast but before lunch. Here are our picks for some of the best ways to treat your mother –– yes, even a brunch served in a gas station. By the way, if you haven’t made reservations, make them now. Seatings tend to fill up fast, and Mom warned you what would happen if you dilly-dally.
B&B Butchers,
5212 Marathon Av, 817-737-5212 The steakhouse and more at the Shops at Clearfork will open early for Mother’s Day (10am-3pm), offering its full brunch menu. The a la carte lineup is pretty extensive, with breakfast dishes ranging from a simple $11 pancake stack with mixed berries to a show-Mom-howmuch you love her Lux & Lox (lox with Assetra caviar, truffle cream cheese, and more) for $46. The lunch side of the brunch menu offers such simple items as a BLT ($13) as well as more extravagant choices, including a Club Cut ribeye ($38) or wasabi-crusted tuna ($36). For the full brunch menu, visit Bbbutchers.com/ fortworth. There will be live music on the patio, along with a balloon artist and a B&B Texas longhorn for photo ops. Customers can also pre-order a flower arrangement ($85-$215) for the table from Cityview Florists and Gifts when making their reservations –– 48-hour notice is required for the flower arrangements.
Bird Café
155 E 4th St, 817-332-2473 The Sundance Square Plaza restaurant will serve its usual brunch (10am-3pm), with a few special offerings. The most attention-getting one is the churro waffle (a cinnamon-sugar waffle with mixed berries, spiced chocolate, and whipped cream). Others include a loaded BLT (with bacon, arugula, fried green tomato, and an over-easy egg) and, on the relatively healthy side, grilled asparagus with poached eggs, crispy ham, and hollandaise. For dinner, Bird will offer a three-course prix-fixe menu, including your choice of rosemary chicken fettuccine and Texas chicken-fried steak as main-course
The Pain Perdu at GRACE (777 Main St, 817-877-3388) is topped with marinated Texas berries and Vermont maple syrup. Photo Courtesy of GRACE options and a choice of honey-poached pear or lemon chess pie for dessert. Dinner is $45. An optional wine pairing is an additional $25.
Blue Mesa Grill,
612 Carroll St, 817-332-6372 One of the most popular weekend brunches will extend its hours for Mother’s Day, with brunch available from 8am to 8pm on May 12. If you’d rather do Mother’s Day Eve, brunch will also be available from 10am to 3pm on May 11. The buffet will include a huevos rancheros/omelet bar, smoked chicken enchiladas, Blue Mesa’s signature Adobe Pie, a street taco bar, waffles, chicken, salads, and more. Dessert stations will offer double chocolate fudge brownies, buildyour-own ice cream sundaes, churros, and cookies. The $24 cost includes champagne, mimosas, coffee, and soft drinks. For children 6-11, the brunch is $7, and it’s free for kids 5 and under. Blue Mesa will not accept reservations for the brunches but will offer call-ahead seating.
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Chef Point Modern Bar & Restaurant,
5901 Watauga Rd, Watauga, 817-656-0080 Long known as Chef Point Cafe, the “gourmet restaurant in a gas station” quietly underwent a recent name change that better reflects the fare it offers. For Mother’s Day (10am-8pm), the a la carte menu ranges from a $20 Monte Cristo to a $32 smoked blackened ribeye, with such attention-getting options as New Zealand lamb chops smothered in brown mint sauce ($28) and grilled swordfish stuffed with fresh crabmeat, bell peppers, onions, and pepperjack ($30). A Colleyville location is due to open soon, but at press time, it didn’t look like it would make it for Mother’s Day.
Ellerbe Fine Foods,
1501 W Magnolia Av, 817-926-3663 The West Magnolia Avenue fine-dining spot is one of those places that opens on Sunday only for Mom –– well, the website says “mother,
May 2019
