The (somewhat) new Fort Worth joint stays true to Central Texas barbecue: perfectly executed simplicity.
By
Daniel Walker
Published in
Food & Drink
April 6, 2021
10:42 am
We live in a world in which Texas barbecue menus are experimenting with an assortment of little-seen and intriguingly offbeat items. Barbecue mash-ups come in the form of smoked brisket ramen, black pepper–smoked sausage corn dogs or brisket green curry, and even the occasional pulled-pork egg roll. Upon your initial perusal over the Goldee’s menu, then, you might be tempted to consider it “plain” or “simple.” At Goldee’s, the barn-red joint located on the edge of Fort Worth at 4645 Dick Price Road, you’re going to find a short list of barbecue basics. Don’t mistake simplicity for mediocrity, though, for Goldee’s is anything but average.
I’m calling it: This Fort Worth shop is the best new barbecue joint in North Texas
Head south of Interstate 20, near Kennedale. Pass the landfill and the cows and the sounds of the big city. You won’t regret it.
Goldee s Barbecue opened on the outskirts of Fort Worth in February 2020.(Sarah Blaskovich/Staff)
If you haven’t made the trek to Goldee’s Barbecue on the outskirts of Fort Worth, do that now. You’ve still got time before this middle-of-nowhere spot co-owned by five dudes from Arlington joins the barbecue big leagues.
The restaurant checks all the boxes of a Central Texas barbecue business without trying too hard. It’s out on a country road south of Interstate 20 in Fort Worth, appearing just when you’re wondering if you’ve missed the turn. It’s open three days a week, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. until they run out. And it’s operated by a band of buddies who play rock ‘n’ roll and country music when they’re not smoking ribs, brisket