What do Taylor Sheridan And Cowtown’s Best Spot For Tex-Mex Have in Common?
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Let’s talk some “hot goss” in Cowtown.
Taylor Sheridan — you might have heard of him — is a big darn deal in a lot of places, but especially in Fort Worth. He’s got this TV show called “Yellowstone,” which you might have heard of. It’s a big deal, and so is he. He grew up here, graduated from Paschal High School, and he was put into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
One thing led to another, and the actor/producer/big deal got another gig going with “1883: The Bass Reeves Story,” a spinoff shot around Fort Worth, Glen Rose, and Weatherford, near the Brazos River.
Then there’s that little bitty ole piece of West Texas he owns now. He can hang his hat any time he wants at the Four Sixes Ranch, which he bought for the Texas-sized price of $192.2 million. The famous rancher Burk Burnett once owned it back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and later his great-granddaughter, Anne Burnett Windfohr Marion. A legit heiress who built art museums, she was a big enough deal she rated an obit in 2020 by The New York Times, for goodness’ sakes. It’s a big deal.
Here’s The Dish on Sheridan in Fort Worth
Now, here’s the thing that’s going have a lot of TCU Horned Frogs and Country Day graduates more upset than a Longhorn that lost to the Sooners: Rumor on the street is that Sheridan just might be buying Fort Worth’s beloved Joe T. Garcia’s. That restaurant has grown and grown since 1935 when the family matriarch started cooking for others. Yeah, it might be family-owned for close to 90 years, but people in Tarrant County think they have a share in it, too, right?
The beloved, legendary restaurant now is known as the place to celebrate wedding rehearsals, school graduations, and maybe just a blue sky. If you have not experienced the joy of making new friends while you’re waiting in the lllooonnnngggg line for your table, you have missed out on a true Cowtown tradition. You do know that you can grab a pitcher of margaritas and some cups while you’re waiting, right? It’s the thing to do — start the party before you sit down.
This is one rumor not to laugh at, I’m telling you. It’s the talk of Tarrant County. This Texas actor/writer/big deal already has purchased another famous Fort Worth restaurant. He and some partners — or should we say “podnahs?” — already bought Cattlemen’s Steak House on North Main Street in the Stockyards. The steakhouse has been around since 1947, and since our acting friend bought it, at least $3 million has been doled out there making it fancier … you know, a patio and all.
Taylor has been really busy around here.
Landman at The P-Club
Anyway, our buddy Taylor Sheridan now has a new TV series called “Landman” that’s been shooting in Cowtown. Famous people such as Demi Moore and Jon Hamm are starring in it, as well as Oscar-winner Billy Bob Thorton. Think they all hung out at Joe T’s? Do skinny people eat enchiladas?
Well, I have a friend who signed on to be an extra this week. They were shooting at Fort Worth’s Petroleum Club. Sounds glam, right? Turns out, it wasn’t. Things started off great with hair, makeup, and wardrobe, but then it got really un-glam really quick.
Billy Bob went on and on and on with a 20-minute monologue over and over and over. Extras, dressed in suits like diners, were supposed to be eating at the P-Club while this was going on. Every time they started over, the same yuck-o food was plopped down in front of them. And they were really supposed to eat it. My friend had an “emergency” and left before the nighttime scenes were shot. He forfeited his $90 that extras got for the day. Oh well.
Two Things
So, two things about this.
No. 1: Good golly, whatever will we do if Joe T’s sells and the rules change? I mean, having no menus to read means you can just keep talking before you decide whether to have the dinner or the fajitas. Knowing that you can’t drink two of those killer margs is a good rule to live by. They better not mess with Joe T’s beautiful gardens, cheesy enchiladas, or those to-die-for giant nachos with the peppers pile on ‘em.
No. 2: If the legendary restaurant should change hands, maybe Taylor Sheridan’s TV shoots will include a budget for Joe T’s food.
