Fort Worth has a lot of a great new sports bars.
But none of them has a sixth-floor skyline view, and that’s the draw at Lot 12 TCU.
Lot 12 is the rooftop bar and patio at a TCU hotel. But it’s not some tourist hangout.
It feels like a standalone restaurant. There’s a separate front door at 2512 W. Berry St., a dedicated elevator and a large menu of sports-bar nibbles, burgers, tacos and flatbreads.
Most of all, there’s a spectacular panoramic view of all the new construction at TCU and on Berry Street, with the downtown Fort Worth skyline in the distance.
Lot 12 has become a popular gathering spot for pre- and post-game gatherings, reunions, receptions and holiday parties. It can serve groups the typical sliders-and-chicken-tenders “game day classics” menu.
A brownie dessert with ice cream at the Lot 12 TCU sports bar in Fort Worth, Texas, as seen Oct. 10, 2026.
But Lot 12 also now has a larger dinner and Friday-Saturday lunch menu. It’s worth going any night for the view and the Baja fish tacos, pear-goat-cheese flatbreads or any of the other items that are a half-notch better than your ordinary sports bar.
There’s a brisket cheddarburger, for example. Also, there’s a blackened chicken chimichanga, along with rib-eye or chicken Philly cheesesteaks.
Lot 12’s patio was surprisingly quiet on one recent football Saturday. The green chile queso with pico was a good nosh for game-watching.
Lot 12 has always had a reputation for desserts. The current menu offers a rich, dark chocolate brownie with chocolate fudge sauce and a premum vanilla-bean ice cream, along with a cookie sundae, bread pudding “bites” with caramel or cheesecake.
One note: The patio furnishings and landscaping are a little worn after five years of sun-baked, sultry summers.
Also, the TVs are not bright enough for watching football on a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon. And that’s when most sports bars are busy.
The patio in spring at the Lot 12 TCU sports bar in Fort Worth, Texas, as seen May 25, 2021.
(But Lot 12 has plenty of great TVs – and plenty of air conditioning.)
On Sundays, it’s not even open until 4 p.m., so no Cowboys-watching.
It’s open at lunch Fridays and Saturdays, and for happy hour and dinner nightly.
It’s on top of the Hyatt Place Fort Worth/TCU hotel, off Berry at 3029 Sandage Ave.; 817-353-2344, or the hotel number is 682-385-9743.