The restaurant will replace a former Taco Heads at 1812 Montgomery St.<\/p>\n
According to records, the new business is tentatively named La Pistola<\/a>. But that slang term is a placeholder, and the new name and food concept have not been decided, Yarbrough said.<\/p>\n The property includes two small buildings \u2014 a restaurant and bar \u2014 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.<\/p>\n Taco Heads closed in August<\/a>, followed soon by another Taco Heads location in the Fort Worth Stockyards.<\/p>\n Yarbrough, a restaurateur and real estate developer, has opened businesses such as Club Clearview<\/a> and Liberty Noodle in Dallas, as well as Teddy Wongs<\/a> at 812 W. Rosedale St. He sold his share of Teddy Wongs, which is opening a second location<\/a> at 102 Houston Ave. in Weatherford.<\/p>\n He is also the founder of the Texas Chicken-Fried Steak Day statewide restaurant promotion.<\/p>\n McDonald opened Teddy Wongs as the \u201cwine boss\u201d and has been involved in her family\u2019s upscale Restaurant506 and Sanford House<\/a> lodging in central Arlington.<\/p>\n McDonald said the Montgomery Street project is about \u201cbuilding something that belongs in Fort Worth,\u201d according to the announcement.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The restaurant is directly across from the arena and provides a patio view of Will Rogers and the downtown skyline.<\/p>\n Yarbrough\u2019s BigInk Commercial Real Estate<\/a> also announced a new restaurant opening in the Denton County city of Krum.<\/p>\n Forever Steak & BBQ, 115 W. Lake St., is expected to open the first week of March.<\/p>\n This story was originally published February 24, 2026 at 4:26 AM.<\/p>\n Bud Kennedy\u2019s Eats Beat<\/a><\/p>\n Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the \u201cEats Beat\u201d dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 \u2014 that\u2019s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat. The former Taco Heads location in Fort Worth. Joyce Marshall Star-Telegram archives <\/p>\n
The Taco Heads patio looks out onto Montgomery Street and the Fort Worth Cultural District, as seen March 17, 2016. Rick Press Star-Telegram archives <\/p>\n
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