{"id":253572,"date":"2026-04-17T01:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253572\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T01:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:40:19","slug":"a-michelin-recommended-fort-worth-taqueria-is-opening-another-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253572\/","title":{"rendered":"A Michelin-recommended Fort Worth taqueria is opening another restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Michelin-recommended Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez<\/a>, known for its birria quesatacos, is launching another restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs y\u2019all may know, the Cortez family, we know how to cook,\u201d said Alejandro Soto as he pointed to their Michelin honors in an Instagram announcement post<\/a> on Wednesday, April 15. \u201cAnd I\u2019m here to tell you right now we are opening a new sister restaurant, right across the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Quesatacos<\/p>\n

Quesatacos and consom\u00e9, bottom left, flautas, top left, and the birria pizza, right, are plated for the sampler platter at Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. The restaurant earned a Michelin Recommended rating, landing the taqueria on a prestigious list of eateries around the nation.<\/p>\n

Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez can be found at 2108 E Rosedale St. The new restaurant, Mariscos Cortez, will be located across Rosedale, off Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway.<\/p>\n

Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez started with $100 and a food truck in 2020. After only a year, they opened their brick and mortar. Then in 2024, the restaurant earned a Michelin recommendation<\/a>. Only two other Fort Worth eateries were recognized\u2013 Panther City BBQ<\/a> and Goldee\u2019s BBQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What makes their restaurant so successful is the consistent quality on the one main menu item: birria.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tell everybody good food sells itself. It\u2019s just good food and consistency,\u201d owner Rogelio Cortez Jr.<\/a> said in a previous Star-Telegram interview.<\/p>\n

While the menu is small, it contains variations of the beef birria \u2013 quesa-birria taco, birria flautas, birria pizza. The limited options allow Cortez to ensure customers will always enjoy the same quality flavors and recipes.<\/p>\n

And he plans to use the same philosophy at Mariscos Cortez.<\/p>\n

\"Owner<\/p>\n

Owner Rogelio Cortez Jr., left, and his mother Patricia are photographed in the main dining room at Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. The family plans to open a sister seafood concept before the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n

What will be on the menu at Mariscos Cortez?<\/p>\n

Mariscos Cortez will not sell birria tacos. The new restaurant, from the same family and chefs, will serve exactly what its name means: seafood.<\/p>\n

Cortez notes that like Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez, Mariscos Cortez will have a small menu with a maximum of 10 items, so they can focus on the quality of each dish.<\/p>\n

The menu has not yet been released, however, a hint in the Instagram comments revealed that there will be a \u201ctostada de ceviche.\u201d<\/p>\n

When will Mariscos Cortez open?<\/p>\n

Cortez hopes to open the new seafood concept before summer.<\/p>\n

An official opening date has not been announced. However, the best way to check for updates would be through the restaurant\u2019s social media accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Quesatacos<\/p>\n

Quesatacos and consom\u00e9 are plated for the sampler platter at Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. <\/p>\n

Updates at Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez<\/p>\n

Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez has added a few birria variations recently \u2013 the birria jalapeno poppers and birria ribs.<\/p>\n

The birria poppers are jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and birria and sold with housemade jalapeno ranch. They are only sold on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n

Though the restaurant used to be closed on Tuesdays, it is now open for Taco Tuesdays, when they serve $3 margaritas and beer, and kids eat free.<\/p>\n

Birrieria Y Taqueria Cortez also launched birria ribs. The rib meat is cooked in birria spices, making it tender to fall off the bone. It is served with tortillas, taco fixin\u2019s and birria consomme.<\/p>\n

The restaurant is located at 2108 E Rosedale St. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Monday.<\/p>\n

Their original food truck still<\/a> operates as a drive-thru window at 2220 E. Rosedale St. in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

And the new restaurant, Mariscos Cortez, will be to the left of the Valero gas station off Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway.<\/p>\n

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