{"id":355428,"date":"2026-06-30T06:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/355428\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:34:19","slug":"tommys-hamburgers-reopens-in-west-fort-worth-after-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/355428\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers reopens in west Fort Worth after fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT WORTH<\/p>\n

A burger grill that has been a west Fort Worth landmark since 1980 will reopen this week, polished and new again after repairs from a fire.<\/p>\n

Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers<\/a>, the flagship of the Smith family<\/a>\u2019s burgers-and-catfish cafes, will reopen at 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd., just off Interstate 30 near Merrick Street.<\/p>\n

The restaurant has been completely remodeled and has added several new menu items since a May 9, 2025, roof fire.<\/p>\n

The new look includes tan vinyl booths and a slightly more Western look. There\u2019s a counter in the front dining room with a choice of 10 tap beers.<\/p>\n

New on the menu: the half-pound kimchi burger with Gouda and a house-made Thai chili sauce, the \u201cbest of\u201d burger at the 2023 Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is also the Camp Bowie Boulevard location\u2019s first time to serve a Gouda patty melt<\/a>, collard greens as a side, or the soy-based Impossible Burger as an option along with turkey and garden burgers. (Tommy\u2019s has offered those alternatives for more than 25 years.)<\/p>\n

Also new at the flagship Tommy\u2019s: wine margaritas.<\/p>\n

The location on Camp Bowie Boulevard opened in 1980 as the Under the Tower Sandwich Shoppe, named for an old city water tower that loomed until 1986 behind the building.<\/p>\n

\"The The front room at the remodeled Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers flagship location now has a service counter. Courtesy of Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers <\/p>\n

Tommy\u2019s founder Tommy Smith opened his first burger grill in 1983 in the old Tommy\u2019s Mini Mart gas station on Northwest Loop 820. In 2002, Tommy\u2019s took over the old Under the Tower space after it operated briefly as an ice cream and coffee shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think Dad would be very proud of what we\u2019ve done,\u201d co-owner Kelly Smith wrote in an online message. \u201cWe hope to honor him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tommy\u2019s other locations are at 2455 Forest Park Blvd. near the Fort Worth Zoo, and at 1736 Mall Circle north of Ridgmar Mall off Texas 183 in west Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

All three Tommy\u2019s locations are open for lunch and dinner daily; tommyshamburgergrill.net.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A A new neon in the remodeled Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers was added 24 years ago by co-founder Tommy Smith. Courtesy of Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers \"The The newly redecorated dining room at the flagship Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers location in Fort Worth. Courtesy of Tommy\u2019s Hamburgers \"Tommy\u2019s Tommy\u2019s Hamburger Grill at 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth was damaged by a fire Friday morning, May 9. Glen Ellman Fort Worth Fire Department \"Tommy\u2019s Tommy\u2019s Hamburger Grill at 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth was damaged by a fire Friday morning, May 9. Shelly Seymour Special to the Star-Telegram <\/p>\n

This story was originally published June 29, 2026 at 4:29 AM.<\/p>\n

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