{"id":370941,"date":"2026-07-13T10:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/370941\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:09:12","slug":"rexs-sports-bar-has-new-brunch-near-fort-worth-zoo-tcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/370941\/","title":{"rendered":"Rex\u2019s sports bar has new brunch near Fort Worth Zoo, TCU"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT WORTH<\/p>\n

If you thought South University Drive didn\u2019t need another brunch restaurant, think again.<\/p>\n

Into Fort Worth\u2019s \u201cbreakfast row\u201d of pancake diners, coffee cafes and upscale brunches comes Rex\u2019s Bar & Grill, offering a chef-driven menu and a big party patio with an 18-foot giant TV.<\/p>\n

Rex\u2019s opened a year ago and seemed like a middling sports bar with great TVs and a stellar location at 1501 S. University Drive near the Fort Worth Zoo and TCU.<\/p>\n

But Rex\u2019s got better. The online reviews and comments have improved drastically.<\/p>\n

A new brunch menu from chef Brian Olenjack reflects Olenjack\u2019s exceptional brunch skills, including the best biscuits on breakfast row.<\/p>\n

\"Rex\u2019s Rex\u2019s Bar & Grill has a covered east patio with a giant TV, as seen July 11, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

Rex\u2019s starts brunch at a good time: 9:30 a.m. It\u2019s when the weekend crowds peak at owner Rex Benson\u2019s Ol\u2019 South Pancake House next door, and also when fans start showing up for 11 a.m. football games.<\/p>\n

The front dining room lined with TVs is a cool, dark refuge on a summer day. But go ahead and ask for a seat on the patio, which is mostly shaded from the morning sun.<\/p>\n

Rex\u2019s brunch menu features the usual stuff \u2014 breakfast tacos, chicken-and-waffles or chicken-fried steak and eggs with jalape\u00f1o cream gravy.<\/p>\n

But there are also some less common choices: a breakfast pizza, a New York strip with eggs and kimchi, and chorizo baked eggs with peppers, onions, spinach and avocado.<\/p>\n

An order of churro French toast ($14) came with ample strawberries, candied pecans and a cinnamon Biscoff drizzle.<\/p>\n

\"Churro Churro French toast with caramel and strawberries, foreground, and biscuits with jalape\u00f1o cream gravy at Rex\u2019s Bar & Grill, seen July 11, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

The biscuits and jalape\u00f1o cream gravy are a side dish. Order them. Nobody does jalape\u00f1o cream gravy like Olenjack. (He created a similar dish for the very popular brunch menu at Social House.)<\/p>\n

One of the best parts of brunch at Rex\u2019s is the variety. Meat choices include chorizo and also chicken sausage or tasty chicken smoked sausages for the many customers who now limit their beef or pork.<\/p>\n

The breakfast pizza, the migas and the avocado omelet all come with a mild Muenster cheese that doesn\u2019t overpower the flavors. The dishes are made with a variety of sauces such as salsa macha or red chile.<\/p>\n

Rex\u2019s is a sports bar on steroids, with TVs lining the dining room and that one larger-than-life TV on the patio.<\/p>\n

\"Rex\u2019s Rex\u2019s Bar & Grill is a sports grill with bars and TVs, as seen July 11, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

But it\u2019s entirely possible to find a table away from sports, particularly on the patio, and enjoy a protein bowl or a mushroom-and-red-pepper veggie wrap.<\/p>\n

South University Drive is a four-block-long breakfast buffet, from IHoP and Ol\u2019 South to riverbank Ascension Coffee and nicer Maria\u2019s, Pacific Table, Quince, Blue Goose, Woodshed Smokehouse, and HG Sply Co., not to mention Eatzi\u2019s grab-and-go.<\/p>\n

Rex\u2019s serves brunch weekends from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., both earlier and later than many other restaurants.<\/p>\n

Lunch and dinner are served 11 a.m.-midnight daily; 817-968-7397, rexsftw.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

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