{"id":416366,"date":"2026-08-25T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416366\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:06:15","slug":"5-smash-burger-and-fries-at-south-main-pub-in-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416366\/","title":{"rendered":"$5 smash burger and fries at South Main pub in Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fort Worth On A Budget<\/p>\n

\n Once a month, Fort Worth Star-Telegram service team reporter Ella Gonzales will scope out the best deals in Fort Worth for under $25. Check out all of her findings here.\n <\/p>\n

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I recently found a deal that\u2019s as rare as seeing a bearded lady.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a deal cheaper than a Whatameal at Whataburger or a Double-Double meal at In-N-Out. Except this burger is served at a place that is locally-owned and also serves gourmet pub food with craft beers.<\/p>\n

Normally, The Bearded Lady<\/a> in South Main serves burgers for around $16. But on Wednesdays, they serve a double-smashed burger with fries for a fiver.<\/p>\n

Yes, you read that right. On Wednesdays, guests can get a whole meal for $5.<\/p>\n

This is cheaper than a large cheeseburger combo at local Burger Box<\/a> restaurants.<\/p>\n

\"Bearded Bearded Lady at South Main had a full house on a Wednesday during lunch for their $5 smash burger meal deal. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

Bearded Lady began on Magnolia Avenue<\/a> as a cozy pub with an extensive beer menu. When owner Shannon Osbakken split from the former co-owner, she opened its current space at South Main with a larger menu and cocktail list.<\/p>\n

Menu favorites<\/a> include the fried leeks, dill pickle queso and fried dill pickle dip. Texas Monthly named the restaurant\u2019s Lust Burger<\/a>, a cheesy stuffed-poblano burger, as one of the best burgers in the state in 2016.<\/p>\n

I found out about the restaurant\u2019s Wednesday special when members of the Fort Worth Foodies Facebook group suggested their favorite cheap eats in Fort Worth<\/a>. A few members recommended the Wednesday special, as well as the restaurant\u2019s happy hour with a menu of drinks and snacks that are no more than $5.<\/p>\n

\"Fried Fried Best Maid pickles with dill ranch at Bearded Lady in South Main Village of Fort Worth. Fried pickles are one of the $5 appetizer offerings during the pub\u2019s happy hour. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com Beaded Lady On a Budget<\/p>\n

This may be our cheapest column yet.<\/p>\n

Though I could have gotten away with only spending $5, I couldn\u2019t resist a fried pickle appetizer \u2013 which cost more than the smash burger meal itself and was completely unnecessary (but deliciously worth it).<\/p>\n

What I should have done, and I recommend you do, is to go to Bearded Lady between 3 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday for a $5 appetizer, $5 margarita and the $5 smash burger meal.<\/p>\n

\"The The $5 double patty smash cheeseburger at Bearded Lady is served all day Wednesdays with a side of fries. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

Instead, here is what I spent:<\/p>\n

Fried pickles: $8Double patty smash burger with fries: $5Tax: $0.85Tip: $2.77Total: $16.62<\/p>\n

Bearded Lady\u2019s Happy Hour<\/a> is Tuesdays through Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays also offer half-off drafts all day. Thursdays have $3 margaritas and live music.<\/p>\n

The gastropub is located at 300 S. Main St. in Fort Worth. Open Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Closed Mondays. No reservations as it is a first-come, first-serve seating basis.<\/p>\n

Got any tips for where I should go next? Send me an email at egonzales@star-telegram.com.<\/p>\n

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\"The The Bearded Lady restaurant and pub is located at 300 South Main in Fort Worth. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com
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Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"READ MORE Fort Worth On A Budget Once a month, Fort Worth Star-Telegram service team reporter Ella Gonzales…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-416366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}