Fort Worth BBQ restaurants get invite to Michelin ceremony. Will they get a ★ ?

Goldee’s , a backroad barbecue shack south of Kennedale, and Panther City BBQ, in the heart of central Fort Worth, are among the local restaurants invited to the Michelin Guide announcement, their owners said.

The first Michelin stars for Texas restaurants will be announced at the ceremony Nov. 11 in Houston. Goldee’s and Panther City BBQ could be honored at one of six levels by the Paris-based Michelin Guide, publishing its first list of star-ranked Texas restaurants.

No other Fort Worth restaurateur acknowledged receiving an invitation, although one prominent restaurateur declined to comment. Another did not respond.

Goldee’s, a weekend-lunch-only restaurant at 4645 Dick Price Road south of Kennedale, has gained statewide and national attention since 2021, when it was named the best barbecue joint in the state by Texas Monthly magazine.

White and partners Jalen Heard and Lane Milne, childhood friends from Arlington, were recently honored by Food & Wine magazine in New York as three of America’s Best New Chefs.

Panther City BBQ , 201 E. Hattie St. or 201 E. Pennsylvania Ave. (depending on which map you use — the street name changed), has grown from a trailer to a patio to an all-day restaurant and bar.

Panther City is open for lunch and dinner Wednesdays through Sundays. Chris Magallanes and Ernest Morales co-founded the restaurant in 2018 on the site just off Interstate 35W.

Both restaurants also operate a second spinoff location.

Goldee’s sells pork ribs, beef ribs, chicken and fries at Ribbee’s, open for lunch and dinner Thursdays through Sundays at 923 E. Seminary Drive.

Panther City BBQ also operates a midprice barbecue stand, Fort Worth Barbecue Co., in a historic restaurant at 826 Taylor St. downtown. It’s open from 10:30 a.m. weekdays for lunch but closed weekends.

The world-renowned Michelin Guide sent inspectors to Texas restaurants last spring for the first time, promoting the rollout with marketing help from Travel Texas and Visit Fort Worth.

Besides the top-level 1-, 2- or 3-star awards, Goldee’s might qualify for a Bib award for good midpriced restaurants.

The announcements follow the news that two Fort Worth hotels made Michelin Guide ’s top national lists of “key” restaurants.

The Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection, 3700 Camp Bowie Blvd., is one of only three hotels in Texas rated “two keys” on a scale of three. The Guide reviewers define it as “exceptional.”

The Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection, 200 Mule Alley, also made the Michelin list. It was among more than 200 hotels and 17 in Texas rated “one key.”