| Panther City BBQ | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2018 |
| Owner(s) | Chris Magallanes and Ernest Morales |
| Food type | Tex-Mex and Central Texas-style barbecue |
| Location | 201 E Hattie Street, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Website | panthercitybbq |
Panther City BBQ is a restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas. [1]
The restaurant serves a combination of Central Texas-style barbecue and Tex-Mex food. [1] It serves barbecue brisket, jalapeno cheese sausage, spare ribs, beef cheek barbacoa, carne guisada, [2] burnt ends, [3] hamburgers, [4] and pulled pork. [1] Its sides include smoked macaroni and cheese, potato salad, [1] coleslaw, [2] collard greens, [4] borracho beans, brisket elotes and pork belly jalapeno poppers. [5] It also serves housemade tortillas, [2] banana pudding and Nutter Butter pudding. [3]
Its briskets and pork butt is smoked for between 12 and 13 hours over post oak. [4]
The restaurant was founded by Chris Magallanes and Ernest Morales. They began catering for friends and family after winning a food competition. [4] They later opened a food truck in Near Southside, Fort Worth. [3] In 2018, they opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 201 E Hattie Street in Fort Worth. [4]
The restaurant was ranked one of the best barbecue restaurants in Fort Worth and in Texas by the Michelin Guide. [1] [6]
D Magazine 's included the restaurant on its list of the best barbecue in North Texas, writing that "the rose-colored smoke ring on the brisket appears to have been painted by Monet." [5]
In 2021, it was included on Texas Monthly 's list of the best barbecue restaurants. [3] In 2025, it was included on Southern Living 's list of the best barbecue restaurants in the South. [2]