Looks like Fort Worthology is reporting that Palermo’s on Magnolia is closing and will be replaced by a second location of one of our favorite Fort Worth Italian eateries, Mamma Mia (which first opened northeast of downtown in the Six Points neighborhood). Guess we’ll have to update our listing. We’re sad to see Palermo’s leave, but Mamma Mia has some great veggie stuff.
Uno Chicago Grill
300 Houston St.
Sun – Thu: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Fri – Sat: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
http://www.unos.com/
UNO’s menu is ridiculously huge, and spans far further than just pizza. But if you’re craving deep-dish Chicago-style pizza, this is the place to go. They have three or four vegetarian deep dishes, as well as two vegetarian flat-bread pizza. Their non-pizza items include a roasted veggie soup, grilled vegetarian sandwich, veggie burger, and salads. UNO also has a gluten-free menu, which includes a gluten-free tomato and mozzarella flatbread pizza.
Sidewalk or patio dining: No
Pedestrian Access: Excellent
Bicycle Access: Downtown is quite bikeable, but two things to watch out for: high car traffic on weekends from suburbanites who might not know what to do about a bike on the street, and typically skimpy Fort Worth bike rack selection.
Transit access: Downtown is the convergence of all of The T’s bus routes – the system map can help in untangling them. Also, Molly the Trolley (a bus made up to look like an old trolley that runs a simple circulator route through Downtown) is extremely easy to use. Ride it and you’ll be helping get us a real streetcar.
Car access: Parking on street and nearby garages
Chadra Mezza
1622 Park Place
Near Southside
Mon-Sat: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
http://www.chadramezza.com/
Chadra is a long-time favorite in the Near Southside, and serves up a variety of Lebanese and Italian dishes in a festive atmosphere on Park Place just off 8th Avenue. Many dishes are either vegetarian or can be made so upon request. Greek Salad, Spaghettini, Fettucini Alfredo, Penne a la Vodka, Shawarma, the Mezza, Garlic Knots, Hummus, Manakish, Babaganouj, Balila, Tabouli, Falafel Wrap, Vegetarian Pizza, Eggplant Parmigiana, Tortellini Alfredo, and more – there’s always something vegetarian at Chadra.
Sidewalk or patio dining: Yes
Pedestrian Access: Nearby 8th Avenue is high-traffic, and sidewalks on Park Place are small, but usually not a problem
Bicycle Access: Sharrowed & signed bike route to the rear, no dedicated bike racks.
Transit access: The T bus route #6
Car access: Parking on-street and in back.
Spiral Diner
1314 W. Magnolia
Near Southside
Tue-Sat: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sun: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
http://www.spiraldiner.com
The only all-vegan restaurant in Fort Worth, Spiral Diner is a vegan’s nirvana. Featuring a wide range of all-vegan dishes, with ever-changing monthly specials. Sunday mornings bring an all-vegan, all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast.
Sidewalk or patio dining: Yes
Pedestrian Access: Excellent
Bicycle Access: Excellent – plenty of bike racks, on-street bike lanes
Transit access: The T bus route #4
Car access: Parking on-street and in back
