Rodeo Goat
Written by: Brooklyn Graves
This past birthday my friends,
who know I am a sucker for a
good burger, decided to take
me to this little hidden gem off
of West 7th, called Rodeo Goat
Icehouse. It isn’t a brand new
establishment, they have been
around for a few years now,
which has had me wondering;
why have I never heard of it
before? What is this place? So,
when the time came I excitingly
wandered in and immediately
became a fan. Prior to my arrival I checked out the website,
which did this burger joint no
favors. I figure if the burgers
are as bland as the website this
birthday may be a drink only
affair.....but boy was I wrong.
Tucked away off of W.7th, zigging and zagging down the
side streets, you will easily
pass up this place if your gps
is not working. Located on the
corner of Bledsoe and Currie,
Rodeo Goat has an industrial
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yet reformed look about it. It
has that new age, countrified
feel....the kind I love; A new
aged general store if you will.
The West 7th Street area blesses foodies like myself with
some extremely unique, fresh
and fun food options, which is
why Rodeo Goat is a perfect fit.
Rodeo Goat’s back story is
a grand one for Fort Worthians, because the founder
of Flying Saucer is a partner
in this burger mecca. Shannon Wynne had been down
to Austin, checked out a few
hot spots and gathered ideas
to bring together his new concept. So he hired Chef Keith
Grober to start experimenting
with beef and once they got
that down....they just started
putting together all sorts of
mouth-watering ingredients
such as a beef and chorizo
buger topped with avacado,
pico de gallo and a fried egg.
The Caca Oaxaca burger is
among many of the popular
burgers the chef has created.
So as my friends and I arrived we made our way outside back to the large, well
put together patio. They have
long picnic style tables that
can be pushed and pulled to
the customers satisfaction.
Seeing as we had a party of approximately twenty we took
advantage of this and made a
large length table for the party.
Among the tables and plenty of
heads that filled their seats you
will find a sand bottom floor,
Christmas type lights strung
about along with one of my
favorite country games where
you put a washer on a string
and swing it six feet towards a
small hook nailed on a board
(known to me as Ring the
Bull). Being the country girl I
am I knew exactly what to do,
however I am not quite sure the
city folk have any clue that it is
a game, you can gamble drinks
with your friends and engage
in lovely outdoor drinking fun.