North Texas Dentistry Volume 9 Issue 2 2019 ISSUE 2 DE | Page 14

restaurant spotlight
ROGERS ROUNDHOUSE
Rogers Roundhouse is a bar and kitchen that just opened in
Fort Worth this April. Located at 1616 Rogers Road, it is situated
behind University Park Village, just minutes from the Trinity Trail
and a stone’s throw from Davidson Yard, one of the oldest and
most prominent railyards in the nation.
Rogers Roundhouse celebrates the historic relationship
between Fort Worth and the railroad industry, and is named
after the Davidson Yard’s retired engine repair facility, or round-
house. Though it was decommissioned decades ago, the
roundhouse at Davidson Yard is still visible in modern aerial
photographs and is a major part of the city’s heritage.
At about 10,000-square-feet, the venue features both indoor
and outdoor seating, complete with a spacious, dog-friendly
patio and TVs throughout. The kitchen serves a variety of Texas
staples, and the bar offers 30 rotating draft beers and patio sip-
pers, like frozen margaritas. The dessert menu features Curly’s
Frozen Custard.
The co-owners are Fort Worth residents Tommy Koons and
Bourke Harvey. Koons is a successful bar and restaurant oper-
ator and Harvey is a local business owner, known about town
especially for his dessert destination, Curly’s Frozen Custard.
Koons and Harvey love Fort Worth’s authentic, small-town feel,
and have created a space that feels like an extension of your
own backyard – somewhere to hang out and enjoy good food
and drinks with friends and family, any day of the week.
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