Fort Worth barbecue restaurant gets invite to Michelin Guide ceremony. Will it get a ★ ?
Goldee's , a backroad barbecue shack run by Arlington friends who took the spotlight away from Austin brisket, is among the local restaurants invited to the Michelin Guide announcement, co-owner Jonny White said Wednesday.
The first Michelin stars for Texas restaurants will be announced at the ceremony Nov. 11 in Houston. Goldee's 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 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 were recently honored by Food & Wine magazine in New York as three of America's Best New Chefs.
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."
