Goldee's Michelin star is the first for Fort Worth in Texas
The barbecue joint on Dick Price Road moves up from Bib Gourmand in the 2026 selection. Austin adds two stars, San Antonio keeps its three and Houston gains none; the state total is 19.
Goldee's Michelin star, awarded on 8 October in the guide's 2026 Texas selection, is the first for a Fort Worth restaurant in the three editions published in the state. The barbecue joint at 4645 Dick Price Road moves up from Bib Gourmand to one star.
Michelin's inspectors single out the Black Angus brisket, cooked low and slow over local post oak, and call it "meltingly tender with a rich, clean flavor". They also name the turkey, the jalapeño-cheddar sausage and the banana pudding, and, as quoted by CBS News Texas, write that the food is worth "the hours-long wait in the Texas sun". The guide says Goldee's was founded by a group of friends in 2019 and opened in 2020. Texas Monthly put it first in its Top 50 barbecue list in 2021.
What the Goldee's Michelin star changes in Fort Worth
A star for a tray of brisket eaten after hours in a queue: the guide went to the food.
Until this week the city's presence in the guide stopped at that Bib Gourmand and two recommended addresses, Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez and Panther City BBQ, both retained according to NBC 5. Dallas keeps its two starred restaurants, Mamani and Tatsu Dallas, and adds none: its one new distinction is a Bib Gourmand for Resident Taqueria.
With the Goldee's Michelin star, four of the 19 starred restaurants in Texas are barbecue restaurants. The others are InterStellar BBQ and LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue in Austin and CorkScrew BBQ in Spring, north of Houston.
Two new stars in Austin, none in Houston
The other two new stars are in Austin. Fabrik, a vegan restaurant, is promoted to one star. Kappo Kappo, a counter inside the Austin Proper Hotel run by twin brothers and serving French-Japanese dishes, enters the guide with a star at the first attempt. San Antonio keeps its three: Isidore, Mixtli and Nicōsi. Houston keeps five, BCN Taste & Tradition, Le Jardinier Houston, March, Musaafer and Tatemó, and gains nothing.
The sum needs a footnote. Texas had 18 starred restaurants last year; three additions give 19, not 21. Two Austin names from the previous list are no longer there: Olamaie, which closed on 19 July according to KUT, and la Barbecue. The press release mentions neither.
The full selection has 149 restaurants in 30 types of cuisine: 19 with one star, 54 Bib Gourmands and 76 recommended. No restaurant in Texas has two or three stars. The results arrived by email, because Michelin Guide Texas dropped its ceremony for a press release this year.
That fits the calendar: the $2.7m contract behind Michelin Guide Texas has reached its end. The queue on Dick Price Road was already counted in hours before an inspector wrote it down.
