Panther City BBQ

Panther City BBQ is a catering and barbecue business in Fort Worth, Texas, at 201 E Hattie Street. It cooks its meats on-site in a smoker over 100 percent post oak wood, and its menu covers pork, brisket, chicken, ribs and sausage alongside pork belly jalapeno poppers and a brisket elote. Catering is available for groups of 25 to 2,500, for events, company functions and fundraisers. The kitchen is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00am to 8:00pm, with a full-service bar open Monday and Tuesday from 4:00pm to 2:00am and Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00am to 2:00am. Breakfast is served Friday and Saturday mornings. The business holds a rating of 4.50.

Panther City BBQ began in 2014 in Fort Worth, started by friends with a pit and a passion for smoked meats. The name is an homage to Fort Worth's "Panther City" nickname. The founders, along with a partner, had found success on the competition circuit and as part-time barbecue vendors before opening this location. The menu includes a Heim homage, and the pork belly poppers - a half jalapeno filled with cream cheese and a cube of pork belly burnt end, wrapped in bacon and smoked - grew out of that tradition. Sides include red-skinned potato salad with celery, creamed corn topped with cheese, mac and cheese, and banana pudding. Sausage comes from Syracuse Sausage in Ponder. The business also runs a four-hour barbecue course.

The restaurant sits about 0.2 miles from the George B. Monnig House and about 0.3 miles each from The Skinny at Crawford Park, Watts Park, the Maxwell-Liston House, and the South Freeway.

Panther City BBQ has been included in Texas Monthly's 2025 Top 50 barbecue list, and its 4.50 rating reflects positive feedback from the customers who have reviewed it.

For Fort Worth barbecue, Panther City BBQ pairs a decade of smoking meats over post oak with catering that scales from small gatherings to events of 2,500.

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• BBQ Menu
• BBQ University
• Bar Services
• Catering
• Merchandise Sales