Kevin S.
Yelp
So let me start at where else, the beginning. Fort Worth is lavishing in a renaissance, the caterpillar is finally turning into a butterfly, with big beautiful wings, that smell like a margarita. West 7th street, our very own Deep Ellum, our answer to Dallas' Greenville Ave has arrived and is off to a roaring start. So what does that have to do with Chimy's? Everything.
A big economy is sustained by small business. In this case, a gorgeous dive of a place. This is the kind of place where cowboy boots meet curly moustaches and manbuns. The parking lot is full of trucks, but they are the $40k to $60k variety, no mud, no manure. Most places tend to cater to one crowd and this place has mass appeal.
Now let us settle what this place is for once, a bar that serves food. The thrust of most of these pop ups is alcoholic beverages in a hipster atmosphere where the young folks can gather, in a youthful upscale spot. Not elegant, not Galleriaesque, but techie urban upscale divery. Fusion.
I am slightly over 50 so this was definitely not the place for me, but no one made me feel out of place other then when I left, a couple of 20 something guys held the door for me as I exited, I said thank you, they said you're welcome "Sir". Holee Molee, I am a sir so this means this was their spot, not mine.
Inside it was loud and vibrant with young souls chatting, laughing, and it was standing room only. So if you are young, and in need of a place to be uplifted, this is your spot.
You order your food, find your spot, go to another window, get your order, eat. Had the Fajita nachos, generous portion enough for two. The meat was done perfect enough with thick juicy morsels of steak in a serving amount to well justify the $10 spot they cost. Really good price for Fajita nacho's that actually taste great. Drinks refills are free and self serve so no way to feel jipped, guzzle on.
Now is it divey, yes, but that is the charm of an area that was once boarded up and in decline for years. This area was gone, a memory, and is now alive and growing into an area set to over take Dallas, Southlake, and anywhere you can name. No need to leave Fort Worth. We are still Cowtown, but that cow better run because we are serving up some great chow in Fort Worth, not just roping them.
So me, I am not simply rating this place for what it is today, but the journey we have taken as a city to get here, and the growth spots like this promise to give us if we give them a chance to survive and grow us all. Small sparse tables today, a job for some college student, and valet service for "Sir" in the future.
OMG. Was watching the Cavs beat down the Celtics, and the place was jumping with life, even with Sir in the house. You just have to appreciate being 52, in a dive with nacho and alcohol fueled youngin's, that are still polite, mannerable young folks, that truly go out of their way to welcome one and all.
All that said, is this a 5 star spot as compared to spit shined eateries with white linen table cloths where they swoop by, see a crumb on your table cloth, brush it off, and refold your cloth napkin, of course not, but this is certainly a 5 star dive, made for 5 star young people out to shout away a tough day, or tough week building our future in the tech industry, working a shift at Wal Mart, unwinding from farming and growing our veggies, or whatever it is that was wound, that needed unwinding. A decent bar, with good bar food, and enough noise to drown out that boss.
Sir? Man I need to shave my grey beard off this weekend. Nah, I kind of like being called sir :o)
