Reata Looking For New Home Citing Parking, Other Issues

Arlington TX

01 April, 2022

6:23 PM

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By Bob Francis | Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report March 30, 2022 An iconic downtown Fort Worth restaurant is looking for a new home, prompting a renewed discussion about how to revive the booming city's once-bustling city center. Reata Restaurant president Mike Micallef said at a Wednesday news conference that the Fort Worth restaurant is seeking a new home, asking customers for ideas on where to move. The restaurant's current lease is up on June 30, 2024, and it has not been able to renew the lease with the landlord, Sundance Square, he said. "We emailed and asked for a renewal and didn't get it," said Micallef. "Then we asked for a face-to-face meeting and didn't get it." One key reasons for Reata's move is the high cost of parking in Sundance Square, Micallef said. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.