Come Eat with Us
Please join us at Taste Community Restaurant. We have saved a seat just for you, and every detail is being organized so you feel right at home. We want to meet you and meet your needs in a personal and meaningful way. Whether that is a meal, or a friendly face, we hope to see you soon!
How it Works
Our menu has no prices, not because we’re fancy, but because we ask guests to pay-what-you-can. Those in need and those wanting to help are not segregated, in order to create an environment that is approachable and refreshing. Guests can do one of the following:
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Pay what you can afford, or
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Pay what you would typically pay, or
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Pay what you would typically, plus a little extra to help a neighbor in need.
Our Breakfast Menu
Breakfast is served Tuesday thru Friday from 9:00am – 11:00am. Reservations are not required, but recommended. Our menu is a mix of healthy and hearty meals to accommodate the foodies in the neighborhood while also remembering this may be the only meal some of our guests eat all day.
BREAKFAST
Served Tuesday – Friday 9:00am – 11:00am.
Overnight Oats
Bowl of chilled oats and flaxseed bloomed overnight in almond milk topped with marinated summer fruit and toasted almonds.
Peach and Honey Ricotta Toast
House-made ricotta on toasted brioche bread topped with grilled peaches, blueberries, honey, and basil.
Huevos Rancheros
Crispy tostada shells topped with refried black beans, two fried eggs, salsa roja, cilantro, lime crema, and queso fresco.
Shakshuka
Poached eggs in a spicy garlic chili sauce with bell peppers and tomatoes topped with yogurt, feta, and fresh herbs. Served with warm pita bread.
Breakfast Sandwich
Buttermilk biscuit topped with scrambled eggs, white cheddar, thick-cut bacon, and house-made pepper jelly. Served with a melon salad.
Sunrise Special
Our morning favorite! Two eggs served any way with thick-cut bacon and crispy potatoes.
KIDS
Especially for Kids 12 and Under
Cheese Omelet | Breakfast Sandwich | Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly
Or, a half portion of any of our selections.
SIDES
Eggs | Sourdough Toast | Buttermilk Biscuit | Fresh Fruit Salad | Yogurt Parfait | Crispy Potatoes | Cup of Overnight Oats | Thick-Cut Bacon
DRINKS
Sodas
Coke, Diet Coke, Dr Pepper, and Sprite
Premium Cold Brewed Iced Tea
Homemade Lemonade
Vandervoort’s Milk
Vandervoort’s Orange Juice
Apple Juice
Pour Over Coffee
Hot Tea
Our Brunch Menu
Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Reservations are not required, but recommended. Our menu is a mix of healthy and hearty meals to accommodate the foodies in the neighborhood while also remembering this may be the only meal some of our guests eat all day.
BRUNCH
Served Saturday & Sunday 9:00am – 2:00pm.
Carne Asada and Eggs
Grilled skirt steak, marinated in lime and cumin, cooked medium-rare served with two eggs, pico de gallo, and crispy potatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
Crispy tostada shells topped with refried black beans, two fried eggs, salsa roja, cilantro, lime crema, and queso fresco.
Shakshuka
Poached eggs in a spicy garlic chili sauce with bell peppers and tomatoes topped with yogurt, feta, and fresh herbs. Served with warm pita bread.
Ahi Tuna
Ahi tuna steak pan-seared rare and seasoned with garden-fresh herbs topped with arugula and eggplant caponata. Served with grilled lemon.
GARDEN FAVORITES
Peach and Honey Ricotta Toast
House-made ricotta on toasted brioche bread topped with grilled peaches, blueberries, honey, and basil.
Summer Fattoush
Grilled chicken served on arugula tossed with roasted vegetables in a lemon tahini dressing topped with fried pita chips, feta cheese, and herbs.
Elote Soup
Creamy soup of sweet corn topped with lime crema sauce, queso fresco, roasted corn kernels, chili powder, and cilantro.
HANDHELDS
Breakfast Sandwich
Buttermilk biscuit topped with scrambled eggs, white cheddar, thick-cut bacon, and house-made pepper jelly. Served with a melon salad.
Eggplant Parmesan Sandwich
Roasted Japanese eggplant layered with house-made marinara sauce and Italian cheeses on a toasted ciabatta roll. Served with an arugula salad.
Poblano Burger
All-beef patty topped with cheese, roasted poblano chilis, pico de gallo, fried corn chips, and aioli on a toasted brioche roll. Served with crispy potatoes.
KIDS
Especially for Kids 12 and Under
Cheese Omelet | Breakfast Sandwich | Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly
Chicken Quesadilla | Cheeseburger Slider | Pasta Marinara
Or choose choose a half portion of any of our selections.
SIDES
Eggs | Sourdough Toast | Buttermilk Biscuit | Fresh Fruit Salad | Yogurt Parfait | Thick-Cut Bacon | Crispy Potatoes | Cup of Soup | Side Fattoush | Elote Salad | Succotash | Refried Black Beans
DESSERTS
Peanut Butter Mousse
Cream cheese and peanut butter mousse topped with chocolate ganache and crushed peanuts.
Peach Tart
Fresh peaches, thyme, and honey baked in a puff pastry crust and topped with whipped creme
fraiche.
Fruit Salad
Fresh honey dew and cantaloupe tossed with honey-mint syrup.
DRINKS
Sodas
Coke, Diet Coke, Dr Pepper, and Sprite
Premium Cold Brewed Iced Tea
Homemade Lemonade
Vandervoort’s Milk
Vandervoort’s Orange Juice
Apple Juice
Pour Over Coffee
Hot Tea
Our Lunch Menu
Lunch is served Tuesday thru Friday. Reservations are not required, but recommended. Our limited menu is a mix of healthy and hearty meals to accommodate the foodies in the neighborhood while also remembering this may be the only meal some of our guests eat all day.
LUNCH
Served Tuesday – Friday 11:00am – 2:00pm.
Elote Soup Thai Melon Salad Summer Fattoush Eggplant Parmesan Sandwich BBQ Chicken Sandwich Poblano BurgerSOUPS & SALADS
Creamy soup of sweet corn topped with lime crema sauce, queso fresco, roasted corn kernels, chili powder, and cilantro.
Fresh melon, shaved shallots, cucumber, and pickled Fresno chilis tossed in a lime-ginger vinaigrette topped with garden-fresh mint, cilantro, and crushed peanuts.
Grilled chicken served on arugula tossed with roasted vegetables in a lemon tahini dressing topped with fried pita chips, feta cheese, and herbs.HANDHELDS
Roasted Japanese eggplant layered with house-made marinara sauce and Italian cheeses on a toasted ciabatta roll. Served with an arugula salad.
Shredded chicken in peach barbeque sauce topped with pickles, fried onions, and Alabama white sauce
on a toasted bun. Served with crispy potatoes.
All-beef patty topped with cheese, roasted poblano chilis, pico de gallo, fried corn chips, and aioli on a toasted brioche roll. Served with crispy potatoes.
FORK & KNIFE
Stuffed Poblano Peppers
Roasted poblano peppers filled with rice, black beans, zucchini, and yellow squash served over salsa roja topped with lime crema, queso
fresco, and cilantro.
BBQ Chicken
Bone-in chicken quarter grilled and basted with house-made peach barbeque sauce. Served with garden succotash and corn bread.
Carne Asada
Grilled skirt steak, marinated in lime and cumin, cooked medium-rare served with refried black beans, elote salad, pico de gallo, and corn tortillas.
Ahi Tuna
Ahi tuna steak pan-seared rare and seasoned with garden-fresh herbs topped with arugula and eggplant caponata. Served with grilled lemon.
SIDES
Cup of Soup | Side Fattoush | Side Melon Salad | Elote Salad
Fresh Fruit Salad | Succotash | Refried Black Beans | Cornbread | Crispy Potatoes
KIDS
Especially for Kids 12 and Under
Chicken Quesadilla | Cheeseburger Slider | Pasta Marinara
Or choose choose a half portion of any of our selections.
DESSERTS
Peanut Butter Mousse
Cream cheese and peanut butter mousse topped with chocolate ganache and crushed peanuts.
Peach Tart
Fresh peaches, thyme, and honey baked in a puff pastry crust and topped with whipped creme
fraiche.
Fruit Salad
Fresh honey dew and cantaloupe tossed with honey-mint syrup.
DRINKS
Sodas Coke, Diet Coke, Dr Pepper, and Sprite Premium Cold Brewed Iced Tea Homemade Lemonade Vandervoort’s Milk Vandervoort’s Orange Juice Apple Juice Pour Over Coffee Hot Tea
Hours and Location
We are open Tuesday – Sunday from 9:00am – 2:00pm for dine-in service.
We will be closed Good Friday (open Easter Sunday), Independence Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.
Taste Community Restaurant
1200 South Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Parking Information
Our facility is zoned for street parking only. All available parking is street parking. The map below can guide you to the best areas to park. The city is actively re-working parking in the area, please follow all street signs upon arrival.
Q: What is the difference between pay-what-you-can and pay-what-you-want business models?
A: The pay-what-you-can business model focuses on providing goods or services to folks in need by relying on the generosity of those who are enjoying the same type of goods or services. Customers pay what they can afford if in need, pay what they would typically pay if not in need, or pay a little extra to help someone in need. Typically, customers mentally determine what they will pay before goods or services have been performed.
In contrast, pay-what-you-want asks customers to pay what they determine the value of the product or service is worth to them, typically after the services have been performed.
Q: Is Taste Community Restaurant like Potager Café in Arlington, Texas?
A: Potager’s Café was focused on a pay-what-you-want concept to educate the community about where their food comes from. Owner Cynthia Chippindale asked patrons to “ask for only as much as you can eat, and pay what you feel it was worth.”
Potager Café closed on October 31, 2015. The building was crumbling and in disrepair. According to owner Cynthia Chippindale, “it was no longer a safe place for my friends to gather for some genuine food and friendship”.
Q: Do you accept food and produce donations?
A: Taste Project purchases and negotiates all food and produce served inside Taste Community Restaurant. Our goal is to end hunger in our community. Which is why we don’t want to dilute or divert donations originally intended for the Food Bank. Accepting donations would shift resources from the Food Bank versus creating additional solutions to end hunger.
The Tarrant Area Food Bank and the North Texas Food Bank are phenomenal organizations also working to solve hunger in our community. Please direct all food and produce donations here.
Q: What if people take advantage of the pay-what-you-can model?
A: Our point of sale system at Taste Community Restaurant is focused on removing any guilt and shame someone in need may face when they come to eat. But this also makes it difficult to spot abuse. We are focused on not letting these concerns keep us from helping those in need.
There are 60 nonprofit cafes across the country, and many combat abuse with education. A solid education plan of the pay-what-you-can model is essential to ensuring people in our community who need help can get help; and people in our community who want to help can help. And together, the community ensures the long-term success of Taste Community Restaurant.
Q: Do you have vegetarian options on your menu?
A: Our menu is flexible and will change as often as the seasons. Chef Jeff works hard to focus on local and seasonal ingredients to keep food costs low and food quality high. Even as the menu changes, we are committed to always have vegetarian options for our guests.
Q: Do you serve alcohol?
A: We do not serve alcohol; however, we intend to offer BYOB service when we open for dinner.
Q: When will you open for dinner?
A: 80% of our team at Taste Community Restaurant is volunteers. As we scale the pay-what-you-can model, our only limitation to dinner service is the availability of volunteers. We would love to set a date for dinner service, but this will be up to the community. You can help expedite our timeline to dinner service by signing up to volunteer.
Q: Is there outdoor and patio seating?
A: Indeed! The outdoor patio at Taste Community Restaurant is now open! This space doubles the restaurant’s limited occupancy by providing an additional 8 dining tables each spaced 6 feet apart. We want to be sure everyone in our community has a place to go for a healthy meal. With the current health and economic crisis, food insecurity is on the rise. Making space for our community allows us to feed, educate, and serve more people, so they may ‘…taste and see the Lord is good’ (Psalm 34:8).”
Our design also includes planters to support an herb garden for use in the restaurant. We are looking for donations to complete the garden. You can help make Taste Community Garden a reality, by donating today.
If you have a question of your own, don’t hesitate to ask. You can contact us here.