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.
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.
Fresh Start Oatmeal
Bowl of creamy oatmeal flavored with brown sugar topped with strawberry compote and toasted pecans.
Strawberry French Toast
Fresh brioche bread filled with cream cheese and house-made strawberry jam soaked in vanilla custard topped with fresh strawberries and toasted pecans.
Avocado Toast
Fresh avocado and garlic butter on toasted sourdough bread topped with watermelon radishes, spring greens, and fresh herbs.
Chilaquiles
Fried corn tortilla chips tossed in a tomato and guajillo chile sauce topped with queso fresco, avocado, lime crema, cilantro, and two fried eggs.
Breakfast Tacos
Corn tortillas filled with fluffy scrambled eggs and chorizo topped with lime crema and fresh avocado. Served with spicy tomato dipping sauce and crispy potatoes.
Sunrise Special
Our morning favorite! Two eggs served any way with bacon and crispy potatoes.
SIDES
Eggs | Fresh Fruit Salad | Sourdough Toast | Yogurt Parfait | Cup of Oatmeal | Thick-Cut Bacon | Crispy Potatoes
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.
Strawberry French Toast
Fresh brioche bread filled with cream cheese and house-made strawberry jam soaked in vanilla custard topped with fresh strawberries and toasted pecans.
Chilaquiles
Fried corn tortilla chips tossed in a tomato and guajillo chile sauce topped with queso fresco, avocado, lime crema, cilantro, and two fried eggs.
Coho Salmon
Pan-seared salmon served on a bed of spring vegetables sautéed in a white wine and butter sauce topped with fried leeks.
Beef Stir Fry
Beef marinated in soy and sesame oil tossed in teriyaki sauce, stir fried with snap peas, green onions, carrots, and soba noodles.
GARDEN FAVORITES
Avocado Toast
Fresh avocado and garlic butter on toasted sourdough bread topped with watermelon radishes, spring greens, and fresh herbs.
Green Goddess Salad
Grilled chicken served on Little Gem lettuce tossed in green goddess dressing topped with shaved asparagus, watermelon radishes, snap peas, spring onions, and fresh herbs.
Curried Carrot Soup
Spicy carrot soup with coconut milk, ginger, and curry topped with gremolata and crispy shallots.
HANDHELDS
Breakfast Torta
Scrambled eggs and chorizo topped with lime crema, fresh avocado, radish, pickled onion, and cilantro on a toasted Cubano roll. Served with crispy potatoes.
Oyster Mushroom Birria Tacos
Seared oyster mushrooms with Monterey Jack cheese in a crispy corn tortilla dipped in a roasted chili consommé. Served with avocado relish and cilantro-lime slaw.
Teriyaki Burger
Wagyu beef topped with grilled pineapple and red onions, teriyaki sauce, avocado, and green onion aioli on a brioche roll. Served with crispy potatoes.
KIDS
Your Choice
Children and adults choose a half portion of any of our selections.
SIDES
Eggs | Sourdough Toast | Fresh Fruit Salad | Yogurt Parfait | Thick-Cut Bacon | Crispy Potatoes
Cup of Soup | Side Salad | Seasonal Vegetables
DESSERTS
Strawberry Cheesecake
Creamy vanilla cheesecake with a cookie crust topped with fresh strawberries.
Carrot Cake
Brown sugar cake with carrots and pineapple topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans.
Fruit Salad
Fresh pineapple and strawberries tossed with ginger syrup and mint.
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.
Curried Carrot Soup Halloumi Salad Green Goddess Salad Oyster Mushroom Birria Tacos Torta Al Pastor Teriyaki BurgerSOUPS & SALADS
Spicy carrot soup with coconut milk, ginger, and curry topped with gremolata and crispy shallots.
Grilled halloumi cheese on top of arugula, fava beans, artichokes, and pea tendrils tossed in a house-made lemon vinaigrette topped with croutons and fresh mint.
Grilled chicken served on Little Gem lettuce tossed in green goddess dressing topped with shaved asparagus, watermelon radishes, snap peas, spring onions, and fresh herbs.HANDHELDS
Seared oyster mushrooms with Monterey Jack cheese in a crispy corn tortilla dipped in a roasted chili consommé. Served with avocado relish and cilantro-lime slaw.
Grilled chicken marinated in achiote sauce topped with pineapple relish and cilantro-lime slaw on a toasted Cubano roll. Served with crispy potatoes.
Wagyu beef topped with grilled pineapple and red onions, teriyaki sauce, avocado, and green onion aioli on a brioche roll. Served with crispy potatoes.
FORK & KNIFE
Cauliflower Steak
Marinated and grilled cauliflower topped with pickled vegetables and house-made green goddess dressing.
Achiote Chicken Burrito
Grilled chicken marinated in achiote sauce rolled in a flour tortilla with cilantro-lime rice smothered with roasted chili sauce, lime crema, and pineapple salsa. Optional burrito bowl available.
Beef Stir Fry
Beef marinated in soy and sesame oil tossed in teriyaki sauce, stir fried with snap peas, green onions, carrots, and soba noodles.
Coho Salmon
Pan-seared salmon served on a bed of spring vegetables sautéed in a white wine and butter sauce topped with fried leeks.
SIDES
Cup of Soup | Side Salad | Cilantro-Lime Slaw | Rice
Seasonal Vegetables | Fruit Salad | Crispy Potatoes
KIDS
Your Choice
Children and adults choose a half portion of any of our selections.
DESSERTS
Strawberry Cheesecake
Creamy vanilla cheesecake with a cookie crust topped with fresh strawberries.
Carrot Cake
Brown sugar cake with carrots and pineapple topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans.
Fruit Salad
Fresh pineapple and strawberries tossed with ginger syrup and mint.
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.