New BBQ in Fort Worth: Honey Smoke Pit upholds Texas tradition
What Fort Worth needs is — another barbecue joint? No, really. Honey Smoke Pit is just what Fort Worth and West Seventh Street needed : a new barbecue place, bringing a still- unproven restaurant space back to life with a combination of credible Texas barbecue and ample craft beer . Don’t start lining up. Honey Smoke Pit ’s chef, chuck-wagon cook Rodney Lambert , is fresh off the madhouse opening of Smokey Mae’s in Mansfield, so he’s trying to keep Honey Smoke Pit running at a steadier pace and ramp up business in Montgomery Plaza. Lambert is back home in Fort Worth, where he started at the old Deer Creek BBQ , Cowtown BBQ and Fred’s Texas Cafe locations. Honey Smoke Pit keeps a little bit of all those restaurants: pork ribs with a little spice in the rub, juicy brisket with good bark, half-pound burgers and Lambert’s signature sides such as jalapeño-bacon mac-and-cheese, seasoned “ranch hand” beans and panko onion rings . A “Big Shot” platter ($17.99) comes with brisket, ribs, h...