Best Chicken Fried Steak In Dallas / Fort Worth
Circle Grill
3701 N. Buckner Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75228
(214) 327-4140
The Circle Grill is exactly the place you want if you are driving along Interstate-30 and really want the 'diner experience'. Just north of the highway along Buckner Boulevard, their Chicken Fried Steak is the ultimate in comfort food.
Kel's Kitchen
Multiple locations including:
5337 Forest Lane
Dallas, TX 75244
(972) 458-7221
http://kelshomecooking.com
The folks at Kel's say the restaurant is Home cookin' worth leavin' home for, and you can't argue with a place that has been around since 1963. The restaurant has been a staple along the Dallas North Tollway for years, and like all good diners, their Chicken Fried Steak is the cornerstone of the menu.
The Mecca
10422 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75220
(214) 352-0051
Many people at Southwest Airlines will be disappointed to find The Mecca on any 'Best Of' lists, only because they want to keep it their secret. The name says all you need to know about the restaurant, which claims to have been 'waking Dallas up since 1938.' The Chicken Fried Steak, much like the nearby airline, is all about the love.
Massey's -- CLOSED
1805 8th Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76110
This one breaks our hearts. After decades as a Fort Worth institution, Massey's closed in February, 2011. It had been open since 1947. The Massey family started leasing the restaurant to a tenant in 1997, but by 2011 the tenant could not make the rent payments anymore. Massey's, you will be missed.
Dixie House Cafe
6200 East Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth , TX 76112
(817) 451-6180
http://dixiehousecafe.com
Not to be confused for the Dallas restaurant that gave the world the Black Eye Pea chain, this Fort Worth-area micro-chain has taken the diner global (or at least, across Tarrant County). The five locations offer daily specials that always include a Chicken Fried Steak option.
Cowtown Diner
305 Main Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 332-9555
http://www.thecowtowndiner.com
A newcomer to Fort Worth, the Cowtown Diner calls Sundance Square home. The restaurant offers what they call the "world's largest chicken fried steak". And if you eat all of the 64 oz. monster (along with mashed potatoes, a salad and all the other fixings) it's free. Not for the faint of heart (literally) but the smaller, more reasonable version of the CFS is certainly worth checking out.