Frito Pie Fort Worth appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Fort Worth Frito pie · Fort Worth
A bag of Fritos corn chips slit open and filled with Texas red chili without beans, shredded cheddar, diced white onion, and pickled jalapeños.
Frito pie's Texas origin is contested between Fort Worth, San Antonio, and New Mexico, but the Texas version is unambiguous in format: Fritos, Texas red chili with no beans, and cheese, eaten from the bag. Daisy Dean Doolin, mother of Frito Company founder C.E. Doolin, is credited with the original recipe, and the Frito Company was founded in San Antonio in 1932 before operations expanded to Dallas. The dish spread through school cafeterias and concession stands across North Texas during the 1950s and 1960s, becoming the definitive half-time and high-school game-day food at Fort Worth schools and TCU tailgates.
Where to eat in Fort Worth:
- Reata Restaurant
- Woodshed Smokehouse