It's no secret, most of us would like to stay in our own home as we age. Yet, sometimes our loved ones just need a little extra help to remain comfortable at home. That's where Always Best Care can help....we are dedicated to exceeding expectations....always
They say that your golden years are the best years of your life. For most older Americans, that's how it should be - a time to relax, reflect, and live life in a familiar place. After all, senior citizens in the U.S. have worked tirelessly to build a better economy, serve their communities, and raise families.
However, as seniors grow older, completing daily tasks like showering and enjoying activities such as visiting the historic Ball-Eddleman-Mc Farland-House gets harder without someone by their side. Unfortunately, many older Americans aren't able to rely on their adult children for help. The reality in today's world is that family members do not have the skills or time to dedicate to caring for their parents. That's where Always Best Care Senior Services comes in.
Our in-home care services are for people who prefer to stay at home as they grow older but need ongoing care that family or friends cannot provide. More and more older adults prefer to live far away from long-term, institutionalized facilities and closer to the place where they feel most comfortable - their home. Home care in Fort Worth, TX is a safe, effective way to give your loved ones the care they need when they need it the most.
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Service AreasSince 1996, Always Best Care has provided non-medical in-home care for seniors to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle as they get older. We are proud to have helped more than 25,000 seniors maintain higher levels of dignity and respect. We focus on providing seniors with the highest level of in-home care available so that they may live happily and independently.
Unlike some senior care companies, we genuinely want to be included in our clients' lives. We believe that personalized care is always the better option over a "one size fits all" approach. To make sure our senior clients receive the best care possible, we pair them with compassionate caregivers who understand their unique needs. That way, they may provide care accordingly without compromising their wellbeing.
The Always Best Care difference lies in life's little moments - where compassionate care and trustworthy experience come together to help seniors live a fruitful, healthy life. Whether you are an aging adult that can't quite keep up with life's daily tasks or the child of a senior who needs regular in-home services, Always Best Care is here to help.
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Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it is especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age.
When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.
The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.
At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one gets older, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.
To give our senior clients the best care possible, we offer a full spectrum of in-home care services:
If your senior loved one has specific care needs, our personal care services are a great choice to consider. Personal care includes the standard caregiving duties associated with companion care and includes help with tasks such as dressing and grooming. Personal care can also help individuals with chronic conditions like diabetes.
Common personal care services include assistance with:
Sometimes, seniors need helpful reminders to maintain a high quality of life at home. If you or your senior has trouble with everyday tasks like cooking, our home helper services will be very beneficial.
Common home helper care services include assistance with:
Using this kind of care is a fantastic way to make life easier for you or your senior loved one. At Always Best Care, our talented caregivers often fill the role of a companion for seniors. That way, older adults can enjoy their favorite local activities, such as visiting Trinity Park with friends while also receiving the care they need daily or weekly.
Common companionship services include:
According to AARP, more than 53 million adults living in the U.S. provide care to someone over 50 years old. Unfortunately, these caregivers experience stress, exhaustion, and even depression. Our respite care services help family caregivers address urgent obligations, spend time with their children, and enjoy nearby activities. Perhaps more importantly, respite care gives family members time to recharge and regroup. Taking personal time to de-stress reduces the risk of caregiver burnout. So, if you've always wanted to eat at the local Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine or visit Hells Half Acre, don't feel bad. Doing so is great for both you and your loved one.
At the end of the day, our goal is to become a valuable part of your senior's daily routine. That way, we may help give them the highest quality of life possible. We know that staying at home is important for your loved one, and we are here to help make sure that is possible.
If you have been on the fence about non-medical home care, there has never been a better time than now to give your senior the care, assistance, and companionship they deserve.
Always Best Care in-home services are for older adults who prefer to stay at home but need ongoing care that friends and family cannot provide. In-home care is a safe, effective way for seniors to age gracefully in a familiar place and live independent, non-institutionalized lives. The benefits of non-medical home care are numerous. Here are just a few reasons to consider senior care services from Always Best Care:
According to AARP, 9 out of 10 seniors prefer to age in place within the comfort of their own home. With in-home care, seniors have a way to stay at home, receive the care they need, and maintain a sense of independence, improving overall wellness.
If you or a member of your family have assumed the role of caregiver for your senior loved one, you know how stressful the job can be. Between caregiver burnout and constant worry, being a family caregiver is hard. In-home care relieves your burden and gives you peace of mind knowing that your older family member is in expert hands.
Unlike nursing homes, where the staff and residents rotate frequently, seniors can foster new friendships and build bonds with their caregiver. Seniors who socialize on a regular basis are often happier, which fosters positivity and leads to increased wellbeing.
No two seniors need the same kind of in-home care assistance. That is why each of our Care Plans is tailored to meet our client's individual needs. We offer plans that cover everything from light housekeeping to more involved duties like transportation to doctor's appointments. Our Care Coordinators will work closely with you to develop a personalized plan to ensure your senior's needs are exceeded.
Always Best Care offers a full array of care options for patients at all levels of health. With our trusted elderly care services, your loved one will receive the level of care necessary for them to enjoy the highest possible quality of life.
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While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit - something that is unavailable to many older people today.
In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a strange nursing home, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.
How much does a senior's home truly mean to them?
A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, then, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old.
With the help of elderly care in Fort Worth, TX, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.
Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors.
Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.
For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like a nursing home. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.
More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier and more affordable to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, seniors who age in the comfort of their homes can save thousands of dollars per month.
In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, are often less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.
With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.
In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.
Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.
At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.
In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:
When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.
Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.
At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Fort Worth, TX understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.
Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.
Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.
While it's true that many seniors prefer to age at home, sometimes in-home care isn't the best fit. For those seniors and their families, choosing an assisted living facility makes more sense. Unfortunately, finding the optimal care facility is easier said than done in today's day and age. That's when Always Best Care's assisted living referral services begin to make a lot of sense.
Assisted living is a form of housing intended for seniors who require varying degrees of medical and personal attention. Accommodations may include single rooms, apartments, or shared living arrangements. Assisted living communities are typically designed to resemble a home-like environment and are physically constructed to encourage the independence of residents.
At assisted living communities, seniors receive help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating. They may also benefit from coordination of services with outside healthcare providers, and monitoring of resident activities to ensure their health, safety, and well-being. Caregivers who work at assisted living communities can also provide medication administration and personal care services for older adults.
Other services offered within assisted living communities can include some or all of the following:
At Always Best Care, our representatives can match your senior's emotional, physical, and financial needs with viable assisted living communities nearby. Results are based on comparative data, so you can select the best choice for you or your loved one.
Always Best Care works closely with local senior living communities to gain valuable knowledge that we then use to help seniors and their loved ones make informed decisions. This information can include basic care and rent, resident availability, and services provided. Because Always Best Care is compensated by these communities, we provide senior living referral services at no extra cost to you.
Some of the most popular assisted living communities to consider in our area include the following:
For many seniors, moving into a senior living community revolves around how and when they want to make a transition to more involved care. Some seniors are more proactive about transitioning to independent living. Others choose to remain home until their care needs or other requirements are satisfied. Remember - our staff is here to help. Contact our office today to learn more about assisted living communities and how we can find a facility that exceeds your expectations.
The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Always Best Care Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:
A discussion of your needs and how our trained caregivers can offer assistance in the most effective way
A draft of your care plan, which includes highly detailed notes and a framework for the care that you or your senior will receive
Discuss payment options and help coordinate billing with your insurance provider
Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.
If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.
At the end of the day, we only hire the best of the best at Always Best Care. Whether you need home care in Fort Worth, TX 24-hours a day or only need a respite for a couple of hours, we are here to serve you.
When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.
It’s all hooves on deck when it comes time to secure money to buy the nearly 300 champion animals raised and shown by youth exhibitors at the annual Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.Nonprofit groups, led by the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate, raised a record $8.2 million last year to toe the line and buy the 288 champion steers, pigs, goats and lambs sold at the Junior Sale of Champions on the show’s last day.Those four shows and auction finale are the heart of the stock show. The groups, which seek commitments th...
It’s all hooves on deck when it comes time to secure money to buy the nearly 300 champion animals raised and shown by youth exhibitors at the annual Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Nonprofit groups, led by the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate, raised a record $8.2 million last year to toe the line and buy the 288 champion steers, pigs, goats and lambs sold at the Junior Sale of Champions on the show’s last day.
Those four shows and auction finale are the heart of the stock show. The groups, which seek commitments through the morning of the sale to ensure the last animal sold brings a premium, want to beat last year’s numbers heading into this year’s sale, set for Feb. 8 at Watt Arena.
“It’s a celebration of Fort Worth tradition, but it’s also work that helps secure the future of Texas agriculture,” said Christian Schroder, a Fort Worth lawyer, vice president of GM Financial and chairman of the Syndicate, which raises more than 90% of the winning bids at the sale.
“Our mission is to make sure we’re rewarding these 4-H and FFA kids with above-market prices,” Schroder said in an interview. “It takes a whole lot of money just for them to break even. And that doesn’t count all the time they spend.”
In 2024, the Higginbotham insurance and employee benefits company, via the Syndicate, put in the winning bid of $340,000 for the grand champion steer. Besides the Syndicate, Women Steering Business, Tallest Hog at the Trough, the U Ol’ Goat Committee and Ladies on the Lamb are the other volunteer-led groups. The Report discussed this year’s fundraising with the groups for this story, but was unable to reach a representative of the goat committee.
The annual goal of Women Steering Business is to secure commitments between $250,000 and $300,000 ahead of the Junior Sale of Champions. As of Feb. 3, the group, which raises money by selling memberships between $1,000 and $100,000, had surpassed its goal, said Becky Renfro Borbolla, who co-founded the group in 2013 to focus on buying steers from young women who are exhibiting them. To date, the group estimates it’s spent $2.8 million at the auction.
“We still have money coming in” for 2025, she said. “I don’t know where we are this year. I know we’re over the $250,000 (mark). Are we going to be at $300,000 or more?”
The group, which also withholds $20,000 annually to buy animals at a Tarrant County sale, has secured 125 members as of Monday — a “normal” level, Renfro Borbolla said.
Depending on results of Friday’s steer show, Women Steering Business may go into overdrive collecting late commitments.
Part of Women Steering Business’s appeal: no fundraising requirements for members. “You just write a check,” Renfro Borbolla, senior vice president of Renfro Foods in Fort Worth, said.
The group is also seeking contributions for its Grand Fund, which Women Steering Business set up in April last year and now has $145,000. The fund is designed to provide extra money if the group needs it in a given year. In 2023, for one, Women Steering Business was in on the grand champion steer, exhibited by a young woman. Women Steering Business’s highest bid of $430,000 was overtaken by Higginbotham’s winning $440,000.
“We want to support as many young ladies as we can,” Renfro Borbolla said.
Last week, Tallest Hog at the Trough boosters were working on guaranteeing commitments to buy the 12 champion pigs.
“It’s looking good,” Gary Ray, a Fort Worth insurance man, past Syndicate chairman and co-founder of hog group with Fort Worth Realtor Bobby Norris, said.
Last year, buyers snapped up the 12 pigs in the auction for $385,000. Ray said his group’s goals are at least $75,000 for the grand champion and $45,000-$50,000 for the reserve champion. Standard Meat Co. of Fort Worth and Syracuse Sausage of Ponder are regular buyers of the top hogs.
“We’re hoping to do at least $425,000 this year,” Ray said.
As of last week, Ladies on the Lamb had added five members for this year, raising the total number to 35 active and 10 sustainers, Kim Johnson, president, said.
The group estimates it’s spent close to $2.4 million over 25 years to buy lambs. The sale will have 10 champion lambs.
“So far this year, everything’s going really great from the fundraising perspective,” Johnson said. “We’re on task right now and actually set to exceed our goal.”
The Syndicate helps run the auction table and track lot buyers. “Then we go out and collect the money,” Schroder said.
The Syndicate organized in 1980 “because these kids were not getting appropriate pricing” at the auction, Schroder said. That year, the show raised $17,000 at the auction. The Syndicate has since established a scholarship fund and today gives $240,000 in scholarships to a total 24 FFA and 4-H students at $10,000 apiece.
Average price for a steer during the 2024 show was $17,000 or $18,000, Schroder said. But Lot 288, the last animal sold, brought $75,000.
“When the kids bring their animals, we believe they bring their best animals here,” Schroder said. “When they do that, they’re rewarded appropriately.”
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Johntay Cook, who departed the Texas Longhorns for the NCAA Transfer Portal during the college football regular season, was arrested in Fort Worth last night on property theft and interference of public duties charges, multiple outlets report. Cook is currently the top-ranked portal prospect in the 247Sports’ Transfer Rankings. The Desoto, Texas, product joined Texas as one of the top-ranked members of the 2023 recruiting prospect class....
Johntay Cook, who departed the Texas Longhorns for the NCAA Transfer Portal during the college football regular season, was arrested in Fort Worth last night on property theft and interference of public duties charges, multiple outlets report. Cook is currently the top-ranked portal prospect in the 247Sports’ Transfer Rankings. The Desoto, Texas, product joined Texas as one of the top-ranked members of the 2023 recruiting prospect class.
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Google signed for space at the massive Northlake 35 Logistics Park developed by Falcon Commercial Development and Clarion Partners in Denton County.DALLAS — This story was originally published by our content partners at the Dallas Business Journal. Read the original version here.Technology giant ...
Google signed for space at the massive Northlake 35 Logistics Park developed by Falcon Commercial Development and Clarion Partners in Denton County.
DALLAS — This story was originally published by our content partners at the Dallas Business Journal. Read the original version here.
Technology giant Google LLC has backed out of a more than 1-million-square-foot space it leased last year at an industrial park north of Fort Worth.
Google signed for space at the massive Northlake 35 Logistics Park developed by Falcon Commercial Development and Clarion Partners in Denton County to support its data center operations. The lease in the small city of Northlake came as the company outlined plans to invest $1 billion in data centers and cloud center infrastructure in Texas.
Nathan Lawrence, a broker at KBC Advisors who leases the property, told Dallas Business Journal the building is now back on the market and fully built out.
"The space is vacant and available now," Lawrence wrote in an email. "All I have heard is that there was excess capacity."
CoStar News reported that California-based Google never moved into the space, adding that the company spent millions of dollars outfitting the space. A May 2024 state filing for the project, under the name "Project Beast," gave an estimated $20.2 million cost.
Falcon Commercial, Google and Clarion Partners did not respond to request for comment.
Google still has extensive data operations in North Texas. It has a data centers in Midlothian and Red Oak, south of Dallas. The subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) also signed a lease in October for a 1.1-million-square-foot of space in west Fort Worth for data and cloud infrastructure support. The facility is within the 520-acre Majestic Silver Creek Business Park, at Silver Creek Road directly west of Loop 820.
Cody Gibbs, director of market analytics for CoStar, told DBJ both buildings are similar from an operational standpoint, with the same amount of docks and 40-foot ceiling heights.
"Even from a geographic perspective, the two sites are around 55 miles from Google’s Red Oak campus," Gibbs wrote in an email.
The new vacancy at Northlake 35 Logistics Park adds to a glut of vacant million-square-foot spaces in the region. These available spaces now total about 7 million square feet, and all have been constructed in the past three years, Gibbs said. Of the 31.2 million square feet worth of space in this size range delivered since 2022, more than 30% is still on the market, according to the CoStar researcher.
Chef Stephan Pyles’ unmistakable Texas cuisine has a new home, and this one is an easier drive from Fort Worth.The Seeker, serving Pyles’ familiar honey-fried chicken, steaks and lobster tamale pie, is open inside the Interstate Inn, a restored 1960s-era motor hotel in StephenvilleIt’s a...
Chef Stephan Pyles’ unmistakable Texas cuisine has a new home, and this one is an easier drive from Fort Worth.
The Seeker, serving Pyles’ familiar honey-fried chicken, steaks and lobster tamale pie, is open inside the Interstate Inn, a restored 1960s-era motor hotel in Stephenville
It’s an hour’s drive away — take Interstate 20 west and U.S. 281 south to 809 East Road — but the stress level and free parking make it a far better trip for Fort Worth diners than Pyles’ landmark Dallas restaurants of the past 40 years such as Baby Routh, Star Canyon and Stampede 66.
The Seeker is a charming fit inside the Interstate Inn, built in the 1960s as a Caravan Interstate Inn and restored to its roadside-Americana glory as a destination hotel and attraction in the “Cowboy Capital of the World.”
Pyles is circling back to his childhood in a Big Spring truck stop.
“I never thought I’d be here, but with everything that’s happening in Stephenville, it’s an exciting place to be,” he said recently.
The hotel decor plays off its 1960s past. It opened as the Caravan Interstate Inn, an optimistic name since no interstate highway goes to Stephenville.
But the Seeker’s decor is more Western, like Pyles’ contemporary Texas restaurants of years past.
The menu features a bone-in rib-eye with red chile onion rings and a bean-mushroom ragout, an example of Pyles’ updated Texas cooking.
There’s a coriander-cured tenderloin with a potato pancake or a short rib with tongue-in-cheek-named “Ol’ Redneck” cheddar mac-and-cheese.
The sides are both distinctive — squash bisque, an esquites-crab salad, a pork-belly huarache de nixtamal with apple-mint chutney — and familiar — green beans, tots and buttermilk biscuits.
“There’s some pretty standard things, but in the style of the other restaurants,” Pyles said.
“Most things on the menu are ‘greatest hits.’ But it’s local. We’re using 12-15 local farmers,” he said. “We’re probably the only restaurant here doing our own nixtamal,” he added, referring to the process that purifies corn.
The Seeker joins a cowboy-country upscale dining scene that includes Oma Leen’s in Hico, Newton’s Saddlerack in Stephenville, Second Bar + Kitchen in Mineral Wells, Rough Creek Lodge in rural Erath County and Bosque Cantina in Walnut Springs.
The Seeker is offering a three-course Valentine’s weekend dinner for $75 with tables available Feb. 13 or 15.
The Interstate Inn is offering a Valentine’s weekend special with a room, a Pyles cooking class on “Foods of Passion,” dinner and Sunday brunch for $2,500 per couple.
The Seeker is open for dinner only Tuesday through Saturday; 254-964-3550, theseekertx.com.
This story was originally published February 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM.
Lines wrapped around both the drive-thru and storefront corners Wednesday, Feb. 5 as dozens of customers patiently waited to try Fort Worth’s newest coffee shop, La La Land Kind Cafe.The bright white and yellow building is hard to miss on 5733 Camp Bowie Blvd. This is the first Fort Worth location for the North Texas-based...
Lines wrapped around both the drive-thru and storefront corners Wednesday, Feb. 5 as dozens of customers patiently waited to try Fort Worth’s newest coffee shop, La La Land Kind Cafe.
The bright white and yellow building is hard to miss on 5733 Camp Bowie Blvd. This is the first Fort Worth location for the North Texas-based coffee shop. There are 11 other locations in the Dallas area.
The extreme lines are surprising, considering the fact that this is La La Land’s soft launch of the Fort Worth location. Drinks are currently half-off since baristas are still learning the ropes. The discount will last until Feb. 7 before the grand opening on Feb. 8.
Customer Natalie Nicol said it took “about 20 minutes” of waiting to get her drink, and the line was long even inside the cafe.
“But it was so worth the wait,” she said.
Here’s what to know about La La Land if you go visit the new Fort Worth location.
La La Land originally opened in 2019 at 5626 Bell Avenue in Dallas. The shop is famous for its sunny aesthetic, baristas who say “I love you” when they serve your latte and its TikTok account featuring drive-by videos of employees riding around telling random strangers, “You’re beautiful.”
Within the past six years, the coffee chain has grown to 20 more locations in Houston, Los Angeles, and now Fort Worth. The Camp Bowie location replaces a Smoothie King shop.
The coffee chain sells specialty espresso and matcha lattes in clear cups with bright yellow lids. They also sell an assortment of avocado and fruit toasts.
“I got the iced matcha latte,” Nicol said. “It was so yummy. They have my favorite drinks on the whole entire planet.”
She also got an avocado toast with truffle, burrata and red chili flakes. La La Land’s iced matcha lattes are $5.20 for a small and $5.70 for a large. Toasts are $9 to $10.
“I would always wait 20 to 30 minutes for a drink or food from there,” Nicol said. “I think they are going to get better at their timing once they get more practice.”
La La Land in Fort Worth is a quaint 1,686 square feet. The parking lot has about eight parking spaces, although there is street and neighborhood parking that surrounds it. Due to its small parking lot, the drive through line can only fit four to five cars which forces the excess out onto Halloran Street.
“The one thing that I didn’t like is that it’s kind of small,” said Nicol. “There’s probably about 10 to 12 small tables inside.”
The Camp Bowie location is still hiring. Baristas start at a base pay of $10 an hour plus tips. La La Land’s benefits also include dental and vision, a 401(k), paid holidays and employee discounts.
The coffee shop is looking for team members who will greet customers, make the orders and work a cash register. Applicants must have a high school diploma and previous barista or server experience.
La La Land is open from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
972-739-8886
