Joe T. Garcia's

Our story starts when our family matriarch, Mamasuez, immigrated from Michoacán, Mexico, to Fort Worth in 1911. She brought little else besides a tireless work ethic and love for her family. Alongside her husband and restaurant namesake, Joe T., she wanted to build a life for herself and the people she loved. Little did she know it would be the humble beginnings of an iconic restaurant, and a Fort Worth tradition would be born.

We are the grandchildren of Mamasuez and Joe T. Our names are Lanny, Zurella, Joe, Jesse, Phillip, and Elizabeth, and this is our home. Today, we offer Fort Worth the same amazing experience our family has provided for almost a century. Over the decades, our little patio garden transformed into a lush paradise, the family pool into a whimsical fountain; our lines grew out the door, and our restaurant filled with people who couldn't get enough of our scratch cooking and lively atmosphere. We've watched Joe T.'s evolve and grow. But the feeling remains from when Hope and Mamasuez first brought our family together, from when our way was forged by one woman's fire all those years ago.