Wild Salsa — Downtown Fort Worth’s Vibrant Mexico City-Style Mexican Kitchen, Where 36-Hour Lamb Barbacoa, Award-Winning Wild Ritas, and a Lively Patio Near Sundance Square Bring Regional Mexican Flavors to 300 Throckmorton Street
When you want authentic Mexican cooking that goes well beyond Tex-Mex — the kind of food where every dish traces its lineage to a specific region of Mexico rather than a general approximation of it — Wild Salsa Fort Worth at 300 Throckmorton St. delivers with conviction. A sister concept to the acclaimed Dallas original at 1800 Main St., Wild Salsa Fort Worth brought its Mexico City-inspired menu to downtown Fort Worth and quickly became one of the most buzzed-about restaurant openings in the Sundance Square area — earning 934 Facebook recommendations, a 4.5-star Google rating, and an 88% recommendation rate that speaks to genuine, repeat-visit loyalty. The interior blends warm Mexican hacienda character with the polished energy of a downtown dining destination, and the outdoor patio — steps from the action of Sundance Square — is one of the most inviting people-watching spots in all of downtown. After a brief closure and triumphant re-opening in 2024, Wild Salsa is back and better than ever, with a refined dinner-focused menu and the same bold, vibrant kitchen philosophy that made it a Fort Worth favorite in the first place.
The menu is built around the signature 36-hour lamb shank barbacoa — slow-braised until the meat collapses into deeply spiced, irresistibly tender shreds that serve as the backbone for barbacoa tacos, barbacoa quesadillas, and loaded barbacoa nachos that reviewers call some of the most deeply satisfying Mexican food in North Texas. Beyond the barbacoa, the kitchen delivers chipotle shrimp tacos on crisp fried tortillas with cotija and arugula, grilled arrachera steak fajitas with sweet onions and jalapeños arriving sizzling on cast iron, Sonoran chicken enchiladas, chicken tinga taquitos with ancho salsa and poblano crema, house-made queso blanco loaded with guacamole and chorizo, cochinita tamales, and a chicken milanesa that regulars order weekly. The tequila program is taken seriously: the award-winning Wild Rita — roasted pineapple, jalapeño-infused tequila, and bright citrus in a sweet-heat balance that earns its own rave reviews — anchors a cocktail menu featuring carefully curated blancos, reposados, añejos, and mezcals. Happy hour brings deeply discounted drinks and bites that TripAdvisor visitors describe as worth the trip on their own.
Wild Salsa Fort Worth is located at 300 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth, TX 76102, directly in the heart of downtown near Sundance Square, and is currently open Tuesday through Thursday from 4 to 10pm and Friday and Saturday from 4 to 11pm, with Sunday and Monday closed. Dine-in, online ordering via Toast, DoorDash, and Uber Eats delivery, catering through ezCater, and group dining reservations are all available. For more of Fort Worth’s best downtown dining and Mexican cuisine, explore the Fort Worth restaurant guide on Selling the Fort.
