Haltom City is getting ready to crank up the volume. A sprawling new restaurant and live-music complex called My Stomping Grounds is slated to take over a two-story site at 5130 Northern Cross Blvd, offering indoor dining, a rooftop patio, and an outdoor stage big enough to hold more than a thousand concertgoers. The project, led by local father-daughter duo Felix Salinas and Meagan Bartek, is aiming for a late-March or April opening after snagging regional attention from a feature in CultureMap Fort Worth.
According to CultureMap Fort Worth, the development will cover roughly 2.5 acres and center on a 20,000-square-foot, two-story building that includes a nearly 9,990-square-foot private event room, a rooftop patio, and an outdoor stage with an estimated capacity of 1,100 to 1,300 people. The outlet identifies businessman Salinas and his daughter Bartek as partners, with Bartek calling the project "an idea I've always been passionate about." The kitchen will be overseen by "Chef Manny" (Emmanuel Choi Mier), who previously cooked at The Woodshed Smokehouse.
What to expect inside
The venue's own "coming soon" page promises a comfort-food-heavy lineup of pizzas, burgers, wings, sandwiches and pastas, along with a public contact phone number and the Northern Cross Boulevard address, the site for My Stomping Grounds shows. The owners say the space will host local bands, open-mic nights, and private events, with family-friendly outdoor seating rounding out the setup.
How this fits into Haltom City's growth
My Stomping Grounds will sit less than a mile from the new H Mart Plaza, a 50-acre mixed-use retail hub that the city says reached full leasing in December 2025 and is slated to open this spring, according to Haltom City’s official website. Municipal economic updates have been flagging the NE Loop 820 corridor as a priority zone for new restaurants and retail, a focus that developers say helped make the location especially attractive.
When to expect shows and tickets
CultureMap reports that the owners are targeting a late-March or April opening, and local event listings already show acts booked in early March that could serve as a soft launch. Community calendars and event pages are beginning to list early performances, and the city helped spread the word by sharing the CultureMap story in a Facebook post from Haltom City, TX Government on Facebook.
If construction stays on schedule, My Stomping Grounds could quickly become a new anchor for music and nightlife in north Tarrant County, giving local bands a larger platform and tying year-round events to the nearby retail expansion. This story will be updated once the owners release firm opening dates and ticketing details.
