Fort Worth's Michelin-recommended Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez is getting ready to trade some of its trademark birria for shrimp and ceviche. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the family announced that Mariscos Cortez, a seafood-focused sister restaurant, is coming to a spot across Rosedale off the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway. It is the latest chapter in a rapid rise that started with a $100 food truck in 2020 and turned into a brick-and-mortar operation and national attention in just a few years. The new seafood concept is expected to stick with the same tight, quality-first playbook that made the taqueria a neighborhood staple.
Mariscos Cortez will be a small seafood menu
Mariscos Cortez will put seafood at the center instead of the taqueria’s signature birria, and the family is keeping the lineup lean. The menu will top out at about 10 items, according to The Dallas Morning News. The announcement, posted by Alejandro Soto on Instagram, also teased dishes in the comments, including a tostada de ceviche. The family told the paper they are aiming to open the sister spot before summer 2026.
From food truck to Michelin recognition
The Cortez family flipped a $100 food truck into a sit-down restaurant in under a year, a rise closely watched by local outlets and food writers. Eater Dallas tracked that early growth as the birria-heavy menu started drawing lines. The momentum eventually went national. The Michelin Guide lists Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez as Recommended, a nod that helped push the Rosedale-area spot onto more diners’ must-try lists. The Michelin Guide calls out the restaurant’s birria-focused menu and its lively, casual atmosphere.
What’s new at the taqueria
The original taqueria is not coasting while the seafood project comes together. The Cortez team has rolled out items like birria jalapeño poppers, sold only on Tuesdays, along with birria ribs, and has bulked up Taco Tuesday with $3 margaritas and beer and a kids-eat-free deal, per The Dallas Morning News. The restaurant currently lists hours of Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., with Mondays closed. The tightly edited additions fit the family’s pattern of small menu moves that keep the focus on consistency and quality.
Where to find both spots
Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez’s dine-in restaurant is located at 2108 E. Rosedale St., and the original food truck still works as a drive-through at 2220 E. Rosedale St., according to the restaurant’s website. Birrieria Cortez lists both addresses and drive-through details for customers. Mariscos Cortez is set to land across Rosedale from the taqueria, and the family says they will share an official opening date and full menu on social media.
For now, Fort Worth diners can look forward to the same stripped-down, high-volume style that turned the Cortez family into a local draw, this time reworked for seafood. Keep an eye on the taqueria’s social channels for the opening announcement and the first peek at the Mariscos Cortez lineup.
