8 Best Wedge Salads To Try This Summer

Iceberg lettuce has gotten a bad rap. What it lacks in nutritional value, it makes up for in chilled crunchiness. Let’s face it, nothing else compares to a wedge salad. It can be so satisfying, especially in the warmer months. Local chefs and restaurateurs have elevated the humble wedge salad to new heights ― using iceberg lettuce as their canvas, before piling on the goodies. Here are 8 of the most refreshing, summery wedge salads in Fort Worth.

F1 Bar & Grill

When Felipe Armenta transitioned his F1 Smokehouse to F1 Bar & Grill in April, it meant leaning into a more steak-centric model. He’s utilizing his own herd of wagyu cattle raised on his AF1 Ranch. And, no surprise, the wedge salad at F1 Bar & Grill followed suit. Here, the traditionally dressed wedge is topped with thick strips of bacon, sliced Campari tomatoes, and housemade blue cheese dressing. Then it’s topped off with a filet mignon steak, held in place with a steak knife. Who says salad can’t be a meal?

Local Foods Kitchen

New owners Jett and Danielle Milner have picked up where founder Katie Schma left off with a brimming grab-and-go case filled with Napa-style wonders. But the Hulen Wedge has remained a staple at Local Foods Kitchen from the very start. The lovely creation tops crispy iceberg with scallions, tomato, bacon, pecans, and blue cheese and ranch dressing.

Tinie’s Mexican

Along with one of the best rooftop patios in town, Tinie’s is Sarah Castillo’s love letter to Mexican cuisine on South Main. Here they take the wedge salad south of the border. Called the Elote Salad, it is smothered in fresh roasted corn salad, crumbles of cotija cheese, and a creamy cilantro dressing. The dish is dressed with colorful sweet pepper rings and microgreens.

B&B Butchers

At Clearfork’s stand-out steakhouse, the wedge salad is a thing of beauty and simplicity. Sided by fresh tomato slices, this wedge keeps it real with plenty of blue cheese crumbles and a double dose of housemade blue cheese dressing. Cracked pepper is ground atop, along with a bit of green onion.

Provender Hall

Catering to a bustling crowd of visitors and regulars anchoring Mule Alley, Provender Hall has an eye-popping wedge as well. The Everything Wedge, as the name implies, is studded with tomatoes, slices of red onion, bacon, and hard-boiled egg. The complex dish is amped up by blue cheese, a bold buttermilk ranch dressing, and a dash of everything spice and a dusting of chives.

Wicked Butcher

The perfect starter before your perfect steak arrives, Wicked Butcher’s Wicked Wedge is a crowd pleaser. A crunchy quartered iceberg is dressed with blue cheese, tomatoes, bacon, green onion, and candied pecans. It’s a summery salad that pairs well with the items from the raw bar as well.

Duchess

The signature restaurant inside The Nobleman in South Main Village is led by chef Marcus Kopplin, who worked alongside chef Casey Thompson on concepting the menu. The baby iceberg salad at Duchess is picture perfect, dressed up in housemade ranch with lime pickled red onions, crispy shallots, a dash of everything spice tomato raisins, and herbed with micro chives and dill.

Silver Fox

This wedge is a flavor bomb. It distills all the traditional flavors and amplifies them. The crispy iceberg lettuce at Silver Fox is topped with applewood-smoked bacon lardons, house-dried tomatoes, which concentrate their tangy deliciousness, and one of the creamiest blue cheese dressings around.

Iceberg lettuce has no nutritional value … blah, blah, blah. The perfect wedge salad is hard to beat. Especially in the summer heat.