Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth | March 2023

DINING FEATURE Shotzee’s Bar & Grill Couple turn pandemic hobby into Keller eatery N ed and Heather Brown both worked at restaurants during their teenage years two had to kind of be paired together and work hand-in-hand for us.” The Golden Triangle Rotary Club

BY CODY THORN

before going into jobs in the corpo- rate world after they were married in their 20s. The Keller residents always had the idea of having their own restau- rant as a down-the-road idea. The foundation for Shotzee’s Bar and Grill in Keller took form during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that turned into a grand opening on Jan. 22, 2022. During the pandemic shutdown, the Browns spent a lot of time at home. That led to socially distanced gatherings where they invited friends and cooked for them. With a background in food, the couple tried a variety of items, from burgers to wings, that became the basis of the menu at Shotzee’s. While they had the menu down, a location was needed next. Residents of Keller since 2004, they were familiar with Old Town Keller and Main Street. As restaurants started to reopen following the early wave of the pandemic, the Browns were look- ing for buildings for their restaurant. “All the stars just kind of aligned, and this place came available,” Ned said of the former Roscoe’s Smoke- house location. “We’ve had a really, really good year, and we’re just getting started to be quite honest,” Heather added. “When we started this, we wanted to be a great bar with great food, and we wanted to be a great restaurant with a great bar. So it was like the

held a Burger Battle in October 2022, and Shotzee’s bacon jalapeno burger was voted the best in the competi- tion. That burger is the most popular one on the menu, Heather said; how- ever the owners will enter a dierent one in the 2023 competition. The bacon jalapeno burger—a combination discovered through dierent samplings of sauces and cheese—was one of many crafted during the pandemic. “We’re actually really proud of our menu; about 90% of it is craftmade in house,” Heather said. The couple worked in chain restaurants—Ned was a “master” bartender for TGI Fridays—and that time inuenced both the food and drink menu, which features more than 80 dierent shots. Shotzee’s serves certied Hereford beef, which has a steak-like smell when cooking, Heather said. The name of the location is a play on words for a shot you would drink, the Browns said. Ned has German heritage, and his grandmother would call his grandfather Schatzi, which means little treasure in German. Heather said Ned thought that was his grandfather’s actual name growing up rather than a term of endearment. “We connected all the dots, and then it meant even more to us for it to be named Shotzee’s,” Heather said of picking the name. “Because this is our treasure.”

The Bacon Jalapeno Burger ($15) features two smash burgers, pepper jack cheese, bacon, grilled onions, jalapenos, lettuce, tomato and mayo.

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The Hot Mess ($13) features a ery queso dip topped with brisket, pulled pork or smoked chicken, with shredded cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole.

Mac & Cheese Bites ($9) feature pepper jack macaroni and cheese, lightly breaded and fried.

Shotzee’s Bar & Grill is on Main Street.

Shotzee’s Bar and Grill 134 S Main St., Keller 682-356-4777 www.shotzees.com Hours: Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-midnight, Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

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