FORT WORTH — Not long after the West Seventh area got a location of 85ºC Bakery Cafe, aka "The Starbucks of Taiwan," another place where you can get coffee with a twist is en route to the area.
But while there's a lot of bakery at 85ºC Bakery Cafe to go along with the sea-salt coffee, Zero Degrees, a California-based chain that describes its offerings as "Asian-Hispanic fusion," puts a big emphasis on the drinks, with a small portion of its menu devoted to "food & snacks," some of which come with their own twists (let's just say that Globe Life Park isn't the only place doing things with Hot Cheetos).
Zero Degrees, which has a location in Frisco, announced its Fort Worth plans in a late-February Facebook post, saying that the Fort Worth location will be at 2421 W. Seventh St., No. B11. This would put Zero Degrees very close to the Fort Worth location of Max's Wine Dive.
According to Zero Degrees' website, the company was founded in Orange County, California, by a trio of siblings who intended to open a dessert shop called Zero Italian Ice and Custard. Seeking a way to set themselves apart in a crowded food scene, they began selling drinks such as the Chamango, a sweet-salty-spicy tropical sorbet beverage. That evolved into the Mangonada, a mango slush with chamoy, Tajin and mango chunks.
The "food & snacks" (snacks aren't food?) section of the menu includes some fairly standard items (popcorn chicken with a choice of sauces, chicharrones, a variety of fries), but then there are such items as the Hot Cheetos elotes and the Hot Cheetos "Chilotes" (chicharrones with Hot Cheetos elotes).
Other standouts on the menu include:
- An Ube Milkshake: What is ube? It's a purple yam. This shake is described as "rich and creamy" and topped with a toasted marshmallow and sour belt candy
- Cookie Monster
- Horchata Frappe
- Lychee crush
- Chicken cone
- Truffle fries
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