November 7, 2018 Update:
The wait is finally over! Babe’s Chicken Dinner House is now open in North Richland Hills near the southeast corner of Loop 820 and Rufe Snow Drive. You can enjoy their famous fried chicken and other delicious home cooked meals for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. They are open all day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The NRH location serves Babe's famous fried chicken, along with hickory-smoked chicken, chicken tenders, fried catfish and chicken-fried steak.
Soon you will see their sister restaurant, Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes, breaking ground next door with an anticipated opening in mid-2019.
October 2018 Update:
Babe's Chicken Dinner House is now hiring and we hear they may open in early November. Anyone who is interested may apply in person Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the North Richland Hills Babe’s located at 6700 NE Loop 820. The restaurant is hiring wait staff, hosts, cashiers and cooks. The NRH location will be serving the restaurant’s full menu for hickory-smoked chicken, fried chicken and chicken tenders, fried catfish, chicken-fried steak and buttermilk biscuits.
When Babe’s opens, work will begin on a steakhouse next door, Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes.
January 2018 Update:
Crews began pouring the foundation for the new Babe's Chicken Dinner House on December 29, 2017. The new restaurant is being built near the southeast corner of Loop 820 and Rufe Snow Drive. It will have a historical look, with unique architecture and re-purposed materials, similar to their restaurant in Frisco, Tx. Stay tuned for updates on the construction progress of Babe's, as well as the future Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes that will be built next door.
June 2017 Update:
Site work has begun near the southeast corner of Loop 820 and Rufe Snow Drive for two new restaurants: Babe’s Chicken Dinner House and Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes. Residents of North Richland Hills and surrounding communities can look forward to Babe’s opening in mid-2018, followed by Sweetie Pie’s in 2019.
February 2017 Update:
Here’s a preview of the Babe’s Chicken Dinner House restaurant that will be built near the southeast corner of Rufe Snow Drive and NE Loop 820. It will have a historical look, with unique architecture and repurposed materials, similar to their restaurant in Frisco, TX. The developer has been busy finalizing the plans for Babe’s, as well as the Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes that will be built next door. The latest word from Babe’s is that construction will begin mid-2017 with an opening date in 2018. Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes is anticipated to begin construction in late 2017. Watch for updates on both projects here and on the city’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NRHCityHall.
January 2017 Update:
Babe’s Chicken Dinner House and Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes recently received TxDOT approval on their driveways, which was the last step before finalizing their site plan. Babe’s is anticipated to begin construction in mid-2017 with Sweetie Pies starting about 6 months thereafter. Both restaurants are much bigger than traditional sit downs and will include not only unique architecture, but re-purposed materials. Stay tuned for an update in the near future with renderings of the restaurants, which will look historical similar to the Babe’s in Frisco, Tx.
Prior Post:
The North Richland Hills City Council has given approval for Babe’s Chicken Dinner House and Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes to be built on Loop 820, just east of Rufe Snow Drive, at the former library and recreation center site. Construction is expected to begin in 2017. Babe’s is a family style and family owned restaurant with 9 locations in DFW and is ranked by Zagat as the most popular restaurant in the Metroplex. Sweetie Pies, which is owned by the same family, is a steakhouse with one location currently in Decatur. It was recently featured in Texas Highways magazine. The restaurant is known not only for its steaks, but for its baked potatoes and pot pies. The addition of these restaurants furthers the redevelopment efforts along our Loop 820 corridor. It also addresses a primary request from recent citizen surveys for more quality, sit-down restaurants in our community.