As Hoodline reported, a paper sign appeared on the doors at The Rim's Waterside location in late July. A handwritten note apologized for the closure and directed regulars to the flagship location in Burleson. About a mile away, Piattello Italian Kitchen is preparing to move from Waterside to The Shops at Clearfork in November, as Fort Worth Report reported.
Together, the changes are reshaping the dining options at both centers. Clearfork is set to gain Piattello as its first locally owned restaurant, a distinction Candy's Dirt reported. If you live in the Bryant Irvin corridor or anywhere within a short drive of either center, the split matters more than a single restaurant relocating a mile down the road.
Waterside's founding vision
Waterside opened its doors under a name Trademark Property gave its own model: Conscious Place. The idea, according to the company's own language at the time, was that a shopping center could be more than a place to spend money.
"We created our Conscious Place initiative to assign a higher purpose to retail and mixed-use properties."
That was Trademark CEO Terry Montesi, quoted in Fort Worth Business, describing a development meant to fold in local artisans, community gathering space, and a Trinity Trails connection rather than the standard national tenant mix. Whole Foods and REI anchored it. The Grove, a green space wrapped around heritage trees, was supposed to host micro-restaurants from local entrepreneurs. Piattello, which opened there in 2017 and became one of the most talked-about kitchens in the city, was one example of a local restaurant in the center.
Nearly a decade later, ownership has changed hands. The Georgetown Company bought Waterside in February 2025, and its own description of the property today reads differently than Trademark's founding pitch. Georgetown now describes the center's tenant roster as need-based: fast-casual and sit-down restaurants, health and wellness providers, national bank branches, and specialty shops serving a trade area with average household incomes above $100,000. The description emphasizes services for nearby residents, alongside restaurants and specialty shops.
Two closures, two very different corridors
The paper notice on the door did not give a reason for the closure. The Rim had taken over a Waterside bay that once belonged to Taco Diner, opened in early 2021 after renovations, and built a following on chicken and waffles and a Southern comfort menu under chef Keith Hicks. The Fort Worth outpost came three years after its Burleson flagship opened in 2018. When it closed on July 26, 2026, the only public statement was the sign on the door. The corporate ownership behind it has changed hands more than once in recent years, most recently folded into a private equity platform.
Clearfork had its own closure earlier in the year. Fixe Southern House shut down in June 2026 after eight years in business, a meaningful run by any standard, and one that opened a gap in a center that has otherwise been adding tenants steadily.
Here is the difference. Clearfork's gap is closing with a name people already know and already drive to. Waterside's gap is closing with nothing announced yet.
Where Piattello is actually headed, and what it says about Clearfork
Piattello's new home is The Offices at Clearfork, a three-story, 75,088-square-foot building at the corner of Marathon Avenue and Ozona Boulevard that only recently opened. Wells Fargo moved its Fort Worth headquarters there in May 2026, relocating from a downtown office it had occupied since 2006 and taking nearly two floors of the building. Piattello will anchor the ground floor, opening in a space more than double what it had at Waterside: 5,620 square feet, about 160 indoor seats, and a 40-seat patio. For the first time, the restaurant will serve lunch seven days a week in addition to dinner. The move is scheduled for November 2026, just ahead of Piattello's 10th anniversary the following January, and the team behind it says the Waterside location will stay open as long as possible to keep the gap between old and new as short as it can be.
What makes this worth noting isn't the square footage. It's the setting: Clearfork is a Simon-developed, luxury-anchored open-air center nine years into its life. Its dining lineup includes B&B Butchers, Mesero, Rise n°1, and Press Café, and Piattello will join that roster. Simon's own senior vice president of mixed-use development, Patrick Peterman, framed the addition as reinforcing what Clearfork wants to be known for going forward, a center that sets the standard as Fort Worth's premier walkable destination.
As reported by Fort Worth Report, Paslay's own explanation for the move is simple.
"We're only moving about a mile down the road."
For diners, that means Piattello will remain close to its Waterside regulars while joining Clearfork's dining lineup.
What's actually sitting on each side of that mile right now
| Waterside | Clearfork | |
|---|---|---|
| Founding pitch | Trademark's "Conscious Place" community model | Luxury open-air retail anchored by Neiman Marcus |
| Closed in 2026 | The Rim (late July) | Fixe Southern House (June) |
| Leaving in 2026 | Piattello, departing after nearly 10 years | — |
| Arriving in 2026 | Not yet announced | Piattello, its first locally owned restaurant |
| Still anchoring the center | Whole Foods, REI, Trinity Trails frontage | B&B Butchers, Mesero, Rise n°1, Press Café |
Whole Foods, REI, and the Trinity Trails connection aren't going anywhere, and that matters if your routine already runs through Waterside for groceries or a river run. For diners, the practical change is where Piattello will be available once the move is complete.
What this means for the next few months
If Piattello has been your standing Friday reservation at Waterside, there is no need to rush. The team has said explicitly that they intend to keep that location running until the new dining room is ready, so the overlap should be short rather than a hard gap. If you have been meaning to try Clearfork's more established kitchens, the just-wrapped DFW Restaurant Week, which ran from August 10 through September 7, gave the center's dining bench a public showcase this summer, and that lineup will only get more crowded once Piattello's new space opens in November.
The larger shift is one worth watching rather than acting on. Waterside's current tenant mix and Piattello's planned move to Clearfork mark a change in the dining options around Bryant Irvin. Georgetown describes Waterside's tenant mix as need-based, while Piattello is set to become Clearfork's first locally owned restaurant. Residents near either center can watch that change take shape this fall.
If you are watching how a neighborhood's daily texture shifts, that same attention is exactly what goes into pricing and presenting a home in it. The Agency - Ft. Worth works this corridor and the rest of Fort Worth with that kind of detail in mind. Reach out when you are ready for a conversation about your own address.
