From the restaurant's website: "On April 22, 1993, Paul and Mary Beth Vinyard opened the first Babe's in Roanoke, Texas, located northeast of Ft. Worth and west of Grapevine. ... "Babe" is Mary Beth's nickname; she developed the recipes, so we named the restaurant Babe's." Kids menu. No alcohol available, but BYOB. Serving lunch and dinner daily.
From the Dallas Observer (www.dallasobserver.com): "If we're going to overdo it, we thought, it might as well be with fried chicken and side dishes as tasty as these. Babe's serves up family-style dinners which include piles of super-crispy, thick-breaded monster chicken pieces, an iceberg lettuce salad (very fresh, with a sweet vinaigrette), tasty green beans, creamed corn (for those who can stand the sight of it), biscuits and excellent mashed potatoes."