Dock Local is reeling in a prime piece of real estate at Dallas Farmers Market, taking over the long-running Rex's Seafood stall and aiming to open in the space this summer. The coastal-style chain will move into the Market Hall stall at 920 S. Harwood St. #150, while Rex's keeps its Northwest Highway outpost at 6713 W. Northwest Hwy. up and running.
According to a company release relayed by CultureMap Dallas, the Farmers Market location will be Dock Local's fourth spot in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and fifth overall. The new stall is slated to mirror the concept's existing food-hall playbook, with Maine lobster rolls, a Lobsta Grilled Cheese, and seafood tacos on the menu, and hours roughly 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m.-midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
From Food Truck To Food Halls
Chef Brett Curtis built Dock Local from a single food truck into a regional food-hall brand centered on scratch-made seafood and house sauces. Local venue listings show the brand already operating at Legacy Hall in Plano and Harvest Hall in Grapevine. Menu details from Dock Local and Legacy Hall highlight a lineup heavy on lobster rolls, garlic lobster fries, and seafood tacos.
What It Means For Rex's
Rex's has long been a fixture at Dallas Farmers Market, and its own site still lists both the Market stall and the Northwest Highway location. The company site currently shows the Market address alongside the separate counter at 6713 W. Northwest Hwy. and maintains menus, hours, and location pages for each. Rex's Seafood & Market indicates that the Northwest Highway outpost remains in operation as the swap plays out.
Market Context
The Dallas Farmers Market's Market hall spans 26,000 square feet of food-hall and vendor space and pulls in both locals and visitors to its indoor stalls and outdoor Shed, so a high-profile seafood stall changing hands will be hard to miss. The Market directory confirms the Harwood Street address and shows a mix of anchor restaurants paired with rotating merchants. Dallas Farmers Market also provides the venue's hours and vendor listings.
The company release, as reported by CultureMap Dallas, states that Dock Local plans to open at the Farmers Market this summer and that Rex's will keep its Northwest Highway address as its remaining Dallas location. The handoff is the latest example of food-hall operators shuffling their downtown footprints, a pattern that has helped keep the Market's roster in steady rotation.
