{"id":795926,"date":"2026-05-14T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795926\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:49:16","slug":"rexs-at-dallas-farmers-market-closing-makes-way-for-dock-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795926\/","title":{"rendered":"Rex&#8217;s at Dallas Farmers Market Closing; Makes Way for Dock Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1240\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lobsta-Grilled-Cheese-from-Dock-Local-Samantha-Marie-Photography.jpeg\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lobsta Grilled Cheese from Dock Local - Samantha Marie Photography\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tComing soon to the Dallas Farmers Market. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Marie Photography<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas.rexsseafood.com\/\">Rex\u2019s Seafood Market<\/a> has been a fixture at the Dallas Farmers Market for over a decade, but this summer, a seafood swap is happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rex\u2019s is closing on Sunday, May 17, and Dock Local is opening in its place sometime this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/in-grilled-cheese-lobster-sandwich-news-the-dock-has-opened-in-the-exchange-12033586\/\">Dock Local<\/a> is a premium yet casual coastal-cuisine concept founded by Maryland native chef Brett Curtis. It started as a food truck in 2016 and has since grown into a multi-location concept with three restaurants in North Texas and one in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>The new farmers\u2019 market location will be the fifth nationwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the Food Alerts newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>THANK YOU!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re all set.<\/p>\n<p>CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Fish of The Day<\/p>\n<p>Dock Local will bring signature East Coast-inspired seafood dishes to one of the busiest (yet landlocked) corners of the farmer\u2019s market food hall. <\/p>\n<p>Chef Curtis\u2019 strategy is to open in energetic and community-driven culinary hubs. The other three Dock Local locations in Dallas are inside food halls: The Exchange Hall in Downtown Dallas, Legacy Food Hall in Plano and Harvest Hall in Grapevine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Farmers Market is such an iconic gathering place for Dallas, and stepping into this space allows us to connect with a diverse, food-loving community in a really meaningful way,\u201d Curtis says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The menu is almost entirely from-scratch and will likely aggravate anyone from the Northeast, especially Boston: they put cheese on lobster. We can vouch for the Lobsta grilled cheese, seafood tacos and Maine lobster rolls. <\/p>\n<p>The Future for Rex\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>With Rex\u2019s Seafood closing in downtown Dallas, its flagship location at 6713 W. Northwest Highway will become the sole focus. The Bellomy family, who is behind the concept, is also involved with other projects around the city, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/restaurant-news\/article\/why-rex-seafood-closed-dallas-farmers-market-22252936.php\">according<\/a> to The Dallas Morning News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, they purchased S&amp;D Oyster, a seafood shop on McKinney Avenue that will celebrate its 50th birthday in the fall. They are also involved with the expansion of Sue\u00f1o, a Richardson-born concept that is opening a new location in Snider Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>Closing the farmers market location was a natural next step for the family as they put their focus on the flagship restaurants and other full-service dining models.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rex\u2019s Seafood Market will close on Sunday, May 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coming soon to the Dallas Farmers Market. 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