Somewhere along the way, H-E-B stopped thinking like a grocery store. The clearest evidence sits inside the company’s Mueller location in Austin, where shoppers can finish the weekly run, order duck fat fried chicken from a Top Chef alum, and settle in at a full bar with a Texas whiskey cocktail before heading home.
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The building at 211 S. Akard Street used to be a telecommunications call center for AT&T. The name The Exchange Hall is a nod to that history — the old phone exchange boards that once ran through the building. What runs through it now is considerably more interesting.
The Exchange Hall opened in June 2021 as downtown Dallas’s first food hall, and it took a few years for the vendor lineup to settle into something worth making a special trip for. It’s there now. The space is 26,700 square feet of industrial-warm design — walnut staircase, bronze metal accents, garage-style doors that open onto the AT&T Discovery District plaza when the weather allows. A 104-foot media wall outside runs a light show Thursday through Saturday at 9:30pm. It’s a proper destination, not a lunch break afterthought.
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There is no other building in North Texas quite like Legacy Hall. Three floors, 55,000 square feet, more than 20 food stalls, five bars, a craft brewery on the top floor, and an outdoor entertainment venue built from reclaimed shipping containers that holds 1,500 people and has a stage with a full LED screen. It opened in Plano’s Legacy West development in December 2017 and has been one of the most reliably good decisions in North Texas dining ever since. The address is 7800 Windrose Avenue. Open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 1 a.m., Sunday until 10 p.m.
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In the heart of downtown Waco, Union Hall is far more than a food court—it’s a curated culinary experience, where local chefs and daring entrepreneurs serve up an ever-evolving menu of bold flavors and hometown hospitality. Housed in a reimagined industrial building with exposed brick and tall windows, Union Hall merges historic character with modern energy. It’s where college students grab quick bites between classes, families gather for casual feasts, and out-of-towners discover just how creative the Waco food scene has become.
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The Exchange at the AT&T Discovery District will officially open to the public on Friday, June 25. The launch marks the first food hall in downtown Dallas and the long-awaited full opening of the AT&T Discovery District. AT&T launched the project in 2018 to create a world-class workplace and help revitalize downtown Dallas.
“The vibrancy we’re seeing in downtown Dallas is exciting and we’re thrilled to open this final piece of our vision for the AT&T headquarters,” said Melissa Phillips, Director, AT&T Discovery District. “The AT&T Discovery District was built to create connections for our employees and the community. We hope the diversity of food and beverage experiences found at the food hall will be as well received by visitors as they have been across the District over the past several months.”
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Legacy Hall will be adding two new restaurants and one bakery in the coming weeks.
Haskell & Worth, serving house-made Philly Cheesesteaks, will open on February 28. Shayna’s Place, a second North Texas location known for sandwiches, soups and salads, and SusieCakes, the popular all-American, home-style bakery, will open later this Spring. Continue reading
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The wait is finally over. Legacy Hall – one of the nation’s largest and most unique new food halls – is making its highly anticipated debut on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Dedicated to serving the best-of food trends prepared by premier chefs and local artisans, the three-story, 55,000-square-foot European-style food hall, brewery and live music and entertainment venue is opening its doors on Dec. 6 at 7800 Windrose Ave. in Plano’s acclaimed Legacy West development. Continue reading
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The heart of the home, the place where everyone gathers – we all know it as the kitchen. On November 1, that evolves into Kitchen, a new mini food hall and takeout market concept from Dallas restaurateur Scott Jones. While concepts may rotate from time to time, Kitchen launches with Jack’s Modern Southern Kitchen and Dallas Meatball Kitchen as its first two featured menus. Kitchen is located at 6041 Oram in East Dallas and offers dining, takeout and delivery options for those who crave the taste of homemade.
“We want people to come in and congregate, and enjoy a variety of things,” said Jones, who is well known for creating acclaimed concepts such as Screen Door, Gourmet a Go-Go and the reboot of the beloved Dallas Italian restaurant, Café Italia. “This has all the warm feelings of being in your mom’s kitchen, but no one is offended if you just eat and run.” Continue reading
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