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Posted: **27 Jul 2020 15:00**

Wow, that's definitely a good amount of activity considered not everything is done/open, it's the hottest part of the year, and we are still dealing with COVID-19.

I'm very glad to see this seems to be a success so far!

Posted: **27 Jul 2020 15:30**

That looks fantastic! Wish the giant screen were on but the whole thing has come together nicely.

Posted: **27 Jul 2020 18:16**

texasstar wrote:This area really turned out nice!
Good work, AT&T. (Although, I did drop you for T-Mobile)

Unfortunately, Golden Boy was under a shroud.

Wow looks great. Imagine if we had this during the superbowl.
Would have made for a good equivalent to Sundance Square
Maybe for the upcoming world cup if we can get some games

Posted: **27 Jul 2020 20:09**

I know this is getting repetitive lol, but another one chiming in to say that this project is SO good and will be so much fun to visit once the world fixes itself. Coaxed a longtime Dallas resident friend to come downtown with me and she was blown away that this even existed.

Posted: **02 Aug 2020 11:59**

From WFAA

Construction of AT&T Discovery District nears completion in Downtown Dallas

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you ... PT_hNEvOQ8

Posted: **12 Aug 2020 14:24**

drove by yesterday after work and they put up the new pegasus city brewery sign.. looks really good and was lit up nicely.

Commerce street really improving with all of this and will only get better with hawthorn and pegasus city opening soon.

Posted: **12 Aug 2020 14:55**

Main Street for awhile has carried the bulk of good things to see and do. Its good to see Commerce pick up the slack.

Posted: **12 Aug 2020 21:58**

clcrash19 wrote:drove by yesterday after work and they put up the new pegasus city brewery sign.. looks really good and was lit up nicely.

Commerce street really improving with all of this and will only get better with hawthorn and pegasus city opening soon.

Posted: **13 Aug 2020 00:35**

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:
clcrash19 wrote:drove by yesterday after work and they put up the new pegasus city brewery sign.. looks really good and was lit up nicely.

Commerce street really improving with all of this and will only get better with hawthorn and pegasus city opening soon.

Wow, gorgeous. Reminds me of old theatre row down elm street.
Hopefully we can get a few others going down commerce.

Posted: **13 Aug 2020 10:12**

Tremendous. Love it, love it, love it. Pegasus City's branding is so great already, and this is just another home run IMO.

Can't wait to get down there once they open (post-pandemic).

Posted: **13 Aug 2020 10:17**

Oh wow, I had no idea they were adding that, but I absolutely love it! It feels in really well, and I hope we can get a few more of these from other businesses, what a cool look!

Posted: **13 Aug 2020 10:55**

I haven't been down in quite a while, but the brewery isn't directly next to the Discovery District, is it?

Looking at Google Maps, it seems like it is one block east. I for some reason had thought it would have a patio facing the district.

Posted: **13 Aug 2020 16:34**

Correct, it looks like the outdoor spot of pegasus brewery will be looking at the hawhorn resturant and starbucks on the outside of the discovery district. Its a nice addition to that side of the district over by the cowboys fit gym.. all in all this development came out better than i thought it would and driving home from work, im amazed how many people are gravitating towards it even before the major rollout.

Posted: **13 Aug 2020 16:43**

quixomniac wrote:
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:
clcrash19 wrote:drove by yesterday after work and they put up the new pegasus city brewery sign.. looks really good and was lit up nicely.

Commerce street really improving with all of this and will only get better with hawthorn and pegasus city opening soon.

Wow, gorgeous. Reminds me of old theatre row down elm street.
Hopefully we can get a few others going down commerce.

They just updated the existing Jos A Bank sign with the new tenant name.

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Posted: **13 Aug 2020 16:57**

dfwcre8tive wrote:
They just updated the existing Jos A Bank sign with the new tenant name.

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Ah, good catch @dfwcre8tive. Alas, still looks great!

Posted: **13 Aug 2020 16:59**

dfwcre8tive wrote:
They just updated the existing Jos A Bank sign with the new tenant name.

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That building is just dripping with Art Deco. Its good that they have a new tenant.

Posted: **17 Sep 2020 16:47**

Rise and Thyme opens tomorrow according to the DMN.

‘Chopped’ Judge Amanda Freitag Debuts Her Downtown Dallas Restaurant This Month
https://dallas.eater.com/2020/9/14/2143 ... ember-2020

Posted: **26 Sep 2020 20:39**

I found this on YouTube. It’s a vlog of a weekend trip to Dallas. Skip to 5:36 to see AT&T discovery district. I’m surprised it’s that busy.

From the video, it looks very successful so far...even with COVID

https://youtu.be/mPvYmeoydmA

Posted: **26 Oct 2020 07:52**

This place is on fire. For anyone who hasn't been down there yet I highly would recommend checking it out. The screen alone is worth making a special trip for. But beyond that, the level of pedestrian activity is off the charts for downtown. I've never seen anything like it. And the food hall is barely even open yet! Jaxon's is as packed as the Katy Trail Ice House every time we've stopped by. It seems like this district is pulling street-level activity into itself from every other part of downtown like a giant magnet.

It will be interesting to see if The National can capitalize on all this momentum when it opens. As you can see in their renderings, it's a straight shot down Akard between the two developments. The only barrier between them really is the homeless encampment at Pegasus Plaza. If the city could get that cleaned up, this corridor could become extremely vibrant

Posted: **26 Oct 2020 09:12**

Everytime I walk by this district, its completely slammed, especially on thurs,fri, sat night and pretty soon.. the food hall will be fully open along with the hawthorn resturant and pegasus city brewery.. One guy who is working on pegasus city said they are 1/2 weeks away.

Posted: **26 Oct 2020 14:43**

This is wonderful to hear, and this area will only get even more livelier as more things open!

I'm definitely going to check this area out as soon the brewery opens!

Posted: **01 Nov 2020 14:22**

Pegasus City Brewery - Downtown!
We are now open at our second location at 1508 Commerce Street, in the historic Dallas Power & Light Building!

https://www.facebook.com/PegasusCityBre ... 5320831937

It's open!!

Posted: **01 Nov 2020 17:48**

DPatel304 wrote:
Pegasus City Brewery - Downtown!
We are now open at our second location at 1508 Commerce Street, in the historic Dallas Power & Light Building!

https://www.facebook.com/PegasusCityBre ... 5320831937

It's open!!

It appeared to be relatively busy, too, whenever I passed by this weekend!

Posted: **01 Nov 2020 20:24**

I stopped by this afternoon for a couple drinks. I'd say it was decently busy, considering they are still in their 'soft opening' phase.

The service was great, the interior looked fantastic, but I felt like their patio needed a bit of work. I think I may have overheard one of the employees saying it was still a work in progress and they had bigger/better plans for the outdoor space, which was good to hear! All in all, it's a very welcome addition to Downtown, and I think they'll do really well given they are in the Discovery District.

Posted: **02 Nov 2020 07:58**

Yes I saw that they were open yesterday! Discovery District is really changing downtown overnight. When looking East down Jackson St, It's really easy to see how 200 Pearl/Harwood Park is going to connect East Quarter, Farmer' Market, Deep Ellum, and the heart of downtown.

Posted: **09 Dec 2020 11:16**

AT&T District gifts downtown Dallas with new sushi and Texas brasserie
Two new restaurants are coming to a building in the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas, from a gallery of names that are familiar to the local food & beverage industry.

These restaurants will open at The Second Floor at The Exchange, located a 211 S. Akard St.:

Ounce is a Texas brasserie helmed by chef Brian Zenner
Ichi Ni San is a non-traditional Japanese restaurant from chef Peja Krstic

And cocktails will be from Alex Fletcher, the Beverage Director for Hospitality Alliance, the restaurant group putting this all together.

They'll open on December 16, starting with dinner first.

https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/rest ... hi-ni-san/

Is "The Exchange" the name of the food hall that is coming to this area?

Posted: **09 Dec 2020 13:29**

DPatel304 wrote:
AT&T District gifts downtown Dallas with new sushi and Texas brasserie
Two new restaurants are coming to a building in the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas, from a gallery of names that are familiar to the local food & beverage industry.

These restaurants will open at The Second Floor at The Exchange, located a 211 S. Akard St.:

Ounce is a Texas brasserie helmed by chef Brian Zenner
Ichi Ni San is a non-traditional Japanese restaurant from chef Peja Krstic

And cocktails will be from Alex Fletcher, the Beverage Director for Hospitality Alliance, the restaurant group putting this all together.

They'll open on December 16, starting with dinner first.

https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/rest ... hi-ni-san/

Is "The Exchange" the name of the food hall that is coming to this area?

Yes. | https://theexchangehall.com/

Posted: **09 Dec 2020 13:43**

Great, thanks for sharing! For whatever reason, I wasn't able to find their website when I did a quick google. Per their website, it looks like we can expect: 2 bars, 2 restaurants, 14 eateries.

Posted: **21 Apr 2021 07:55**

New Ch.8 report: Discovery District project could be complete by summer

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local ... 5b810d9d35

Posted: **17 Jun 2021 11:51**

The Exchange food hall at 211 S. Award will be fully opened on June 25th.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/food-hall ... this-month

Posted: **27 Jun 2021 01:35**

The Exchange food hall Tour

https://youtu.be/KDJC8AuUlrk

Posted: **27 Jun 2021 11:06**

This is hands down the biggest game Changer project in the urban core. Last night was beyond packed and everyone was out having a dope time and someone said "not used to seeing this many people out in downtown dallas". Also klyde Warren was packed with backed up traffic and it was just so much energy all over the core.

Posted: **27 Jun 2021 11:41**

dallaz wrote:The Exchange food hall Tour

https://youtu.be/KDJC8AuUlrk

So awesome! Can't wait to try that place out!

Posted: **27 Jun 2021 14:35**

Warrior2020 wrote:This is hands down the biggest game Changer project in the urban core. Last night was beyond packed and everyone was out having a dope time and someone said "not used to seeing this many people out in downtown dallas". Also klyde Warren was packed with backed up traffic and it was just so much energy all over the core.

Completely agree. They did an amazing job picking out vendors. I was there on Friday and my son, my wife, and I all ordered from different places and everything was very good.

Posted: **28 Jun 2021 10:52**

The place was absolutely packed on Saturday afternoon. Revolver Taco had the longest line from what I could tell.

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Posted: **28 Jun 2021 11:15**

Great news! I'll have to revisit this area to check out the Food Hall. The few times I've been to the Discovery District, it's been packed like everyone is saying.

I'd love to see Hard Rock Cafe open up somewhere not too far from this area to give people another touristy thing to do in the vicinity.

Posted: **02 Jul 2021 07:11**

potatocoins wrote:Great news! I'll have to revisit this area to check out the Food Hall. The few times I've been to the Discovery District, it's been packed like everyone is saying.

I'd love to see Hard Rock Cafe open up somewhere not too far from this area to give people another touristy thing to do in the vicinity.

The concept is great but the last incarnation of Hard Rock we had here in Dallas was so incredibly bad.

Posted: **02 Jul 2021 09:14**

I'm not sure if I ever went to the one in Dallas. If I did, it obviously wasn't a memorable experience.

I'm not a huge fan or anything, but it does seem like a staple touristy restaurant that would draw people to the area and give people more to do outside the Discovery District. I realize there are already a lot of restaurants/bars outside the Discovery District, but I can't think of any of them as being 'touristy'.

Posted: **02 Jul 2021 10:44**

potatocoins wrote:I'm not sure if I ever went to the one in Dallas. If I did, it obviously wasn't a memorable experience.

I'm not a huge fan or anything, but it does seem like a staple touristy restaurant that would draw people to the area and give people more to do outside the Discovery District. I realize there are already a lot of restaurants/bars outside the Discovery District, but I can't think of any of them as being 'touristy'.

The old Hardrock off McKinney in the church was really cool inside. I always loved going there as a kid

Posted: **02 Jul 2021 11:20**

Hey if you want the next touristy thing near AT&T get rid of the servers in the old Dallas Federal Reserve right behind AT&T and bam you've got a awesome building for something like a Hard Rock or something else as fun. I will say it would be nice to have some serious entertainment option. Even a venue the size of the Hifi which they finally opened near Victory Park, would be awesome for the Discovery District.

Posted: **02 Jul 2021 22:50**

What’s going in to the old Rodeo Bar space?

Posted: **22 Jul 2021 08:04**

I got a chance to check out The Exchange food hall this weekend. I was very impressed. Great design and layout. My companion and I tried food from four different spots and everything was great. It was about 1:00 on Saturday afternoon and the place was very lively. I'll definitely go back.

BTW, I work in Legacy West and compared to Legacy Hall, The Exchange wins easily. Legacy Hall is too dark and feels a little tight and claustrophobic.

Posted: **22 Jul 2021 09:33**

vman wrote:BTW, I work in Legacy West and compared to Legacy Hall, The Exchange wins easily. Legacy Hall is too dark and feels a little tight and claustrophobic.

That's great to hear! When Legacy Hall opened up, I was a bit envious of it and wanted something similar in Dallas, and now it looks like we have it.

Also, now that the newness of the hall has worn off, I don't think I'm as envious as I used to be.

Posted: **22 Jul 2021 12:15**

I went to the Exchange on a Sunday afternoon and it was busy. Lots of energy! I felt like I was in NYC or Chicago. Incredible. This place blows away Legacy Hall in Plano. That place feels a little "cookie-cutter and "suburb" for my taste. It's also way too dark inside. A big win for downtown Dallas.

Posted: **08 Dec 2022 12:48**

Discovery District Food Hall Tenants Need More Customers

https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaur ... customers/

Posted: **08 Dec 2022 16:03**

Funny i was just down there for lunch this week, noticed one place I liked was already closed. Didn't seem very busy for a weekday.

Posted: **08 Dec 2022 17:29**

I'm really not too sure what more could be done about that. It's right next to the AT&T headquarters, it's well located near a few hotels, there's a good amount of Residential in the area, and the Discovery District is quite the destination as well.

I guess I'm not terribly surprised to hear this, but it's really crazy to think that this particular place has a lot going for it and still seems to struggle to gain customers.

Posted: **08 Dec 2022 19:30**

I couldn't even tell you where the food hall is. It' needs to be more open to the street and visible.

Posted: **08 Dec 2022 21:55**

potatocoins wrote:I'm really not too sure what more could be done about that. It's right next to the AT&T headquarters, it's well located near a few hotels, there's a good amount of Residential in the area, and the Discovery District is quite the destination as well.

I guess I'm not terribly surprised to hear this, but it's really crazy to think that this particular place has a lot going for it and still seems to struggle to gain customers.

If the District is a “destination”, is it easy to find parking?

Posted: **08 Dec 2022 22:59**

mhainli wrote:
potatocoins wrote:I'm really not too sure what more could be done about that. It's right next to the AT&T headquarters, it's well located near a few hotels, there's a good amount of Residential in the area, and the Discovery District is quite the destination as well.

I guess I'm not terribly surprised to hear this, but it's really crazy to think that this particular place has a lot going for it and still seems to struggle to gain customers.

If the District is a “destination”, is it easy to find parking?

Newsflash... Downtown Dallas' IS a parking lot.

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