Scout Notes: The stuff that's pulled from our planet's oceans and rivers is the best food that exists. That's basically science.* Seafood in general is just flat-out amazing, provided it hasn't been tortured into fish sticks and/or casserole-ed to death by a 1950's housewife. But of course, as with all good things, there is a catch (pun very much intended). For seafood to be at its maximum amazingness, it has to be FRESH. Super fresh. 90's Will Smith fresh. Sadly, that can be a little hard to come by in a landlocked city like Dallas. Or at least it would be if not for Rex's Seafood Market, otherwise known as the place that has elevated freshness to an art form. Rex's Seafood Market started life as just that—a market. The tables and menus came later, when the clamor from the regulars became too great to ignore. Though they still sell everything by the pound for you to cook yourself at home, it's definitely worth letting them do the work for you, too. The Scottish Salmon with a house-made raspberry chipotle sauce is a constant hit, as are the lunch-only Rock Shrimp Tacos. Or pick something off the ever-changing Specials Board; that's where the fruits of their freshness foraging truly lie. It is also highly advisable that you try the East Dennis Bay oysters, flown in from Massachusetts on the regular. Briney and vibrant, they require only a squeeze of lemon before you suck them down. *not science