Mission Statement

We seek to be the premier provider of quality seafood in the Dallas/Ft. Worth marketing area.

Our Goal is to:

Provide fresh, hot food in clean and pleasant surroundings
Provide product of superior quality at reasonable prices
Provide outstanding service and hospitality
Achieve increased sales through customer satisfaction

Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen

The first Captain D’s opened in Donelson, Tennessee in 1969. Then called Mr. D’s, this concept capitalized on high quality, quick-service seafood. In 1974 the restaurant chain changed it’s name to Captain D’s and has headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. There are some 560 plus locations in 22 states and abroad. Captain D’s restaurants are open 363 days a year excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas and serve two meal periods: lunch and dinner. Captain D’s menu offers fish (fried or baked), shrimp (fried or baked) and a variety of side items including corn, baked potatoes, okra, green beans, tossed salads and hush puppies among others.

Starnes & Hale, Inc.

In 1966, Vearl Starnes purchased the KFC franchise territory for Jackson, Tennessee and building three stores. He sold his franchise in the late ‘70’s and accepted a position with Famous Recipe Fried Chicken. In 1981, FRFC was purchased by Shoney’s, Inc. and he served as the Group Vice President of the Lee’s Famous Recipe division of Shoney’s, Inc. He served as Executive Vice President of Captain D’s before purchasing the Captain D’s restaurants in the Dallas Fort Worth area.

Starnes & Hale, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is the management company for 6 franchise Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen restaurants in the DFW area. Lisa Starnes became the President of Starnes & Hale, Inc. in 1995 and works directly with the experienced supervisory and management leadership for each restaurant.