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2929 N. Henderson Ave. Dallas, TX 75206

214-821-0432

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Dallas Observer
Recommended
Best Appetizer
Award Winner 2005

Cuisine(s): New American

Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-2pm, Tue-Wed 6pm-11pm, Thu-Sat 6pm-1am

Price: $$, $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Valet

Description

Hector's on Henderson is anti-Dallas dining; an unconscious thumbed nose at restaurants that often crumble under the strain of all that is chic, hip, edgy and hyper-sophisticated. Hector's takes bedrock grub with a Southern drawl-- meat loaf, Cobb salad--and invigorates them with imagination and deft treatments. The dining room is spare and uncluttered by high-concept, so you aren't dazzled into distraction. What a concept.

2005 | Best Appetizer

Except in some diners and French restaurants, liver and onions has gone the way of Salisbury steak or chili mac. But in this era of retro, you know some smart-ass is going to come up with Salisbury squab steak or habanera chili mac ziti. Hector's gives us chicken-fried chicken livers and caramelized cipolline onions. This trio of crispy chicken livers with onions is not grand because it merges exotic flavors from Taipei with seasonal heirloom beetle nits from Crandall. It's grand because it... More »

Hector's On Henderson: "Date Night" Restaurant Fails to Arouse

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, May 27, 2010

In the annals of branding it doesn't exactly sing out, but this is the line that Hector's on Henderson flaunts. "It's a great place for date night," owner Hector Garcia says in a KDAF-TV Up All Night segment. He repeats it. So do his minions. Lik... More »
Rouge Ripple

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, February 16, 2006

Chef Joseph Gutierriz wants more quality Tutto time. That's why the Tutto founder just sold his tapas restaurant Rouge to a pair of cousins with whom he once worked at the Voltaire/Bamboo Bamboo evolutionary progression before it morphed into a hi... More »
Place-Setting the Scene

By Dave Faries | Thu, May 05, 2005

People in the nightclub business often refer to the "fickle 500," an amorphous group of "pretty people" that descends on a new venue then abandons the place--often for good--when a new hot spot emerges. Bar owners typically impugn this crowd when ... More »
Plain Good

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, January 27, 2005

Out there in the cyber yards there's a place called slick.com (political satire at its best!), a repository of assorted detritus and tripe. Here's something useful: "The Code of Dalton." "The Code of Dalton" lists a number of felonies and misdemea... More »

Main

Small Plates

$13.50

The Avocado
lobster, wisconsin cheese, deep fried, cilantro cream

$12.00

Tiger Shrimp On Anson Mills Cheddar Grits
tabasco vinaigrette

$9.00

Chicken Fried Chicken Livers
caramelized cipolline onions, blackstrap molasses vinaigrette

$13.75

Beer Braised Pork Ribs
smokey peach bbq sauce

$10.00

Lobster Caviar Deviled Eggs

$16.00

Lamb Chop Lollipops
texas chimichurri sauce

$12.50

Chicken Fried Oysters
lemon caper aioli

$9.75

Grilled Flatbread Pizza
chef’s daily selection of toppings

$7.75

Soup Of The Day

Green Plates

$8.75

Mixed And Marinated
mesclun mix, shaved parmesan, red pepper, tomato, red onion, dijon-garlic herbed vinaigrette

$8.50

Spinach Salad
applewood smoked bacon, pickled red onions, blue cheese, spicy nuts, honey dijon dressing

$7.75

Hector's Favorite
creamy, dreamy, herby vinaigrette, spicy greens, aged cheddar, diced avocado

Grilled Chicken $7.50
Grilled Shrimp $10.50
Grilled Salmon $9.00

Try An Entree Salad For Additional Amount

Big Plates

$23.25

Chicken Fried Chicken Breast
butter whipped potatoes, ham “hocked” green beans, herbed pan gravy

$24.75

Not My Mama’s Meatloaf
applewood smoked bacon, sweet-hot tomato glaze, lacquered baby carrots, white truffle-whipped potatoes

$32.50

Mixed Grill
pork chop, chicken and sausage, dried cherry wild rice, asparagus, mushroom demi

$21.00

Idaho Rainbow Trout
cornmeal crusted, avocado-pico de gallo, butter whipped potatoes, sautéed green beans, lemon beurre blanc

$10.00

Grilled Prime Beef Burger
sliced avocado, applewood smoked bacon, spicy pepper jack cheese

$35.50

Pan Seared Sea Bass
white cheddar risotto, lobster bisque

$27.75

Hector's Stack
sirloin steak, grilled sour dough, jalapeño hash browns, fried egg, cayenne hollandaise

$50.00

Chef’s Four Course Tasting Menu

Light Plates

$25.00

Grilled Fresh Atlantic Salmon
saffron-orange sauce, garlicky sautéed spinach

$24.00

Steamed Prince Edward Island Mussels
light, creamy, white wine-lemon broth

$24.00

Pan Seared Red Snapper
citrus vinaigrette cous-cous, roma tomato bruschetta

$29.00

Petit Filet Of Beef
7.5 oz tenderloin, rosemary-roasted yukon potatoes, gorgonzola compound butter

$18.00

Very Veggie
a vegetarian delight, grilled vegetables, basil pesto, savory cous-cous

Side Plates

$6.00

Fried Onion Strings
horseradish aioli

$6.00

Shoestring Sweet Potatoes
lemon zest, cayenne, and lemon remoulade

$4.75

Creamed Corn

$4.50

Jalapeno Hash Browns

$4.75

White Cheddar Risotto

$5.50

Rosemary-roasted Yukon Potatoes

$6.00

Spicy Fried Okra
jalapeno buttermilk sauce

$4.25

Corn Fritters

$5.25

Anson Mills Cheddar Grits

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Hector's on Henderson

2929 N. Henderson Ave. Dallas, TX 75206

214-821-0432

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2005 | Best Appetizer

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, May 27, 2010

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, February 16, 2006

By Dave Faries | Thu, May 05, 2005

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, January 27, 2005