Comments on: Hey, Todd. The New Tex-Mex Spot on Henderson Is Called Hacienda. And It’s Opening July 23.

By: bearcamper

bearcamper — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:39:10 +0000

Living in the hood, I’ve watched this place going up since day one, and it looks great. But I gotta say….I long to look down at a beautiful plate of Tex/Mex….moderately priced ala Veracruz or Glorias…..with cheap Margueritas. This is more important than eyeing sorochicks who stumbled over from Uptown.

By: Pace

Pace — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:47:25 +0000

I guess kitty didn’t read the article…It is a brand new place…It would have been cheaper to wipe the place out and build something new but they kept the integrity of the Hacienda…Only the structure and the bricks are original.

By: JC

JC — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:19:22 +0000

Guys …this place is not even open yet and people are going nuts on hating and saying all sorts of crazy things..lets see what happens when the place opens..it looks like a pretty cool place for our neighborhood.

By: kitty

kitty — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:13:18 +0000

Cuquitas was disgusting if you ever had the pleasure of looking in the kitchen…not trying to be hateful or diss a fun place, just stating the truth.

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:25:55 +0000

Umm Cuquitas was far from disgusting!!!!
I cant say the same for your “”jewelry”" however darling…………bleh

By: ginger

ginger — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:45:35 +0000

Lots of pretty ladies in deed!! CAN’T WAIT

By: KR

KR — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:38:58 +0000

The name Hacienda is very simalar to the concept La Hacienda that Mariano Martinez has cultivated so successfully. I am sure many will confuse the new one with his restaurants if they don’t look close enough.

By: Pace

Pace — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:32:47 +0000

I was checking out the progress the other night, when a car pulled up and asked me if the old place was open for them to come in…If they would have scraped the building, this would have never happenned…Great job of keeping the original home in tact!! This will be GREAT for the neighborhood!

By: Monroe

Monroe — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:13:07 +0000

I guess you can’t please everyone. The Hacienda partnership has worked extremely hard to keep the traditional “home/hacienda” architecture in place – and went to great lengths to make sure that the existing structure stays true to it’s original design – a house. It would’ve been cheaper to tear it down and build a modern structure (like those around us) but they felt that the “neighborhood staple” deserved saving. However – Cuquitas was quite disgusting and way out of code, so some changes were made. Anyone that saw the place before and after must admit that the beautification is immense and deserves accommodation. I personally can’t wait to have fine traditional cuisine, specialty drinks and a fantastic (just Dallas enough) atmosphere.

By: S

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:56:09 +0000

The valet in that area is required to control parking issues. All of the establishments (sushi axiom, capitol pub etc ) use the same valet company and they all share lots so they can control parking issues…the valet is only open from 5pm on so whats the problem with pulling up handing your keys to the valet and not worrying about circling for a parking spot..its better than the neighbors on Henderson all having cars parked in front of their homes and having to tow people.

By: S

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:05:21 +0000

i know i will go, at least once, but is it worth the price of progress to actually replace something which was a neighborhood staple? how long was Cuquita’s there to replace it with something which (hope not) might have to under go a Lazare type reconstruction just to keep a crowd?

By: PF

PF — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:22:24 +0000

valet with adjacent parking is annoying – and a veto vote

By: Twinwillow

Twinwillow — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:36:48 +0000

Yes.

By: Margie

Margie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:19:04 +0000

So, is it in Cuquita’s old spot?