Hendy’s on Henderson just launched its spring menu, and if your last visit was a while ago, this is a reasonable excuse to go back. The restaurant opened last summer in the former Sfuzzi space — walls knocked out, sliding glass doors installed on both sides, the whole building opened up to the patio in a way the old layout never allowed. The back room has dark green walls, brown leather seating, bookshelves, a working fireplace, and antler chandeliers. It doesn’t look like anything else on Henderson.
Chef Peja Krstic — the same Michelin Bib Gourmand chef behind Mot Hai Ba and Pillar — built the original menu. Executive Chef Fares Hussein handles the day-to-day kitchen. Together they’ve put together a spring refresh that keeps prices sensible, most dishes landing between $12 and $26.
The Crispy Agnolotti is the opener to try — fried, layered with pepperoni, sugo, and mozzarella, which reads like a bad idea and apparently isn’t. The Lobster Roll comes on milk bread with a green tomato remoulade instead of the standard split-top, which is the right call. The Prosciutto Caprese Sandwich with chili crisp and burrata is $16, which feels like a mistake in your favor. The Branzino with red pepper glaze, herb quinoa, and romesco rounds out the entrees.
The bigger shift this season is the bowl program. The Poke Bowl at $22 builds around salmon or tuna with coconut rice, brown rice, or greens, finished with edamame, cucumber salad, avocado, and your choice of chipotle aioli, yuzu vinaigrette, or shoyu. The Seasonal Bowl at $20 goes a different direction — steak or chicken over jasmine rice or grain salad, with grilled corn, cherry tomato, pickled onion, whipped feta, and roasted broccolini, sauces ranging from spicy zhug to herb tahini. Both are fully customizable, which means you can eat light or not depending on how the week is going.
The cocktail program is worth knowing about. The Roger Rabbit — carrot-forward, more nuanced than it sounds — has become a regular order. The frozen margaritas run in two directions: Sour Patch Kids or spicy pickle brine, both exactly what Henderson Avenue wants on a warm evening. There are also housemade jam seltzers and an Orange Julius built with Tito’s, coconut, orange juice, vanilla, and orange cream candy that tastes like the ’90s mall drink and lands better than it has any right to.
Late night, the $15 Happy Meal box — tendies or a smashburger with fries — is the move after 10 p.m. when the room shifts and the bar crowd takes over.
Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., late-night menu from 10. Saturday brunch starts at 10:30 a.m. Sundays they open at 11. Closed Mondays.
Hendy’s on Henderson is at 2401 N. Henderson Avenue in Dallas.
