Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - Hector's On Henderson

Hector's On Henderson
2929 N. Henderson
Dallas, Texas 75206
214.821.0432


This is a FANTASTIC place! I enjoyed every minute.

Of all the places we've been so far, we had the absolute BEST service here.
James was our waiter, but Hector came and took care of us himself for much of the evening!

It's a cosy little place with modern but warm decor.

Everything was fantastic right down to the drinks!

Valentina had the trout. (It was PERFECT! SOOOO good......Val)

I had the lite 7.5 oz filet..Very tasty.

We also split a side of mac and cheese and a side of cheese grits. I have to go back for both of those. The mac and cheese was a little peppery. Delicious!
I have to remember to photograph my food before I start to demolish it.. lol
Val hadn't started on hers yet though so I got a nice one.

Trout

7.5 oz Filet. It did look much lovelier than this photo. lol

Cheese grits

Mac and Cheese


Afterwards she had the Tiramisu, I had the moon pie. Which is a moon pie layered with fruit and chocolate sauce. It was huge. I had half of it for breakfast. Sugarfest.. breakfast of champions. ;)

Tiramisu

Moon Pie


Okey... after all the bazillions of photos I've taken of Valentina, she finally got a little camera revenge on me. Which is NOT fair because she's photogenic and I'm NOT. And most of the time she is paying me to take the photos too. lol (photogenic? I just look old and chubby...Val)

uh.. ok..

Enough already... (I love this glare!!! The Evil Niki Eye....Val)

talk to the hand...

ahhhhh......

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol

Nyah! lol (See? Old, tired, chubby. Yuck....Val)


Hector was really sweet and took a photo with us as we were leaving.

5 stars! (Yes, 5 stars! Hector is adorable, and this was a perfect evening! Val)


And we walked down the street and peeked in the windows of the antique shops. No goofing off at the shop though, I didn't feel very well.. allergies?

If it's weird, I'll photograph it.


Anyway you the reader were spared our late night shenannigans. ;)

Let's Go Shoot Something!

I'd like to get my concealed carry license, and Valentina had never fired a gun at all, so we headed out to the firing range at Target Masters with our friend George. :)

Firing a 9mm glock that I rented.

Me, looking really happy about blowing some stuff to pieces. :)

Valentina firing George's 45 Glock. She was really funny. We didn't think we were going to get her to fire it at ALL. She heard the noise, and was like NOOOO.... lol
I talked her into just doing it once though, and then she saw it wasn't so scary.
(It was FUN! I decided that a Native Texan really should know how to handle a firearm, and I hate being a weenie! I couldn't believe how noisy that place was......................Val)

George, making us both look bad. ;) (George is the COOLEST person I know!........Val)

No idea what he was telling me here.. probably to point it AWAY from HIM. lol

Valentina, still a little scared of the gun.. see the cringe? ;)
George's 45 shot every other shell backwards into your forehead, and she got the shell to the forehead every time. lol (How come in the movies you never see those shells bopping the Hero in the face??? It's very hard to look cool with that happening...................Val)

VERY nice man in the stall next to us let me play with his really LARGE shotgun. lol

He's showing me how to hold it.

Me shooting it. The barrel was so long I could barely get my fingers in the strap. It kicks backwards not up. I want one! A shorter one. LOL

Shotgun blown to hell. lol

George telling me to lean forward.

He made me shoot it one handed with my right hand. I'm left handed so it was pretty shaky. I could barely aim it.

The obligatory redneck stuffed possum.

Stay tuned for next week kids, when we do it again! wooo!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - Cafe Istanbul

Cafe Istanbul
Inwood Village
5450 W. Lovers Lane
Dallas, Tx
214.902.0919

This is a cute little place with a nice atmosphere. Unfortunately it was still a little too windy to sit out on the patio which looked amazing.

Valentina ran into one of her clients before we could even get the order in...she's so famous. ;)

The place was covered in old fashioned evil eye charms!

David joined us for this outing.

David had Manti - Grandma's homemade dumplings, filled with tender lamb and fresh mint, simmered to perfection and served with a drizzle of garlic yogurt sauce.

Manti


Valentina had Istanbul Doner - Seasoned beef and lamb marinated overnight in a centuries old tradition accompanied with Turkish rice pilaf.

Istanbul Donner


I had the Adana Kebab - Homemade blend of lamb and beef minced in-house to tenderize, charbroiled on a skewer and accompanied with traditional pilaf, red cabbage salad and onions.

Adana Kebab


And Baklava for dessert...

Baklava


David had Kayisi Tatlisi - Dry apricots filled with light cream and served with a drizzle of walnuts.

Kayisi Tatlisi


Can you tell I copied all this right off the menu? I wasn't going to be lax with the descriptions this time!

The weird things..Our waitress was a little disconnected and inattentive in an almost empty place. And we couldn't help laughing at the menu because there were gross misspellings.

If you go to the website, beware! The volume is at full blast and it has to be turned down on every page.


3 1/2 out of 5 stars.


Afterwards we walked around Inwood Village.

Take another picture and die...


Redneck in the Village....

David thinks the dress looks like it's made of scabs...


And then back to Valentina's shop!

Where we discussed The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste, containing among other things, Zsa Zsa Gabor's bad behavior and horrid 1960’s feminine hygene products.

Which somehow led to a rousing conversation about Vajazzling and Clitter. lol

After we stopped laughing so hard, I realized I kept seeing movement out of the corner of my eye, in the hallway outside the blinds on the door.

Valentina thought it might be her son, but whoever it was, was too quiet.
I thought the lawyer next door might have accidentally let his dog out of his office.
David peeked through the blinds, and there was an ugly man bending a prostitute over right in front of the door, having sex with her.
We thought about doing something to scare them after we stopped wheezing with laughter, but it was a quickie and they were gone. lol


Valentina needs an office in a different location. LOL!!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - Coast Global Seafood

Coast Global Seafood
7501 Lone Star Drive
Plano, TX 75024
972.265.4722


LOVELY seafood place in Plano.
We sat at a window table, overlooking the patio, because it was a little too chilly and windy to be outside.
The patio overlooks a very large fountain, which sad to say, was off, and very un-fountainty. lol

 The UN-fountain. lol

That was the worst thing I can say about the evening though.
This place is great, and everything is decorated in a cute modern undersea motif.

Ceiling jellyfish

Coral reef behind the hostess' stand..

Fishy chandelier..

Bubble tank behind the bar..

We both had the "Coast Excursion", with the Coast salad, Black Grouper, two different wine samplings and the Lemon Phyllo tart.

The salad was tiny, but delicious, and the Black Grouper was the best fish I have ever eaten in my life. Seriously. For me, Coast Global is winning on the fish. lol
The Grouper came served with mashed potatos and brussel sprouts in a light sauce.
I really don't like brussel sprouts, but I tried them again here in the event my palate had changed. Nope. Still loathe them. lol
I gave them to Valentina. :)

Black Grouper

Lemon Phyllo Tart

excellent place, 4 out of 5 stars.