The family behind this restaurant near Love Field Airport has more than 50 years of history in Dallas food.
Herrera's Cafe #1, a family-owned Tex-Mex restaurant with roots dating back to 1971, closed on Dallas' Harry Hines Boulevard. It's photographed here on Jan. 16, 2026.Herrera’s Cafe #1 quietly closed on Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas at the end of 2025.
It all started in 1971 on Maple Avenue, when mom of five Amelia Herrera opened the first Herrera’s. At least three generations of family members have continued opening restaurants across D-FW since the matriarch died. It isn’t clear why Herrera’s on Harry Hines closed. The owner didn’t respond to repeated requests for comment.Two Herrera’s restaurants remain open but under separate ownership: Herrera’s Oak Cliff on W. Illinois Avenue and Cafe Herrera on Lamar Street in downtown Dallas. Herrera’s on Harry Hines opened in early 2023 across from Brook Hollow Golf Club. It sold some of the dishes that made the restaurant popular in the 1970s, like the bestselling “2B” Mexican dinner: cheese enchiladas, a beef taco and rice and beans.“I don’t know where I’m going to get my tamales now‚” Busbee said of the closed Harry Hines restaurant. She dined at Herrera’s on its last day.Her love for Herrera’s goes back to the ’70s, when she used to eat at the original restaurant as a student at Southern Methodist University. Another Herrera’s,“I’m not counting them out yet,” Busbee said of the family behind Herrera’s on Harry Hines. “I’m obviously a big fan and I want to see them resurrect it again.”Sarah Blaskovich reports on restaurants, bars and culture in Dallas-Fort Worth. She profiles North Texas' top chefs, follows food trends and breaks news on restaurants opening and closing. She formerly worked at the Associated Press in London and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. Follow @sblaskovich on X and ask her where to eat.
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