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Lunch
STARTERS

DEEP FRIED CALAMARI

 9.50

SHRIMP COCKTAIL

7.99

POPCORN SHRIMP

9.50

ARTICHOKE HEARTS

7.99

BLACK AND BLUE AHI

11.99

BUFFALO WINGS

7.99


SALADS
Served with freshly baked bread from the Golden Sheaf Bread Company.

COBB SALAD - with grilled chicken breast, bacon, egg, and blue cheese     

12.99

CALIFORNIA SHRIMP LOUIE with mixed lettuces, avocado, eggs, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, beets, garlic croutons, and tangy louie dressing

13.50

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST SALAD with organic baby field greens, fresh fruit, crumbled blue cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette

12.50

CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD napa cabbage, almonds, water chestnuts, mandarin oranges and crispy wonton skins with soy-sesame dressing

11.99

GRILLED TIGER PRAWN SALAD with mixed lettuces, tomatoes, feta cheese, calamata olives, roasted red bell peppers and balsamic vinaigrette

13.99

H.Q. CAESAR SALAD* - with hearts of romaine, parmesan cheese, anchovies, and garlic croutons

8.99

BABY ORGANIC FIELD GREENS* with glazed walnuts, apples and crumbled blue cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette

8.99

SPINACH SALAD* with baby organic spinach, bacon, eggs, mushrooms and honey-poppy seed dressing

9.99

*add grilled chicken breast or bay shrimp

3.00

*add grilled sirloin steak or grilled jumbo tiger prawns

5.00


BLACKENED SALMON CAESAR
with avocado, roasted red bell peppers and garlic croutons
12.50

HOMEMADE SOUP
of the day
Cup 3.50 Bowl 4.50
with salad 6.99



LUNCH PLATTERS

Served with steak cut french fries and house made coleslaw or green salad.

STEAMED COCKLE CLAMS
with butter, garlic, tomatoes, parsley and white wine
served with garlic cheese toast
13.99

APPLEWOOD-SMOKED 1/4 FREE-RANGE CHICKEN - with honey-peach glaze

10.99

PRAWN SAUTE - olive oil, garlic, mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, capers and herbs

14.99

TEXAS BBQ BEEF RIBS - with HQ's own BBQ sauce

10.99

CHICAGO BABY BACK RIBS - with our famous honey peach glaze

13.99

VIRGINIA APPLEWOOD SMOKED PORK CHOP - with house made apple butter

11.99

CALAMARI STEAK PICCATA - sauteed with butter, lemon, white wine and capers

11.50

MONTEREY BAY CRISPY FRIED CALAMARI- served with tartar and cocktail sauces

11.99

MARGARITA STEAK - grilled and served with chimi-churi sauce

14.99

CATCH OF THE DAY - fresh fish broiled, sauteed, blackened or grilled

A.Q.


BBQ RIBS
Tender, meaty, Hickory smoked St. Louis Ribs
basted with our own tangy BBQ sauce
11.99

Soup or Salad as first course 2.99


HAMBURGERS
All of our beef hamburgers are 1/2 pound
and hand formed from fresh angus ground chuck
Served with wedge cut fries, potato salad, coleslaw or green salad.


ALBUQUERQUE BURGER with bacon, feta cheese and chipotle pesto

9.99

TEXAS BBQ BURGER with bacon, BBQ sauce and onion rings

9.99

MUSHROOM SWISS BURGER with sauteed mushrooms and swiss cheese

9.75

BLUE BURGER with melted blue cheese and frizzled onions

9.75

BURGER DELUXE with all the trimmin's

8.99

CHEESEBURGER DELUXE with aged cheddar cheese

9.25

BACON CHEESEBURGER with aged cheddar cheese and crisp bacon

9.99

AVO-JACK BURGER with Monterey jack cheese and fresh avocado

9.75

WORKS BURGER with aged cheddar cheese, bacon and sauteed mushrooms

10.50


OTHER BURGERS

BISON BURGER all natural Wyoming Buffalo (1/2 lb) with aged cheddar cheese and frizzled onions

9.99

TURKEY BURGER with Monterey jack cheese

8.99

GARDEN BURGER with aged cheddar cheese

7.99

AIR BURGER everything except the meat! - lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, avocado, sweet red onion and sauteed mushrooms on a toasted sesame bun

7.50


GRILLED AHI "BURGER"
on a ciabatta roll with lettuce, sweet red onion, tomatoes, and Wasabi mayonnaise
12.99

TOP SIRLOIN STEAK SANDWICH
open face, with salad, wedge cut fries and onion rings
15.50



SANDWICHES

Featuring freshly baked breads from The Golden Sheaf Bakery.
Served with wedge cut fries, potato salad, coleslaw or green salad.


ROAST TURKEY BREAST oven roasted turkey with lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise

7.99

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST on a sesame roll with Monterey jack cheese and lettuce

8.75

B.L.T. with vine ripened tomatoes, green leaf lettuce, and crisp bacon

7.99

add avocado

1.00

CALAMARI STEAK crispy fried on a sesame roll with lettuce and tartar sauce

9.50

H.Q. CLUB - turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese

8.75

PHILLY CHEESE STEAK OUR SPECIALTY! beef or chicken in a sesame roll with cheese, mushrooms, onions, and peppers

9.99

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST on a ciabatta roll with tapenade, tomatoes, baby lettuces, feta cheese and basil aioli

9.50

CAJUN BLACKENED CHICKEN BREAST on a soft francesi roll with roasted red bell pepper aioli, lettuce, sweet red onions, and tomatoes

9.25

FRENCH DIP thinly sliced prime rib on a sesame french roll with a cup of as jus (as available)

11.99

SKIRT STEAK marinated and char-broiled with frizzled onions and chipotle butter on a soft francesi roll

14.99

Soup or Salad as first course  2.50

HALF SANDWICH
of the day with soup or salad
7.99

BASKET OF ONION RINGS
beer battered and crispy
4.99


The Hindquarter is "where the elite meat."

Lunch 11:30 - 2:30pm Mon-Sat
Dinner 5:30 - 9:30pm Sun-Thurs, 5:30 - 10:00pm Fri-Sat.
Major credit cards accepted. Reservations advised.

Check out our Sunday thru Thursday Nightly Specials (really good deal)

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303 Soquel Avenue • Santa Cruz • 831-426-7770


Rated *** ½ by San Jose Mercury News
2008 Good Times Best of Santa Cruz Award for Best Steakhouse
(20 Years Running)
2008 Metro Santa Cruz Award for Best Steak and Best Barbecue