Dining
BY DACIA GARCIA
Kenneth Rector Jr. has a range of culinary experience.
COURTESY REC'S HUSHPUPPIE HEAVEN
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200 E. Pecan St., Pugerville www.recscatering.com
Customers can order a variety of items including fried cat sh platters and brisket hushpuppies.
DACIA GARCIACOMMUNITY IMPACT
Rec’s Hushpuppie Heaven creates bonds through unique avors Kenneth Rector Jr. has always had a passion to be in the kitchen, and in 2016 he launched his dreams of owning a business and opened food trailer Rec’s Hushpuppie Heaven. The restaurant now operates out of a brick-and- mortar location in P ugerville, o ering specialty cuisine and hushpuppies.
moved to P ugerville. Ten years later he moved to town to be near his parents and put down roots. “I always wanted to raise my kids here,” Rector Jr. said. “I love the community.” The impact Since its opening, the restaurant has been wel- comed by the community. Rector Jr. said he wanted to create a space for individuals to come together and he tries to go beyond serving food. “The main thing for me is to help our people in the community when they need it,” Rector Jr. said. “I’m donating a lot to schools out of my own pocket. It’s about helping the community and if you help them, they’ll help your business grow.”
What to know The menu consists of seafood platters, philly cheesesteaks and Cajun cuisine, such as Rec’s Seafood Lover—a dish of rice with Cajun sauce, pico de gallo, crawsh, grilled shrimp and blackened cat sh. However, it’s the restaurant’s hushpuppies that separates it from the pack. They can be lled with macaroni and cheese, shrimp, jalapeno and bacon, and brisket on Wednesdays. “That’s the one thing that’s made our restaurant what it is—the hushpuppies,” Rector Jr. said. Rector Jr. was born and raised in Greenville, but after he enlisted in the military in 1990 his parents
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