Catrachito

Sooooo i heard so many good things about this place so i decided to try it out. It didnt disappointed me at all. I got the #19 catrachito for 7.99 and it was awesome. The black beans were so good and well cooked the fried bananas are to die for. Overall experience in catrachito was great and its a little gem in Love Field. I will definitevely be back!

I’m definitely coming back to try some other plates here since this seems to be the only Honduran restaurant I can find in Dallas proper. But that’s not saying that I completely loved this place — there’s some things that took me back:
1) I’m pretty sure I smelled smoke here — maybe this used to be a smoking establishment and it just stayed on the walls?
2) Completely dive atmosphere even though this seems to be an important meeting place for Dallas Honduran community? The mural on the wall could be better done, with a touch-​up at least and the place can be better organized.
But besides that, the menu is great! Affordable and pretty complete, much to my surprise, for such a small establishment «that could.» It has a small market too, of things that, I’m assuming, are Honduran and unavailable at places like La Michoacana (Mexican). The staff is friendly and quick — and they’re willing to customize your order if you need to.
For example, I got the signature baleadas (to me, it’s synonymous with Honduras even though it may not be their national dish). These are oversized flour tortilla tacos, if you want to think of it that way. The major difference between tacos and baleadas have standard fillings whereas tacos are usually more versatile. But you shouldn’t knock it off for that reason alone — it’s still hearty. The basic comes with cheese, cream and refried beans. And then more can be added into it from there — including eggs, chorizo, and in my case, carne asada or beef which is normally how I get it in Miami (with eggs and beef) although this isn’t quite advertised on the menu. While this was good, it was the rest of the baleada that was better — so I may order one with the chorizo or bacon instead of the carne asada next time.
And the price points are very good — the cheapest thing in the menu is $ 2, and the most expensive thing is $ 9, except for the soups which can be both hearty and more unique in its offering — such as a hearty seafood or unique snail soup — going up to $ 13.
And their other dish looks good, for sure — at least in the pictures that’s being shown off of the TV that they use for their own advertisement. You can see the tropical influence that’s absent from the typical Mexican restaurants around town — plantains, yuca, and black beans. You can bet I’ll be ordering something from that menu next time!
And it seems like the turnover is good and everything is made fresh, including their signature flour tortillas, Honduran-​style, especially since even in an off-​time during the mornings, there were people coming in and out.
Good job, catrachos — I’ll be back again to this Honduran restaurant!

The last few times we have been here their food quality has gone down. I think they might have a new cook since their food isn’t as good anymore. The last time we were there I had the carne asada plate and the meat was charred and bitter. Also ordered the platano mixto and it should have been fried ripe plantain, the plantain was nowhere close to being ripe, it was horrible. I’m really disappointed that their food isn’t as good anymore, I’m hoping that they get a better cook asap!

We’ve been passing by this little place for a long time and we love hole in the walls, but barely decided to go today and we’re glad we did! It’s obviously nothing fancy, colorful, and the music wasn’t what we expected ha! You’re good if you like 80’s jams! Any who.
The service was friendly, and the wait was decent. I ordered la bandeja catrachito (If I remember the name right). My husband ordered the pollo frito? Ok I’m having a hard time remembering the names :(But please look at the picture! It was all delicious! I wish the plantain were more crispy, and that they served more beans, but all in all it was good! The portions were big (I couldn’t finish my plate) for a cheap price! Win!!!

The space that this little treat occupies has been many things in the past. I have to say Catrachito is by far the best one. It doesn’t look like much from the outside nor does that assessment change upon entering but once you begin eating the food, all worry and doubt falls away. I’ve eaten Salvadorian, Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican food and Honduran food is very similar to Cuban and Puerto Rican with hints of other Caribbean countries. I had a carne asada dish with plaintans, rice, refried back beans. It was a lot of food for the price (inexpensive)! The atmosphere is homey like being in someone’s home kitchen. They have traditional and an electronic menu with full color pictures of the dishes. It seemed as if others who came in after us got served first. I’m guessing it’s because of what we ordered. Everything was fresh and definitely worth the wait (30 mins). I’ll go back because it’s walking distance from my house and the food was tasty.

Excellent. I’ve lived less than two miles away from this place for two years, and I’ve been missing out. I’ve ordered to-​go twice, and both orders have exceeded expectations. Yummy, flavorful, great service!

This was first time being here… the food was good. It was my first time eating plantains and it was delicious. I had Carne Asada and they make their own tortillas and it’s fresh. Next time I go I will try chicken tacos it look delicious. They even have digital menu and paper menu.

Decided to try this place out with a Honduran friend of mine, and thank goodness I did because none of the staff on duty spoke english. I wasn’t perturbed by this in the least, in fact I rather enjoyed it. Delicious and cheap! I highly recommend this place. (Bring a Spanish speaker with you!)

I noticed this place as I was heading down Lemmon/​Marsh and noticed the sign said 100% Honduran food — so I decided to try a little something different for lunch. It’s definitely a little mom & pop restaurant but don’t be scared of the looks of the place, it’s not that bad.
Everyone is very friendly, although most of the interaction was my broken Spanish and a little pointing and nodding between the waitress and I. (The owner spoke English but everyone else — Spanish only). The menu is in Spanish but there’s also little English descriptions of each entrée — and pictures — the pictures help a lot!
I ordered a beef entrée with cabbage, plantains and rice — it was very good! Seasonings were just right, cooked fresh and made to order! I can’t forget the passion fruit drink the owner suggested I try — preeeettty dern good, I needed a refill by the time my food was ready!
I’m adventurous when it comes to trying new food and I definitely recommend Catrachito if anyone wants to venture out and try some Honduran entrees!

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