Lempira Restaurant

Cheap and tasty. A go-​to, low key spot to get lunch. I’m excited to explore more of their unique offerings. Really glad that this spot is in the neighborhood.

Is it possible to give this place zero fucking stars? I’ve been here twice both times horrible! It’s these people litteraly push their customers out the door! How do you have a restaurant and not have half the items on your menu?! Their customer service is fucking horrible man! They take forever to prepare you food like minimum 2 fucking hours like I can’t stand when people have bad customer service! They should really just shut the place down! as I write this review I’m sitting in this very restaurant have been waiting 25 mins and they haven’t even bothered to welcome us or bring us a damn menu I’m in complete shock! Reason I haven’t gotten up and left is because I got up and got my Own beverage but when I’m done with this review I’ll get up pay the 2 bucks for the soda and leave! I’m just so shocked man

Honduras Check!
If you’re looking for Honduran food in the LA area this is the place to be. We ordered the
Bistec encebollado plate as well as the Baleadas, which seem to be popular items here.
Seasoned steak with rice and grilled veggies. You can’t go wrong. As far as the Baleadas goes, the dough is soft and amazing. I wish I had 100 of these in my mouth. They were so good, and I strongly recommend you order some.
The prices are reasonable, though the service can be a bit sluggish.

La comida aquí es muy rica, probé la sopa de res y esta deliciosa!, sabor a hecha en casa. Las señoras que cocinan son tranquilas y serviciales.
DEFINITIVAMENTE VUELVO A PROBAR MAS DE TODO UN POCO.

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!
I drove from Torrance (1 HOUR) have «amazing» Honduran food… little did I know that they would have terrible service, none of their popular menu items and JUST RUDE! I asked for Baliadas, pastelitos, rice, and meat and they said it would take an hour and a half… I said fine but they insisted we leave. The old man is rude and they said they had to attend to their customers which was only one person because the cooks were too interested in watching novelas
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME HERE

Most amazing and delicious hondurañe restaurant!
I almost come here atleast 3 times out of a week ever since i came here looking for bailadas! I fell in love with all there food. It’s so good! I love sopa de mondongo here!

Incredibly authentic Honduran food!
Having spent several years in Honduras, this place is a find. Good, personal service. A real mom and pop feel. Baleada and Pupusas are both fabulous. Good prices as well.
Come here for an authentic Honduran experience!

So here is the thing with Honduran restaurants, the service is going to be terrible. No matter how nice you are to them, no matter how good your spanish is, no matter anything expect to wait unusually long times for the food add to the fact that the service will be less than attentive. but with all that being said, the baleadas here are amazing (as amazing a baleada can be) and worth the wait. from the soft hand made flour tortillas to the buttery eggs with «crema» this always hits the spot.

I had never had Honduran food before, so while I was in LA I looked up this place. It is very much the archetypal hole in the wall in an anonymous urban shopping center off Hollywood Bouevard — the Hollywood Boulevard far away from the tourists.
I had two baleadas — the ones with the carne asada. They are very, very similar to Mexican burritos and are basically giant soft tacos. The two baleadas and the Mexican coke I got were very filling and cost me just $ 8.
Yes, the waiter/​owner? man who serves you is not the typical fake-​smiles, I just want tips, kind of server. He is a no-​nonsense type of man. I conducted my business entirely in Spanish, so he was probably friendlier to me than he might be to others — he called me «joven!»

We came from westcovina for like a hour drive and we called ahead but no one answered. We get there and we ordered 15 baliadas con carne and 6 tamales. They then come back out and tell us theybdont hve tamales and we order more baliadas and some drinks. After that we waited 40 minutes and the same old guy came out and told us there is no more baliadas. What are they doing? Making us wait so long for nothing i wish i could give 0 stars. This place is very small only fits ¹⁰⁄₁₅ people sitting down.
By the way the old guy that attended us had his shirt unbottoned and his hest was showing. He looked drunk and smelled like beer i dont know if he is the owner or anything but that is no way to run a business. We payed the sodas and left.

Came in with my family for a quick bite at 5.15 pm on a Thursday. There were 4 other diners in the place. We ordered 3 bean and cheese pupusas. The owner said they would be 20 minutes. Ok no problem. One of my kids politely asks for a glass of water and is met with a scowl by the owner. Fair enough. No problem. We wait 45 minutes and no sign of any food. The owner has not been by to check and to let us know whats going on. I go to the counter and see the owners wife who I presume is the cook finally putting the pupusas on the griddle. Wow. I ask the owner how much longer and he arrogantly says they are coming. I politely ask why its taking so long and his response…“you can leave if you want. we are busy.” good advise. I leave. Too many decent people serving great food to give this guy any business.

They get a 5 star! Because of the awesome food! Not the service necessarily… be prepared to wait. For me, it’s worth the wait when it’s not too packed! Love their baleadas and the platanos maduro with Carne molida. I also look forward to drinking their authentic Banana! Imported from Honduras! This food is awesome and tastes like mom’s food! I love it! And will continue to wait for my baleadas!

Simply shitty service. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and returned weeks later after my first incident. Different cashier, same rude service. I speak Spanish and asked about what size their baleadas were. He fuckin points at the picture that was 3×4! I rephrased it thinking he didn’t understand me but I realized, he wasn’t having it with me. Then he mumbled they didn’t have any! No lies. No eggs, beans and cream? This Salvi walked away hungry and gutted. The Honduran restaurant off of Beverly is far superior and I will do the damn drive.

Order ahead of time

Want to taste authentic Honduran baleadas? Go to Lempira Restaurant. Their baleadas are the best in town! I’m also a huge fan of their delish platanos maduros (plantains) the chicken tacos and the guanabana drink. The guanabana is a tropical fruit which is an acquire taste, so if you’re trying it for the first time you’ll probably not like it, but once you get used to the taste you’ll love it. I will definitely be back regularly here — SO BOMB!

Growing up in a Honduran family, I knew I had to try this place. And I come here for 3 reasons:
1. Las Baleadas
2. Enchildadas
3. Mora
Give me those 3 things any day and I’m there!
The male waiter is as everyone else has said, not too friendly. Although I did once speak to him in Spanish to ease him up and actually saw a smile on his face. They appreciate it. I love it here! Takes me back.

Nice spot right near me! Much tastier than el pollo dorado in the same complex. A lot more variety here. They don’t exactly have the friendliest attitudes (the male store owner in particular) but I’ve grown to appreciate his intolerance. The food is good and that’s what matters!
We usually order…(trying to recall)…oh yea– pollo frito and take it home. I also get a side of stuffed tortillas (pupusas?)
Looking at some of these Unilocal photos I will certainly try the baliada next time!

The 2 ladies cooking the food in the back know what they’re doing. The pupusas are so good. It takes a long time but worth it. Prices are reasonable too especially for the portions. I’ll definitely be coming back regularly.

What if the Wu Tang Clan sang Honduran rap songs?
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Then their song title might sound like «lempira gobierna todo alrededor de mí».
Ok three things:
1. Lempira is Honduras version of cash
2. That is supposed to be C.R.E.A.M.
3. Google translate doesn’t work for nerd jokes
This is a pretty Cool place. Tucked inside of a strip mall, I have driven by multiple times and did not even know it existed. Until today.
We came here for a last minute lunch.
We got the house special — the baleada. Each is $ 2.75, and is packed with carne asada, a type of Honduran cream, cheese, re fried beans, scrambled eggs, and avocado slices. It tastes pretty good, and is exceptionally filling. One of my coworkers got three! Hope he had a good nap that afternoon, lol.
Try it with some Tapatio sauce!
Apparently this was too much for a group of trannies that walked in, who then promptly left. LOL.
If you’ve never tried Honduran food, you should check this place out!

This is a pretty cool find!
They are an Honduran restaurant serving some really great eats. It’s located in a mini mall and is pretty unassuming except for the large signage out front.
I actually had visited Honduras years ago on a short term mission trip through a church I was attending but for some reason, I don’t recall having these foods there.
The cuisine is based on the central American theme which consists of hand made tortillas that are fluffy and thick. So good!
I came here with a friend recently and we shared a few things like a pork, cheese and bean pupusa, a loroco and cheese pupusa, two Honduran baliadas which are made using the hand made tortillas flattened a little more and folded over with goodies stuffed inside. The two we selected were a bean and cheese baliada and the other was called a Baliada de Huevo y Aguacate which consisted of refried beans, grated white cheese, sour cream, scrambled eggs and avocado. We also shared a Bistec Encebollado (steak and grilled onions) breakfast plate consisting of grilled beef with sautéed onions, some refried beans, rice, a salad of diced cabbages topped with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, and radish plus a side of the hand made tortillas.
The pupusas were really enjoyable (4.5÷5) and typical of the ones found at a lot of El Salvadoran eateries but the baliadas, which are native to Honduras, were the BOMB! I especially liked the one with the Huevo y Aguacate combination. It’s a sure winner in my book and a must have when dining here (⁵⁄₅). The beef of Bistec Encebollado wasn’t the greatest quality beef as it was a little tough and chewy but was decent enough (3.5÷5). I’d probably order something else in its place next time.
I also had the guayaba fruit drink which tasted similar to mango juice which I love and this was really refreshing and went well with my meal. (⁵⁄₅)
I’m so glad I decided to try this place out because I really enjoyed my experience here. The food is authentic and you could hear the cook in the back patting our freshly made tortillas for cooking, hehe! The gentleman who served us, who was most likely the owner, was a quiet and polite man. When I requested the check after our meal, he came up to our table and just recited how much it was going to be.
Good authentic eats at a really reasonable price. I can fondly say I’m a fan of Honduran cuisine and will definitely be back again!

Never had Honduran food before when I discovered this little restaurant on Sunset in East Hollywood. I’m not too familiar with Central American cuisine, aside from Costa Rican and Panamanian. I must say that Lempira gave me a nice introduction to Honduran food. I’m now a big fan of baleadas.
The place is pretty much run by a couple, at least they’re the only ones I see in there. The husband takes the orders and brings them to the table and his wife cooks. The food will take a while to be ready, they take their time (very Latin American), so if you’re in a hurry or are a person who has no patience this isn’t the place for you. If you are patient the wait will pay off.