Los Catrachos

This place is so good! So inexpensive for the quality and quantity of food too. I usually order a baleada con chorizo, plátanos maduros, and an horchata. I usually have leftovers! Clean, quick service. They’ll do table service if you’re eating in. Their queso fundido is the best in the city, hands down! I go here once a week if I can! Get some good Latin food in you!

Baleadas! Baleadas! Baleadas! This nondescript restaurant on Tulane Ave is a hidden Honduran gem! Street parking available in front but, given the current streetcar line construction, your best bet is the parking lot in the back. Look for the door with the sign for Los Catarachos. Run by a Honduran family, this place hand makes their tortillas everyday and this world is a better place because of it. Almost a cross between tortillas and naan the tortillas have the perfect thickness, softness, and chewiness. Get them hot and eat them immediately! Being from California I grew up on Mexican and Latin American food, but believe you me, these are hands down the best tortillas I have ever had in my entire life. The baleadas are tortillas filled with refried beans, eggs, queso, and your choice of chorizo/​carneasada/​pollo. Get it «con todo» for extras including avacado. Each baleada is the size of a burrito and for $ 3.50 each a taste of heaven has never been so easy on the wallet. I’ve also tried their pork chops and fried chicken over plantains both of which were scrumptious. However, I find myself returning to the baleadas time after time. I been here maybe 3 dozen times in a span of 2 – 3 months and I keep coming back for more! Note: the staff speaks limited English but it usually isn’t an issue when placing your orders.

I can’t believe it took me so long to try this place. It’s truly a hidden gem. Service may not be the quickest but the food is so good that it doesn’t even matter. I’d recommend ordering a Baleada (or 2 if you’re hungry) and a Queso Fundido. Wash it down with a Malta and you’re bound to have a great meal that only sets you back 12 bucks. Highly recommend this place!

There is a lot of Honduran restaurants in the metro area but this one is my favorite. I love the variety of simple, fresh ingredients that comes on the breakfast plates. If you work nearby and forgot your lunch, the baleadas make for an inexpensive, filling meal. As for the lunch and dinner entrees, the Honduran fried chicken is my favorite but everything I’ve ordered thus far has been tasty! Friendly service and nice, clean interior, as well.

This is a wonderful down home place for down home comfort Honduran food. The food has large portions with big flavors. I think it is a hidden gem in the area that is sorely lacking in culinary options. They have breakfast, lunch and dinner options. The baleadas are huge and a must try. The bistec was yummy too. It is a new neighborhood go to restaurant for me.

Looks like this is the second location they’ve opened (one in Metairie), and based on the reviews for the other location they’re very similar. I see complaints about the service, but maybe it’s just cultural differences. Menu is entirely in Spanish. Mixed fajitas were awesome and came with one very large fluffy flour tortilla. You order at a counter, they don’t serve you. If you’re expecting free chips and salsa and a waiter, go somewhere else.