Honduran restaurant?

Howdy all,
Does anyone know if there's a restaurant in Chicago that does Honduran food? Thanks, ep

Don't know if this will help, but here's a list of menus, for everything Chicago Menupages has listed as Latin American...
http://chicago.menupages.com/restaurant ... turantIds=

There was an old query on chowhound about this:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/112123

Perhaps zim can add to/update his 3.5 year old post! If the place is still open it sounds like it would be in the territory covered by Saturday's Clark-a-thon.

My prior review of the following place states that some Honduran dishes were on a specials board, although the place is primarily Guatamalen and Ecuadoran. You'll find a few reviews if you search. It's a very nice place.

Cafe Las Delicias
4911 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
773-293-0656

Jonah

Amata wrote:Perhaps zim can add to/update his 3.5 year old post! If the place is still open it sounds like it would be in the territory covered by Saturday's Clark-a-thon.

I think the place WAS Tres Banderas which, sadly, closed a few years ago. They served Honduran as well as Southern Mexican and Salvadoran cuisine (hence the name which means 3 flags). I really liked the place. I had never had Honduran food before. We got food from there quite often. In fact, I still have a menu from there. Unfortunately, I think we were among their only customers. It was in the space that is now occupied by Cuetzala, which is one of those cursed locations.

What distinguishes Honduran food from other Latin American cuisines? A bit of searching suggested that it was mostly tortillas, rice, and beans, and then pupusas. Is it about the method of preparation? The seasoning? Or did I just not find the right website?

[quote="Louise"]Don't know if this will help, but here's a list of menus, for everything Chicago Menupages has listed as Latin American...
http://chicago.menupages.com/restaurant ... turantIds=[/quote] Cool menu website!I didn't know it existed.

As to how does Hondurano food differ from other Latin Amrican cuisines?-
I can offer a few dishes that I found unique, eating at my friends house (they hail from San Pedro Sula)- for example "mantoochas" (sounds like the Yiddish word "Tuccch-ish")- a form of Tamale, wrapped in a Bannana leaf,
with a Masa made from "elotes" or Sweet Corn-off-the-cobb,with hunks of pork, and olives as highlights.
Or, there is a great soup..."Soupa de Caricaola"- a wonderful Coconut/Seafood broth with snails, and seafood, served w/ white rice as an accompianment. I have also eaten "platers" of wonderful "Pastillitos"- a savory snack sized empanadas, deep fried (or course!), filled with ground beef, onion, seasoning and "streched" with rice or cubed potatoes.
Their version of Potato Salad- is as rich with garlic, hardboiled egg, and MAYONAISE, as any Spanish tapas, I have ever tasted. RICO! .....in fact -RICQUISIMO!

Hi. If you use the search, and enter "Honduras," there are some (few) hits. You will see La Unica, the Cuban-Colombian-Ecuadorian place. As it turns out, there has been a recent influx of Hondurans here, and a few work at La Unica, including one of the counter girls (same is true for El Mercado) and, I think, a lady in the kitchen. I am informed that there is at least one Honduran place in Chicago from these folks. Can't recall where. My advice: go to la Unica, try the limited Honduran specialties, and ask.

PS, they definitely have Honduran tamales at La Unica. But they are not of the fresh corn variety. I have a hard time distinguishing them (and most other Honduran dishes) from the Guatemalteca versions. That would include the potato salad. Central Americans seem to have a Korean-like fondness for mayo-based salads, which, as with Korean, comes as a surprise at first.

Now, the coconut snail sopa does sound unique and riquisimo. Thanks.

See re: Hondurans in Chicago: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory. ... s/600.html

Apparently, Waukegan has a significant Hondureno population.