Free chips with the tasty and memorable bean salsa and spicy salsa! Loved this curry type fish dish I had (don't remember the name). Also tried other things with our big group. What I do remember was the feeling that this place had a nice server who smiled and checked in on us and attended to all of our needs even with a busy lunch. And also remember that their dishes were all great, honestly no complaints. Everything was well seasoned, texture-wise the dishes were all executed well. I was thinking I wish they were near me in MD because I would frequent this restaurant. Def a hidden gem here in Asheville, NC. Highly recommended! read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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We wanted some lunch for our group so we opted for this place since it seemed more unique from the other options we saw in the area. They had a variety of options including pupusas, tacos, quesadillas & some traditional Honduran dishes. I tried a fried shrimp dish that came with a salad, plantains, etc and it was good! It was a good portion size for the price. Also they gave us a lot of chips with a bean dip, green salsa, & spicier red salsa. Overall, it was a good deal and good food too. read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

We went here for the first time late on a Sunday afternoon. The restaurant was fairly full with regulars. Always a good sign. I ordered the arroz con camarones (rice with grilled shrimp) that came with zucchini and mushrooms and a cheese sauce. My husband ordered the quesadilla with chicken, steak and shrimp. Both were excellent. The seasoning was fantastic, the rice was exceptional, flavorful and moist without being clumpy. I have to say it is the best tasting Latin American food I have had in Asheville, and for a long time since I lived in Texas. Service was friendly, prompt and attentive, refilling drinks without needing to be asked. Portions were big. I didn't want to, but we both finished our plates clean. We will definitely come back for some of the Honduran specialties which looked great from other tables. This is a great gem I wish I had found sooner. read more

We ordered take out from here to take back to our vacation rental and would definitely come again! We tried a lot of dishes and every one of them were great. They were very helpful when we were deciding which dishes to try and their recommendations were amazing. read more

Highly recommend this delicious carne asada.fried tilapia in the background with sweet plantains read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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We ate lunch at El Aguila ( The Eagle) It was very busy. Food was good, although not fully authentic Honduran food. More like Honduras with Mexican influences. Service was very good, plenty of parking. read more

This place is DELICIOUS! We come here every time we are in the AVL/HVL area and it's amazing without fail. We love the baleadas, tacos honderenos and pupusas. The service is also top notch. I dropped my leftovers and they gave us another AND a dessert for our son. Highly recommend if you are in the Arden area. read more

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Outstanding. I came here by myself and ordered an appetizer platter. Huge. All the varieties of foods delicious. I wish I knew the names of the foods. Delicious. I highly recommend the pupusas. I describe that as a pancake with meat filling. The service was outstanding. The small restaurant has charm and class. I only wished this was in my home town. read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

I have been at least 3 times and decided to make a yelp account solely to review this place. It is the best Honduran food and probably overall best Hispanic, and the service is so great, the mood is incredible, and on top of that their reheated burritos (that I reheated my leftovers at home) taste better than most burritos I've ever had. If I could go above five stars I sure as hell would it's so so so good read more

YUMMAYYY!! As a very unseasoned white person they have something for everyone. Their take out is always just as good as eating in their restaurant too! Their restaurant was nice the few times I've went in. I live super close to this place so anytime I can I'll get the papa Loca fries or the Papusas (probably spelled that wrong) but everything there is good!! read more

Yummy! Fast and friendly service. ....... ........ ........... I like horchata!

I have had little exposure to Honduran food in the past so I was excited to try this place. You know that you are in the right place for ethnic food when you walk in and you are the only "gringo" in the place. At the recommendation of the waiter I tried the "Pollo with Tajadas"; fried chicken served with fried green plantain slices, cabbage, homemade sauce & dressing topped with pickled onions & shredded cheese. I also ordered a side order of yucca fries. Overall, the food was absolutely delicious. The fried chicken was some of the best that I've ever had, but I'm from up north, so what do I know. The yucca, the sauces, and the pickled vegetable were excellent. I didn't love the plantains as they seemed slightly rubbery or stale. Again, I'm no Honduran food expert. Maybe they are supposed to be that way. Anyways they didn't take too much away from the food. As I was eating I noticed that there were at least four other tables that had ordered the same dish, and like I said I was the only "gringo" there, so I feel like the waiter steered me right. The restaurant is relatively small, but bright and very clean. The service was excellent and fast. Th servings were ample and I found it to be very reasonably priced. This was a terrific find. I will definitely be back with the wife. I'm excited to try some other dishes. read more

Waiters are nice, ordered 2 orders of tacos dorados and a baliada. The original tacos dorados (honduran style) are made with homemade tortillas not store bought which was a disappointment but on the other hand the tacos were a bit small but filled with chicken and flavorful. For the price they are worth it. The baliada however was a disappointment. The flour was not fresh it was definitely old and they burned it too. When flour is fresh baliada flour is white, when it is old it turns a rubbery consistency and a darker color. read more

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Ordered the Parillada el Aquila and Cena Cataracha. Everything was delicious and fresh. Many authentic dishes to choose from. This is not another mediocre Mexican restaurant. Clean, friendly, great service. read more

Had lunch here with a coworker and he had been on a Honduran food kick. I'm from out of town but I always like to support local small owned family businesses. They come out with chips and salsa, and later with a more spicy one that you can't stop eating even though your taste buds are screaming at you to stop. I ordered my favorite. Al pastor tacos lunch portion (2) with rice and refried beans. Great portions in the taco. Flavorful, and hard to stop eating once you dig in because it would be difficult to pick back up. We also tried a couple pupusas, one with just cheese and one with pork and cheese. It's like a filled hoe cake (corn cake) flat like a pancake. Really tasty! We were in and out quickly, service was so good and I was happy. Our meal was a couple weeks ago and I'm still thinking about the next time I'll be in town to get more of this good food! Support small owned businesses! read more

I have been to El Aguila three times now. Each & every time, I have been met with the best customer service EVER. Even when they are busy, there is never a feeling of being rushed. My water never ran out & each & every little details was always attained to. We were checked in on, but not in an annoying way. Ray, specifically, goes above & beyond with all things. We truly felt taken care of & it was clear that there is lots of effort behind his work. Don't even get me started on the food!! (the plantains with guacamole are definitely a must try. can't wait to have it again, 10/10) The Taco Hondurianos were delicious, we were originally enticed because of the col slaw & the whole dish ended up being amazing. The sauce topped it off so well & was not too thick which we appreciated. The atmosphere is nice too & always looks clean. Speaking of clean, the bathrooms are always super clean as well! If you're looking for a new spot to check out, I totally recommend El Aguila!! read more

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Ate here for a late lunch and I was absolutely blown away with how good the food was! This is the best food I've had in a long time. The service was fantastic also. I would recommend this place to anyone.. so if you happen to come across this place, try it! read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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Fast, friendly service and good food. We really enjoyed our stop here. Everything was excellent. Chips and salsa are included. They have super large homemade flour tortillas. My wife ordered a baleada con carne and said it compared favorably quesadillas at other restaurants. I ordered the cents catracha, which offers plenty of food and variety. Hard to go wrong here. read more

My husband and I had an early dinner here last night. It was our first time here and we were blown away by the service and food quality. The Yuca Frita appetizer was exceptional. I highly recommend it! We ordered a few things on the menu and everything was delicious! We will definitely be back! read more

This place is fire. I cannot tell you how good the food is anybody who is in Fletcher is looking to get a meal outside the airport. You just travel down airport Road and you want something unique I would say this is definitely the spot because it's a hole in the wall, I discovered it made me want to try the food. I say this service was on point they even gave me a free national drink of their country.. read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - My dish of prominence - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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great food and great service! I couldn't decide if I wanted to try these cheesy things and he was like I'll give to you for free.

When I came to this place, the personnel was super friendly, and the staff was really understanding on what I wanted. They help me choose variety of food, and also help me learn Spanish a little bit. I love the food here it reminded me of home the food was so good and freshly prepared that I made it at 10 out of 10 the ambience I haven't sat in eight but once I walked in there, I could feel positivity in the air. read more

Wanted to try something different for a change. The food was great and so was the service. Their cheese dip is some of the best I've had. read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Soooo much food! Hubby and I split the yucca and sweet plantains, we each had papusas and baleada. Everything tasted fresh, the yucca was firm but not too hard, the fried plantains were some of the best we ever had. Hubby's favorite was the baleada, and I absolutely loved the papusas. read more

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Wowza I absolutely love this place! Definitely worth the drive if you don't live near here. Bonus points the service is quick! The papusas are corn flour based, so they are a little denser than the rice flour if you are accustomed to fluffier style. I thought they were perfect disks of pan fried cheesy goodness. I also ordered the guacamole and the steak baleada both were heavenly! I am absolutely ordering the steak baleada again the steak was tender and the seasoning was perfect. 10/10 would recommend I will be eating here again. read more

The flavors were just okay but could have been better with a bit more seasoning. Very pricey for the amount of food. read more

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Absolutely fantastic! Great service, nice ambiance and wonderful food. I highly recommend a visit to this tasty location! read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Shrimp with coconut sauce and fried green plantains. - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

The food was good. We had empanadas for an appetizer and enjoyed them. For entrees we had steak fajitas and pupusas. The fajita meat was tender and well seasoned and the veggies were cooked just right. The pupusas were delicious. We ordered some cheese dip it was too runny and that was a slight disappointment. They service was great for the entire meal but after we were done eating it took quite a while to be approached. We asked for to-go containers and the check. We were forgotten again for approximately 10 more minutes. It's a shame that the service and food was so good and not to finish on a high note. Overall, it was an enjoyable meal. read more

Amazing food options. The service is super fast. The ambiance is wonderful - laid back and fun!

Wonderful, B+ service, good menu choices, excellent fajita, salsa a little mild for me, plantains cooked right, good beans and rice. I'll go back next time thru here. read more

The service and food were on point. I highly recommend. The waiter went out of his way to educate us on Honduran food. What a great experience. Big portions for affordable prices. read more

Great lunch place! They have a page of lunch specials that I'm trying to sample my way through. The Pastor tacos were so good. And their chips are amazing. Thick, crunchy & fresh. On my second visit I tried the Honduran enchilada, which is like what we think of as a tostada. It was good too. Great, friendly and prompt service too. I'll be back! read more

A little gem here in Asheville. The waiter was friendly and great sense of humor, very humorous and helpful. I had a "special" appetizer platter of different types of what I would call small plates. It was absolutely delicious and a great introduction to the restaurant menu and cuisine! We will definitely be a repeat guest here! read more

It was fantastic, do recommend someone well versed in Spanish due to the nature of the restaurant, however that does not take away from the amazing food! I had the Whole Tilapia (beware bones and all) with plantain chips and rice on the side and an Ice cold Horchata. It was great and the prices are more than reasonable. It's on Airport road where Koreana used to be and please if you're feeling adventurous give it a try! Support this local business because it deserves it! read more

El Aguila Honduran Kitchen - Mojarra Con Tajadas is the official name, fantastic presentation - Honduran Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

This restaurant is the real deal. Everything we ordered from the agua horchata to the fajitas, burritos, Pupusas and sides were delicious. the French fries and rice are outstanding. Highly recommend giving this place a try. You will want to come back! read more

Went for the first time tonight and I will be back. Sampled several dishes from the menu and also checked out some other folks that were sitting a socially distanced ways away. For starters we had the homemade guacamole. It was freshly made full of lime and cilantro. It was served with tostones (squashed disks of fried plantain) and they we a perfect complement to the acidity of the guacamole. We also had their empanadas which were served with a pickled slaw and some sauce which enhanced the beefy flavor of the filling. They were nicely presented on the plate. Next up we had the papusas. A potato cake filled with meat beans and cheese with more pickled slaw and a sauce on the side. By themselves they lacked any real substantial flavor however when they were put together they played off each other really well. I also got a taco al pastor which was traditional as it gets but came with a mildly hot sauce that really pushed the dish to another level. The entrees we got were a fried chicken dish that literally was a quarter of fried chicken in some slaw, pickled onions, and some sauce. The chicken crust was a golden brown and had a unique spice blend in it. The dish came with a side of fried green plantains that were drizzled with a creamy mayonnaise based sauce. The other dish we had was a carne asade dish that was delicious. At first it looked like the shoe leather steak you get at many Mexican restaurants but it had been marinated and grilled where every bite was smoky and seasoned to perfection. The steak was topped with pico de Gallo, pickled onions and served with a side of green plantains fried and drizzled with the Mayo creamy sauce. Over all the presentation of the dishes and the blending of flavors was what caught our attention tonight. For the price tag, I was expecting a budget presentation where food is just brought out bare bones on a plate. However, the plates were composed and the flavors complemented each other. Good food, good price, and a good time was had by all. Definitely stop by there and make this South Asheville eatery successful. read more

The food was amazing! Service was super quick & friendly. I will be back every time we visit Asheville !

Excellent food, very tasty. Large portions, reasonably priced. Service was quick and the dining room was cheery. I definitely recommend.

Wow! This food is amazing! As a person who has extensive experience with Latin cuisine, I can say this food is authentic, delicious, and un-Americanized. Pay no attention to the 4 star reviews as they are probably sitting at Papas and Beer right now. read more

It's very hard to find authentic Hispanic food, but this Honduran kitchen does just that. El Águila Honduran kitchen is now my favorite restaurant in town! The plantain's, guacamole, and pupusas were delicious, and the prices are very affordable. read more