Food was okay. They charged a flat rate of $50 for the food and other items we purchased (bag of ice, drink, and pan dulce). It seems their prices are inconsistent. read more

SUPER gross experience with their "Mexican" food. It wasn't just bad, it was AWFUL. Their shop is attached to a convenience store, there was no server, just one of the two folks that work there would occasionally come around as I think both of them were in the back cooking also, and our wait for the gross food to come out took forever despite it being slow the night we were in the restaurant. Perhaps the are more known for their Honduran, but if you want good Mexican food in the area, HARD PASS on this place. We just ordered your basic chicken-cheese-and rice dish and the chicken was cold and dry, the rice had little flavor, but the CHEESE was the WORST offender. It was melted Velveeta... 100 levels of Nasty. The best thing we had, I'm sorry to admit, was their chips and salsa. And it was just 'ok'. Sadly, we cannot recommend this place. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Pollo fiesta... absolutely NASTY. Cold Velveeta-style cheese (SUPER gross), cold rice, mild chicken... all for $12! YUCK! - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

We had a wonderful dinner with even better service. Can't recommend this place enough. It's a must visit if you're in the area.

Delicious food, generous portions and very kind staff. The food is well seasoned and good quality with fresh ingredients. We will be back! read more

Estrella Hondumex - Mixed fajitas with steak, shrimp and chicken - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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My family and I arrived in town late on a Friday night and we were hungry. A lot of restaurants near where we were staying were already closed or getting ready to close. We decided to give this place a try and I'm glad we did! This is definitely a "hole-in-the-wall" and not a polished tourist destination. It's a restaurant and a grocery store. You order in the grocery store. The menu on the wall is in Spanish, but they have English language menus available by the cash register. For an hour or so before they closed, I was surprised how many people were here. Not so crowded that we had to wait, though. The dining area is clean and comfortable. The staff was friendly. The food was delicious! We were brought some chips and fresh salsa once we sat down and with the exception of my favorite local Mexican restaurant, this is one of the best salsas I've ever had. My meal came pretty quickly. It was called Pollo Fiesta, which was chicken, queso, and rice. Lots of rice and queso, and good amount of chicken. By the time I was done with everything, I was very full. As others have mentioned, no cerveza, and the drinks are by the bottle. Since they're also a grocery store, they have a lot of options for drinks. Since it was late, I just went with bottled water. Would I eat here again? Absolutely! If you love good authentic Mexican food, you need to try it. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Pollo fiesta - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

This place is a diamond in the rough! We didn't want to fight the crowds at any of the tourist traps in town and had seen this place a few times on the drive to our cabin so we stopped in. The service was great and friendly. We all got tacos and they were so freakin delicious! I also got a chicken quesadilla that was very good. But the star of the show was definitely the chorizo tacos. They're all served Mexican style: on corn tortillas with onion and cilantro. There's also a Latino supermarket with lots of snacks and supplies. I really loved this place and the people who run it. read more

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Wow! What a surprise to find this authentic Honduran restaurant and grocery in Gatlinburg amongst a bunch of chain restaurants and tourist traps. If you're looking for the real deal, try this place! The food is excellent! My husband and my mom and I ordered 3 different Honduran entrees (They also have a Mexican menu!). We tried the Honduran enchiladas, Honduran tacos and the fried chicken with green plantains (the best!). All were so flavorful and presented pretty on the plates. I loved the cabbage salad and picked onions. Service was so friendly and welcoming. There were a few other people coming in as we were leaving, but for the most part you'll avoid the crowds if you eat here. Free parking too! read more

Food was decent, but not good enough to make me want to return. Service was slow. When server came to take our order we weren't quite ready. She never came back so we went to counter to go order. TV was pretty loud and to make it worse, customers came and sat behind us and played a video on their phone even louder. When my husband asked if he would turn it down, they moved tables and turned it louder. They must've been regulars as they were helping themselves to drinks behind the bar. Guessing their behavior is normally acceptable in this place. Ambience is pretty dingy. read more

Really wanted to love this place. We chose to support this adorable hole-in-the-wall Hondumex restaurant, as opposed to the usual, crowded places that cater to tourists. I thought we'd get some authentic, delicious food here. They don't serve alcohol. We were hoping for margaritas but that's okay! I ordered the Honduran steak tacos, and they were pretty dang good. The rice, however, was tasteless, and the beans tasted like black olives and were thin, with big chunks of non-bean objects, and I simply could not eat them. My friend got the "fried chicken", which was really just baked chicken in a sweet sauce, served with plantain chips. The place may be authentic, but the food is bland and unpleasant at times. I liked the tacos, and I plan to recreate the steak/avocado/crema/onion combination at home soon. I asked my friends if they thought they'd want to eat here again on our next visit, or if they'd be willing to recommend this place to someone else, and the overall resounding answer was no. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Tacos good. Rice and beans bad. - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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Este restaurante a sido el peor restaurante al que he ido pésimo servicio ordene dos carnes asada hondureña y la carne no podía ni masticarla es capas se me cae un diente también le pedí a mi bebé de 2 años un burrito de pollo pero eso de burrito de pollo no tenía nada tenia muchos frijoles enteros pero estaban crudos y tenía mucho queso y tenia poco pollo y para terminarla de acabar nos cobraron el doble en El menú salía que a 13 la carne asada y 10 el burrito y 4 dólares cada bebida y terminé pagando casi 80 dólares pesimo enserio read more

Food was really good! Service was good as well. Our food came out super quick, and everything tasted very fresh. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Fajitas Mix - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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We stumbled upon a hidden treasure here. This place is a 2 in 1! It has a restaurant and a grocery store. We picked up two meals and they were very tasty and fresh &some snacks like the Takis. The staff was friendly and fast. Would definitely recommend if you're in the area to try this place out! You won't regret it. They also have both Honduran and Mexican food. You can taste the different spices used between the two types of dishes. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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So the building is very humble, but some of the dishes are absolutely amazing and authentic. This is a small Honduran-Mexican menu restaurant (literally a Honduran page and a Mexican page) with a small tienda at the end of Gatlinburg downtown with free parking out front. Of the meals we got, the Beef Soup and the Azada Honduran style were out of this world and worthy of five of five stars. The building is well worn and in need of some renovation, so come for the food and nice servers. read more

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This was such a great little stop! We had gorditas, sopes, and Honduran style tamales. They were amazing. The waiter was very kind and stopped by to ask if we needed anything and shared the homemade salsas with us too. Everything was delicious. Do not be scared to go learn about Honduran style food and enjoy the fresh meats with the simple, delicious toppings!!! read more

Estrella Hondumex - Sope and gordita, Honduran tamales, and another gordita. - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Very authentic, reasonably priced, great food! Fried chicken and plantain fries were great. Large menu of food and drinks, plus the enthusiastic service can't be beat! highly recommended hole in the wall type place. read more

Disappointed with the steak burrito... not worth the price. Burrito was mainly rice and beans. Ended up being a tourist trap... I guess.... read more

Estrella Hondumex - Steak burrito... but mainly beans and rice. - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Sooo.... this place was highly rated and we had just finished hiking. What we wanted was Mexican Food and beer... sadly they had no beer. You have to order at counter and they have a Menu posted on wall and then a menu for gringos! We were the only ones speaking English but everyone was very pleasant and certainly understood us. Food was very good. I got beef and chicken fajitas and sandy Got Juevos. All in all an excellent place and it is part of a small grocery. There was a Hispanic Christian revival on the TV. Working pool table. Would be 5 stars but for the lack of Cerveza. read more

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I stopped here on a whim and ate a great burrito al pastor. Took it to go as it appeared that the restaurant was closed but the market was open. I speak no Spanish but managed to place the order and was glad I did. It was a good cheap eat when I needed just that. read more

Food was cold and disgusting. Service was horrible. Would not feed this slip to my dog. Also prices on menu are cheaper than when the bill comes out. They do not tell you that the menu is outdated. read more

Very authentic. In the back of a grocery store. Food was great, people were kind. A Mexican and Honduran menu gave us a taste of each. Not your typical tourist trap. Reasonably priced. read more

Before you go to Jose's and waste your time and money, please read the reviews on Estrella Hondumex; this place is legit. It's half the cost, there's no wait, it's relaxed and casual and good for kids, and the food is arguably better. See, I love places that serve great food at a great price with no pretense. I love authenticity. I love people who share their love of food, and don't try to shove food in my mouth and kick me out the door to make room for another wallet. Estrella Hondumex, if anything, looks a little sketchy from the outside. Fear not...this is a friendly establishment. Menu has a neat mix of typical Mexican and interesting Honduran, and the orders of fajitas and carne asada honduran style were fantastic. My Carne Asada was served with rice, beans, and plainains; wife's fajitas were seasoned well and very tasty. Kids loved the wings and giant burrito; and yes, the chips and salsa were right on point. The food was plentiful and delicious. The waiter was fun, as well. He allowed my 7 year old to practice his new magic trick on him, and explained the menu items well. He kept the water filled, and was patient with my kids having trouble with his accent. If you love lines, questionable service, and that "faux-authentic" atmosphere, patronize Jose's. If you really like authentic food and genuine service, Estrella is the choice to make. It may require a trip up the hill, but it is worth it. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Fajita mix - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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While in Gatlinburg stumbled upon this hidden gem. Went in looking for a taco and got more than I expected. This hole in the wall was a mini mart with authentic Central America goodies and a local restaurant. This place had a mixture of Honduran and Mexican food, a family owned restaurant with Central America ties makes this a great combination for great food. When in Gatlinburg and looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the town head over to Roaring fork road for some authentic Tacos or Baleadas. read more

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Great little local Honduran/Mexican restaurant. Friendly host with great filling food. The tres leches is perfect and not overly sweet.

Awesome！！！Inside is really clean, stuffs are really kind and ofcourse meals are tasty！！！We took out Shrimp taco and Fish taco ( each 3 dollar ), and meat plate！Just total $22！Amazing place！ read more

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At first I was confused about the dining room. However, this food was excellent! They served a group of 35 people and everyone was happy.

This is a restaurant with options for Mexican and Honduran food. It is a small restaurant. It is clean and the service was great from Jeremy. I had Honduran food- chicken with green banana. It was so good!! We also had grilled shrimp with rice and beans and salad. Very good too! This is a little out of downtown Gatlinburg but not far, no wait, definitely worth it to stop and get out of the touristy area of Gatlinburg. read more

Would recommend! A hole in a wall type place that doesn't have Americanized food and is very unique. Would come again food was excellent. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Very good place. Hole in the wall type place that you don't find often. Has great food and is very unique. - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Very rarely do I disagree with the ratings on yelp. However this time we were miles apart. The food was terrible. My daughter had a chicken burrito. It was nothing but rice and beans with a few pieces of chicken. I had ordered fajitas for my son and myself. As with any fajitas they came with a side plate with rice, beans, very little lettuce, tomato, a small dab of cream and a slice of avocado. I put most of the toppings on my daughter's burrito which unfortunately did not help. Everything was very bland with little flavor. The place itself is a dirty little store with a side room with tables to dine. I'm not sure why the ratings for this place are so high. We were very disappointed. read more

3.5 Stars. We used Yelp to find something off the beaten trail in Gatlinburg, and we enjoyed our meal here. Estrella Hondumex is a hole-in-the-wall restaurant and grocery. The restaurant was completely empty when we got there on a Sunday at around 7 PM. We perused the menu and saw that there was a Honduran menu and a Mexican menu. We had some trouble deciding what we wanted to order, but we finally decided. My husband was not very impressed with his meal because he thought it lacked flavor. I will note that his meal was a big portion, and I was impressed avocado was included in the salad. (It's usually an extra cost at other places I've been.) I ordered the corn tamales, and I really liked them! The unbeatable $5 price and delicious cream dipping sauce were favorites. It did seem slightly dirty in there, but the food was clearly made fresh. We browsed the grocery store a bit, and there were some intriguing Honduran foods available there. Even though we ordered to go, the kind employee brought us fresh chips and salsa to enjoy while sitting at the bar. We were really impressed by this kind of service! I gratefully munched on the chips while awaiting our food. This is not Tex Mex food, so be aware of that if you choose to go. If you love authentic Honduran cuisine, this is a must-stop. read more

Really irresponsible with their schedule. We were looking for something authentic and found this place. It stated it was open and would close around 9/10pm. When we pulled in it was some minutes before 8pm and it was closed. We came back the next day for lunch and the food was alright. It was like 6.5 , nothing special about it. On our last day before leaving our vacation my son wanted rice and beans so we stopped by real quick and it was 10:50am and they were suppose to open at 10:00am but they were closed once again. We waited outside for like 10/15mins until the owner came out and we asked her is they were going to open and she said maybe in 30/40mins because she had " errands " to do and would come back later. Ps : the only reason we came back the 3rd time was bc' it has its own parking and since we were on our way out , we didn't feel like paying 20 dollars for parking downtown. read more

Kinda a hole, figured the food would amazing. It was good...beef taco salad and chimichanga beef tongue for hubs read more

Estrella Hondumex - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

This place is horrible. Nothing worse than a restaurant that serves freezer burnt meat. Everything about this place is bad. DO NOT EAT HERE. Not even close to authentic read more

So glad we found this place! We ordered a marinated steak burrito and a chicken chimichanga as well as chips and guacamole. The entrees were large and delicious - filled with flavorful beans and rice and a generous amount of meat. The guacamole was flavorful and fresh. Would come back the next time we're in town. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Chicken Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

We were staying at the hotel across the street and we love tacos so we popped in for some togo food. I can confidently say, as a Texan, that these are some of the best tacos I have had! My first time eating Honduran food, and I was blown away! The Honduran tacos were fantastic as well as the pastor! Gatlinburg has a lot of over the top crappy touristy restaurants and this place is a gem. Don't pass it up if you are down to try something new! read more

Food was so good that we went twice at the same day! Grilled chicken was well seasoned. Taco bowl salad was good! My husband liked their honduran enchiladas. I had a hot chicken soup which was really comforting during the cold rainy Gatlinburg day. And the menu prices are reasonable. read more

Estrella Hondumex - Mexican Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Hole in the walls generally have the best food so we tried it out. Never had Honduran food before so we tried the tacos, enchiladas, and tamales from the Honduran side of the menu. We also ordered quesadilla from mexican side. The tacos and enchiladas are good, different though, very wet, plan to eat with a fork. It's not standard tacos, but give them a try. Fair warning, the standard tamale has no filling. read more

Solid place to go for some pretty authentic Honduran food. It was kind of a hole in the wall place behind a convenience store but food was good. Free chips and salsa at the beginning is a plus! Portions are pretty good and tasty. Nice variety of ingredients given and pretty savory taste. Expect to pay $9-14 for a meal here. I would come back in the future. read more

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This place is so legit! I had the Honduras enchiladas which were so delicious and authentic tasting, I couldn't believe I was in the middle of the smokies. Great location too far from the hustle and bustle and there's a cute store attached with all the Latin goodies your heart desires. So glad I went herr read more

Excellent food and service. Everything was delicious and still hot even though we picked it up and brought it back to our cabin. Don't miss the tamales! The plantains were amazing and we couldn't get enough of the pastelitos. So good! Made us want to go back to Honduras. read more

1 star is for friendly and 1 star is for the half an avocado they put on my plate. To start I loved it was a dive, and had a convenience store as well. I thought I would buy some snacks as well after our meal for our trip ahead. Nope, not after that meal. They had dueling big screen tvs blaring different shows in a very small space which is hard if you have sensory issues but I get that's my issue. But then they turn on a jukebox, LOUD. It's chirping bleeping bird noises before a song and I've the two tvs blaring, bring in a gaggle of ppl and I'm ready to pull my hair out. Oh well, in pops the ear plugs. The chips were stale, as were the tortillas. The homemade cheese was so wet it squished like an old sponge in my mouth. The rice was just white with a touch of salt, no onion or pepper. The meat was so chewy it was more like jerky than steak. The half an avocado was good. Don't let the sticky tables fool you, keep on trucking when you're hungry. ***Edited to add: Eat here at your own risk, I've been sick all night and I'm still tasting dinner. Not as good the second time. Bah! read more