Some 28 years ago, Uncle Sam sent me to Honduras for a few weeks. My favorite memory is the smell of the fires they used for cooking and heating. I don't know that they have piñon trees there, but the smell was similar. Most of my time was spent in the jungles near Guatemala, but one of the Honduran lieutenants took me and my supply sergeant to dinner and a movie in San Pedro Sula. The restaurant was excellent. Their appetizers - boquitas or "little mouths" - were out of this world. Everything we had was excellent, and the tab for food, lots of beer and a nice tip came out to about $10. Not $10 each. $10 for all three of us.
So I was happy to learn we now have a Honduran restaurant in OKC. It's been open for a while, but I rarely find myself near that stretch of May during mealtimes. I wasn't planning on going there today, but passed by just before noon and nearly caused a major wreck turning in. Long story short: The food is really good, but don't kill yourself or anyone else pulling into the parking lot.
One thing to note when you open the menu: the prices. Because they don't have a separate lunch menu, it's higher than I might have expected. Other Latin American restaurants like Cafe Kacao and Cafe Antigua are pretty inexpensive, even after CK has bumped prices up. That said, FK-T's prices would be reasonable for dinner.
FK-T (does the acronym bother you too?) doesn't have an extensive menu, but everything sounds so good. I took the advice of fellow Yelper Matt M and ordered the Pollo Con Tejadas - fried chicken with fried green bananas. Thankfully everyone had warned of the funky horchata, so I went with the Jamaican (sorrel) aqua fresca. It was good, but the aqua fresca version isn't nearly as rich as the sorrel from Carican Flavors.
As I waited for my meal, they brought these thick homemade chips with a black bean dip. This was a hefty dip, hence the need for a substantial chip. It was good, and while it didn't have a lot of flavor, I found myself polishing it off quickly.
The presentation was great. The chicken quarter is drizzled in a tasty crema, and the crust is perfection for a Latin-style fried chicken. The green bananas are so good, and serve as your starch in place of potatoes. It also came with a nicely dressed salad of shredded cabbage topped with pico de gallo, and slightly pickled red onions.
The main reasons I could go five stars were first, there wasn't a lot of meat on the chicken. Now I could understand if the chickens were imported from Honduras, as every one I saw there was scrawny as could be. Second, some of the crema had dripped on the bananas beneath the chicken, and it was great! The ones without it were good, just not as good. Lastly, they only bring you a fork. I'm typically an eat-fried-chicken-with-your-fingers kinda guy, but I happened to be wearing a suit. I could have asked for a knife, but by the time I decided to most of the meat was gone.
You need to try this place. I will definitely be back. I couldn't help but contrast FK-T with the Latin American chicken chain that just opened. The ladies here could teach them a thing or two about breading. read more