My husband and I decided to try this place out since we'd seen ads for it on Facebook and had never…read moretried Hondurian food. My husband is Mexican and he wasn't even sure what to expect. We were the only guests there when we went in the early afternoon. The restaurant has that hole-in-the-wall atmosphere without the nastiness. It seemed clean and had colorful (but not too overdone) decor that was fun and tropical. The server brought out chips and a bean dip. It was almost like puréed refried black beans with queso fresco sprinkled on top- it's served warm. We thought it was good. I love horchata so that's what I got to drink. It was served in a very cute pottery thing that was almost like a small pot/vase. It wasn't gross, but definitely not what I expected. It tasted like the milk leftover in your bowl after eating Cocoa Puffs. It did not taste like horchata to me. We were intrigued by the passion fruit juice and the cashew juice so we asked for a sample of them. The passion fruit juice was very good, kind of like a mango-pineapple-papaya flavor. Very tropical. The cashew juice was very strange on my pallet. Not gross, but very odd. I honestly can't even describe the taste besides that it was slightly milky but also kinda sweet. Hubby ordered the pork chop meal and loved it. I tried a bite of the meat and thought it was great. It came with fried plantains, which he loves. I ordered the pupusas with chicharron (pork skin) and cheese. They were delicious! Very fresh and hot and super cheesy and filling. The salsa they come with is EXTREMELY spicy. For my son, we ordered something that I can't remember the name of. It was a large flour tortilla (homemade and so good) folded over, with eggs, avocado, refried beans, cheese, and I think some meat on the inside. It was decent but I probably wouldn't order it for myself. Hubby liked it more than I did- maybe I just wasn't in a breakfast mood or didn't care for the combination of foods inside. The downside is that it seemed to take an eternity to get our food. It took at least 30 minutes and only one other table (of two guests) walked in after we ordered. It was clear to us that it was made fresh but I hope they figure out a way to be able to still bring that fresh taste while also getting the food out in a timely manner. We will be back, however, because we both really want to try the beef soup! Give it a shot, the food is pretty good.

My wife and I ate here to celebrate my birthday on a Saturday night. There was only one other…read moreoccupied table when we arrived at 5:30 pm. A few more tables filled up before we left around 7:00 pm. There are two TVs in the dining room. One showed a soccer game, while the other showed a frozen picture. I hope that they figure out what is wrong with the frozen screen. The table that was already seated when we arrived seemed to be intent on watching the soccer game. They were rather loud but not so loud that we felt that we could not carry on a conversation. This was our first time here. We like trying hole-in-the-wall places, and that's what this place feels like to two non-Spanish speaking people. Our server spoke very good, non-accented English and answered any questions that we had. That was good because the menu was entirely in Spanish. They served us complimentary tortilla chips to start off. Instead of a spicy tomato salsa, they came with a warm bean puree that had queso fresco sprinkled on top of it. We ate the chips before we realized that we could have satisfied our craving for spicy food by asking for some hot sauce. I ordered the Honduran fish platter. It came with a pile of chopped, fried bananas; coleslaw with a light lime dressing; some purple pickled onions; and a room temperature bean puree garnished with queso fresco. The fish was a sight to behold. It was fried and served whole. I like crispy skin, and the underside of the fish satisfied my craving. I enjoyed the coleslaw and pickled onions. The fried bananas were just okay. They were too oily for my taste. They came with two dipping sauces. One was a mayo-based white sauce; the other was a red colored sweet and sour sauce. Dipping them in the sauce did not change the fact that the bananas were too oily for me. Other diners might like them, though. My wife ordered the tacos. They were more like what you expect when you order taquitos or flautas at a Tex-Mex restaurant: filling rolled up in a corn tortilla and then deep fried. There was a mix of chicken and beef fillings, and they were garnished with some lettuce, chopped tomato, and chopped onion. She enjoyed it, especially because she likes crunchy things. We were full from dinner, so we did not order any dessert.

Food is excellent. Service is excellent. I would give it 5 stars except it is way too crowded. The…read moretables are right on top of each other killing the vibe.

The Yelp feature that notifies when to join the waitlist is a lifesaver!…read more Parking lot is on the smaller side, but not difficult. The Hostess was very welcoming and accommodating! The restaurant from the outside is beautiful with a tropical themed mural; designated areas are clearly labeled as "Dine-In" and "To-Go". The inside is also very intricate with beautiful colors. Fourth of July weekend possibly brought a bigger influx so the noise level was pretty high, but we were still able to hold a conversation. The mango pancakes were spectacular with a generous serving size. Sweet, but not too sweet along with fresh strawberries. Iced Horchata Latte was able to be made with oatmilk rather than regular milk. I appreciate how the servers ask for sweetness preference when it comes to their coffees. The pancakes were around ~$18 and the Iced Horchata Latte (~$8) + oatmilk ($1 for the substitution). I would strongly recommend checking Café Kacao out!! The Yelp waitlist is pretty accurate and the Café does it best to update any changes.

Oooo, yum. I found this place on Uber Eats and I was so happy I gave it a try!…read more This place has Honduran food, which we never had but were happy to try. Got three things - their pastelitos maiz, which are like corn based empanadas filled with rice and beef. We LOVED it - so good with the little slaw and pickled onions they served it with. And great portions too! Also got parrillada la fonda - which was their meat sampler served with some slaw, beans, and fried green plantains. Pros - literally everyrhing. Meats were seasoned and grilled great, and we loved the sauce that it was served with. Seemed like some kind of hot sauce + sour cream? Whatever it was, it was DELICIOUS. We looooved it. I also got one order of the catrachas to try - the menu doesn't say what it was so we were totally gambling on what it was, but it's a fried corn tortilla, topped with beans, pickled onions, and some cheese. Tortilla was a little soggy by the time it got to us but I bet it'd be delicious in store. All in all, loved the food. We'll go back in person one day so we can see the ambience and comment a little on the service, but for now - the food will keep us coming back for sure!

This place is a little bit of a hidden gem. Food was definitely delicious however the presentation…read morefor the food was just all over the place. They just threw it together in one box squeezed all together but no doubt the sauce that was on the chicken was sweet and sour and just perfectly delicious for the chicken. The chicken was crunchy somewhat but soggy towards the bottom due to the sauce being all in. I also got some of the corn Karipap looking pie which had rice and beef on the inside. That dough was a little too salty but the beef on the inside was just sooo good.

Have been twice and loved it. Food is delicious. The service and great as well, informative and…read morefriendly. I had the black bean casserole and the pollo Al rocato. Server recommended the sauce in the side for the pollo Al rocato and I actually tried a jalapeño green sauce that I liked a lot more than the original. Definitely give it a shot!

My heart is overjoyed to find these folks still in business!…read more Been eating at Zarates for nearly ten years now. They have trimmed a few things off their menu and added some new items. Just had their curry shrimp last night and it tasted amazing. My lady as always ordered her favorite Aji de Gallina. The fried plantains and Jamaican jerk chicken nachos are out standbys. Drinks this evening were Chicha sours and Mojitos which were spot on though we often do margaritas too. I can't wait to stop in again on a lunch day for a Lomo Saltado with some fried eggs as well. 12/10. Would smack a fool for not coming here after asking for a recommendation.

Chips were OK, this also. The queso was kind of gross, like Velveeta maybe? Then I ordered the…read morechicken dish, and I was very disappointed. The fried chicken had black stuff all inside of it, it was really gross looking and I didn't even touch it. It was covered in what tasted like thousand island dressing, it's been a long time since I've eaten a meal that I didn't even want to finish. Service was very sweet though, and I did love the scriptures on the walls, so for that I gave it three stars!

I would give this restaurant more stars but my stepmoms steak was the saddest piece of steak I've…read moreever seen and therefore was very dry and my dad's plantains were soggy. I really liked the unique flavors of their salsa and their spicy salsa was actually spicy. Our waitress was very sweet and our food came out at a decent time. I would like to try this place again in the near future.

We used to come here back in 2019-2020 and they used to be really good. Unfortunately, they started…read moreadding potatoes to their pupusas. When I brought this up to them, they initially denied putting potatoes in them, and then the next time stated that that's the way they've always made them... I've never seen potatoes in pupusas prior to this. It was most likely a filler since cost, but they also raised the cost to almost double, and taste declined. 1/10 do not recommend. Best pupusas are at Mi Chalateca if that's why you're here.

Never had Salvadoran food, but if this place is my introduction to it... I'm pretty sure I'm up for…read moremore now! A friend of mine recommended this place, and I've seen a few recipes of pupusas but never had them so I decided to try them before I tried my hand at making them. How do I describe these pupusas? They were like...these wonderful, corn based flat breads, with fillings of whatever your heart desires. I had the chicharron and queso (pork skin and cheese), and the queso and fajitas (cheese and beef). And ohmygod. So so good! My favorite was most definitely the queso and fajitas, but the chicharron had its own perk too. It also came with chips and queso, bean dip, salsa, and two different sauces. One was a hot sauce - which was terrific, not super spicy and hit the right flavor. And the other was tomato. Mix the queso and the hot sauce my friends - you will thank me later when the chip you eat is bathed in a glorious mix of the two. The pupusas also came along with this fermented cabbage relish which I found out was called curtido. And man. That relish...if I didn't stop myself I'd have heaps of it without a second thought. Anyway - all in all, fantastic service and even better food. Price is definitely affordable, so go on ahead and try this place out!