Catrachito

For the Honduran community, by Hondurans. Thats the best way I can express how I feel about the food and interior of the place. Saturday at 5PM, it was perhaps too early for any type of dinner rush, cause I was the only person there. The staff did not speak ANY english. That scary moment when you say hello, and the other person stares with no expression. Luckily I could say just enough Spanish to navigate and order everything I wanted without a problem. They seemed to have a smaller menu compared to what Ive seen posted from other people. I only saw breakfast and lunch (in espanol) so maybe I have to come back at a later time for dinner? The interior is not a dump, but its not chic, modern, or inviting either. The best way I can describe it is the type of place you'd see within a courtyard of a mexican bazaar. They blast the music like its a nightclub. I recommend you stay away from the left side of the restaurant if thats going to bothr you. They serve everything on styrafoam plates and plastic cutlerry The area looked clean enough, so theres no complaints on cleanliness. I ordered a baleada mixta, as well as the chuleta plate (pork chop cutlet). The baleada is simple, cheap, fairly big, and cozy like a homemade meal. Their tortillas are legit made in house, because theres no weird starchiness or stiffness in the dough. The ingredients are beans, cheese, eggs, and creama, but damn was it delicious! The cheese they use (im guessing queso fresco) had a lovely tang that gave the meal an extra dimension. I couldnt stop eating this! The chuleta plate felt like I was at a cookout. A seasoned pork chop, served with a cabbage salad, beans, and more plantains than I could eat in one sitting! The chuleta was not super moist, but every bite was well seasoned. I'd say eat the pork chop sooner than later as its not as tender as time progresses. The chimol (similar to pico de gallo) was a nice addition on top. The plaintains are baked? and feel like french fries! The beans were delicious with whatever lard or fat they add to it. The cabbage salad is fine, but I do like the sauce they add, which reminds me of 1000 islands dressing, minus the relish. Overall, I was pleased with my meal here. Ive never had legit Honduran food, so I look forward to having it again!

Sooo when we looked it up on Yelp we were leaving class at NLI with our brains swirling after a full day of learning! I quickly searched for 'Mexican' food - saw this and landed ourselves in a quaint little restaurant. We didn't realize it was Honduran until waking in - hey cool - try something new! The menu did have English translation ( yay) but no prices ( oht oh). Normally when you walk into place and they don't have any prices on the menu unless your wallet is packed full of happy money or a really great credit card you probably should turn and walk out. Realizing I didn't think this was that type of place we stayed. We ordered what was the equivalent of chicken tacos and let me tell you it was the best food decision of the day. The serving sizes were huge on the plate it came looking delicious and he still delicious. The server although we did not equally communicate because of our language barrier, was super sweet and very efficient. The food was amazing. Which just goes to show that sometimes those hole in the wall places really are the best place to stop. My meal ( which turned out to be two full meals for me) with bottled water was $8.45! Yes - WOW!! If you want to try something a little bit different than your typical Spanish fair please stop in to this restaurant!

Felt great stopping here. I live in baltimore and I missed home cooked meals. Thanks to this place I was able to get some baleadas and feel at home again. The cashier was very friendly as well.

Overall: the best baleadas I've had in DFW Detailed: this review is essentially only for the baleadas from Catrachito - because that's what I've had there and that's what I think is amazing about it. I've eaten at Catrachito maybe two dozen times, and each time I've eaten their baleadas (with eggs in them). They are HUGE and cheap (around $2 each, where each one literally weighs like 0.5+ lbs). They are so savory and filling. I have tried many Honduran restaurants in the metroplex, and this is by far the best ones I've tried among them all. The location of Catrachito is located right by Target, it might be hard to miss the entrance based on its location and proximity to the street. It's never been too busy there, and ordering a baleada by phone gets prepared in less than 15 minutes. The inside of the restaurant is not very impressive, but that's okay because baleadas are great good to take on the go or to take home.

Baleadas flour tortilla made out of hand with fresh egg, beans, cream and cheese! Yummy homemade breakfast.