This place continues to amaze! My first time trying Atole de Elote and their Sopa de Res. The hot, corn beverage was beyond amazing. Where has this been my whole life? In fact, all their beverages are fantastic (Agua Frescas, Atole de Elote and Honduran Coffee). The soup broth was so flavorful with fresh vegetables that were cooked perfectly. Everything I have ever ordered has been fantastic. And bought a bag of Honduran Coffee to take home! read more

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A favorite of mine for 18 years , always packed with families from South America. A Honduras restaurant famous for da Pupusas . Only $2.99 each lowest prices Metro Detroit, on West Vernor a block over from Clark. You can feed the family on the cheap, lower prices than the Mexican restaurants just blocks away. We had three different Pupusas with Curtio and Red Sauce marvelous. She had Steak Quesadillas you get two with salad only $6 . Had my favorite Pollo Tamal only $3.99 Wowed every time. Something new a Mega Baleadas with Chorizo crumbled Cheese and Creama, such unique addicted instantly. Note no employees speak da English, be patient and point to menu photos. We've been dozens of times the point to menu always works. #antojitoselcatracho @antojitoselcatracho #honduranfood #pupusas #tamal #pollo #baleadas #curtio #downriverfriendseat read more

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Ok the place looks and feel authentic but being honest food wasn't. It was 3-10 at best under cooked bland flavor and nothing really really tasty. I'm really disappointed usually these spots are a hit hit. Service was ok but girl was late with everything 1 plate here and another plate 5 mins later ughhh... Definitely not worth it read more

Great prices and flavors. Went there over thanksgiving weekend and felt welcomed in the Honduran restaurant. The food came out quickly and clean-up was easy with the plastic baskets and paper plates. The Honduran decorations and holiday lights have the long folding tables a feel of a church potluck. read more

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We had the best time checking this place out. The waitress (who spoke very little English) was helping us through the menu and made several delicious recommendations. Enjoyed taste-tests of their juices (aquas fresca). I honestly can't even tell you exactly what we ordered besides p read more

This place deceives you with the prices. The menu prices are different from what they charge you in the bill. Their drinks have different prices from what it says on the menu. We ordered a beefsteak with onions. The lady asked what kind of beans we wanted with our plate making us believe it was included. She did not mention it was extra. They charged 4 dollars extra for a very small cup of beans. The service was very poor. They don't come to your table without being asked. You have to keep calling them. Different people come each time to serve you. We told them and showed them the difference from what they were charging us vs the menu prices. They did nothing to rectify the situation. It is wrong to take advantage and deceive costumers that support their business. read more

SODA DE BANANA ... Im so happy to stumble onto this late night while wanting to try something different. I was so happy to see behind the counter that they had Zambos which is the best tasting chips ever lol im so happy. Lot's of seating didnt have any wait basically like seat yourself kinda thing but not sure if thats because we came in late 45min before closing i think. The food is authentic with a little twist, the enchiladas was better than the Baleada. I'm used to having longer strip with soft cheese and hard cheese which was different in regards to taste but overall still delicious. I would like to go back and try something else on their menu. I wanted to Jugo de tamarindo but they were out, i'm curious to know how it's made because i love that juice. The portions are small and the chairs and seating area a bit outdated but would be going back again read more

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Amazing food and servers are always nice. We love coming here! Only good Honduran restaurant in southeast Michigan!

First off: the food here is great. Definitely authentic. We started off with yuca fries, which came with almost a salsa-type dipping sauce. I ordered a pork tamale which was super thick and delicious, and we each ordered a chicken pupusa. The slaw on the pupusas were very good. We also split an order of flautas and those were also very tasty, they were topped with some sort of salsa and cotija cheese. Waitservice was attentive, as well. The only item that I ordered that I cannot recommend is the horchata. It tasted very strange compared to other ones I've had and I'm pretty sure they just used a powder for it - when my boyfriend got to the end of his drink, you could see powder residue. The reason for three stars instead of four is because when we showed up originally, every table that didn't have people sitting in it was piled with plates that hadn't yet been cleared - the waiter had to clear a booth for us. I used the bathroom a few times while there, too, and it was a weird setup... The stall was made out of wood and at 5 foot 4, I could see over the top of it. There were also some flies around and one in the bathroom as well, and some trash that hadn't yet been taken out. I would come back here for the food, especially the pupusas, but some of the other things were off-putting. I'm not the type that needs a fancy ambience, especially if the food is good, but still. read more

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Most unique hidden gem in SW Detroit you must try. Love this place!! Great tostones (deep fried mashed plantain), pupusas, and my all time favorite Sopes de pollo and de asada. This is a hidden gem in Mexicantown. Oh and the prices are great too. read more

Im from LA visiting Detroit and had a craving for a Baleada! This place is official official catracho taste! The baleada has homemade flour tortillas and taste like the ones in Honduras This place is a GEM read more

I came here with my family of 7 to eat dinner. Immediately I knew we were in for a treat, as I sensed a strange attitude from the girl at the counter. When it came time to order my brother went up to the counter first. The girl at the front gave him a hard time for asking to pay for his food separately and insisted that it would be easier for us all to pay together on 1 bill. This made no sense to me considering we were all paying in advance before receiving any of our food and it would be much more complicated for us to have to split up $150 worth of food on our own. Eventually she allowed him to order and pay. When it came time for my order I ordered my food with a second woman that came to the front to assist. She was nice and polite. I ordered my food and a horchata to drink, but asked specifically for multiple waters because I was severely dehydrated. A few minutes later, we received our horchata which was so painfully sweet. I watched as they made horchatas in the back and noticed they were using about a 2:1 syrup to water ratio. As I sipped the horchata, I became increasingly more dehydrated. Roughly 20 minutes past and I never received the water(s) I ordered. I walked to the front to ask again and stood there waiting for about 5 minutes as the 2 women ignored my presence. Eventually I got my water. A few minutes later as one of the women dropped food off at our table, my brother asked for waters for the rest of our table. The girl sighed and said "how many waters?..." and to refrain from being pests we said 4 even though there were 6 people waterless at the table. She said "four... okay I'm going to have to charge you for those". We agreed to pay for the water but she never ended up charging us for them. It seems odd to me to charge a table that just spend over $100 on food for Detroit city tap water with extra lead in it. The food was fine but nothing to write in my diary about. It might seem like I'm making a big deal over such frivolous details but even Starbucks will give you free water. Unfortunately its a 2 out of 5 for me. read more

Wow! Amazing food at such a low price! I ordered a pupusa with chicken and a baleada. My daughter ordered a tamal with chicken. The tortillas and masa tasted so homemade, and the salsa was excellent! The waitress spoke to us in Spanish, which made the experience even better:) When our bill came, I could have sworn there was some mistake. It was only $11, and we were full. What an affordable, delicious lunch! Can't wait to go again! read more

I used to love this place and the food is good. Solid pupusas. Then the last time I was here someone was given my order on accident, brought it back while I was waiting, and the restaurant tried to give me the food that someone else had already left with, opened, and brought back. When I said I didn't want returned food, they acted like I was being weird. Got a refund and haven't been back. read more

Just got some bomb empinadas and a nice paliada with zucchini and a side of rice and beans read more

El Catracho - Honduran Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

If my stomach didn't stop me from eating, I would have continuing eating. There wasn't a single dish we didn't like. On top of that, after eight things we tried, the bill was just over $30. Are you kidding me? That's incredible! I don't think you could find something you don't like on this menu. I believe they moved locations since I was there, but I would expect their attention to the flavor and dedicating to their food to be the same. I should also mention the staff. Our server was so patient with us, explained everything, made excellent recommendations, and allowed us to sit there longer than we should have. What a great establishment! read more

A very tasty Honduran/South American restaurant in Southwest Detroit. It has a very similar menu to Pupuseria Y Restaurante Salvadoreno. I had pupusas, a pork tamale, and the yuca fries. Everything was good. Not my favorite pupusas or tamale, but definitely good and worth the price. The service was good. Very nice waitresses, as well. All in all, not as good as Pupuseria Y Restaurante Salvadoreno in my opinion, but still a worthy alternative. read more

El Catracho - Hot sauce - Honduran Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

I give the food here two thumbs up! I had been meaning to try them out for a while so why not wait til the coldest day of winter as the perfect opportunity!! Place is clean, not exactly nice, but clean... which I don't really ever complain about because when a place dumps money into ambience that always comes with the expense being charged back to the customers making the prices way higher than the food is worth. That being said, the prices are really cheap too. My whole meal was only 8 bucks. I had pollo fritos con tostones. I'm not even a big fan of anything fried, or even like chicken much, but it was pretty much cooked perfectly as far as fried chicken goes, a little salt and pepper, lightly battered and crunchy outside, moist and tender inside (that's what she said). Came with a little salad and rice and really delicious beans. Like the beans were seasoned really well. Maybe I was just hungry but I even drank the pot liquor they were cooked in lol. Waitress was really nice and attentive, you'd be surprised how many new businesses don't appreciate the importance of having great service when you first open, it can make or break a place that isn't established yet. Good spot I recommend them! read more

El Catracho - Pollo fritos - Honduran Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

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Phenomenal food! Please allow a little extra time if you visit this place, it is worth it! I've tried pupusas, tamales and the sweet plantains and they are the best I've ever had. read more

Really really good food! And cheap too. I got a tamale, loroco pupusa, and enchilada. This was more than enough food and I definitely had leftovers. The pupusa was really good with a crispy outside and ooey gooey cheese inside. Slight crunch of the loroco made it just about perfect. The tamale is the big kind, not the Mexican kind. I prefer the ones here as they tend to be a lot more moist and less grainy. The pork was tender and delicious and not overly salty. The enchilada was more of a tostada. It was loaded with beef and cabbage and avocado. It was a littler harder to eat and a little less satisfying than the other more squishy snacks. Some downsides would be that my friend got a side of rice and it was literally just white rice. I guess that met expectations haha. Also I wanted to order a hot drink, but they were out of both! Not sure if it's one of those things on the menu that's fake or if they just happened to be out of both that day. I guess I'll find out when I come back! read more

Worth the drive from wherever the fuck we stayed, three interstates away. Awesome food, ridiculously low prices, and spot on service! Cash only, but there was an ATM across the street. No beer!!! Pupusas and sopes were made to order and the tamal was the best I've had in years - pork, potato, peas, and rice inside good masa in banana leaf. Maduros were perfectly sweet and served piping hot. Chicken pastelillo was ok. Two gorged ourselves for less than $20. I wish we lived nearby!!! read more

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Amazing Honduran food! Ordered a dish that came with bean and cheese papusas (their refried beans are vegetarian), cabbage, cheese, rice, refried beans and a side of plantains. It was more than enough food for 2 people and cost $13. The staff is friendly and the restaurant is very clean. *Cash only, but there is an ATM next door* Here is a recent Metro Times Review that turned me onto this place: http://metrotimes.com/food/restaurant-reviews/restaurant-review-antojitos-el-catracho-1.1708555. Hours: 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday read more

El Catracho - Almuerzo Especial (2 bean papusas, rice, beans, cheese, ) with a side of plantanos. - Honduran Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

AMAZING Honduran restaurant. It's the only restaurant that serves Honduran food around Detroit. Inside was decorated with Honduran decorations and crafts. Went there to grab some lunch, it wasn't crowded. Ordered a horchata (drink made out of rice) to start, then ordered a carne asada típica. Had a little wait for the food, however it was amazing and tasty. It reminded me back to real Honduran food. The carne asada típica came with meats with chismol (salsa), refried beans, cheese, and fried plantain and later the server brought me the Honduran pickle made out of onion, cabbage, jalapeño and carrots. Prices here are so cheap compare to other Hispanic restaurant I've been to. I was able to ordered some pupusas and pastelitos to bring back home. They were amazing and tasty even thou it was in my car for 6hours. Overall, amazing restaurant for food at a great price! Definitely will stop by once I'm back in Detroit. read more

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Delicious homemade food. The best Honduran cuisine !

I came to this place with my partner as a result of a page I follow on Facebook. They recommended this place and I had to check it out. We didn't know what to get so we asked the waitress about recommendations shev mentioned that pupusas we go to choice. The pupusas were served with a side of rice and beans, which were complimented by aguas frescas. I've had my share of disappointment with food in Michigan (it's complicated), but I'm ecstatic to say that it was not the case this time. Our whole dinner was absolutely delicious, as well as the aguas frescas. It's a little hard for me to describe the joy I felt while eating my meal here. I always do my best to come to this location while I'm in town! read more

After spending a year in Honduras (many years ago), and not being able to eat pupusas the whole time due to fears of eating the local street food, it was wonderful to be able to dig into a meal of great Honduran chow. Make no mistake: Central American cuisine is very different from Mexican. With the exception of a few common ingredients (tortillas, tamales), the spices and method of preparation are distinct, and well worth a try. Any doubts about the authenticity of this restaurant should be put to rest by checking the Facebook page - many reviews are in Spanish. Both of us ordered pupusas - of different varieties, and both found them quite tasty. Will need to return to try other menu items. Friendly and competent service, great value for the dining dollar. Conclusion: dos pulgares arriba. For you gringos, that's 2 thumbs up. read more

Wow! The food was better than delicious and the servings were huge! I thought all Hispanic food was spicy, but not the Salvadorian food we tried! There is a bottle of Frank's Hot Sauce on the table and that's about it, except for the hot pickled jalapeños near the register. We each ordered one sopa and one pupusa and I included a photo of one plate. When they came they were large so we decided to share one plate and take the other home. Pupusas and sopas are $2.00 each. What a bargain! The pupusas we chose were crispy and filled with chicharrón (pork), beans and cheese. We chose carne asada for our sopas that are topped with lettuce, tomatoes and queso fresco. Mmmm! They both were Fabulous! For dinner we both chose the carne asada (marinated steak) which came with a heaping amount of rice, a choice of whole or smashed beans, a salad with tomato dressed with a light vinaigrette and two thick Salvadorian tortillas. Everything was so yummy!! The steak was seasoned perfectly, the rice was hot and fluffy and the beans were out of this world! I started eating my dish immediately and forgot to take a photo until it was too late. It would have made a scrumptious pic! Our dinners were large and we took some of that home too. We even ordered a dinner to-go for my MIL! If I could give them 10 stars, I definitely would! I've wanted to go to this place for well over a year but I definitely won't wait to go back! Antojitos El Catracho is a great, inexpensive restaurant. It's cash only so make sure you have a few bucks before you go (and I mean go there now)!! When you go, tell them Diane sent you! read more

El Catracho - This is one pupusa and one sopa. They're only $2.00 each! - Honduran Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

My boyfriend and I went here tonight with friends We all love trying new food and were excited to see a new restaurant in our neighborhood. We tried several things on the menu, so much that the server suggested we move to a bigger table (hah!) Everything was delicious. There wasn't one thing we could choose as a stand out because every single dish was spot on. Can't wait to visit again! read more

Never been to a Honduran place before but it was amazing. Started off with the fried yucca and that was excellent, fried up really good and was nice and crispy. I did the lunch special combo with the baleada and pastelito and both were perfect. I really liked what I believe was cabbage with sprinkled cheese on it that came with the sides that was really good, the only way this place could be better is if they got a liquor license and started serving some Honduran beer to go with your food. read more

I'm always looking for new places to sample ethic cuisine, sort of the review source for my friends. I'm the one saying "Let's go for...", usually food and/or location my friend don't think of. I have to hold myself back otherwise I'd have lunch here weekly, the food is that GOOD. read more

Great pupusas (better than the "other" place a few miles away), all the other items have been fantastic: sopes, enchiladas, and a few others that I can't spell. Very much affordable, too. I could eat here several times a week and still enjoy the food and the people. read more

Alright so who doesn't love fried yuca? I don't know, however the only fail is the waitstaff. I ordered the fried yuca (fave) and the waitress asked me if I wanted chicharrones (pork rinds), I told her no. I specified that I am a vegetarian, and that I do not want pork on my appetizer but OF COURSE, even though I told the young lady TWICE to not include it on my order, sure enough here comes a plate with PORK all over it. My only qualm, which sadly would deter me from returning as often as I would like. read more

Antojitos el Catracho currently has a perfect five-star rating on Yelp, and far be it from me to contest that - this is maybe the best bang for your buck, and some of the best food in general, in all of Detroit. "Antojitos el Catracho" translates approximately to "the Honduran's little cravings," and it would be hard to think of a better name (it's also hard for gringos to remember, so be sure to write it down when you inevitably want to tell everyone you know about this place). They specialize in Honduran/Salvadoran food, which is considerably different than Mexican food - it's not spicy, and it incorporates a lot of ingredients you probably wouldn't associate with Mexican food (yucca flour, loroco flowers, plantains, and the essential side of "curtido" - pickled cabbage slaw). They have various dinner plates, but I would recommend just going with the a la carte items and finding out what you like. So far I've tried the Honduran enchiladas (more like a tostada than a Mexican enchilada), the pastelitos and empanadas (both are variations of meat in a fried crust), the tamales (served moist, as they typically are in Central America), the tostones (savory deep-fried plantains), platanos fritos (a sweeter, less dry take on fried plantains), pupusas (a thick corn tortilla-like flatbread filled with various ingredients - the loroco flower pupusas are both the most unusual and the best tasting, even better than at Pupusería Salvadoreño on Livernois!), the tacos dorados (pretty similar to taquitos), and the sopes (thick, fried dough topped with meat, lettuce, and cheese - kind of like an "Indian taco" like you might find out west). My girlfriend also swears by the baleadas (tortillas filled with scrambled eggs, beans, and cheese), but I'm not a huge fan of scrambled eggs so I can't comment on that. Most dishes are served with a mild but tasty tomato salsa and a light, powdery cheese similar to cotija that I could eat for days. Everything they serve here is absolutely fantastic, but the sopes are in a class of their own. They're also only $2.25 apiece, and almost everything on the a la carte menu will only set you back about $4 or less, so you can stuff yourself to the brim for about the same price as going to Taco Bell. It's also cash only, so be forewarned. This is one of the most delicious and most affordable restaurants in Detroit, and I would definitely put it in my Top Five for the area. It's the definition of a "hidden gem," and once you've tried it, you won't be able to stop coming back. read more

4 of us had lunch here today. The food was outstanding. Papusas were perfect, with a great grilled cornmeal flavor. The Sopas were awesome as well. Generous toppings, and very flavorful. Food came out staggered over 15 minutes, but there was so much and it was so good, we didn't mind. Still, keep that in mind if you are heading there with a large group. read more

I googled best hole in the wall restaurants and a few came up, but this restaurant is by far one of the best Central American Cuisine family-owned. The food is beyond delicious and the price is well worth it, their prices are actually on the low side plenty of food for such a low price, but excellent quality and taste. Everything is made fresh so there may be a slight wait on some of the orders because she prepares it as it's ordered. Well worth it. read more

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Great variety of Hispanic foods-from Puerto Rican food to El Salvadoran food. I was incredibly excited that they have Kola Champagne, took me back to my childhood. Great place to eat for a good price. read more

Awesome authentic Honduran food and super cheap!!! With only a debit card and all ATM's were without power in the area (Great Windstorm of 2017) we had to pay with cash. So my friend and I had to scrap up $10 between the two of us (yes, I know pathetic...lesson learned). We ordered a pork pupusa, tostones and a side of beans. It was delicious and filling. Not bad for just under $10. There was only one waitress but she was super sweet and attentive even when it got real busy. I will definitely be back! read more

The food here was phenomenal. The service was slow since only had one waitress but the food made up for it. The Pusas (sp?) were great along with the rice and beans. I would recommend this place read more

The best pork tamale I've ever had. It's been 4 days since I've eaten there and I'm still thinking about it. We ordered 3 boxes worth of food and everything totaled less than $13. The next time I'm in southwest Detroit, I will definitely give this place another dry because I want to sample more of their menu! read more

Authentic Honduran and Salvadoran food. We travel to Central America often, and this is the real deal.