Antojitos Catrachos Info
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Wheelchair accessible seating
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Coffee
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Comfort food
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Quick bite
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Small plates
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Casual
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Good for kids
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Free parking lot
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Free street parking
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Best WLM Reviews
Buckle up, y’all. Long review coming of Antojitos Catrachos, a Honduran gem in the awesome burgh of East Charlotte, 6404 Albemarle Rd. East Side Pride! As a resident of East Charlotte for over 20 years, I’ve witnessed the explosion of amazing and under-the-radar food options. This is one of them.
I had some business to conduct at the local ABC Store, and the family was hungry after a long, fun day at the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. We had our sights set on our usual go-to place for flautas, but I spied Antojitos Catrachos in the same shopping center. I knew of its existence, but I hadn’t ever tried it. And, mistakenly believing it was Mexican, I was pleasantly surprised when I walked up to the door and saw that it was Honduran, a fairly common and overlooked food choice in East Charlotte, TBH.
When I walked in, the place was packed with families, all enjoying large platters of food that looked unknown to me. I passed by the stack of menus to the small cashier’s window and asked to order takeout. The friendly woman working the cash register comically pulled a yonder woman into view, her laugh indicating that this would require the one English speaker on staff to take my order. She walked from behind the counter to walk me through the menu, but to save us both the trouble, I asked her simply, “What does everyone get here?” Without hesitation, she answered by describing (her words), “Chicken with green bananas and cabbage.” That was good enough for me, so I said that I’d like three orders of that, to take care of me and my two dining partners in my family. I asked how long it would take, suggesting, “Ten minutes?” She replied that it would be more like 15 or 20.
I paid before conducting my other business in the same plaza, the total coming to just over a very reasonable $45 after tax. Returning 14 minutes later, my order was ready, and the cashier brought my food to me, first grabbing two bottles of soda from the cooler as a little free kicker, something we like to call “lagniappe” in New Orleans, meaning a little unexpected extra.
Upon arriving home and looking over the goods, each styrofoam box contained an insane amount of food. We had to look up online what it was exactly that I ordered: Pollo Con Tajadas. The picture may or may not do it justice, but each order contained two expertly fried pieces of chicken–a drum and a thigh–sitting atop a mountain of thinly sliced fried plantain. The entire platter was draped in a fresh slaw and well-balanced sauce that was both simple and varied in its flavor, hitting sweet and spicy notes and more.
The chicken was crispy, and the pieces were large. The light-yet-substantial coating on the chicken was crispy and delicious, not salty at all, and it remained crispy even though it had been doused in the sauce and had been sitting under the slaw on the ride home. The oil is clearly changed frequently, and the chicken was absolutely fried at the right temp. My Slavic heritage means that I am both judgy and open to all forms of cabbage, and this one was quite legit. The whole fam agreed that the plantains were, by far, the best we’d ever had. The paper-thin slices of plantain were perfectly fried and not oily at all. A few sliced jalapeños and some thinly sliced yellow bell peppers were used as a welcomed garnish.
Overall, I give this place a 10/10. None of us could finish our food, and that was a good problem to have. If you’re ready to try one of East Charlotte’s finest, then head on over to Antojitos Catrachos ASAP. I haven’t had anything else on the menu, so I can’t vouch for any other dish they have going on, but if you get the Pollo Con Tajadas, you just may be as happy as I am right now. FYI, the picture does not even begin to do it justice on size or deliciousness.
When ordering from here expect to wait for your food at least 40 min before picking up, make sure you order what you want because once you’re there no changes can be made you can’t add anything else to your order food wise Pupusas are the worst in town. The front clerk is so rude. My tajadas were not even fried the salsa for pupusas was nasty they put ketchup in it and you can taste it. Chunks of pork on my pupusa. Dissapointing.
Food is very delicious, the only thing I’m taking one star down is because the service was very slow, but if you have time to spend I definitely recommend to stop by and have the catracho’s plate, is a mix of flavor and the meat is so tasty.
So far this place has the most delicious pollo con rajada. I will be back to try more…
Adriel’s my server was so amazing
Top notch service at this lil restaurant
Nice atmosphere
The best pollo con tajadas I ever eat..
Food is good. Try to place order over the phone for take out sadly I called multiple times and they did not answer the phone so I called a different restaurant and place my order there I have order from here few times before same issue about placing order over the phone so if I have extra time I just drive to the place come to place order and wait for the food as well takes about 30/40min
I came from Minnesota looking for great Honduran food and oh man! THIS IS THE SPOT!! I spent 2 weeks here in Charlotte, NC and tried all the restaurants possible! If you are looking for flavorful “pollo con tajadas” or any choice of meat with “tajadas” 10/10 recommend this place!
Very tight place to eat. I would definitely recommend the "Pollo con Tajadas"
Everything else is meh.
Quick Facts About Antojitos Catrachos
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
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| Monday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Friday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
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