I know this is Louisville Hot Bytes, and not Frankfort Hot Bytes, but Frankfort is a relatively short trip on the interstate from here. I've eaten at this delicious Honduran place in Frankfort a couple of times now and Robin suggested I post a review.
My first visit was pre-COVID... I was dating a lady who lived in Lexington and we agreed to meet there, since it was about halfway, plus I had head good things about the restaurant. I had nacatamales, and they were excellent. These are like the traditional Mexican cornbread tamales, wrapped in banana leaves and served with pickled onions on top. Unfortunately, my first visit was over a year ago, and these appear to no longer be on the menu.
I decided to do a take-out order a week and a half ago. They were very busy and, although I ordered before leaving Louisville, I still had to wait for my order to be ready once I got there. Since I knew I'd be bringing the food an hour home, I made some strategic selections in terms of picking things I knew would be easy to reheat, so enchiladas, tacos, and pupusas, and anything else with tortillas were out.
I brought back the Elote Loco (corn with butter and cheese appetizer), the Honduran chapsuy, and the shredded pork carnitas. I also got a frozen mango margarita to go. I put the warm stuff in a cooler in my trunk with no cold packs, and I didn't have to reheat it when I got home. The corn traveled pretty well. It was as delicious as any other South American corn delicacy I've tried. The chapsuy was interesting--chicken, carrots, cabbage, celery, onions, and pataste on a bed of noodles. I think I added some hot sauce, but this was a pretty solid dish. It was packaged in styrofoam with some saran wrap on top. Due to the amount of liquid, I think this would be better packaged "to go" in a sealed plastic container, but that was my only gripe. The pork carnitas were excellent and reminded me of the vaca frita at Havana Rumba, except with moist pork instead of crispy fried beef. In fact, the pork somewhat resembled beef in color and taste, but not in a bad way. The beans, rice, and plantains were also similar to Havana Rumba in their excellence, although they use red beans instead of black. I wasn't able to insulate the margarita on the way home, so it was over half melted, but still tasted great. I think next time, I will try the chicken carnitas, since I liked the pork so much.
I remain impressed. This is definitely worth a trip to Frankfort.
