Mina's Bufett Restaurant

I had to try this place since the reviews were so good.
I know this side of town and I didn’t expect anything really good to be there so when I pulled up to the Valero, I was a little confused.
There is no sign from the outside of the establishment.
Upon coming in their vibrant blue signs let me know I was in the right place.
They are set up more like a cafe than a buffet.
I believe they include the word buffet in there because in Spanish it means more like as in “a wide selection of premade food”. The food was amazingly good.
I don’t have that much experience with Honduran food, and I can tend to be picky with some Central American food but everything I got was so, so good.
I got the pork chop (chuleta) with a rice and beans combo and plantain chips.
The pork chop was fried crispy and full of flavor, the rice and beans were surprisingly aromatic (something I’m not used to but really enjoyed), and the plantain chips were better than any other I’ve tried.
They were flavorful and not too oily.
Dry enough to pair well with the rest of the food.
Of course, the curtido (pickled cabbage and onion) made the meal fresh and tangy.
Paired all this with a maracuyá agua fresca (passion fruit).
So.
Damn.
Delicious. Also tried their seafood soup which seemed to have a rich coconut milk base.
It had all the seafood you would expect it to including crab.
Delicious. 10/10 would recommend. Ps.
My only con to this place is that it’s literally inside of a gas station.
There are two small tables to eat at but the “ambiance” is far from there.
Just take it to go.

Looking good catrachos food 😋

Great service, they really took care of me

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