Alex Latin Restaurant and Cafeteria — Restaurant in West Monroe

This place is absolutely amazing!! We spent the weekend in NOLA and were headed back to Texas, but this place was recommend by a friend so we made a quick jaunt north to try it out. SO GLAD WE DID!!! We started off with drinks- banana soda, fresh lemonade, which is served frozen, and the Latin coffee with steamed milk and sugar. Oh my word! All were yummy. (But the coffee was so good, when we left, we got three to go!!!) We were in on a Sunday, so we were able to get the Seafood Soup—so good! (It’s like a Honduran twist on a crab boil in soup form) The Honduran Dinner, is like a sampler of lots of amazing items. The fried eggs were cooked to perfection, and the steak was great. The soft cheese with fresh corn tortillas was out of the world though!! (I’ve already looked online to see where I can order that soft cheese) We also ordered pork, bean, & cheese papusas, those alone would have been worth the trip! They are cooked perfectly, and the salsa that it is served with compliments them beautifully. The slaw that is served with them it tasty as well! They served it all with two bottles of house made sauces- an orange and a green. They were perfectly spicy—Just like we like it! The sauces brought another amazing layer of flavor to our dishes. All in all this meal was a flavor EXPLOSION! I can’t give it enough stars. Monroe is blessed to have such a phenomenal place to sit down with family, and enjoy some amazing food! May God continue to reward you guys with success in your business! We...

Edit 5/16/24: Why is it always the staff that makes a place lousy? I called in a lunch order thirty minutes ahead of when I’d be there. It was not busy. They didn’t start making my order until I got there. No training. Again... this is why restaurants never last. Your staff don’t care.

The Papusa was unbelievable. The best I’ve ever had. The staff was helpful but not really interested in waiting tables. We felt a little like we annoyed them. Haha. I’m sure customer service is hard to keep up beat these days. It was our first time and we were looking for some guidance but didn’t really get it. The espresso machine is so loud I couldn’t believe it. Overall the place is great. The food is legit. Authentic. No Tex mex here! Fried plantains! The coffees...

The service was friendly and quick. However I loathe black beans and plantains and didn't realize those were pretty much the only selections for sides.

Fish tacos - They were ok; fish needed WAY more spice/seasoning. Only 2 tacos for $7.29 and nothing on the side. Kinda surprised but ok I rolled with it. I ordered french fries because it was the only side I would eat and they were plain, unseasoned frozen crinkle fries. $2.99.

The only thing I truly enjoyed besides the company of my best friend I had lunch with was the Mexican coke I ordered which was amazing.

I don't know that I'll return though because it's just not my type of cuisine. It was extremely busy so I realize I'm in...