4/5 Timothy F. 1 year ago on Google • 37 reviews
For
a
non-Latino,
probably
the
most
intriguing
value
proposition
of
Plaza
Latina
is
its
vaunted
food
court,
a
slightly
chaotic,
ramshackle,
kind
of
dirty
but
also
kind
of
great
mishmash
of
different
Latin
American
cuisines
at
the
back
of
the
building.
Prices
are
inexplicably
not
listed
for
the
most
part
but
assume
that
each
thing
will
set
you
back
at
least
$15-25.
It's
not
a
cheap
food
court
that's
for
sure,
so
don't
go
in
expecting
cheap
eats.
Luckily,
most
restaurants
have
pictures,
so
that
makes
things
easier
there.
Options
range
from
Peruvian
(the
standards:
lomo
saltado,
various
ceviches)
to
Colombian
(bandeja
paisa,
sancocho
etc)
to
multiple
Mexican
places
(including
birria!
But
that's
5
for
$25
vs
3
for
$15
for
pollo/carnitas/bistec
and
some
others,
no
you
can't
order
individual
you
have
to
get
it
in
sets,
and
also
no
pescado
or
cochinita
pibil
or
nopales
as
far
as
I
could
tell).
There's
also
what
looks
to
be
an
Argentinian
sandwich/bakery
stand
alone
store
(alfajores!)
and
a
Cuban,
El
Salvadorian,
Ecuadorian
(so
much
pechuga
de
pollo)
and
a
general
refreshments
stand
in
the
food
court
as
well,
plus
a
Jamaican
and
Mexican
taco
place
outside
of
the
food
court
facing
the
street
entrance.
Communication
is
a
bit
of
a
challenge
as
most
of
the
stall
staff
don't
speak
English
so
you'll
have
to
break
out
your
Google
translate
or
get
to
practising
your
Duolingo
like
me.
They'll
give
you
a
little
table
number
stand
thing
which
you
take
to
whatever
table
you
decide
to
sit
at
and
they'll
bring
your
food
to
you.
Hygiene
and
general
maintenance
wise,
yes
I
can
see
some
of
the
feedback
by
others
definitely
having
merit.
Having
said
that,
both
cleaning
staff
at
the
food
court
seemed
to
do
a
very
thorough
job
with
the
surfaces
that
they
did
clean,
they
just
might
not
necessarily
notice
the
random
salsa
that's
fallen
on
your
chair,
and
there's
certainly
nothing
they
can
do
about
the
half
finished
construction
throughout
the
plaza
or
the
cracked
concrete/asphalt
outside.
Mask
adherence
was
also
low/non
existent
this
Easter
2022
weekend
including
by
the
workers
there.
The
plaza
also
has
a
general
foods/convenience
store
where
the
proprietor
speaks
English
(different
types
of
dried
chilis,
achiote,
frozen
tortillas
etc)
and
there's
some
other
random
stuff
for
the
local
community
(barbershop/cell
phone/electronics/jewelry
etc).
Photos
below
taken
around
2pm
on
Easter
Saturday.
All
in
all,
kind
of
a
fun
experience.
It's
different.
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