El Chapin
El Chapin
Fresh drinks.
Fruit shakes.
Cup of coffee with 2 pieces of bread.
Egg torta mixed with onions served with whole beans, fresh cheese and avocado.
Accompanied with fried plantain, refried black beans, fresh cheese and cream.
Two any Style eggs. Served with refried beans, fried plantains, fresh cheese, cream and tomato sauce.
Two any style eggs, accompanied with steak. Served with fresh cheese, Cream, fried plantains, refried black beans and tomato sauce.
1 egg torta. topped with shredded mozarella cheese and crispy bacon. Served with refried black beans, fried plantains, fresh cream and cheese.
Homemade corn tortilla spreaded with refried black beans. topped with ham and 2 fried eggs, covered with tomato sauce. Served with refried black beans, fried plantains, fresh cheese, cream and tomato sauce.
Scramble eggs, Rice mixed with balck beans and avocado
Scrambe eggs with Mozzorela chz, and Loroco
Two fried eggs cooked to order, covered with Homemade Ranchero salsa.
Bone In Pork Meat
Bone In Chicken
Traditional Guatemalan corn flour cakes filled with beef. Topped with cabbage salad, tomato sauce and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Traditional Guatemalan corn flour cakes filled with chicken. Topped with cabbage salad, tomato sauce and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Corn flour cakes, stuffed with chipilin and vegetables. Covered with tomato sauce, cabbage salad and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Corn flour cakes, stuffed with chipilin and vegetables. Covered with tomato sauce, cabbage salad and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Fried little corn tortillas filled with ground sirloin. Topped with cabbage salad, tomato sauce and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Folded potato cakes topped with cabbage salad, tomato sauce and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Folded potato cakes topped with cabbage salad, tomato sauce and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Grilled chorizo, chicharron, salchicha, guacamole and fresh cheese served with homemade tortilla chips.
Served with chicken and iceberg lettuce, tomato sauce, sprinkles of fresh cheese and Guatemalan fresh cream.
Corn Tamales
Chopped Tomatoes, Cilantro, Red Onions, Lime Juice and Salt. Served with salty crackers.
10 pieces of wings tossed in buffalo sauce served with Ranch and Celery
Plain 10 pieces of wings served with Ranch and Celery Sticks .
Order of five Rolled crunchy Tacos stuffed with potato, served with Iceberg lettuce, Pico de Gallo, Guacamole, and Guatemalan crema & Crumble fresh cheese.
Guatemalan-style chicken soup cooked with fresh potatoes, onions, carrots, cilantro and more.
Enjoy our delicious beef ribs soup slowly cooked with fresh mixed vegetables.
Cow feet soup cooked with fresh potato, cabbage, tomatoes, guisquil and onions. Served with homemade tortillas.
Free ranch chicken soup
Iceberg lettuce, sliced tomatoes, onions, radishes and cucumber.
1/2 lb. burger spread with guacamole and topped with lettuce, onions, tomatoes and sprinkles of fresh cheese. Drizzled with a specialty sauce. Served with a choice of side.
Chicken breast spread with guacamole. Topped with a specialty homemade sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and fresh cheese sprinkles. Served with a choice of side.
2 hot dogs spread with guacamole. Topped with lettuce, mayo, ketchup and mustard.
2 folded potato cakes, 2 garnachas and 1 stuffed poblano pepper. Served with rice and cabbage salad. Topped with tomato sauce and sprinkles of fresh cheese.
Noodle pasta mixed with vegetables and shredded chicken. Served with house salad. Topped with fresh Cheese and tomato sauce.
3 Mixtas Platter ( Homemade tortilla spreaded with guacamole topped with cabbage, salchicha & drizzle with ketchup, mayo and mustard
Bone-in chicken cooked with mixed vegetables in a homemade sauce. Served with rice, beets, cabbage salad and house salad.
Seasoned bone grilled chicken served with house salad, rice and soup.
Fried chicken served with house salad, rice and soup.
Bone-in chicken sauteed with onions, potatoes, red and green bell peppers. Cooked with Guatemalan cream sauce. Served with homemade rice and house salad.
Boneless seasoned grilled chicken breast served with rice, house salad and black beans.
Served with rice, salad and beans.
Bone In chicken cooked in a Guatemalan green sauce . Served with Rice.
Bone in fried chicken, served with fries Mayonnaise, ketchup, Pica mas sauce and crumbled fresh cheese.
Two Chiken Kebobs Served with Rice, beans, Salad and tortillas.
Two chicken kebabs served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Marinated filet pork loin cooked with a special seasoning. Served with rice, salad, beans and homemade tortillas.
Delicious fried pieces of pork, seasoned with Guatemalan flavors. Served with rice, salad, beans and homemade tortillas.
Grilled Pork Chops, Served with Salad, Rice and Beans
Served with Rice, Salad & Beans
Pork ribs in adobo, served with rice, beans, and salad.
Delicious Guatemalan-style beef filet cooked in a homemade sauce with veggies accompanied with beet cabbage salad. Served with rice, beans, salad and homemade tortillas.
Homemade marinated grilled steak served with grilled green onions, guacamole and chirmol. Served with rice, beans, salad and homemade tortillas.
Rib eye steak sauteed with tomatoes, sliced onions and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, salad and homemade tortillas.
Grilled poblano pepper stuffed with ground sirloin meat and vegetables. Topped with tomato sauce. Served with rice, beans, salad and homemade tortillas.
2 ground sirloin cakes mixed with vegetables and covered with tomato sauce. Served with rice, beans, salad and homemade tortillas.
Shredded Beef Stew Served with Salad, Rice & Beans .
Sirloin Steak Stuffed with ground beef and vegetables, Served with Rice and Beets cabbage salad.
Two beef Kebobs served with Rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Hard corn tortillas.
Hard corn tortillas.
Hard corn tortillas.
Hard corn tortillas.
Hard corn tortillas.
Hard corn tortillas.
Hard corn tortillas.
Cooked Shrimp (Tostada Spreaded with Guacamole Mayonnaise and Topped with Sprinkles of Fresh Cheese
Whole fresh fried tilapia cooked to order. Served with rice, salad, beans and homemade tortillas.
Sauteed shrimp flavored with seafood seasoning. Served with rice, salad, beans and homemade tortillas.
Served with Russian salad and fries.
Grilled Shrimp cooked in Guatemalan Cream
Fresh bone in fried Tilapia cook to order, with tomatos, bell peppers, onion, garlic and oregano, Served with rice, salad and beans.
Garlic butter shrimp skillet with Guatemalan spices. Served with Rice, Salad and Beans.
Bone in grilled Tilapia, Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Sauteed vegetables flower wrapped in egg. Topped with homemade tomato sauce. Served with rice, salad and beans. Vegetarian.
Home-cooked Guatemalan-style steamed vegetables served with a side of rice, refried beans and a house salad.
Sauteed Cooked Green Beans Wrapped In Egg. Topped with Tomato Sauce and Fresh Cheese
Fried mash potato cakes with veggies, Topped with tomato sauce, Served with Rice, beans and salad.
Combination platter for 2 includes churrasquito, carne adobada and pollo asado. Served with salad, rice and beans.
A choice of entree served with grilled shrimp, rice, salad and beans.
A delightful combination of fresh shrimp, calamari and tilapia. Served with homemade corn tortillas.
Topped with mayo, ketchup, green hot sauce and sprinkles of cheese.
Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Accompanied with Rice, & Beans
Accompanied with Bean, Rice and Tortilla
Grilled or Fried Shrimp served with fries
Sweet mashed plantains stuffed with a mixture of refried beans, chocolate and cinnamon. The assembled egg-shaped balls are deep-fried and then served with sugar and cream.
Sweet mashed plantains stuffed with a mixture of refried beans, chocolate and cinnamon. The assembled egg-shaped balls are deep-fried and then served with sugar and cream.
cheese pupusa
Loroco vegetable & Cheese
Pork, & Cheese
Chicken Pupusa
Beans and cheese pupusa
Caldo de Res with rice. Beef rib soup, slow-cooked with fresh mixed vegetables. $15.74.
Caldo de Res with rice. Beef rib soup, slow-cooked with fresh mixed vegetables. $15.74.
Caldo de Res with rice. Beef rib soup, slow-cooked with fresh mixed vegetables. $15.74.
Exterior
La Parrillada para Dos. Churrasquito, carne adobada, pollo asado, grilled tomato & jalapeno, salad, rice, beans. +Chorizo, longaniza. $29.99
Outside. Storefront. Located in the Oak Creek Village shopping center next door to Subway.
Ordered online, but my ticket was very much old-school. Nothing wrong with that!
Elote Loco. $2.99 each.
It is a mini bodega
Menu
Pretty plants
Carne Adobada, my fav
Michelada!!! Sooo good
Shrimp ceviche tostada
Cross sections of the Guatemalan chorizo and longaniza sausages. Both were very good and I recommend adding them to your entrees.
Very thriving plants!
Chocolate flan
Estaba bien rico
Tostada de Frijole
Caldo de Res with rice. Beef rib soup, slow-cooked with fresh mixed vegetables. $15.74.
Outside. Storefront. Located in the Oak Creek Village shopping center next door to Subway.
interior
Paches Guatemaltecos (bone in chicken with potato)
Hot Dog Mi Tierra
Dan O.
Jul 16, 2024
Always a good quick and inexpensive meal - the food is fresh. Anything you order is pretty authentic to the cuisine. BUT the best part in my opinion, is the condiment bar!! Load up on everything to elevate your meal. Can't go wrong!
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Tobias M.
Oct 6, 2024
I had the $20 seafood soup special on a Sunday. The shrimp were overcooked and the soup included a fish head and bones with very little meat on it. The broth was good but there wasn't much else in the soup and it came with no rice or tortillas or toppings/salad. Other plates looked generous though so I probably just ordered the wrong thing.We were seated near the kitchen. The place was busy and the service was slow but not terrible. The staff were friendly and helpful despite the wait and food issues. Maybe just skip the seafood soup.
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Lindsay H.
Sep 27, 2024
We were killing time and the incredible flowers and plants out front caught our eye as we drove by. We had to take a second look and saw people sitting inside happily eating. We knew they took such great care of their flowers so the food was likely going to be great as well.There are lots of authentic Guatemalan items on the wall and for sale. The employees are friendly. The food was delicious, the service a bit slow, and cleanliness could be improved. But all in all I highly recommend this place.
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John C.
Apr 28, 2024
Visited El Chapin towards the end of the lunch rush. It was pretty full when I arrived but empty when I was paying my bill. I was sat by the window. I wasn't able to get a sense of beverage options so I just got a water and then ordered the Hot Dog Mi Tierra. I was excited to try a Guatemalan hot dog. The food came out relatively quickly. It was two hot dogs with fries as the side which was a pleasant surprise. This hot dog was fried, the bun interior covered with guacamole and the dog topped with cabbage, ketchup, mayo, mustard, and a cheese (crumbly, cotija-like). The hot dogs were good. Loaded with the toppings, a good bite, and a slightly toasted bun. The fries weren't seasoned which was disappointing because I bet they could come up with an awesome spice blend for the fries.The biggest let down was probably the service. Even as I sat alone in the dining area at the end of my meal with my empty plate at the edge of the table, it still look 8-10 minutes for anyone to bring my check. I know they were focused on cleaning up after lunch, just wish someone had checked on me sooner. All in all, pretty good. I'd definitely return to try more of their menu.
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Rosa L.
Apr 2, 2023
I am not well-traveled enough to know what is/is not "authentic Guatemalan food". What I do know is the following:1) The food here is super tasty. I've only tried their various appetizers so far - I think it's more fun to have a little of lots of things rather than just one big plate - and they've all been flavorful. Even the cooked cabbage side that came with my papusa was delicious.2) I've been here a couple of times at random off peak hours (e.g. 4 pm), and there's always several Latine folks eating and enjoying themselves. I'd call this place low key/unassuming rather than a "hole in the wall". The service has always been friendly, and the ladies room has a changing table in it, so I'd consider them super family friendly as well.
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Heily P.
Jul 20, 2023
Was in the area, read the reviews and we ran over here. Overall it's a very informal dining area within a small market. The food was good and the service as well. The prices I think were a little steep. We ordered caldo de res and was asked if we wanted it with rice and avocado, my mistake was assuming it came with it, at the end we paid like $20.50 each per soup, rice and quarter avocado which in my opinion was steep. The avocado alone was like 3.25 for not a whole one. In NY they're 1.25 for a whole one so to me that was a lot. Anyways, would I return, yes. I just know better for next time.
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Andrew P.
Dec 24, 2022
Wonderful rustic Guatemalan food located in SW Durham.This restaurant located in unassuming strip mall. Inside is a store/ restaurant with non-perishable goods and marinated meats to purchase to take home and grill. While it would be helpful if you spoke Spanish, there were plenty of Anglo speakers for monolingual customers. While I don't normally bring this up... I'll just say that one becomes extra thirsty when eating at the restaurant if you get my drift. The male and female staff were trim and lovely, respectively. Appetizer was 3 pupusas; loroco, Queso and revueltas. They were wonderful, I do wish the curtido was a bit more crunchy, but there's a salsa bar for some additional texture. Came out pipping hot and not too oily. Entrees: Carne Guisado & Churrasquito Chapin. The Guisado was lovely this time of year and warmed me up. More of a soup than stew, it had an interesting cereal undertone which I think is corn? It felt hearty without being overly thick. The Churrasquito grilled beef was tasty, comes with some tortillas if you want carbs, but otherwise very keto friendly. The grilled onion was a nice touch. The extra Longaniza were a bit salty for our preference. While I have consumed Central American food before, I'm not too familiar with Guatemalan. That being said, I'm very pleased to say this place is worth a visit.
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Tom H.
Jul 4, 2022
TLDR: You want mostly authentic Guatemalan food with friendly service and lots of options stop here. It frustrates me a little when I see reviews from so-called Elites talking about all Latin American food with a blanket description of "Mexican Food". They both use many of the same base ingredients because that was what was available however Mexican leans more towards Spanish inspirations and Guatemalan has a bit more Mayan influence. Guatemalan foods are those like "Pollo En Pepian" which El Chapin offers and makes correctly and well. I recommend trying this with a side of plantains and pupusas. Technically pupusa is a bit more El Salvadorian (and I've had authentic ones from an older generation of El Salvadorian immigrants which were amazing) but in the triangle area this is about as good as it gets for pupusas if you're going out. Staff is always nice and are used to dealing with the ignorance of not pronouncing the menu options properly or in one case a couple next to me ordered and then later had no idea what they ordered then asked to see the menu while complaining one of their dishes wasn't up to temp. The staff was very nice and accommodating but there's little worse than people looking dumb when they think they are right about something. If you don't even know what food you chosen for yourself (even though you just told someone 10 minutes ago) how do you know if it is at the correct temperature? Some people I'm convinced you could throw any random plate of food down and if it was plated well or looked exotic enough to them they wouldn't know the difference. Anyway, I digress...If there's any real criticism of this place in my opinion is that the menu is too large and they need to do away with some of the hotdog and hamburger offerings that don't really go with the theme of the restaurant and muddy up the menu. Overall a great go-to place when I'm looking for some comfort food!
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Hannah E.
Jan 15, 2023
Durham needs more places like El Chapin - affordable, upbeat, and no-frills.I'm not generally a fan of Central American food, but the Plato Típico Chapin won me over - I actually went back a week later and ordered the same thing again! It's enough food for two people if you add an appetizer (probably even if you don't) and just varied enough to keep you both interested.The folded potato cakes are a nice crispy alternative to fries, and a better vehicle for sauce should you choose to use them that way. I think this was my first time having garnachas - like a little crispy mini-hamburger. And the stuffed pepper was truly stuffed - oozing with meat, cheese, and ribbons of some kind of leafy green and maybe part of the pepper, too.I kind of wish it came with beans in addition to rice, but no problem - just order it with one of their incredibly moist bean tamales.My dining partner got the chicharrones, which were also excellent - crunchy without being tough and hay-like on the inside.I recommend their mango juice (not too sweet, very fresh-tasting) and their champurrado (also not excessively sweet, very cinnamony).
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Lissy L.
Aug 2, 2024
Caldo de res was amazing. Tasted really good, I would definitely recommend after a night out.
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