Central American Restaurants in the USA

Our guide to Central American restaurants

American restaurants cover a lot of ground: the neighborhood diner with a counter and bottomless coffee, the family restaurant with a long laminated menu, the gastropub doing elevated comfort food, and the “New American” kitchen that builds a short seasonal menu around local farms. What ties them together is a menu built on familiar staples – burgers, sandwiches, salads, steaks, fried chicken and pasta – plus regional favorites that change as you cross the country.

Regional dishes are the best reason to seek out a local American place rather than a chain: a hot brown in Louisville, a pork tenderloin sandwich in Indiana, green chile cheeseburgers in New Mexico, chowder in New England or a loco moco in Hawaii. Ask what the kitchen is known for – the answer is often something you will not find on the other side of the state line.

Opening hours

Based on 5 Central American restaurants across the US with published hours, the typical weekday schedule runs from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. 100% are open on Sundays, 100% are open seven days a week and 40% stay open until 10 PM or later.

Prices

Across 2,907 menus from american places across the US, the median item costs $11.00; half of all priced items fall between $6.00 and $16.00. The most common menu sections are Sides, Salads, Sandwiches, and Appetizers.

Services

Of 2,922 american places with detailed profiles in our guide: 99% list “dine-in”, 92% list “delivery”, 88% list “accepts reservations”, 86% list “high chairs”, 82% list “good for kids”, and 78% list “kids' menu”.