Delicias Chapinas is a casual Guatemalan restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. And some time between the third bite of briny pacayas and tearing open a piping hot pupusa mixta, you’ll start anxiously rummaging through your purse for loose quetzales because there is absolutely no way you’re in Fort Lauderdale right now. It’s too easy to forget where you are with Beto Quintanilla blasting through speakers and a freezer filled with Sarita ice cream right across from you—a scene that’ll make nostalgic Guatemalans feel a little closer to home. Everything from the crackly empanadas de carne to the warm tortillas are made fresh to order and tastes like a reasonable excuse to uproot your life and look for a job in the area.
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