The must-try Guatemalan tamale spot on Buford Highway
BY WYATT WILLIAMS
Every once in a while, I find myself at a restaurant where I’m the only person who speaks English. It usually isn’t much trouble, because I can point at things on the menu, cross my fingers and hope they’re the dishes I want.
On the other hand, I sometimes find myself at counter-service restaurants that have no menu. This isn’t much trouble, either, because I can usually chat with the guy running the register and figure out what’s best.
On rare occasions, though, I find myself at the intersection of the two: a cafe with no menu where very little English is spoken. If you’re a monolingual English speaker like me, you might be tempted at this moment to give up.
If that restaurant happens to be Xelapan Cafeteria , though, I beg you, do not give up. Try your best to remember the dozen or so words that kept you from failing that high school Spanish class and the nice woman behind the counter will do her best with the dozen or so English words she's picked up, too.
About the Author
Yvonne Zusel has been with the AJC since 2010. She worked on the digital news and food and dining teams before joining the arts & entertainment team.
