Vague name, sharp cooking

Latin Food adds energy to Laurens Street

The chicken sandwich from Latin Food in Aiken, South Carolina/ Photos by Michael Stern
The chicken sandwich from Latin Food in Aiken, South Carolina/ Photos by Michael Stern
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Three Aguiriano sisters—Noemi, Aida, and Zoila—came from Miami to Aiken and opened a restaurant called Latin Food. When they announced it, a Facebook troll posted, “Another Mexican restaurant?” The restaurant’s reply was, “It’s Latin food. Not Mexican. Big Difference.” 

It is entirely possible to come to Latin Food and eat such Mexican-American restaurant standards as nachos, tacos, and burritos. They’re very good. But the better reason for visiting is to explore a menu that includes food from other parts of Central America as well as from Cuba. Hence the nonspecific name.

 
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