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Tok-sel Lima Beans recipe

02/07/14

Growing up in a small village in southern Mexico, Chef Bruce Ucan roasted beans using this ancient Mayan recipe. At the Mayan Café, his tasty tok-sel lima beans surprise & delight customers. Continue reading →

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Churros

Churros Recipe

02/11/16

At the Mayan Cafe, we have made several versions of churros over the years, always tweaking what’s the secret inside …

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Chilaquile 2

Chilaquile Recipe

01/14/16

Chilaquiles are a traditional Mexican dish, so Chef Bruce has put his own spin on them, and is featuring local …

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Chef Bruce’s Eggplant Dip Recipe

08/06/15

Our eggplant dip on special this month is seriously delicious, so we wanted to make sure as many people as …

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Scallop Ceviche Recipe

04/02/15

Scallop Ceviche Special | April 2015 INGREDIENTS 1 lb bay scallops 3 limes 1/2 chayote, julienned into thin strips 1/4 …

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Quail Egg Salbutes Recipe

03/01/15

This month, we are featuring different types of eggs on our special menu. One egg that we always have fun …

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White Bean Chile Recipe

02/06/15

Our specials this month all incorporate beans, and one of the highlights is Bruce’s White Bean Chile. We wanted to …

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Courier-Journal | Cook’s Corner featuring Chef Bruce

10/29/14

Courier-Journal October 28, 2014 “Cook’s Corner” by Nancy Miller INTENSE FLAVORS The movie “Food, Inc.,” about corporate farming, had a …

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Fall Recipes | Pumpkin Soup

10/21/14

We have been featuring this delicious pumpkin soup this October as a tribute to the pumpkin – not only a …

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Autumn Juice Recipe

10/09/14

Edible Louisville recently asked us to share one of our fall secrets with them – juices made with farmer’s market …

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Mole with Dana McMahan

08/06/14

Dana McMahan, a well-known food writer in Louisville, KY, recently traveled to Mexico. Before this trip, she had long hated …

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Tok-sel Lima Beans Video

05/20/14

Since opening his first restaurant in 1997, Chef Bruce Ucán has had customers begging him for the recipe for his famous …

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Blueberry-Jasmine Shrub Cocktail Recipe

02/25/14

The inspiration for this early summer cocktail came from a trip  our general manager took to a small-batch vinegar shop in …

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(502) 566-0651 to order

813 E Market St
Louisville, KY 40206
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A Message For Our Community

As the world around us is deeply affected by Covid-19, our focus is now on innovation of food quality, flavor, packaging and service with a fervor we can only describe as being motivated by true passion and love of what we do and for whom we do it.

We are working to make the best decisions for our Mayan Café team and our customers. We understand that you have come to us in the past for a good meal and a moment's pause in the midst of your busy lives. We firmly believe in our ability to continue to meet both of those needs; we just understand it may look a bit different moving forward. Perhaps that means you're eating our food at home or on a blanket in the park. Or perhaps you're at Gravely Brewing Co enjoying our fast casual menu there with a bottle of hand sanitizer on the table and a mask on in between beers. Maybe you're even a wedding guest at a "front yard wedding" where you roll past the bride and groom and grab a fancy bag of our apps & entrees along with a bottle of bubbly. In all cases, you will still be eating the food we pour our hearts and creative minds into sharing with this community.

Please stay tuned to this homepage and our Facebook / Instagram pages for updates regarding all things Mayan Café/Mayan Street Food/Mayan Café Catering.

Bruce and Anne

- And our entire team at Mayan