Couple reopens The Cupboard in Lebanon City, keeps longtime menu while adding Honduran dishes

Daryl Mendoza and Wilson Mendoza reopened The Cupboard restaurant in downtown Lebanon City, preserving much of the longtime diner menu while introducing Honduran-inspired dishes drawn from Wilson Mendoza’s heritage. The couple also operates the Hungry’s food truck and said their local and regional food‑truck work helped build the customer base that supported the restaurant reopening.

The change matters because The Cupboard, in operation in some form for more than five decades, is a familiar downtown presence and a gathering place for regulars. The Mendozaes said they intentionally kept the restaurant’s name and many signature items to honor that history while adding occasional Honduran items — for example, a dish they call the Lucinda, plantains, empanadas and a Honduran-style spaghetti — to widen choices for existing and new customers.

The couple traced their path to the storefront to years of food‑service…