La Esperanza Restaurant and Bakery
La Esperanza Restaurant and Bakery
20 oz fountain drink
is a sweetened carbonated beverage produced mainly in the tropics of Latin America or India.
is a non-alcoholic mixed drink made with ginger ale and a splash of grenadine, garnished with a marashino cherry .
From Concentrated
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Mixed exotic Salvadoran fruits.
Grape soda.
Strawberry, Lime, Passion Fruit, Mango, Peach
Natural Juice Orange, Carrot, Vampiro (mix of carrots, red beets, celery and orange) Green juice (with celery spinach cactus green apples, pineapple, kiwi and parsley mix with natural orange juice).
Mixed exotic Salvadoran fruits. It is a Salvadoran drink is made entirely from fresh or frozen diced fruits, fruits may include mango,pineaple,green and red apples , jocotes, nances maranon,sugar and a pinch of salt.
The Salvadoran version called horchata de morro is prepared with ground morro seeds and is consumed all over the country. This drink is also prepared with squash seeds, white rice, sesame seeds, peanuts, cocoa beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander seeds and allspice. Sugar and vanilla extract are also added.
Corn hot beverage.
Milk and rice hot beverage.
Thick hot chocolate.
Steak, sausage, fried plantains, refried beans, two eggs, cheese and central American cream. Served with bread or tortilla.
Two eggs made your way, beans, fresh cheese, Guatemalan sour cream. Served with bread or tortilla.
Two fried eggs made your way over two fried tortilla, smothered in Salvadorian sauce with your choice of a mixture of rice and beans (casamiento) or just beans. Served with bread or tortilla.
Two eggs made your way, one topped with green sauce and one with red sauce, separated with refried black beans, fried plantains, tortilla chips and flour tortillas. Served with bread or tortilla.
Scrambled eggs with fried sausage. Served with bread or tortilla.
Scrambled eggs and fried pork chunks. Served with bread or tortilla.
Fried plantains, refried beans and central American cream. Served with bread or tortilla.
Mexican-style shredded tortillas in spicy homemade green or red sauce with two eggs made your way. Served with bread or tortilla.
Fried tortillas, topped with lettuce, mayonnaise, mustard, ground beef seasoned spices, mixed with fresh veggies.
Chicken or pork tamales served with a bread roll.
Corn flour cake mixed with special Guatemalan homemade tomato sauce and chicken or pork.
Fried corn tortilla with your choice of either beans, salsa or guacamole topped with sliced onions, Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Topped fried tortilla with cabbage, beet and vegetable mix, ground beef and tomato sauce, a slice of boiled egg, homemade tomato sauce, parsley and the last touch, a sprinkling of dried Guatemalan cheese.
French-roll stuffed with beans.
A Guatemalan style hot dog sandwich . Grilled hot dog slices sitting on a bed of steamed cabbage and guacamole topped with ketchup, mayo, and mustard.
Sweet corn tamale.
Delicious mexican style tamale
Latin style beef soup with mixed vegetables.
Hen soup with vegetables. Served with grilled hen, salad and rice.
Half hen soup with vegetables and hen feet.
Central American potato salad mixed with carrots, peas, celery, Central American sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic and onions.
House salad mixture of crisp lettuce topped with fresh vegetables.
Fresh mixed salad with diced cucumbers, pico de gallo and croutons, topped with chicken breast strips and served with ranch dressing.
House salad, mixture of crisp lettuces, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, lime and topped with avocado.
Resting bed of rice topped with layer of whole beans, lettuce, guacamole, Central American sour cream and with your choice of sauce.
Grilled flat meat select. All with rice, black beans, salad, potato edge, guacamole and Guatemalan tomato sauce (chirmol).
Chicken, steak, Central American sausage, black refried beans, guacamole, Guatemalan tomato sauce, grilled onions, potato edge, rice and corn tortillas.
Chicken, steak, Central American sausage, black refried beans, guacamole, Guatemalan tomato sauce, grilled onions, potato edge, rice and corn tortillas.
A pork dish marinated in chile and spice, rice, beans, salad and house sauce.
Beef or chicken and vegetables in a thick sauce made of pepitas and sesame seeds with a small chipilin tamal. Does not include rice and beans.
Shredded beef in a special Guatemalan style tomato sauce topped with potatoes including small chipilin tamal. Served with rice, black beans, salad and three tortillas.
Guatemalan seasoned chicken breast. Drowned in a pool of our central american cream sauce, bell peppers, diced onion and tomatoes. Served with rice and 3 tortillas.
Salvadorean stuffed corn tortilla with cheese and one ingredient.
Bean, cheese and pork.
Spinach, zucchini, tomato and chicken.
Spinach, zucchini, tomato and cheese.
Your choice of two pupusas from single item with cheese and side of rice and beans.
Fried cassava with fried pork chunks topped with Salvadorian vegetables.
Corn pies filled with ground beef and vegetables.
Plantain pies filled with vanilla custard or sweetened beans.
Wet Burritos.
Served with rice and beans.
Chicken or steak flautas served with rice and beans.
French fries topped with cheese sauce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, avocado, cotija cheese and Central American sour cream
French fries topped with cheese sauce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, avocado, cotija cheese and Central American sour cream
Baja style topped with cabbage mix tomato, onions, cilantro and sour cream.
Served with rice, beans and house salad.
Steak, Chicken or Pastor
1 egg 2 mini pancakes 1 sausage and fruit
Served with fries and fruit
Served with fries an fruit
2 mini pupusa of your choice cheese or beans served with beans and fruit
Shredded cabbage with carrots, oregano, onions, all marinated in vinegar.
Steamed or fried cassava without fried pork chunks.
Refried black beans.
4oz
16 oz
Fresh cheese.
Rice.
Fried pork chunks with corn tortillas.
Mixture of rice and beans.
Bocado de Reyna.
Includes 2 scrambled eggs, plain or with vegetables, 1 Guatemalan chorizo, 1 fresh french roll, beans, fried plantains, sour cream, fresh cheese, Guatemalan sauce, (not spicy). Add fresh fruit, sweetbread for an extra charge. Incluye: 2 huevos revueltos con verduras. 1 guatemalan chorizo, 1 rollo de frances fresco. Frijoles. Platano frito. Crema, queso fresco. Salsa guatemalteca. Agregar: fruta fresca pan dulce for an extra charge.
Includes 2 scrambled eggs, plain or with vegetables, 1 Guatemalan chorizo, your choice of green or red chilaquiles, sour cream, fresh cheese, beans, rice, Guatemalan sauce, (not spicy). Add fresh fruit, sweet bread for an extra charge. Incluye 2 huevos revueltos con verduras. 1 guatemalan chorizo. Su seleccion de chilaquiles rojos o verdes. Crema, queso fresco. Salsa guatemalteca.
Your choice of beef stew, chicken stew, halacha, chicken or beef pepian, or chicken on cream, small chipilntamal (1 per person), rice, beans, Guatemalan Russian salad.
Chicken stew, French rolls (1 per person), escabeche salad, potato salad, watercress, lettuce, sliced cucumber, sliced tomatoes, sliced radishes, avocado, boiled eggs.
Shredded beef with chopped potatoes drowned in a pool of our Guatemalan style sauce. Served with a chipiln tamale.
Your choice of beef or chicken served in a pool of our rich blended sauce composed of various roasted ingredients, squash seeds, tomato, peppers and sesame seeds. Accompanied with chayote, carrots, potato, and string beans. A Guatemalan favorite recipe dated back to the ancients Mayan times. Served with a chipiln tamale.
Seasoned chicken breast cooked with green peppers, onions, and tomatoes, topped completely with a melt flow of our Central American cream sauce.
Guatemalan style refried beans. Every bite is packed with a bursting flavor you do not normally see in black beans.
A perfect mixture of our flavorful rice and black beans. A tradition from El Salvador.
House salad mixture of carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, crisp iceberg, and leaf lettuce, boiled eggs, sliced avocados, topped with breast grill chicken.
A mixture of carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, crisp iceberg, and leaf lettuce.
A classic potato salad, made with potatoes, carrots, peas, celery, onions, and mayonnaise.
A perfect mixture of our flavorful rice and black beans. A tradition from El Salvador.
Pupusas
Moldy strawberry that staff tried to gaslight me and tell me it's not.
Where you pay and pick up food
Sopes Empanadas de Leche o Frijol
Complimentary tajin candy on a spoon
La botana que sirven
plates of food
Mango margarita
Steak Quesadilla Grande
Drink anyone?
Hilachas
Guatemalan tamal
Where you grab your tray to serve yourself
My original receipt
Napolitan Flan, chocolate strawberries
Inside
Platanos Fritos
Cinnamon coffee
Shuco
Different drinks they have and to go cakes
Tortillas con frijoles negros
Vanesa R.
Nov 24, 2024
There aren't many Pupusa's places in the South Bay that I would be like WOW... then there's La Esperanza. The service when you eat there is great and they serve you well and they are very attentive for sure. We tend to just order by phone and pick up and their service is just as great and they always give you the food warm and add all the sides that they come along with it the curtido/sauce for the pupusas. They are a great size and definitely fill you up. Their Plate of plantains with black beans and sour cream is so delicious we usually get that. Their pupusas Revueltas, De queso and frigol(beans) are so full of flavor and well made and they don't cheat you out on filling to where it's just pure masa. Very well made! Then there's the bakery that's attached to the Restaurant and that place is addicting. You grab a platter and tongs and add to your platter then they charge you. They always have fresh Pan dulce and well priced. They have great options that are in ready to go baggies and we love those for coffee and tea at home. They have fresh food as well that's more on the go and it's pretty good as well. They have champurado and fresh juices and more. Def give them a visit trust me you'll find something.
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Amanda D.
Sep 23, 2024
Love there chicken and cheese pupusas super yummy here for a great price! You can get the plate and it comes with rice and beans you can add on top! The service is always fast and friendly, very reliable and great staff. Nice restaurant, lots of seating for family inside
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Aina J.
Sep 14, 2024
Pros: The beans, cheese/ chicken pupusas and toppings were great! Cons:Horchata $8 no refillsBakery next door had plenty of flies in the bakery case workers didn't care about it.
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Kylah G.
Jan 19, 2025
Nothing says I'm home in the South Bay like La Esperanza! I've been coming here for more than a decade, I now live in Alabama and this is literally my 1st stop the minute my parents pick me up from the airport! The pupusas and Enselada drink are my favorites but you can't go wrong! The meats are cooked to perfection and seasoned just right and we never leave without indulging at the bakery! I love this place it's basically a staple in my family! The service is awesome and the food is never ever less that a 10.
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Amber L.
Jul 1, 2024
I stopped by this afternoon to go to another store in this shopping center and saw that they had tamales advertised on the outside window. Tamales take up residence deep in my heart, so I figured I'd grab some to take home. So far I tried the pork and they were delicious. The meat is thick. I thought they might be more carnitas style, but they weren't. They also stuff them full of meat. They're not huge, but for the size, you definitely get your moneys worth and no, it's not mostly masa. They're well priced and they have both Mexican and Guatemalan style. This place is also a full fledged bakery! They have all kinds of cakes, flan, breads, and also the sweet breads. Staff was nice and helpful. I'll definitely be back to try more!
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Dallana H.
Feb 2, 2025
I go here all the time & have been coming for years , never disappoints. I love the food the workers . It's a great ambiance . My dad started brining me & now I bring my siblings definitely 10/10
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Diana M.
Dec 24, 2024
My husband ordered our family's tamales from here for our family tradition for Christmas Eve (tamales and hot chocolate). The cheese tamales are deceiving when I first looked at it. But then I ate it and was pleasantly surprised. I am grateful for them filling our order given that we ordered it yesterday for today. We didn't use the dining area since it was rake out. My husband was happy with the chicken and pork tamales. My only regret was not ordering more cheese tamales.
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Shelia M.
Aug 22, 2024
La Esperanza has been my go to for Mexican baked goods. They also have a restaurant that serves up the best Pupusa's. Delicious
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Ashley I.
Nov 21, 2023
My mother decided that she was hungry and made me go on a run to get her food. She handed me a $50 and told me that she wanted a carne asada plate and I could get what I wanted as well. I called and ordered my moms' food and a dish called pepian de pollo. I didn't check the prices before I went in so I was surprised when the bill came out to near exactly $50.That being said, I also didn't know my one meal was going to last 3. The chicken stew was rich and delicious. It wasn't spicy but had deep smoky flavor. It came with rice, some thick tortillas (like the consistency of a pupusa), and something wrapped up on the side in the shape of chicken leg. When I opened the package, it was a tiny herb filled tamal. Shoved that right inside my soup and ate it up. If you have a nut allergy, I think I saw a couple of dishes that had it but they can be easily avoided. I didn't have any reactions to anything I ate. Enjoy!
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Evelyn B.
Dec 1, 2024
This place makes me feel like I'm in Guatemala! We always bring our friends and family here for some authentic food!
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