La Esperanza Restaurant Pilsen

1864 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago
(312) 226-9640

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Pechuga a La Plancha Y Tamal Con Mole
Quesadilla de Flor de Calabaza
Tacos and a Burrito Al Pastor
Tortillas Hechas A Mano
Combinacion Esperanza
Alfredo Pasta de Pollo
Flauatas or Huaraches
Taco De Chile Relleno
Camarones Al Ajillo
Vegan Potato Flautas

Menu

Appetizers
Nachos with Meat
Chips topped with beans, mozzarella cheese, sour cream, and guacamole
Nachos with No Meat
Chips topped with beans, mozzarella cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pickled jalapenos.
Ceviche de Camaron
Shrimp marinated in citrus, and seasonings

Breakfast
Machacado
Eggs and cecina scrambled with onions, tomato, and jalapeno
Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, chorizo, potato, beans, cheese, and sour cream
Omelete
Eggs scrambled with onions, tomato, jalapeno, and cheese. Choose two extra ingredients between bacon, ham mushrooms, and spinach
Salpicon
Eggs and cecina scrambled with salsa, red, green or albanil

Authentic Mexican Food
Enchiladas
3 rolled tortillas with cheese, chicken, or steak.
Enchiladas de Mole
3 rolled tortillas with Red, green or mole
Tacos
Burrito
Steak, Chicken, pastor, chorizo, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream
Torta
Steak, chicken, pastor, chorizo, beans, lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Flautas
3 fried rolled tortillas with chicken or potato. Accompanied with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole. Papa o pollo. Acompanadas con Arroz, frijoles, Lechuga, tomato, crema, queso, and guacamole.
Huaraches
Steak, chicken, pastor, chorizo, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, and avocado
Torta Especial
Breaded chicken with mozzarella cheese, ham, avocado, chipotle pepper, mayonnaise, onion, and tomato.
Taco Dinner
Torta de Milanesa
Fish Tacos
3 fish tacos with onions and cilantro or lettuce and tomato

Meats
Cecina Esperanza
pot beans, cactus, guacomole, pico de gallo and salad
Tampiquena
Flank fillet, rice, beans, guac, and enchilada with mole, grilled onions, grilled jalapenos, and cheese
Bistek a la mexicana
rice and beans
Cabrito al horno
baked goat meat served with frijoles charros, pico de gallo and salad
Beef fajitas
rice, beans and guac
Lomo en chile de arbol
rice and beans

Chicken
Pollo en Mole
Chicken leg and thigh covered with mole sauce.
Chicken Fajitas
Chicken strips mixed with rice, beans and guac
Combination Esperanza
A mixture of cactus, cecina, chicken, Mexican sausage, and Albanil sauce. Rice and beans.
Pechuga Esperanza
chicken strips with spicy house sauce. Rice and beans.
Pechuga a la Tampiquena
Grilled chicken breast, rice and beans accompanied with 1 Mole enchilada with cheese, grilled onions, grilled jalapenos and guacamole.

Soups
Caldo de Res
Beef soup.
Caldo de Pollo
Chicken soup.
Caldo de Pescado
Fish soup.
Caldo de Camaron
Shrimp soup.

Seafood
Huachinango or mojarra a la Diabla
Red snapper or Tilapia fish in spicy sauce. Rice and fries
Camarones or fish fillet ala Diabla
Spicy shrimp with rice and fries
Camarones or fish fillet al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp topped with fresh garlic, rice and fries
Huachinango Frito o al Mojo de Ajo
Red snapper or tilapia fish topped with fresh garlic, rice and fries.

Weekends Only
Pozole Rojo
Pork and hominy soup
Menudo
Tripe soup
Pozole Verde
Chicken and hominy soup
Carne en Su Jugo
Meat in its juice
Pozole Verde with Jackfruit

Vegan
Tacos
Hibiscus birria, potato, soyrizo, vegan meat, pastor
Burrito
Soyrizo or vegan meat
Enchiladas
Huarache
Cactus, huitlacoche, mushroom, potato, poblano pepper, soyrizo, vegan meat, zucchini flower. Beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, and avocado
Torta
Soyrizo, vegan meat or pastor with beans, sour cream , lettuce, and tomato
Vegan Combination
A mixture of cactus , mushroom, soyrizo and albanil sauce. Rice and Beans.
Nachos
Soyrizo or vegan meat with beans, cheese, sour cream, pickled jalapenos, and guac
Enchiladas de Mole
Red, green or mole
Flautas

Extra
2 oz. Vaso de Salsa
Order of salsa 2 oz.
Chips
Arroz y Frijoles
Rice and beans.
Orden de Tortillas
5 pieces.
Orden de Mole
Mole sauce.
Queso Fresco
Cheese.
Cecina
Orden de Cebollitas
Grilled scallions.
3 Chiles Toreados
Fried jalapenos.
Aguacate
Avocado.
Crema
Sour cream.
Arroz
Rice.
Telera con Mantequilla
Bread with butter.
Frijoles Charros
Charro beans.
Arrachera
Skirt steak.
Pechuga de Pollo
Chicken breast.
Nopales
Cactus.
Pico de Gallo
Docena de Tortillas
12 pieces.
Frijoles Fritos
Refried beans.
Chorizo
Mexican sausage.
Tocino
Bacon.

Bebidas
Horchata
Limonada
Refresco de Lata
Licuados
Milkshakes.
Jamaica
Limonada con Topo Chico
Mineral Preparada
Refresco de Botella
Cafe
Jugo de Naranja
Orange juice.
Chocolate
Botella de Agua
Water bottle.
Jarra de Horchata o Jamaica

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Recent Reviews

2nd time eating there, we had to go back! Delicious 😋 food. Their sauce is mouthwatering. I had chilaquilles and hubby had sopes. The sopes are huge!

Service was so friendly.

Moderate pricing and worth it!
November 2025
My wife and I decided to come here after getting tired of waiting in line at the always chaotic El Milagro, we were pleasantly surprised by the chill atmosphere, quality service and food just across the street. A stark contrast, but just as exceptional.
September 2025
I came here for the mole and now I see why La Esperanza won Best Mole at Mole de Mayo. Honestly, it’s on another level. I’ve had mole before and thought I liked it, but this one just hits different. The sauce is super rich and velvety, like it’s been simmering all day. Smoky, earthy, a little sweet, then every so often you catch a tiny kick of spice. Each bite keeps you hooked.

The chicken was tender and juicy, but really it’s just the delivery system...
September 2025

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La Esperanza Restaurant Pilsen

1864 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 226-9640