Las Esperanzas
Pub · Altzaga
About Las Esperanzas
Las Esperanzas is a beloved pub in Altzaga, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a focus on authentic Mexican cuisine. Customers rave about the unique and flavorful dishes, including the highly recommended chicken soup and chilaquiles verdes. Many appreciate the complimentary soup and chips wit...
Las Esperanzas is a beloved pub in Altzaga, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a focus on authentic Mexican cuisine. Customers rave about the unique and flavorful dishes, including the highly recommended chicken soup and chilaquiles verdes. Many appreciate the complimentary soup and chips with three types of salsa that start the meal. The atmosphere is welcoming, and the service is consistently friendly and attentive. Signature dishes are crafted with care, often featuring homemade tortillas. Las Esperanzas is known for its generous portions, reasonable prices, and a special limonada that's a customer favorite. With live music and wheelchair accessible seating, it’s a great spot for solo diners and gatherings with family and friends.
What Customers Say About Las Esperanzas
Las Esperanzas is a popular pub in Altzaga known for its delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine, especially the handmade tortillas and complimentary soup and chips with salsa. Customers rave about the friendly service and generous portions. Some reviewers mention slow service during peak hours.
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Tip: Don't miss the handmade tortillas and the complimentary soup and chips with three types of salsa. The fresh orange juice and limonada are also highly recommended.
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Las Esperanzas Altzaga Reviews
This is one of the best Mexican restaurants I've ever eaten,good atmosphere best service price very good and food excellent 👌 I love it
Food was super great!!! Flavors are wow 👌🏼 no words to explain, We try the chicken soup it was 10 out of 10 tortillas 10 out of 10 . We try 8 different mexican restaurants and this one is the best!!! we are from New Jersey thanks for the great service
I really recommend this Restaurant.The food is delicious especially the Green enchiladas and the handmade tortillas.The best customer service.
We love it here! It’s our go to when we don’t want to cook. The food is delicious and filling! The limonada is a must 😊. It’s consistently amazing and always clean. The service is super and the are so nice 💕
I ordered a menudo. I my self am a cook. So I know what a proper plate should look and smell like. The menudo smelled unwashed, as if it was still raw. Had no seasoning or color to the broth. Luckily the server took it back and didn't charge me for it. She was very kind and understanding. I had 2 alpastor tacos and honestly they tasted way better that atotonilcos. Even the sauces they had tasted amazing. My brother had the chilaquiles with Cecina. Well cooked, the chips stayed crunchy from start to finish. Keep in mind they are cooked in sauce so they can be spicy.
Neighborhood restaurant, greeted with the amazing smell of homemade tortillas being made upon entering the location. Typical Mexican restaurant decor, nice treat to hear a resident karaoke singer (accepts tips). Were provided chips w/3 chile sauces (green, red, and a jalapeno sauce). Waitress ask for drink order, I always ask for water, which I received a slight eye roll :-( but table did also order the Horchata. when asked about the soup of the day, waitress advised the same as the complimentary soup, although we were not provided any complimentary soup :-( Ordered the steak quesadilla, and Tricolor Fajitas and Bowl of house soup (vegetable w/elbow macaroni). The homemade tortilla for the quesadilla was tasty and a great size to be completely satisfied. :-) The tricolored fajitas were well served, and seasoned perfectly also served with homemade tortillas. The soup was average, needed better seasoning but well balanced ratio of noodles to vegetables. Horchata was average, not to sweet. Check was about 45 Good will go back when in the area or on Friday evenings when they have karaoke w/BYOB.
The place was pretty good but not extraordinary or anything. We shared the dish, which was more than enough for us two. I didn't expect the complimentary soup (which was delicious). The place was kinda lonely (there were two other groups besides us). I won't go out of my way to come here again but I don't mind coming if I'm close to it.
This place is alright but they do drag a long time, the food takes about 20-10 minutes . The place has a good view of the street and is well maintained . The food is cheap , and the inside is ample . The staff is nice but you can't really tell who works there , it is always packed especially on weekends . There is a variety of food to choose from and there is a kids menu too. They also have music playing in the background it might be annoying for some but the music doesn't play to loud .
Love the atmosphere! The ladies are lovely they take care of you soon as you walk through the door. Sopes are a pretty decent size for one person . All of the plates we got were pretty big ! Asada tacos were very flavorful. The arroz was a bit salty but honestly still good. They serve you chips and salsa , and a tiny bowl of soup to get you started. It was a nice day here very full didn’t even finish all my food so I get to take it home for later.. UPDATE THE WAITRESS SUDDENLY GOT CONDESCENDING BC WHEN SHE SAW MY REVIEW SHE SAID I SHOULDVE GAVE YOU MY NAME 😒 so she got upset about not making this review about her.. then i asked her if I should tip her directly or drop it in the tip jar near her. I wasn’t sure if I should leave it on the table as there was many street wise guys walking in and out looking for change or to sell you socks .. she said which ever is fine.. when I dropped the tip in the jar (safer choice I thought) she said well everyone shares that but whatever all good again with attitude. She gave me my receipt with a barcode on it and then when I tell her I’m done paying she gets frustrated again because she says that barcode isn’t activated.. Hun, how would I know that? Next time let people know you can’t pay with the barcode before just leaving it on the table and walking away for several minutes.. I got up and was nice enough to walk over to her because I thought she was busy? It wasn’t until I made the review (you get 10% off if you write a review) that she started showing her true colors.. that was probably the worst way to end a nice meal. It was all great until I showed her the review without her name in it, not giving her the tip directly to her, and not paying her the tab instead of using the barcode on the receipt( that clearly says you can pay with this barcode).Definitely not interested in coming back.
Not recommended at all. Bad atmosphere. I ordered a Gordita WITH RAJAS. Gave the first bite, but noticed NO rajas on it. I notified the waitress the issue. She took the gordita and brought back the same bite gordita, but now fulled of rajas plus missing a piece. I'm very disappointed. Bad customer service. First and last visit here.
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1758 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Altzaga, IL 60609
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