Burritos, tacos, enchiladas & other Mexican eats round out the menu at this down-to-earth outpost. Based on 636 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1636 N Ironwood Dr, South Bend, IN 46635
Phone: (574) 273-0345
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Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
Adrijana Madaras
La Esperanza is an amazing restaurant. Everyone is so nice and very accommodating. They have the best food and are always on it to make sure you don’t run out of chips and salsa. Tacos are always delicious. Rice and beans are always cooked perfectly.
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Walker Hoisington
While the exterior of this restaurant may appear unassuming, don’t let it fool you. The food hits the spot when you have a craving for Mexican cuisine. Also, the staff was very courteous. This is the first restaurant I’ve been to in the area that has good tasting water as well. If you mostly drink water like I do, and you hang around the area for enough time, you will GREATLY appreciate the difference.
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Kypros Stylianou
In South Bend for my sons baseball tournament and craving Mexican food. La Esperanza was not too far from our hotel so we went. Good choice. All three of our meals were tasty, along with great service.
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Scott Nielsen
What a great find! The service we received was fantastic and the food was excellent, authentic, and full of flavor. No place we’ve been to has better Margaritas. Restaurant was clean and the prices were very reasonable. We will certainly return.
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Dani H
I always ride by here on my way to work and finally decided to try it. I saw them on Grubhub and decided tonight was the night. I do not know why I waited so long to try them!!! I ordered the flautas and a couple tacos. I was so happy to see they even included chips and salsa with the meal! The food was delicious!!!!!!!!! I will definitely be back!!!
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Emily Hall
I was so disappointed with the tamales I ordered. Extremely dry, some already broken in half. Appears that they were leftovers that were just overly reheated with the sauce still on them and the sauce was no longer even a sauce consistency. I LOVE tamales, but will never order them from this restaurant again.
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David Power
I haven’t had anything I don’t like there. I love the salsa. Friendly staff. Portions are great. One of those places I eat what I love 4 times in a row and then the next two try something new on the menu. Awesome for watching soccer. The carinitas I had this time were the most tender of my life, the back of the fork broke them apart (so good I forgot a picture before starting to eat).
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Kelly Dutrieux
Just a great experience all around. Good food, nice staff and nice clean environment
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Janee
The place states ‘ Authentic ‘ yet I couldn’t get any lengua, my torta came with french fries and not the usual rice and beans and I heard not one person speak Spanish. I am truly disappointed and will probably stick to the authentic Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood’s.
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Sean Shank
Food reminds me of my time in ciudad Juarez. Authentic, flavorful, and well-prepared. My Spanish is rusty but I will say “Me gusta soy bibliotheca y banyo!”
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