I was driving to the gym and I saw this awesome little restaurant that sells tamales and I had to pull over and try them. Everything is made in house they do everything in House. They have Guatemalan tamales and authentic Mexican tamales absolutely delicious. read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

Came here and it was nice. Girl at the register was very friendly and assisted me right away . I bought some popusas and a burrito to go. Prices are a bit on the higher side. But I did like the popusas so I'll definitely be back to get some. Burrito was $18 which was very expensive considering that it was not the greatest. So definitely not recommended! If you like popusas you should try them. They are huge! Place is clean and cute decor! I'd eat here , but parking is a bit challenging. read more

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I ordered the food 35 mins in advance for pick up, only to find out once I get there that it isn't ready. Instead of getting a reason or apology, I just get told they'd need another 15 mins. After the wait there was no apology for the food not being ready after 50 mins and was met with attitude. Terrible service. The food was also burnt. read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Pupusa Revuelta (Mixed) - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

I had pupusas de chicharrón yuca, fritas con chicharrón tamarindo, agua fresca horchata, agua fresca, pupusas de queso Orozco, pastelitos dorados. The food is great. The Pupusas are large. The staff is very friendly. It does take a while for your food to come out. It is warm inside the restaurant. There is no AC. read more

Have only gotten pupusas but have gotten them many times. This is a cute restaurant operated by people who care, and they make great food. We like to get several flavors and share. The standout is potato/cheese. read more

Genuinely kind service; Emily was a gem of a server and my friend and I felt so welcomed! She was happy to give us recommendations beyond the pupusas we were already planning on. The food was incredible and more than fairly priced. The inside is really cute and comfortable. We loved the hilachas and the pupusas, as well as the bakery treats! Can't wait to come back! read more

I've visited twice as a quick stop for my quarterly pupusa mission. The staff are friendly and offer helpful suggestions. I ordered four chicken-spinach and chicken-potato (for dinner and the next day's lunch). They are reasonably priced ~$4.99, considering each pupusa has ample ingredients. They were fresh and delicious, without being overbearing with cheese. The pair for lunch were great and I even shared with a few of my students who kept spying the food with saucer eyes. (They approved!) The restaurant had several patrons. Note that street parking can be limited. read more

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If you love flavorful food this is the place to be. Excellent service! The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food is impeccable! The vibes are very relaxed and family oriented. They have fresh bakery options for after a hearty meal! The only thing to be mindful of is parking is rather hard to find especially if you come on a weekend. Your best bet is to park in the neighborhoods and walk over. I am a huge lover of any type of Latin foods and this place will not disappoint! You will come back to taste it again! I saw this place on a random instagram reel and thought why not? And I'm sure glad I chose to come! Give them a visit! read more

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Best Pupusa's in Long Beach!!! I loved the curtido, it was a little spicy but the flavor was amazing! read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Pupusa Revuelta (Mixed) - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

I've only eaten 2 x at the restaurant and ordered for pick up a few times, so this was my 3rd sit in. And I usually love the food they serve from the mini tortillas with black beans to the traditional pupusas and central American breakfast dishes. I was craving a non traditional pupusa, so I went with a shrimp and cheese, ordered a tamarindo drink to go along with it, very good freshly made, the best I've had in a long time! And although the pupusa was tasty, cheesy and a good size bcs it's $6.99, I realized that it was bay shrimp, so I was disappointed, what made it worse is that sadly, the shrimp wasn't deveined...didn't expect this quality. Bummed. Quality vs quantity, suggestion, maybe get 3 bigger shrimp and chop it up and lil pieces will be mixed with cheese or at least clean up the bay shrimp. read more

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Everything here is always so yummy! Today I had the Chicken Pepian and it did not disappoint! So flavorful and the chicken and vegetables were cooked to perfection. Chicken was tender and moist and the vegetables were the perfect balance of soft and fresh. When I picked up my takeout I also grabbed a fresh baked blueberry muffin for breakfast (forgot to take pic before I started eating). Luckily I live down the street so I've had lots of their pupusas as well as the cream chicken!!!!! Everything is always made with love and delicious. Service is always great too. Love this neighborhood gem read more

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I went to get the Guatemalan tamale and it was worth it and loved that it came with bolillo :) cozy little spot and I liked how they have pan dulce. Staff was very kind would go back. If you don't want Guatemalan food they have Salvadorian and Mexican dishes. read more

Delicious Salvadoran food items! Customer service was wonderful, and the restaurant was spacious and comfortable. Their pupusas were decent sizes, and their horchata was homemade! Can't wait to visit again read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Pupusa Revuelta (Mixed) 3 Pastelitos De Carne - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

This place is the last place I will ever come for a to go order! I only ordered 4 pupusas and waited for about 30 minutes. Naaaahhh I don't have time especially when this place had only one table of 5 guest... Don't come if you need good service... read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Empty restaurant.... And they take forever to get you a easy quick order. - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

Recently, we enjoyed a takeout meal of pupusas, black beans, and rice. All items were of excellent quality; I was particularly impressed with the black beans and the distinctive rice. The pupusas were the highlight of the meal and quite exceptional. While we appreciated the bean and cheese pupusa, our overall favorite was the vegetable variety, especially when paired with their tangy curtido--delicious. We look forward to returning to explore additional options from their menu in the future. read more

My favorite spot for pupasas , surprisingly cheap since prices are high these days but I love to order the chicken and cheese and chicharon and cheese . Filling , hot and yummy , love their salsa and veggies that were offered with it . I love to also order their fried plantains for dessert . I tried their Salvadoran tamale ( first time ) and I wasn't a fan . read more

If you want authentic food come here! They are so nice! I had carne asada it was good. read more

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I've ordered take out a few times and it's always been great! The pupusas are good and they're pretty big, too. I hope to come back soon.

Food is good. I've had their pupusas. Their food takes a while so I made several attempts to place an order over the phone for pick up. They answer the call but I'm placed on hold for a long time every time I call. They never managed to take my order. If you have time to go there and wait you'll be good- food is good. If you're in hurry or need to place a phone order.....good luck. read more

Best Salvadorean-Guatemala breakfast that we tried in a long time, thanks Leticia for making our breakfast very pleasant!

This place should have a higher rating. Pupusas are my favorite food in the whole world. I've tried every pupusa spot in Long Beach, and La Esperanza is absolutely the best! They are large in size and full of fillings, but what really seals the deal for me is their salsa and curtido. Probably the best curtido I've ever had. I've eaten here an average of once a month for the past several years, and the quality is consistent. read more

Extremely S L O W!!! Only done here if you have 2 hours to wait for your meal. Absolutely ridiculous ‼

Got atole here and it was good but very expensive and it was cold?! why? Can't warm it up? Also the food is mid.

Wow I wish I knew about this place sooner! The food is so delicious and the service is the best. Came here for breakfast and the portion sizing for the prices were 100% worth it. The food was so flavorful and everything was made FRESH. You can really taste the quality and care in the food. The tamales were the perfect texture, my mouth is watering looking back at these pictures. The ambiance was warm and made me feel transported to El Salvador. I seriously can't wait to come back. I've only visited once and now I love this place. As we were leaving they gave us a huge slice of complimentary chocolate leche flan, so delicious. There's parking in the back of the building. 5 stars in everything category and I don't say this lightly so definitely check it out! read more

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My daughter and I were driving around looking for a restaurant and am so grateful La Esperanza was the restaurant we came upon. Oh my goodness!!! Not only was my tummy incredibly delighted but so was my heart! It instantly brought memories and tastes from my grandparents food!! I always share the stories with my daughter (14yrs old) and this was EXACTLY the experiences that I always wanted her to have. We ordered guacamole, chips, cafe de olla, carne asada plate and Hilachas. Everything was from scratch and made with love! We live in OC and will come back many times over! The service was excellent and the ladies so nice and welcoming!! read more

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this place is absolutely incredible , the food is amazing!!! the pupusas de revuelta are a perfect size + the curtido is made the way it's supposed to be!!! the platanos fritos have this taste that are very home-made & good!!! can't recommend this place enough !!! read more

Great little lunch spot. I had the shrimp burrito and it was quite tasty. They have a salsa bar.

First time here, but there will definitely be another. Tucked away but a nice sized restaurant inside. It was very clean inside and the employee/hostess was very sweet & welcoming. I ordered 2 papusas and a pork and red sauced tamale. The tamale was okay. Nice corn sweetness, spicy yet bearable, but the pork was a little on the dry side and could've used more seasoning. The papusas on the other hand were excellent. I got one with beans/cheese/chicharrón, and one with beans, cheese, loroco, and chorizo. This was my first time trying this dish and I'm officially a new fan. Soft, savory, and flavorful. I can't wait to return and enjoy even more combinations of these and try their bakery section, which if as good as their papusas could definitely increase this rating... read more

Papusa Plate comes with 2 Papusas, rice, & beans - I can barely finish it which great cause it's yummy for leftovers too. When I'm feeling Papusas this is the best place to go! Parking can get tricky but it's worth it! read more

I've been having a hard time finding an authentic Salvadoran spot in LB, but I found this place on Yelp and decided to dine in. I tried the caldo de gallina, pupusa de revuelta, and pastelitos. They didn't disappoint! The pupusa had a different masa texture than what I'm use to but it was still good. This place also has a mixture of Guatemalan food/Mexican. The service was quick and had a mom and pop feel to it. I'll definitely come back to try their breakfast menu! read more

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Pupusas here are very very good! I love coming here when I get those cravings. The horchata salvadoreña is delicious in my opinion. I know people have mixed reviews in regard to the horchata. I love the complimentary mini tortillas with beans they give you while you wait for your food. I ordered a pupusa de frijol con queso, 1 revuelta and a tamal ( I forgot the name ) lol I highly recommend this little restaurant. Mom and pop restaurants are always the best read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Pupusas - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

La Esperanza is a little Salvadorian/Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood that offers comforting food. My GF and I came here to pick up some food for lunch. I ended up getting their chilaquiles, which included rice, beans, and two eggs (made your way). The entire thing was $18. The chips had lots of flavor. The portion of the rice and beans were small but they were good. I liked that the rice was flavored rice. The eggs were cooked perfectly the way I liked them. My GF got tacos and popusas which she enjoyed. We picked up but the inside of this place casual. There's a few places to sit and enjoy. I like that they had a large variety of different dishes. I would like to come back and try their other items. The lady that rung us up was really nice. The food didn't take that long. Overall we would come back and I recommend if you're looking for something good and easy. read more

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Food was good but they sent it without any curtido or salsa. It does not make sense to sell pupusas without those things, especially when the pupusas are $5 read more

First time to be here. Thank you YELPErs for good recommendations. Serving is good. service is great! Food is excellent!!! Parking is a problem. I will be back. read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Nice restaurant and bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

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This place is open since 6:00 am Tuve la oportunidad de visitar este restaurante y quedé encantada. La comida es auténtica, bien elaborada y refleja el esfuerzo y la calidad de los ingredientes utilizados. Como guatemalteca, sé que la comida casera guatemalteca no es fácil de hacer y requiere ingredientes costosos, por lo que considero que los precios son justos y adecuados a la calidad que ofrecen. Probamos los tamales de arroz y estaban deliciosos, muy bien preparados. También disfrutamos de pupusas que estaban espectaculares, con un sabor auténtico y bien trabajadas. Además, la horchata salvadoreña me pareció excelente, con un sabor intenso y auténtico. Algo que me impresionó fue el fresco de ensalada, una bebida refrescante con frutas exóticas que traen de Guatemala y El Salvador, lo cual hace que cada detalle de la experiencia gastronómica sea especial. El servicio fue muy bueno, el personal atento y amable en todo momento. En general, recomiendo este lugar sin dudarlo. Si buscas comida guatemalteca, salvadoreña o un poco de comida mexicana, este restaurante es una excelente opción. Gracias por la gran experiencia! Volveré pronto. read more

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Received my order with no hot sauce or curtido that's what make the meal complete very dissatisfied

The food and service were both amazing. I would comeback to this place again when in the area.

The food was amazing, the hot drinks were sweet and comforting. The service was great! It was slow but she was very friendly and sweet. The restaurant is small but theres a lot of room to sit. The chilaquiles were DELICIOUS. And the pupusa was classic and good as always. It is a little pricey but its expected because of the location. It's worth it to me :) I will be back! read more

La Esperanza Restaurant - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

BAD SERVICE!!!!‍‍‍‍‍ I WAS HERE for my birthday and we ordered a 3 dishes and then it took 40 minutes One lady is not doing anything walking around inside the food is not good also read more

The best in the area for sure!!!! The staff is absolutely amazing and they all are so accommodating, providing such warmth to their customers.Once I received my food it was such a delight to taste the BEST pupusa!!! I was freshly made, not greasy and absolutely delicious! Thank you! I'll definitely be back!! read more

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