First time here. Came here to grab some dinner. Saw this place on TikTok and I see they have giant quesadilla and gorditas. I didn't want to believe it but I was proven wrong. Brought my boyfriend here too. He was shock how big it is. We got a steak burrito, steakGorditas and chicken quesadilla. There are drink available...Jamaica, horchata and agua de lima. Street parking. There are dine in but limited. Gorgeous art work on the side on the restaurant. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Steak Giant Gordita - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Do you want to know the trick for a takeout order that is able to be divided into two (2) meals? The answer is the giant sope, giant gordita, and giant quesadilla from "Vista Hermosa Express." It's the spin-off of "Vista Hermosa" on S. Ashland near the Back of The Yards Industrial Park. You can spend less than $10 but have a made-to-order meal, starting with the tortilla "hecho a mano." Then all other ingredients are either cooked on the grilled poppin' hot or prepared fresh. I had the great experience at the original VH location, yet the express location is way more convenient: one (1) block south of CTA California Pink Line station. The salsas verde and roja were also solid. I had the sope de cecina ($9.99, as of 05/25/2017). The size was similar to a personal pizza you would find at a pizzeria. Nevertheless, it was not greasy and loaded with diced tomatoes, lettuce, beans, cheese, and sour cream. I also drizzled a generous amount of salsas verde and roja on top. I didn't realize how hungry I was; I finished the entire thing! Oh no, I don't normally conduct myself this way. To be honest, I should have asked for a to-go box and eaten the rest of it for breakfast the next morning. People let me tell ya. Moderation is the key when it comes to the consumption of Mexican food. Hubby's gordita was like a "calzone." He too devoured it all. This VH express location has a few high stools that patrons can dine in. I believe most people phone in the orders and take them to-go. "Uber Eats" service is available as well. read more

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I was in the neighborhood and wanted steak nachos... they did not disappoint. I would've rather had fresh jalapeños or the ones with the pickled carrots however these tasted like canned peppers. It kinda threw the balance of the nachos off but was still good! Small but satisfying spot, I would return. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Steak Nachos with everything - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

GODDAMN!!! I was bummed when this place closed because of COVID and the riots, and totally thrilled to see them open sign back up in January 2021. We got a giant sope campechana, which is basically the most delicious Mexican pizza I've ever had, and the Vista Fries, which is every drunk/stoner munchie wet dream: fries, flaming hots, carne asada, nacho cheese, and jalapenos. HUGE portions, quick & friendly customer service, COVID-friendly prices, and Black Lives Matter signs out front. Great bang for your buck. Doesn't matter if you're old school Mexican from the neighborhood or a gentrifying hipster--give this gem of a spot your money and eat their food! read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Vista fries - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Really nice customer service. I regularly order a torta at these little Mexican restaurants, and normally they come with chips and salsa or rice and beans. This restaurant served very nicely seasoned fries with my torta. Normally, I would prefer the chips and salsa, but the fries were so good I didn't mind. Also, the sauces and torta were very good as well. The decor was a more modern approach to a little Mexican restaurant. They have a beautiful mural (I posted a photo of it) on the outside wall and only stools inside, no formal tables. They are very open to social media support. Please post for them. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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We were out in the city and decided to stop by here for a bite. It was well worth the detour. We tried the giant huarache, cecina quesadilla and tacos - delicious. The tortillas are handmade and so good. The huarache is huge crispy and enough for two. The customer service is friendly and inviting. read more

So far, and after many, many mexican restaurants this should be on my top 3, maybe even number one. Once you walk in and sit (wherever you want) the waitress will come and deliver hand made red salsa (spicy and warm as they make a new batch everyday) and homemade tortilla chips (they actually bake their tortillas and deep fry them (and even tho they make it here the chips are not greasy or oily at all) which makes the flavor incredible. All the food is to die for, the Chile Relleno is perfectly cooked with the egg batter and a great non spicy red sauce which brings out the flavor of the chile (also comes with beans, rice and salad). Then the Shrimp Ceviche, cooked on lime juice like a tartar and mixed with diced onion, cilantro, red tomatoe and Chile verde will make your mouth drool while looking at it and after the first bite you won't be able to stop. read more

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WOW! Saw this place on tiktok and thought I'd give it a go! Drove two hours and was NOT disappointed the huaraches are a 2 person meal and the service is pretty fast. Bilingual and friendly!!! read more

The food at Vista Hermosa is exceptional! Very tasty and well prepared and you can chose among many menu options. I love the service at the place the owners are super friendly with the guests and always takes care to offer the best quality. One word AMAZING! I highly recommend this place. If your near by don't forget to to stop by and try them out you wont regret it. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Cecina Giant Huarache - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Taco Tuesdays has bought me here. $1 Taco's with steak included please stand up. Wow! I ordered 10 tacos, and yes they take cards payments as well, I received them hot and ready in less than 10 minutes. The tacos was flavorful, filling and saucy. Pay .25 for cheese. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Steak Taco's on Taco Tuesday for $1 - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Okay, this place is growing on me. I really enjoy the fresh warm salsa. I ordered the giant sope (first time ever) and that thing was massive. My fault, I forgot to ask if beans come on it, but next time I'll know. Luckily it wasn't too overpowering and she offered to make me another, but I declined. Not her fault. Chill place. I like how we can just sit and enjoy our meal and they will come check on us once in a while. read more

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I came here because their story of opening their dream restaurant appealed to me. I also usually don't eat around the Back of the Yards area. I was a little nervous if I would be able to find this place. It's next to the tire shop, on of the few buildings on the 4200 Ashland block. The inside decor is a mix of simple and quaint. I sat in the middle facing the front door. The view of the walls and door from the inside was cute! Blue with white trim. One wall was blank, and the painted other wall was covered with curtains. Not sure why. Servers are quite attentive. Our main server was being trained so another server watched her as she took our orders. I ordered the Combinacion Vistas Hermosas for our appetizer. The Piquaditas were delicious! The queso Fresca was absolute delicious and fresh. I originally came because I was craving chorizo, and therefore had the Huevos Cochina (spicy cactus sauce, chorizo, pinto beans, rice, and eggs). The other order was grilled shrimp with salad, rice, and fries. I didn't see this on the menu on Yelp. The shrimp was crispy and flavorful. The rice was yellow rice with bits of potatoes and onion. The salad had a slice of avocado, but did not come with a dressing. We also received a basket of corn tortilla. On the menu there is a line that says something along the lines of, "Our service may be slow, but it's not because our servers are slow, everything is made to order." It's a great place to slowly enjoy your food and chat. The salsa that came with the perfect amount of chips was more watery than I had expected, but had the right amount of spicy flavor (it was orange). I enjoyed the music. The TV screen, however, is like a Spanish version of MTV, but the music on the screen didn't match what was playing on the stereo speakers. I would definitely come back for the Piquaditas. The burrito I saw someone else order was huge. Another patron's bowl of menu was as big as the basket our chips came in. read more

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I have to say, these al pastor tacos and Cecina tacos are absolutely delicious. The hand made tortillas, the good quality meat, and it's filled in to the taco to the top. 2 tacos I am smiling and full. The third one was I saved for later. Definitely check out this place. The owners welcomed me and made feel VIP. Feels good to when you are appreciated. read more

Just ordered via grub hub and on special instructions put only sour cream and cheese. Mind you there was an option to select the meat I wanted. So why did I get only meat and cheese and when I called to ask can they just remake the order with meat I was told meat isn't and option. So what did I just pay $10 for ? Small sopes with cheese barely sour cream oh and the onion I didn't ask for. Thanks never again read more

Bomb tacos with great quality meat and tons of flavor! I've also had their delicious green chilaquiles read more

My first time in this restaurant and is a nice place to eat! It looks clean and the best part is when they give you the small soup to start while you wait for your food. That is a great welcoming. Also i love how they bring a big bottle of water so whenever you run out of water you can just serve more without having to wait or ask the waitress. The salsa was great and warm with the chips, delicious!! I ordered a sope and it was really big!! No wonder why they call it Giant. It was delicious and crispy. Overall it was a great experience I will come back again!! read more

Vista Hermosa Express - This sope is Giant!!! But is amazing!! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I travel at least 30 miles for this comfort food!! Sure we have Mexican restaurants in our area but not as authentic. Worth the travel and if they were closer I'd be there more often! read more

Love this place the fire Taco is the bomb !!! Staff is very friendly and great service !!! Everything is fresh and food is delicious.

Best homemade tortillas... Linda was very helpful and offered service with a smile... it is small but cozy enough for a quick lunch! read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

More than tasty, it was yummy!!!! I recommend Lomo en Salsa de Árbol or Coctél de Camarón. The menús aré nice ADN creative and The horchata is always so delicious! read more

Where do i start?? EVERYTHING we ordered was freakin delicious! This place has got to be the BEST mexican restaurant in the city, everything tasted so fresh & homemade, This was my first time there & now they have a customer for life! read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Huevos Cochinos (minus the chorizo) & a Chicken Sope Gigante. Freakin DELICIOUS!!! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

First time and last time going to this place. Went there to pick up some food me and a friend ordered online (see her review elsewhere on this page). When we got there they weren't particularly friendly, but whatever. The food was kinda cold. Did they completely ignore the food pickup time we specified and just made it immediately upon receiving the order? Probably. They did include chips and salsa in with our meal, which is nice. My friend's chips were stale, whereas mine were okay. But the salsa containers had blue marker on the bottom which promptly wiped off onto my fingers and stained them until I could find a sink to vigorously scrub the bright blue off. My friend discovered a hair in her food. Gross. She gave me fair warning, but I decided that it must be an anomaly and decided to eat my food I paid good money for anyways. The stuffed avocado seemed like a good idea, but it was a complete mess inside the container, the ingredients splattered around like a Jackson Pollock piece. The meat tasted alright though. The vegetarian burrito was kind of wimpy in that it had far too much sour cream and cheese. But it had avocado in it, which is a plus. When I was almost done with the burrito I found a 3 inch long black hair awaiting me. What. The. F. Can't say I wasn't warned. Update: Just read the owner's response. I posted here and didn't call because it shouldn't be my job to help you with the cleanliness of your restaurant. Maybe I should've taken a picture if you don't believe me? Honestly I was too disgusted to want to deal with getting a refund, and judging by the lecturing from your response on here I'm glad I didn't anyways. I'm sorry if you lose business as a result of this, but hair in both me and my friend's meal? Kind of appalling. In the end it seems your restaurant will be more careful now so take that as the silver lining. read more

Love this place!! Tacos are delicious, fresh hand made tortillas, and their chile is on point!! Top it off the owners and staff are super friendly!! read more

Vista Hermosa is a few inches in the negative on the sliding scale of mexican food in bridgeport & new city. They have a good delivery times, lots of options on the menu, and a decent amount of room for improvement. Tonight I ordered a couple of vegetarian burritos. I ordered them with avocado and extra rice. When the food came, they sent along 3 medium sized containers of salsa. The salsa doesn't have much flavor aside from tomato. It would be much better if they spiced it up, and offered both red and green salsa. They also included a small bag of chips. The chips were a little stale, but I can't really complain about something I didn't ask for. The burritos were so-so, and would have been improved by some more flavorful salsa. They could have also improve the burritos by adding a some more re-fried beans, pickled carrots, pickled onions, hot peppers, and that sort of thing. I also couldn't help but to be a little bothered by how much tortilla was left over, though the burrito is pretty filling. Vista, do the following and you have a fan: 1) Don't worry about the chips and salsa, people don't usually expect those to come with delivery 2) Pack a little bag of spicy carrots, onions, and peppers with tacos and burritos 3) Start making spicier salsa - red and green - feel free to make the containers smaller if it cuts into your profit margins. read more

I went to go take out for lunch since my friends said this place is good. The place is really small and have bar seating. I ordered three steak tacos which comes with green and red sauce. The tacos was good and the sauce was spicy with the right amount of kick. The food came out really quick so it wasn't a long wait. I will come back and try other tacos. The prices are really reasonable. Also they have half prices every Tuesday which is a $1.50. It is so close to my job and I can just walk to it. read more

On Wednesdays they have $5.99 giant sopes (chicken or steak) which are so, so good. The ingredients are very fresh and tasty. I'm surprised they're mostly empty all the time despite the great food. I think it's because the restaurant is new. Parking is kinda tough because its street parking only. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Stuffed avocado with chicken. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Veryyyy Delicious... great customer service... very friendly and enthusiastic staff ... The giant Sope is the best it's huge!!! The meat was greatly portioned and the condiments were fresh! read more

My husband and I came here for breakfast this morning, and we were blown away. We both ordered the chilaquiles and coffee. They served tortillas and salsa before the meal...the tortillas were perfect, but the salsa was too watery for my preference. The coffee was amazing. It has a cinnamon taste to it. Perfect for a rainy fall day. The chilaquiles were the best I've had, and I've had lots. Perfect in every way, and topped with a thin slab of beef. Amazing. The service was great and attentive. We will absolutely be back. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Chilaquiles Vista Hermosa - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Delicious food! The huarrache is really good and the price is fair specially for the size. They have $1 tacos on Tuesdays. The pastor tacos are my favorite. It's worth the drive, I will be ordering again very soon. read more

Vista Hermosa Express - Huarrache, so tasty! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Really good place to eat, no frills but park around the corner and make your way in. If you don't read Spanish make sure you ask for a English menu or you won't get one. I never seen it packed which it too bad they have great food at a very fair price. The giant sopes was awesome, and tacos are better then most. I wish they had longer hours are least 9-10p.m I would be there a lot more. Looking forward to my next visit read more

Taco Tuesday was a success tonight. I enjoyed the live band and the tacos were delicious. Everything was well seasoned and just the right temperature. I didn't even need to use the green sauce that I requested. Thank you Vista Hermosa. My family and I will be back. read more

Had a rough time at court today and decided to treat myself with my favorite Mexican food afterwards. I stumbled across Vista Hermosa Express on my walk to the train and couldn't resist going in. I ordered the deal of the day (Wednesday): the Giant Chicken Sopa. Daniel was so sweet and the food was fantastic + at a great price!!! Definitely recommend this place and will be coming back tons in the future! Support small businesses!! read more

The food here amazing! My friend and I both ate the quesadillas de al pastor and we fell in love. The tortillas are also hand made which makes it better! The manager is also a great person! read more

Wow! I am so glad I stumbled across this yelp find. I came with the intention of ordering something light in calories. Although it can be done, there was no way I was going to pass up on a sope. They bring so many fond memories of my grandmother's cooking, that I had to try it. We split a giant non meat one between 3 people to have as an appetizer, and it was plenty. It was delicious. I had the shrimp caldo and tried some of my sisters steak and shrimp. Everything was delicious down to the homemade tortillas and salsa. This is my new favorite place! read more

I love this place. Close to home...great good...great customer service. The sopes are amazing!!!

Now, I'm a sucker for restaurants that take the time to make their own tortillas, which is the reason I was drawn to Vista Hermosa. When we received our tacos, I was a bit disappointed. The tortillas were cold. I assumed they made these in the morning, and reheated before serving. One last note about the tortillas, they were too thick. Just a little more masa and I would have confused these tacos for huaraches. Unfortunately, the quality of the meat doesn't save this taco. The carne asada was underwhelming and tough and almost every meat I tasted was under seasoned. The texture of the al pastor and lengua was pleasing, but it really could have used some salt. Overall, I don't imagine I will be returning for the tacos, but looking around the room most people seemed to order the parrillada (barbecue of different meats). Maybe I'll get that next time. read more

Delicious food! Tacos al pastor and asada were amazing. Excellent salsas. Burrito was awesome and very flavorful. Great and friendly service! read more

It's the perfect tiny little eatery with a big menu. Everything is huge and delicious. I don't know what they put on their sopes but they had me coming back the entire weekend. read more

Delicious. That is simply the best description of this place. I tried the taco dinner, my girl had the steak and shrimp Mar y Tierra. Boy are they generous with the serving sizes too, we had leftovers for a full meal the next day! Depending on which direction your headed on Ashland it may be difficult to recognize the sign, but if you make the extra effort you will definitely be rewarded at this gem. read more

I really enjoyed the taste of the ceviche and the giant sope. I will definitely come back to try more of the menu.