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La Esperanza Restaurant and Bakery
22832 S Western Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
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Main Menu
The jewel of Spanish cuisine offers the most exquisite and exclusive of our culture. Enjoy it big
Meats Carnes
An exquisite mix of culinary richness of Guatemala and El Salvador. Their menu speaks highly of their Chefs, and lives up to his reputation earned in California. Since their loyal customers know it as: "Jewel of Hispanic Kitchen"
Carne Asada
$17.99
Grilled flat meat select. All with rice, black beans, salad, potato edge, guacamole and Guatemalan tomato sauce (chirmol)
Churrasco Guatemalteco (2)
$30.99
For two. Chicken, steak, central American sausage, black refried beans, guacamole, Guatemalan tomato sauce, grilled onions, potato edge, rice and corn tortillas
Churrasco Guatemalteco (4)
$59.99
For four. Chicken, steak, central American sausage, black refried beans, guacamole, Guatemalan tomato sauce, grilled onions, potato edge, rice and corn tortillas
Carne Adobada - Special
$16.99
Special: A pork dish marinated in chile and spice, rice, beans, salad and house sauce
The Best of the Best
In our great menu, we have culinary stars that stand out on the red carpet
Pupusa Revuelta
$3.25
Mixed bean, cheese and pork
Plato De Pupusas
$9.50
Plate (shrimp not included). Your choice of 2 pupusas from single item with cheese and side of rice and beans
Tacos
$2.45
The authentic Mexican flavor
3 Tacos Con Arroz Y Frijoles
$8.99
3 Tacos served with rice and beans
Pupusas
$3.50. Salvadorian stuffed corn tortilla with cheese and your choice of bean and cheese, zucchini, chicken, chipilin, spinach, pork, loroco, potato, jalapeno or chorizo. Add-ons:
Bean
$0.50Chicken
$0.50Pork
$0.50Jalapeño
$0.50Cheese
$0.50Chipilin
$0.50Loroco
$0.50Zucchini
$0.50Spinach
$0.50Potato
$0.50Appetizers / Aperitivos
A good start to enjoy
Boquitas Chapinas
$13.99
Grilled chorizo, fried pork, sausage, avocado, beans, fresh cheese and fried tortilla
Garnachas (8pcs)
$13.99
Fried tortillas, topped with lettuce, mayonnaise, mustard, ground beef seasoned spices, mixed with fresh veggies
Tamales
$3.50
Chicken or pork tamales served with a bread roll
Paches
$4.50
Potato mixed with special homemade, tomato sauce and chicken or pork
Chuchitos
$3.50
Corn mixed with special Guatemalan home made tomato sauce and chicken or pork
Tostadas
$2.50
Fried corn tortilla with your choice of either beans, salsa or guacamole, topped with sliced onions, dried cotija cheese and parsley
Enchiladas Guatemaltecas
$6.99
Topped fried tortilla with cabbage, beet and vegetable mix, ground beef and tomato sauce, a slice of boiled egg, home made tomato sauce, parsley and the last touch, a sprinkling of dried Guatemelan cheese
Pan Con Frijoles
$4.50
French roll stuffed with beans
Panes Con Chile Relleno
$6.50
French roll stuffed with bell pepper, beef, vegetables, potatoes, carrots and green beans
Salads
Delicious fresh
Ensalada Rusa
$6.25
Central American potato salad mixed with carrots, peas, celery, central American sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic and onions
Ensalada De La Casa
$5.75
House salad mixture of crisp lettuce topped with fresh vegetables
Ensalada La Esperanza
$12.99
Fresh mixed salad with dice cucumbers, pico de gallo, and croutons, topped with chicken
Ensalada De Aguacate
$9.99
House salad, mixture of crisp lettuces, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers with avocado
Ensalada De Berro
$9.99
Watercress salad, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and lime
Vegetarian Bowl
$6.99
Resting bed of rice topped with a layer of whole beans, lettuce, guacamole, central American sour cream with your choice of sauce (chirmol, guatemalan hot sauce or guatemalan tomato sauce)
Soups
Sopas y caldos. Served with 3 homemade tortillas
Sopas De Patas
$12.99
Beef-hoof soup with vegetables
Sopa De Gallina
$13.99
Hen soup with vegetables. Served with grill hen, salad and rice
1/2 Sopa De Gallina
$7.25
Half hen soup with vegetables and hen feet
Sopa De Pollo
$11.99
Chicken soup with vegetables
Caldo De Res
$11.99
Latin style beef soup with mixed vegetables
Caldo De Mariscos
$17.99
Crab, catfish, shrimp, octopus
Sopa De 7 Mares
$17.99
A mixture of halibut, octopus, shrimp, crablegs, oyster, scallops and clams
Caldo De Pescado
$13.99
Fish soup
Caldo De Camaron
$14.99
Shrimp soup
Caldo De Pescado Y Pulpo
$13.99
Fish and octopus soup
Caldo De Pescado Y Camaron
$14.99
Fish and shrimp soup
Pupusas De Camaron
$5.50
Shrimp
Mexican Food / Comida Mexicana
The rich and incomparable Mexican cuisine
Tacos
$2.45Sopes
$3.50
Choose from: Steak, Tongue, Pork stomach, Chicken, Marined Pork, Fish, Chorizo
Burritos Regulares
$8.99Burritos Mojados - Wet Burritos
$10.99
Choose from: Steak, Tongue, Pork stomach, Chicken, Marined Chicken, Fish, Chorizo
Tortas
$6.993 Tacos Con Arroz Y Frijoles
$8.99
3 Tacos served with rice and beans
4 Flautas Con Arroz Y Frijoles
$9.99
Chicken or steak flautas served with rice and beans
Nachos Supreme
$10.99
Tortilla chips, chilcarne, cheddar cheese sauce, pico de gallo, jalapeno central American cream
Steak O Chicken Fries Large
With avocado and central American cream
- $11.99
- Small $7.99
Seafood
Mariscos. Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas
Pescado Frito
$16.99
Fish is seasoned and lightly fried and shimmered very lightly in our house sauce
Filete A La Plancha
$15.99
Grill fish filet
Filite De Pescado Al Mojo De Ajo
$15.99
Fish filet in garlic sauce
Filete De Pescado Empanizado
$15.99
Breaded fish filet
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
$16.50
Shrimp in garlic sauce
Camarones a La Plancha
$16.50
Grilled shrimp
Camarones Rancheros
$16.50
Shrimp in ranchero sauce
Camarones a La Veracruzana
$16.50
Shrimp in Veracruz style in spicy red sauce with green olives and capers
Camarones a La Diabla
$16.50
Shrimp in spicy red sauce
Camarones Empanizados
$16.50
Breaded shrimp
Camarones Envueltos En Tocino
$16.50
Shrimp wrapped in bacon
Fajitas Combo
$20.99
Chicken, shrimp and steak fajitas
Carne Asada Con Camarones
$21.99
Steak with shrimp
3 Tacos De Pescado Grande
$13.50
Three large fish tacos
3 Tacos De Camaron
$14.50
Three shrimp tacos
Tostadas De Ceviche De Camaron
$6.50
Shrimp ceviche tostada
Tostada De Ceviche De Pescado
$6.50
Fish ceviche tostada
Tostada De Pescado
$5.50
Fish tostada
Tostada De Jaiva
$5.50
Crab tostada
Tostada De Camaron
$8.50
Shrimp tostada
Coctel De Camaron Grande
Shrimp cocktail
- $13.99
- Small $11.99
Coctel De Pulpo Grande
Octopus cocktail
- $13.99
- Small $11.99
Coctel De Abulon Grande
Abalone cocktail
- $13.50
- Small $9.99
Campechana
$14.99
Mixed cocktail
Salvadorian Specialties / Especialties Del Salvador
The most exquisite typical food Salvadoreña
Pupusa Revuelta
$3.25
Mixed bean, cheese and pork
Pupusas De Camaron
$5.50
Shrimp
Pupusa De Pollo Con Vegetales
$3.99
Spinach, zucchini, tomato, and chicken
Pupusa Vegetariana
$3.50
Spinach, zucchini, tomato, and cheese
Plato De Pupusas
$9.50
Plate (shrimp not included). Your choice of 2 pupusas from single item with cheese and side of rice and beans
Pupusas
$3.25. Salvadorian stuffed corn tortilla with cheese and your choice of bean and cheese, zucchini, chicken, chipilin, spinach, pork, loroco, potato, jalapeno or chorizo. Add-ons:
Bean
$0.50Chicken
$0.50Pork
$0.50Jalapeño
$0.50Cheese
$0.50Chipilin
$0.50Loroco
$0.50Zucchini
$0.50Spinach
$0.50Potato
$0.50Classic Plates
Platos clasicos. Served with rice, black beans, salad and 3 tortillas
Pepian
$13.99
Beef or chicken and vegetables in a thick sauce made of pepitas and sesame seeds, with a small chipilin tamal. Does not include rice and beans
Plato Tipico Chapin
$22.99
Two beef empanadas, two stuffed peppers and two tostadas with sauce
Hilachas
$13.99
Shredded beef in a special Guatemalan style tomato sauce topped with potatoes, including small chipilin tamal
Lengua De Res
$13.99
Beef tongue cooked in a house made sauce and vegetables
2 Tortitas De Carne
$13.99
Ground beef patties in a Guatemalan tomato sauce
Higado Encebollado
$13.99
Grilled liver topped with sauteed onions
Carne Guisada
$13.99
Chunks of beef slow cooked, with potatoes in our homemade sauce
Chiles Rellenos Plate
$13.99
Bell pepper stuffed with beef, carrots, potatoes, and green beans
Pacayas Envueltas
$13.99
Date palms covered with eggs batter and smothered with tomato sauce
Pollo En Crema
$13.99
Guatemalan-seasoned chicken breast smothered in a pool of our central American cream sauce, bell pepper diced onions and tomatoes. Served with rice and 3 tortillas
Pollo a La Coca Cola
$13.99
Guatemalan-seasoned chicken breast, marinated and cooked with Coca-Cola, diced tomatoes, bell peppers and onions
Bisteck or Pollo Encebollado
$13.99
Steak or chicken with sauteed onions
Salpicon
$13.99
Chopped beef with red radish, onion and mint
Filete De Pollo Con Vegetales
$13.99
Chicken fillet with vegetables
Platos Tipicos
The delight of our customers
Yuca Frita O Sancochada Con Chicharron
$12.99
Fried cassava with fried pork-chunks topped with Salavadorian vegetables
Pastelitos De Carne (2pcs)
$6.75
Corn pies filled with ground beef and vegetables
Empanadas De Leche Con Frijol
$6.75
Plantain pies filled with vanilla custard or sweet beans
Panes Con Pollo
$10.99
Salvadorian roll with lettuce, chicken, special Salvadorian sauce, topped with watercress, cucumber, shredded cabbage. Served with potatoes
Kids Menu
Only for big people
Jr. Cheese Burger
$6.50
With French Fries (Kids)
Chicken Tender (3pcs)
$6.50
With French Fries (Kids)
Hog Dog
$5.99
Hot Dog with French Fries (Kids)
Cheese Quesadilla
$4.99
Kids
Sides
Extra portion
French Fries Large
Papas fritas
- $2.99
- Small $1.99
Large Side of Curtido
$4.99
Shredded cabbage with carrots, oregano, onions, all in marinated vinegar
Yuca Sancochada O Frita Sin Chicharron
$7.99
Steam or fried cassava without fried pork chunks
Frijoles Negros Volteados
$1.99
Refried black beans
Crema Centroamericana
$0.99
Central American cream
Chirmol
$1.99Guacamole
$1.99Ensalada Rusa Large
Russian salad
- $5.99
- Small $3.50
Queso Fresco
$1.99
Fresh cheese
Arroz
$2.25
Rice
Tortillas (3pcs)
$1.75
Corn tortillas
Tamal De Elote
$2.25
Sweet corn tamale
Chicharron
$7.99
Fried pork chunks with corn hot tortillas
Casamiento Large
Mixture of rice and beans
- $5.50
- Small $3.50
Desserts
Postres
Cheese Cake
$3.99Arroz Con Leche
$3.99Strawberry Cheese Cake
$3.99Napolitan Flan
$3.99Red Velvet Cake
$3.99Choco Flan
$4.50Guatemalan Torrejas
$5.25
Sweet bread stuffed with sour cream raisins, cinnamon and cloves wrapped in whipped eggs fried to perfection, and served with a mix of our homemade sweet sauce
Mole De Platano
$5.25
A mix of various spices, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves and fried plantains
Bread Pudding
$2.99
Buddin, Bocado de Reina
Milkshakes
Banano / Banana - Papaya Melón / Cantaloup - Piña / Pineapple
Banana
$4.25Melon
$4.25Papaya
$4.25Piña
$4.25Natural Juices
Fresh squeeze juices
Naranja Juices
$5.50
Orange
Zanahoria Juice
$5.50
Carrot
Vampiro Juice
$5.50
Mix of fresh orange, carrots, celery and beets
Piña Juice
$3.99
Pineapple
Hot Beverages
Bebidas calientes
Atol De Elote
$3.99
Corn hot beverage
Arroz Con Leche
$2.99
Milk & Rice hot beverage
Atol De Platano
$2.99
Plantain hot beverage
Champurado
Thick hot chocolate
Hot Milk
$1.99
Leche Caliente
Hot Cocoa
$3.50
Chocolate caliente
Cappuccino
$3.10
Vanilla & Mocha
Coffee
$2.59
Café / Free refill
Hot Tea
$2.59
Te caliente / Free refill
Bebidas / Drinks
Cold Beverages / Bebidas Frías
Shirley Temple
$2.99Arnold Palmer
$2.99Orange Juice
$2.99
Fountain
Apple Juice
$2.99Jamaica
$3.50Horchata
$3.50Tamarindo
$3.50Naranjada
$2.99Ensalada
$4.50
Fresco de frutas
Soda
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange Fanta, Lemonade, Raspberry, Ice tea
Coke
$2.99Diet Coke
$2.99Sprite
$2.99Orange Fanta
$2.99Lemonade
$2.99Raspberry
$2.99Kolashampan
Official Drink of El Salvador
$2.99Coke
$2.99Diet Coke
$2.99Orange Fanta
$2.99Sprite
$2.99Lemonade
$2.99Raspberry
$2.99Ice Tea
$2.99Menu Bakery
You can order the bread that you like. Our oven is open from 4:00 am
Pasteles (Cake) by the Slice
Choose a flavor
- 3 Leches $3.50
- Chocolate Cakes $3.50
- Vanilla Cake $3.50
- Red Velvet Cake $3.50
Mexican Tamales
- Chicken $2.50
- Pork $2.50
- Cheese $2.50
- Jalapeño $2.50
Guatemalan Tamales
- Chicken $3.50
- Pork $3.50
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General Info
Payment Types
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Cuisine
Bakery
Diner
Latin
Mexican
Sandwiches
Steakhouse
Meals
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
10:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
10:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
10:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
10:00am - 10:00pm
Friday:
10:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday:
8:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday:
8:00am - 10:00pm
About Us
LA Esperanza Restaurant has honored and highlighted the excellence of our race and identity, printed in the flavor of each dish prepared in our kitchen. You can enjoy a crisp and delicious roast, and combine it with one of our heavenly salads, fresh water and tamarind or mango; for example. We invite you to live an unforgettable experience, feeling comfortable, and decided to try each of our delicacies , entrees and delicious dishes from our original culinary tradition.