Esperanza's Restaurant & Bakery Menu
Welcome to Esperanza's Restaurant & Bakery, a vibrant culinary gem located at 2122 N Main St in Fort Worth, Texas. Known for its robust and flavorful dishes, the restaurant boasts a menu that sings with authentic Tex-Mex delights. Diners rave about the biggest beef fajita burritos and the mouthwatering green chicken enchiladas. Breakfast favorites like chilaquiles and hearty caldo de res are crowd pleasers, served in generous portions that ensure you'll leave satisfied.
Complete your meal with a refreshing margarita or indulge in their homemade pan dulce. The bakery offers a delightful selection of baked goodies, perfect for any sweet tooth. With friendly service in a warm ambiance, Esperanza's is not just a place to eat, but a cherished dining experience that keeps patrons returning for more. Whether you're craving comfort or celebrating a special occasion, Esperanza's delivers deliciousness every time.
Lite Lunch / Comida
Gordita
Corn masa made into a puffed pocket shell grilled, then fried fluffy, stuffed with your choice of meat. Lettuce & pico de gallo served on the side.
Tortas
Bakery made french bread, filled with your choice of meat topped with lettuce, tomato and french fries served on the side.
Torta de Pollo Asada
Grilled chicken breast on a bolillo. Served with a cup of frijoles a la charra.
Tostada
Tostada layered with beans, meat and topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and white cheese.
Carne Asada Burrito
Homemade flour tortilla filled with your choice of beef or chicken fajita strips grilled with onions and bell peppers. Pico de gallo added upon request.
Taco Salad
Fried flour tortilla, filled with lettuce, shredded beef, shredded chicken or ground beef with cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole on top.
Irwin’s Grilled Chicken Salad
Iceburg lettuce topped with sliced grilled beef or chicken, bell peppers, onions, tomato and cheese. Ask server for dressing choices.
Salads & Such
Combinations
Uno
One sour cream chicken enchilada, one cheese enchilada, one crispy taco, and rice.
Dos
Two tamales, one cheese enchilada, one shredded beef or chicken tostada, guacamole, and rice.
Tres
Two monterrey enchiladas, one cheese enchilada, one tamale, and rice.
Cuatro
One cheese enchilada, one flour quesadilla filled with cheese and fajita meat, one tamale, and rice.
Cinco
One cheese, or beef chile relleno, one cheese enchilada, rice, and beans.
Tamale
Enchilada
Corn Crispy Taco
Flauta
Flour Taco
Child's plate
Soups
Caldo de Res
Homestyle beef soup with carrots, potatoes, squash, corn, and a side of rice.
Frijoles Ala Charra
Pinto beans, chorizo, ham, and jalapenos.
Sopa de Tortilla
Chicken based soup with crispy fried tortilla strips, avocado slices, and grated white cheese served on the side.
Sopa De Fideo
Vermicelli soup.
Menudo
Traditional beef tripe and yellow hominy soup.
Caldo de Pollo
Homestyle chicken soup with bone, carrots, and rice.
Camarones Rancheros
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with lemon, jalepeno, and tomatos. Served with rice, salad, and toasted bolillo.
Coctel de Camaron (Shrimp Coctel)
Baby shrimp cooked and served in a mild redcoctel sauce with sliced avacado on top.
Combination Fillet & Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp and fillet of catfish sauteed ranchero style or Al mojo de Ajo style. Served with rice, salad and toasted bolillo.
Filete de Pescado Ranchero
Large piece of catfish fillet breaded then grilled, then sauteed with diced jalepeno peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, salad, and toasted bolillo.
Fish tacos
Three corn tortillas filled with grilled white fish. Served with rice and salad.
Sopa Marinera
Scallops, shrimp, fish fillets and octopus in a spicy tomato base soup. Served with toast.
Tostada de Ceviche
Tostada piled high with ceviche and diced avocado. Served with lettuce and tomato.
Vuelve a la Vida
Oysters, octapus and shrimp in a mild spice coctel sauce and topped with avocado.
Filete Empanizado
Fillet of catfish breaded and fried. Served with french fries, toast and salad.
Oysters
In half shell.
Camarones Empanizados
Jumbo Shrimp breaded and fried, served with fries, salad & toast, tartar sauce on side.
Fish / Mariscos
Enchiladas & More
Green Chicken Enchiladas
Three chicken enchiladas smothered in tomatillo sauce, and topped with white cheese.
Monterrey Enchiladas
Three enchiladas filled with your choice of beef or chicken fajita meat, topped with ranchero sauce and cheddar cheese.
Red Enchiladas
Three enchiladas with red sauce and cheddar cheese on top. For the inside it's your choice of cheese, chicken or beef.
Sour Cream and Chicken Enchiladas
Two chicken enchiladas smothered with sour cream sauce and white cheese.
Cheese Sauce Enchiladas
Two enchiladas filled with cheese, chicken or beef, topped with cheese sauce.
Flour Tortilla Taco Plate
Two flour tortillas filled with your choice of shredded meat, ground meat, or chicken, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese.
Taco Plate
Three soft or crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded beef, ground beef or chicken and topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and grated cheese.
Mole con Pollo
Bone in chicken breast and drumstick smothered in our famous mole sauce.
Sopes
Three corn mase shells grilled then fried, topped with refried beans, your choice of meat, lettuce, pico de gallo, and white cheese.
Cabrito
South Texas baby goat marinated in spices then braised in a spicy sauce, served with guacamole salad, pico de gallo & mexican relish.
Carne de Puerco en Chile Rojo
Pork tips smothered in a spicy red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Carnitas
Choice cuts of pork, fried to perfection and served with pico de gallo, guacamole, and mexican relish.
Guisado in chile verde
Mexican style beef tips with poblano peppers.
Higado A la Mexicana
Grilled beef liver with tomato, onion, and sliced jalapenos. Served with salad.
Lengua en Caldillo
Beef tongue simmered in a tomato, jalapeno & onion gravy.
Milanesa
Sirloin steak pounded thin then breaded and grilled. Served with guacamole salad, pico de gallo, relish and fries.
Pollo Asado
Boneless, skinless breast of chicken, grilled with onions and bell peppers. Served with rice and salad only.
Tampiquena
Steak, pounded then grilled to perfection with grilled onions. Served with french fries, a guacamole salad, pico de gallo & mexican relish.
Guisado
Mexican style beef tips.
Meat Plates / Carnes
Appetizers
Nachos
Cheddar cheese melted on top of tortilla chips.
Bean and Cheese Nachos
Tamales
Three tamales.
Chile con Queso
Chile con Queso with chorizo or ground beef
Breakfast potatoes
Cheese
Bacon
3 slices.
Chorizo
Extra tortillias
2 slices.
Ham
2 slices.
One egg
Pico de Gallo
add jalepenos upon request.
Jalaenos toriados
3 Slices
Sour cream
One tamale
Two slices of toasted bolillo
Guacamole
French fries
Flour tortilla taco
Flour tortilla taco w/Fajita meat
Flour tortilla taco filled w/beef tounge
Corn tortilla taco
Corn tortilla taco filled w/beef tounge
Corn tortilla taco w/Fajita meat
Side Orders
Drinks
American Soft Drinks
free refills.
Iced Tea
Coffee
Mexicana Coca-Cola
Mexican Sodas and Topo Chico
Milk
white or chocolate.
Orange juice
Fresh Squeezed Orange juice
Licuados
Smoothies made with fresh fruit. Ask your server what fresh fruit we are using for the day.