La Esperanza in Knoxville - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Meat for Carne Asada was fresh and reasonably priced, store is kept clean and cool. Definitely recommend

The food and products they sell are very good but the service is not that good. Cashiers are always in a bad mood.

Only that the Menudo is not very good, it lacks a flavor, it is thick and the Menudo is not thick, it is brothy.

First time here! I was driving to the airport and decided to veer off the main road and head here. Id say definitely worth it. I had a sope and a taco and to me the portions were huge! I made two tacos from one! You get the bang for your buck. Pretty good spot! Would come back if in the area

We had tacos de carnitas and caldo de rez today. Everything was fantastic! The tacos had a lot of meat in them, and the tortillas had good flavor. We will definitely return!

I was looking for a Mexican restaurant. The is more like a Cafe inside a store. I am vegetarian and there were no vegetarian choices so I ordered guacamole and it was brown.

Delicious hidden gem! The restaurant has plenty of seating in the back of a grocery store. Beer is available. The bucket of chips (fresh and warm! ) keeps arriving along with delicious salsa 😋 Our server was attentive and brought packaging for our remaining chips and salsa after we were completely stuffed. We had three steak tacos, two meat (chicken and steak) quesadilla, and two sopes: one chicken and one roasted pork. We slowly finished it all. Everything is fresh and made onsite. You won't find anything better if you are traveling through, like we were. Make the stop! Not far off the highway.

Delicious hidden gem! The restaurant has plenty of seating in the back of a grocery store. Beer is available. The bucket of chips (fresh and warm! ) keeps arriving along with delicious salsa 😋 Our server was attentive and brought packaging for our remaining chips and salsa after we were completely stuffed. We had three steak tacos, two meat (chicken and steak) quesadilla, and two sopes: one chicken and one roasted pork. We slowly finished it all. Everything is fresh and made onsite. You won't find anything better if you are traveling through, like we were. Make the stop! Not far off the highway.

The most authentic mexican resteraunt this gringo has ever walked into. Food was amazing and cooked right from the butcher case

I loved it here. Food tasting really good and you definitely get plenty. I got a chicken burrito and it was as long as my plate. The food was all fresh and flavorful. The service was prompted and nice. It was a very friendly atmosphere. My ol man got the shrimp burrito that was packed full of shrimp. My son got the kids chicken taco meal and only had the taco leftover. I had to bring half my burrito home.

This Place Is Awesome. It Has Great Food And Great Customer Service! (Definitely Recommend.) ✔️

A nice little Mexican neighborhood market with a deli in the back. The salsa was the best I’ve had at any Mexican restaurant and the steak burrito was huge and enough for two full meals. It was also nice to be able to pick up a few essentials that I needed in the market without having to go elsewhere and I was able to pay for those and my meal all at once.

I live just down the street from this location, I keep seeing great reviews and have tried to eat there several times. Every time I walk through the door I’m looked at by the staff like I don’t belong and not welcome. I would like to tell you the food makes up for it, but I have yet to be seated or served. I am so uncomfortable that I just leave.

Im not from Knoxville but every time I pass I go to this hidden gem, the tacos are amazing I always order the asada tacos and shrimp tacos and they great the green sauce is really good too I recommend you to try this place

Great authentic Mexican food. For those who are actually looking for a real experience.

I eat here 1-25-24, and was food poisoned. Its been 4 days, and i am still sick. I am white, and all they did was laugh. So assuming it was planned to do something to my food. WHITE PEOPLE STAY AWAY!!

The tacos here are top notch. This place deserves so much love, but hopefully not so much it gets over crowded.

My husband and I tried this place for the first time tonight. I've heard a lot of great things about it. We ordered takeout! Everything we ate was FANTASTIC! The have the best chicken tacos in town. Their salsa is so fresh and delicious! Everything was very authentic! We will definitely be back to try more things! I highly recommend this place!!!!

One of my favorites in town! Incredibly authentic food at a great price with amazing staff!

I ordered two tongue cakes to take away and on this occasion they completely disappointed me. They were poorly made and cold. My tongue felt refrigerator cold and so did the bread. We ate them because we were hungry. I hope no one else gets a cold cake, because it's not even like they heated it up and it got cold, no... It was just refrigerator cold. Terrible service. I hope they pay more attention and take more effort when preparing food.

The steak was so-so (too much fat). Great chips and salsa though.

Latin american products, good tacos

Un lugar de productos latinos , bastante bueno

One of the best places to get tacos in knoxville

Nice well stocked store and restaurant. Good prices and they have a butcher department. _________________Update for LA Esperanza store and restaurant, Fri night I ordered a 14.99 meal and a 9.99 meal off their online menu, and 8 tacos when I got there to pick up, also bought a package of tortillas and a box of candy, now I know how much this comes to because we always get tacos and candy (The same all the time), I used my gift card from my birthday, and somehow they put a balance too, with none of the card numbers showing "like usual, my total bill is 75.88! Now the gift card I used is non-refillable and a no cash back card, so now it's not possible to get the over charge returned and all of a sudden its,"no comprende" and all the tacos were touched, nothing I would eat. And they don't understand "6th level guide" for Google. I'm wondering, DO YOU COMPRENDE ME NOW?? I'LL BE TAKING MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE,

Estan muy buenas las carnitas, ame!❤

Es una Buena tienda excellent personas

This is one of the most authentic places we have found for Hispanic type food and we love the service they remember us everytime we come in and the little market attached has everything you would need this is our little lunch date on a Friday afternoon that we always come back to.

Me encanta la comida y El cervicio de mi mesera espectacular

This was the best authentic Mexican tacos I have ever had!!

It is a small cafe in a grocerystorewith the best mexican food in Knoxville.

Fantastic food and a great shop

Really good food service was ok but kinda slow.. 8.5/10 will be back. Keep up the good work.. (Traducido por Google) Muy buen servicio de comida estaba bien pero un poco lento. . 8.5/10 estará de vuelta. Sigan con el buen trabajo..

Food from here is always delicious! (Traducido por Google) ¡La comida de aquí siempre es deliciosa!

Everything was so delicious. Their salsa was the best I’ve had anywhere. Tacos and salsa verde were great (Traducido por Google) Todo estaba tan delicioso. Su salsa fue la mejor que he probado en cualquier lugar. Los tacos y la salsa verde eran geniales.

Dishes were enormous. Staff amazing. Cute little gem. 💎 (Traducido por Google) Los platos eran enormes. Personal increíble. Linda pequeña joya. 💎

Great place with great food. (Traducido por Google) Gran lugar con buena comida.

Great authentic food at very reasonable prices (Traducido por Google) Gran comida auténtica a precios muy razonables.

Went for lunch. The salsa was good and the chips were fresh. I ordered the chicken fajitas and was a little disappointed. Typical fajitas, chicken, onion, peppers, and tomatoes. All the typical fixings on the side. The chicken was chopped too finely, like tiny pieces that made it difficult to assemble the fajita. Then the tomatoes. Wow, soooo many tomatoes. Like way overkill. They were piled high and deep across the entire skillet. Way too many to balance out everything else. It was ok, but definitely not my favorite. (Traducido por Google) Fuimos a almorzar. La salsa era buena y las papas fritas estaban frescas. Pedí las fajitas de pollo y me decepcionó un poco. Fajitas típicas, pollo, cebolla, pimientos y tomates. Todas las fijaciones típicas en el lateral. El pollo estaba picado demasiado fino, como pequeños trozos que dificultaban el montaje de la fajita. Luego los tomates. Wow, tantos tomates. De manera exagerada. Estaban apilados alto y profundo en toda la sartén. Demasiados para equilibrar todo lo demás. Estuvo bien, pero definitivamente no es mi favorito.

Encuentras buena comida y buen orecio

I was disappointed we have been here 3 times to try different foods. It lacks spice in everything. The chicken, Burritos, beef tacos, enchiladas and Quesadillas. The chili rellenos where full of cheese really no meat and full of what tasted like spaghetti sauce. The Salsa is hit miss. Seevice has been fine. Great Variety of other items in the grocery store areas. (Traducido por Google) Me decepcionó haber estado aquí 3 veces para probar diferentes comidas. Le falta especia en todo. El pollo, Burritos, tacos de res, enchiladas y Quesadillas. Los chili rellenos estaban llenos de queso, realmente sin carne y llenos de lo que sabía a salsa de espagueti. La salsa es un hit miss. Seevice ha estado bien. Gran variedad de otros artículos en las áreas de supermercados.

The best I’ve had and generous portions (Traducido por Google) Lo mejor que he probado y porciones generosas.

Great authentic Mexican food 😋 was great! (Traducido por Google) ¿Gran comida mexicana auténtica? ¡fue genial!

Haven't had a chance to try the food but it's definitely my go-to for picking up ingredients for Spanish cuisine (Traducido por Google) No he tenido la oportunidad de probar la comida, pero definitivamente es mi opción para elegir ingredientes para la cocina española.

Great food served in rear of authentic Hispanic convenience store. (Traducido por Google) Excelente comida servida en la parte trasera de una auténtica tienda de conveniencia hispana.

Awesome and authentic Great service, good portions Will be back for sure! (Traducido por Google) Impresionante y auténtico Gran servicio, buenas porciones ¡Seguro que volveremos!

Mal cervicio la persona que atiende es una incompetente

Clean and friendly. Aisles are very narrow so be patient when it is crowded. It is a combo restaurant and Grocery store. They stock a lot of Honduran, Mexican and other foods it is hard to find elsewhere. Glad they stock Oaxacan Cheese and Honduran Cheeses. (Traducido por Google) Limpio y amigable. Los pasillos son muy angostos, así que tenga paciencia cuando haya mucha gente. Es un restaurante combinado y una tienda de comestibles. Tienen muchos alimentos hondureños, mexicanos y otros que son difíciles de encontrar en otros lugares. Me alegro de que tengan queso oaxaqueño y quesos hondureños.

They have the best candy if your into different types that is and always a smile on there face when your there. (Traducido por Google) Tienen los mejores dulces si te gustan los diferentes tipos y siempre una sonrisa en la cara cuando estás allí.

Best hidden secret in Knoxville! Best Mexican food I always get eh chorizo tacos and Mexican street corn! (Traducido por Google) ¡El mejor secreto escondido en Knoxville! ¡La mejor comida mexicana siempre me dan tacos de chorizo ​​y maíz callejero mexicano!

Best Mexican food in Knoxville. Great service and the grocery store is phenomenal as to what all it has. Extremely reasonable pricing (Traducido por Google) La mejor comida mexicana en Knoxville. Gran servicio y la tienda de comestibles es fenomenal en cuanto a todo lo que tiene. Precios extremadamente razonables

Mexican restaurant in the back of a Hispanic grocery store. Absolutely delicious food in a simple setting. Highly recommend. (Traducido por Google) Restaurante mexicano en la parte de atrás de una tienda de comestibles hispana. Comida absolutamente deliciosa en un entorno sencillo. Altamente recomendado.

Great fresh meat and fish. Most cashier's speak English. (Traducido por Google) Gran carne y pescado fresco. La mayoría de los cajeros hablan inglés.

Great authentic tasting food. Love those tacos! (Traducido por Google) Gran comida auténtica de degustación. ¡Amo esos tacos!

Vengan a disfrutar de un rico platillo Bueno y barato

espectacular mi tienda faborita

If you're looking for that amazing hidden restaurant this is the place! (Traducido por Google) Si estás buscando ese increíble restaurante escondido, ¡este es el lugar!

Buscar a Hannah amor de mi vida yo no puedo depositar en mi departamento

Went here for dinner with some friends. The food was good with good portions and good prices. Friendly staff. (Traducido por Google) Fui a cenar aquí con algunos amigos. La comida era buena, con buenas raciones y buenos precios. Personal amigable.

We had four of their Tacos. All different kinds... From Tongue, Roasted Pork, Beef and Sausage. Rice and Beans. Everything was wonderful! Including the service! (Traducido por Google) Teníamos cuatro de sus Tacos. De todo tipo... Desde Lengua, Cerdo Asado, Ternera y Chorizo. Arroz y frijoles. ¡Todo fue maravilloso! ¡Incluyendo el servicio!

Not a bad place, its good (Traducido por Google) No es un mal lugar, es bueno.

Some of the best food I have had in Knoxville. Hands down. The staff are warm and welcoming, service was friendly and fast. Food was off the charts. 👌 (Traducido por Google) Algunas de las mejores comidas que he probado en Knoxville. Manos abajo. El personal es cálido y acogedor, el servicio fue amable y rápido. La comida estaba fuera de serie. 👌

I tried a selection of tacos (fish, pastor and pina, lengua and tripa) while the others had the mixta(chicken and beef) fajitas. Very generous portion sizes meant I has full after just a couple of the tacos. The drink selection included horchata and pina, and to be honest the horchata tasted great but was a tad bit sweet for my preference. (Traducido por Google) Probé una selección de tacos (pescado, pastor y piña, lengua y tripa) mientras que los demás tenían fajitas mixtas (pollo y res). Los tamaños de porción muy generosos significaron que me llené después de solo un par de tacos. La selección de bebidas incluía horchata y piña, y para ser honesto, la horchata sabía muy bien pero era un poco dulce para mi preferencia.

Check out their menu, and grocery. They are fantastic, and great customer service! (Traducido por Google) Echa un vistazo a su menú y supermercado. ¡Son fantásticos y un gran servicio al cliente!

Always pleasant there nice people claen and always good food!!! (Traducido por Google) Siempre agradable allí gente agradable claen y siempre buena comida!!!

Good store for a hot dinner and lunches. And good lil store for groceries (Traducido por Google) Buena tienda para una cena caliente y almuerzos. Y buena pequeña tienda de comestibles.

Food was meh. Hopefully they'll fix that. (Traducido por Google) La comida era mala. Ojalá lo arreglen.

Food was very good...service was excellent. Icey cold Coke in bottles was wonderful. Worth the convoluted drive to get there. (Traducido por Google) La comida era muy buena... el servicio era excelente. La Coca-Cola helada en botellas fue maravillosa. Vale la pena el enrevesado viaje para llegar allí.

I love la Esperanza it’s My favorite place to eat. Las cajeras son tan amables que me muero de amor i love las cajeras de la esperanza

Very Mexican! It has a fun atmosphere in the back of a Mexican market store. Above average food quality. My steak burrito had a lot of complex flavor. Can't wait to go back! Edit: 7 years later and it's still delicious! (Traducido por Google) ¡Muy mexicano! Tiene un ambiente divertido en la parte trasera de una tienda del mercado mexicano. Calidad de la comida por encima de la media. Mi burrito de bistec tenía mucho sabor complejo. ¡No puedo esperar para regresar! Editar: ¡7 años después y sigue siendo delicioso!

Great food!! (Traducido por Google) ¡¡Buena comida!!

Good food good service (Traducido por Google) buena comida buen servicio

I love having this place so close to my home. It is quick, authentic and affordable. (Traducido por Google) Me encanta tener este lugar tan cerca de mi casa. Es rápido, auténtico y asequible.

Great tacos for cheap! (Traducido por Google) Excelentes tacos por poco dinero!

El servicio fue excelente!! Ordene comida Para llevar y la manera que me entregaron la comida me sorprendio todos los condiments que yo necesitaba estaban ahi la comida era deliciosa recommendado ese lugar ampliamente

Primera vez que fui ME ENAMORE, mis favoritos son lo tacos y con la salsa Verde🤤

Food was nasty meat hard over cooked tasted old the ceviche tostada was old had that fridge taste took two bites n left it I did not want to get sick * portions were very generous (Traducido por Google) La comida estaba asquerosa, la carne dura sobre cocida sabía vieja, la tostada de ceviche estaba vieja, tenía ese sabor en el refrigerador, tomó dos bocados y lo dejó, no quería enfermarme * las porciones eran muy generosas

Quaint, authentic restaurant with great food. (Traducido por Google) Pintoresco y auténtico restaurante con buena comida.

This place was awesome great foods nice people service was great (Traducido por Google) Este lugar fue increíble, excelentes comidas, gente amable, el servicio fue excelente.

Las que trabajan ahi estan siempre enojadas como si uno le ba a pedir regalado y aparte limpian la verduras con un liquido que es Para los windows 🪟

Muy buena atención y excelente presentación todo el servicio muy agradable

It was a great place to eat. We were outside on the patio. The food was fresh (Traducido por Google) Fue un gran lugar para comer. Estábamos afuera en el patio. la comida era fresca

Pues me justa las cosas que benden

Very great customer service (Traducido por Google) Muy buen servicio al cliente

Me gusta comer esas delicias de alimentos muy sabrosos

Tacos are always delicious... (Traducido por Google) Los tacos siempre son deliciosos...

Great for Hispanic finds and cultured foods. Has its own restaurant and butcher shop. I always suggest the Fud brand hot-links and store made Agua Fresca. (Traducido por Google) Ideal para hallazgos hispanos y comidas cultivadas. Tiene su propio restaurante y carnicería. Siempre sugiero los hot-links de la marca Fud y Agua Fresca hecha en la tienda.

I love this place best place to go for authentic mexican food... Service could be a little better with less attitude but food is wonderfully delicious (Traducido por Google) Me encanta este lugar, el mejor lugar para disfrutar de auténtica comida mexicana. . . El servicio podría ser un poco mejor con menos actitud, pero la comida es maravillosamente deliciosa.

Not like home. But pretty ok. Best in Knox so far (Traducido por Google) No como en casa. Pero bastante bien. Mejor en Knox tan lejos

Really good Mexico City style tacos (small 3" corn tortillas double stacked). Everything we had was good, but the off cuts especially stood out. We had cabeza (steamed cow head meat) and tripa (intestines): they were both good but the tripe was exceptional. It is usually too funky from for my wife but this version was very mild and especially crispy and even she really liked it. (Traducido por Google) Muy buenos tacos al estilo de la Ciudad de México (pequeñas tortillas de maíz de 3" apiladas dos veces). Todo lo que teníamos era bueno, pero los cortes se destacaron especialmente. Teníamos cabeza (carne de cabeza de vaca al vapor) y tripa (intestinos): ambos estaban buenos pero la tripa fue excepcional, por lo general es demasiado funky para mi esposa, pero esta versión fue muy suave y especialmente crujiente e incluso a ella le gustó mucho.

great service, awesome food (Traducido por Google) gran servicio, comida increíble

La verdad la comida verduras abarrotes etc etc están excelentes pero la cajera que me atendió hoy ni atención me puso a lo q le pregunte por estar hablando de cosas personales con otra de ellas espero y los dueños pongan atención a eso gracias

I like the soup and chips and cheese. (Traducido por Google) Me gusta la sopa, las papas fritas y el queso.

The best authentic food! (Traducido por Google) ¡La mejor comida auténtica!

It’s Tuesday and if you’re looking for real Mexican street tacos in Knoxville, this is where you come. Grab a jamaica and EAT, ese. (Traducido por Google) Es martes y si buscas auténticos tacos callejeros mexicanos en Knoxville, aquí es donde vienes. Coge una jamaica y COME, ese.

Always great!! (Traducido por Google) ¡¡Siempre estupendo!!

First time eating there for me! Got the steak huarache. Delicious! (Traducido por Google) ¡La primera vez que comí allí para mí! Conseguí el bistec huarache. ¡Delicioso!

Love this place. Food is good and the servers are nice. They have may things to offer here that other stores do not. And if you looking for latin food specifically you'll find it here. Fresh meets. Fruit. And you can even get fresh fried pigs ear. Yummy yummy!!! Check it out at least once fs. (Traducido por Google) Amo este lugar. La comida es buena y los servidores son agradables. Tienen muchas cosas que ofrecer aquí que otras tiendas no tienen. Y si buscas comida latina específicamente, la encontrarás aquí. Encuentros frescos. Fruta. E incluso puedes conseguir oreja de cerdo frita fresca. ¡¡¡Rico rico!!! Compruébalo al menos una vez fs.

Ispana pero no tan cosa porlos travajadores

Great food and love that now they offer aguas frescas, fresas con crema, and much more! (Traducido por Google) ¡Excelente comida y amor que ahora ofrecen aguas frescas, fresas con crema y mucho más!