Esperanza Gainesville fl

flash-fried brussels sprouts with red chili aioli, and crushed peanuts

Crispy battered calamari served with tamarind lime sauce and a charred lemon.

fish medley, onions, red pepper, extra virgin olive oil, and lime juice

house-made crispy tortilla chips served with fresh pico de gallo.

Spanish sausage in a red wine sauce

3 mini mofongo fried and shaped into cups, then filled with your choice of -Fried Pork -Fish Ceviche -Garlic Shrimp -Vaca Criolla

Spanish octopus pan-fried with paprika oil and potatoes as garnish

Lightly fried soft cheese served with guava sauce

Fried corn meal stuff with cheddar cheesed.

Seared mahi with blackened seasoning served with arroz mamposteado and sweet plantains

Indulge in our traditional two-pound skin-on pork chop expertly fried to perfection. Accompanied by arroz mamposteado and crispy tostones

Expertly grilled marinated skirt steak served with black beans and rice, sweet plantains, and our house-made chimichurri.

chicken simmered in a cilantro sauce served with cilantro rice and yuca fries

fried mashed plantain with garlic topped with your choice of: fried pork add $2 | fish Ceviche add $3| Garlic Shrimp add $5| Churrasco add $7

House-made saffron rice with shrimp, squid, mussels, green peas, artichoke, and asparagus.

Tender, slow-cooked beef in traditional Puerto Rican flavors and criolla sauce, until it falls apart; served with arroz mamposteado and sweet plantains.

Rice and shrimp soup with savory herbs.

lightly fried broccolini, shaved brussels sprouts, lettuce, bacon bits, dried cranberries, and queso cotija. Served with tamarind fruit vinaigrette.

chopped romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese tossed in our house-made caesar dressing

Chef's choice of soup.