Vista Hermosa Restaurant

Excellent food and great customer service. The only thing I dislike about the place is that the employee kids are on the kitchen area, which is not safe for employee and the kids. The kitchen has a lot of hazards specially for children’s. The few ocassions I been there I did notice a kid or 2 running in and out of the kitchen. Not safe at all!

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.

Yea not so much
I had been meaning to go here for a while, last Sunday had the chance and took it.
Around noon and hungry, not a good start.
We had to park a couple of blocks away because they have no parking, I don’t mind walking but no so much.
We get and there are only a couple of parties dining. We are like cool, find a table and sit down.
Waitress comes and takes the order, asada huarache gigante and quesadilla gigante.
And then we wait, and wait, and wait.
There were a couple of dirty tables, 3 waitresses were by the bar just talking and making themselves pretty, I know they have to look pretty for the customers but not so much, they should’ve clean the tables.
We got the food and it was just ok, prices are a little higher than the restaurants of the sort.
VHR, my chances of going back? yea, not so much

The food here is so delicious and reasonably priced. Servers are very nice and attentive, would definitely recommend.

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.

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 décor 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 Unilocal.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.

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

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.

This place is great! Especially their giant sopes and coffee. I’ve been here twice and the first time the service was great and we left a nice tip. The second time, they were short staffed but still made an effort to provide great service. Their bathroom’s décor is hilarious and unique. Oh and try their «agua mineral preparada» it’s sooo refreshing!

My husband ususally orders parrilada’s to go. They are always very delicious and worth the $ 36. Definitely will keep ordering.

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!

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.

The Huevos Cochinos were absolutely delicious. Very flavorful. The side of beans had a great smokey flavor. The best fresh corn tortillas I have ever had All of my coworkers agreed and one of them said the steak taco was also very good. This is going to be an office favorite!

Sorry, just woke up from a temporary food coma due to the effect of delicious, filling Mexican food! We went there because my husband has been there twice through the connection of his co-​worker. Chances are, if someone told me about restaurants they’ve visited and recommended, I will have to try them. I always order soup if they have available. I ordered the shrimp soup. It was delicious. I was glad that they didn’t make it way too spicy as many other restaurants would sometimes. The shrimps were fresh. Horchata was also on point! The entire restaurant was clean, so was the bathroom. The décor inside the bathroom was very cute (some feminine touch)! I like the hot salsa they had to start us off. I actually like it warm! Overall, I will come back if I happen to end up on the south side. There’s customer parking available on Ashland!

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!

This place is simply delicious! I’ve been a loyal customer since they opened and have no complaints. Their dishes are traditional, prices affordable, and they have great service. If you are in the area it is a must visit spot.

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.

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.

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!

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.