Mexican restaurant · Eureka, CA
| Monday | 10:30 am - 8:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Thursday | 10:30 am - 8:00 pm |
| Friday | 10:30 am - 9:00 pm |
| Saturday | 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Sunday | 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Esmeralda is a Mexican restaurant at 328 Grotto St, Eureka, California.
It is open Monday to Friday 10:30 AM to 8:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday 11 AM to 8:30 PM. The entrance, parking, restroom and seating are wheelchair accessible; delivery, dine-in, reservations and takeout are available.
Esmeralda serves homemade Mexican food including taco specials, enchiladas with beans and rice, loaded fries and super nachos.
The owner replied to an August 2026 review that the restaurant was glad the reviewer enjoyed horchata, lemonade and tacos, and noted the sauce customization option. Google shows 2770 ratings averaging 4.6.
The food itself was good and the inside is clean but it isn't anything special or to get excited over. It isn't necessarily a must go but it is good if you want to just hop in, get something to eat, and go. I will say the street tacos were good but honestly the steak ones are not worth it. They have a $1 street taco deal but to get it you have to buy a drink and then the beef ones are an extra $1.50 per taco. So for a 6 taco instead of $6 it's now $15 plus whatever the drink costs. Again in my opinion not worth it.
Great customer service.
My family and I tried the Horchata (basically liquid Churro drink) and the classic Lemonade with 2 12pk of tacos. I highly recommend the habanero sauce. I also really love that the sauces come on the side. You can mix your sauces for your tacos to customise them to your liking.
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