Mexican Restaurant La Libertad — Restaurant in Hanover

To the chagrin of many Central PA local restaurant owners, I very rarely rate a restaurant with 5 stars, but Mexican Restaurant La Libertad absolutely has earned my respect as a top notch Mexican restaurant. Immediately upon entering this establishment it was apparent that the owner and employees take much pride in providing a spic-n-span clean and well organized dining room for their customers. We arrived during the busy lunch hour, yet we were pleasantly greeted at the door and were quickly escorted to a booth, given menus and had our drink orders placed. I was amazed that our server actually knew what mica is, AND they had it available. This is the only Mexican restaurant in Central PA that we've been to that has real mica (agua de Jamaica/hibiscus tea). It's just one of those things we took for granted while living in SoCal. The tortilla chips were freshly prepared, and the tomatillo salsa verde was very well seasoned with a good bite but not overwhelming. When our food orders were delivered to our table they had been plated beautifully. All of the ingredients that went into my carne asada burrito and my wife's chicken tacos tasted fresh and bold. Everything was absolutely delicious. Our server had warned us that the salsa rojo was hot. My wife double dog dared me to try it. WARNING! This stuff is muy caliente and is NOT for gringos. It took over 20 minutes for my tongue and throat to stop burning. Throughout the meal our server was absolutely dynamite. She was super friendly and attentive without being over bearing. It was an absolute pleasure to dine here at Mexican Restaurant...

Just went for the first time this evening after reading many reviews on Google, and I have to say there is a reason they have such high ratings! My family of four all had nothing but GREAT things to say about our dinner! My husband got a steak fajita burrito (that was literally the size of his head), and the flavor was so good (I'm definitely stealing those leftovers), I got the chile relleno, it came with two very good-sized peppers that filled the whole plate and the flavor was great and the pepper was cooked well, also. My daughters (picky eaters) both got chicken quesadillas. One got the kids' size, and the other got the adult potions, and honestly, the kids one would've fed them both. Everyone went home with leftovers (im happy i dont need to make lunch tomorrow!), and we're all sad we're so full because we wanted to keep eating. We're already making dinner plans with friends for next weekend to return! Our waitress was so attentive and answered any questions we had and never let any drinks get close to being empty before offering a refill. Another really awesome thing is our bill was less than $60! For a family of four all getting their own meals, drinks, and an appetizer, that really is an amazing deal for the really great fresh tasting food we all received!

If you're even slightly thinking about going here, just do it. If you slightly think you might want mexican food, just do it. My only regret is that we didn't try...

Very authentic food. Pleasant attentive service. Minimal yet colorful and pleasant decor. They have quite a decent sized menu w lots of choices. There are number of different meats to choose from for on your tacos, sopes, burritos, fajitas etc. My wife had steak fajitas. They were nicely seasoned and came out sizzling and delicious. Portion size is very generous and accompanied by tortillas, rice and beans it was more than she could eat. I wanted to have Chiles Rellenos but unfortunately we were having a later dinner, so they were sold out. The waitress told us that they are so good that they sell quickly. Well, ya snooze, ya lose, I'll just have to get there earlier next time. I decided to settle with the Huaraches con chorizo. Again, big portion of two large Huaraches. They were delicious and I couldn't eat them all so both my wife and I had dinner and took home a light lunch. I had to get a side of guacamole because it's one of my favorite things. Theirs is fresh and chunky. It was very lime and cilantro forward, almost too much for my taste, but maybe that's just the thing for you. Prices are very reasonable considering the portion sizes and food quality. Our server was pleasant and helpful. We were too full for dessert but they have a variety of churros to choose from. We had a lovely meal and will definitely go back.

Update..went back and got the Chiles Rellenos they...