Hope's Frybread: Navajo Tacos and a Roadside Story in Downtown Mesa

From a Power Road Stand to Downtown Mesa

What began in 2011 as a frybread stand along busy Power Road grew by word of mouth, carrying a family recipe from the reservation into the heart of the Eastside. Hope and Aaron named the restaurant after the food that fed them growing up, and when the stand outgrew its parking lot, they opened a full kitchen on South Mesa Drive, steps from the downtown arts district.

The menu stays true to that home style. Navajo tacos sit on hand-made frybread, slow-cooked lamb sandwiches carry the flavor of the reservation, and the sweet frybreads, from the classic with honey to Nutella and banana, are the right way to end a meal.

What to Order

The signature is the Navajo Taco: award-winning frybread piled with chili beans, lettuce, cheese, tomato, onion, and their house salsa. It is the most-ordered thing on the menu for a reason.

• The Navajo Taco, the signature frybread piled high with chili beans and toppings
• The Navajo Burger and the slow-cooked Lamb Sandwich for heartier appetites
• Sweet frybreads, including the classic, Nutella and banana, and s'mores

Why Locals Love It

Hope's is more than a great meal. It is a Native-owned small business telling a real Eastside story, and the food is made with the kind of care that turns first-timers into regulars. People drive across the Valley for these frybreads, and once you have had one, you will understand why.

Downtown Mesa has quietly become one of the best food neighborhoods on the Eastside, and Hope's is a big reason. Go hungry, order the taco, and save room for a sweet frybread on the way out.