Los Jalapenos

Our friends wanted to meet up at a local tex-mex fast food joint, but I talked them into joining us at Los Jalapeños instead. And, I was glad they agreed.For one thing, the atmosphere was infinitely better. The place looks like it was taken from Old Mexico. Anali greeted us when we arrived and gave us a booth at the window so we could watch for our friends while we enjoyed our house margaritas and the tasty chips & salsa. Anali was very nice and helpful. Our friends showed up and we ordered dinner. I chose the Enchiladas Banderas. Definitely not pushing the envelope this visit. I promise to explore the more interesting menu options next time (and there are many).The food arrived quickly and it was delicious. My Enchiladas Banderas had a cheese enchilada with green sauce, a chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce and a beef enchilada with red chili meat sauce. And with rice & refried beans. As usual, I poured salsa on the beans to jazz them up. The meal was delightful.The bar, in the back of the restaurant looked very inviting. Next visit, I'll mosey back and check it out.

It had been a while since we'd eaten here. But after this experience I know we'll be back again soon. We were greeted as soon as we entered, which I appreciated. We found a table of delicious chips, and sala almost immediately arrived. We ordered a margarita (it was happy hour, so were around $4). I ordered the enchilada banderas(colors of Mexican flag menu said) beans and rice with 3 enchiladas-chicken/beef/cheese. They were all excellent. Can't wait to try something else on their menu soon.

I finally found it! Great Mexican food, not to be confused with good Tex-Mex food. I mean really good Mexican food, the kind that cures a Sunday morning hangover. Which is exactly what it did for me. I was feeling the aftereffects of Saturday night and was coaxed into an early brunch. It's nice and dark inside, better to hide the puffy eyes, no makeup look i had going that day. I ordered the barbacoa platter and my friend had the guisado de Rez. I loved the tender barbacoa that came with house made corn tortillas! Yes, corn tortillas made in house. You can taste the difference plus they are thicker than the store bought processed ones. I also kept stealing bites of my friends guiso which was also very tender and flavorful. That and the cold Negro Modelo made me feel good as new. Great Mexican food, I can't say that enough.

This is one of those places where if you ever move away from Texas, you're going to miss a lot. I know this because when I moved away I would have given anything to have a decent Tex-Mex restaurant. When compared to other Tex-Mex restaurants you might overlook it because there are so many options in the area, but it's the simplicity and the consistency that will always pull you back in. I live close enough to throw a sopapilla at this place and so I tried it out one afternoon to go. My order was almost ready by the time I got here and everything was packaged nicely. I ordered the lunch portion of two enchiladas and their stuffed jalapeño for an appetizer. Their jalapeño was really great and actually had some spice. I hate it when you order these and it resembles more like a bell pepper. Bring the heat! My enchiladas were really great and I have no complaints. Also love how they give you a small portion of chips and salsa to go!

Me la pasé muy bien comiendo comida deliciosa en su restaurante. Mi mesero fue amable. El ambiente era increíble y definitivamente 100 % recomendado. Lo más importante es que TODO estaba DELICIOSO :) :) :)

I had the menudo and it was so good. Reminded me of when my mom used to make it. I saw my cousins cousin post it on facebook and it looked so good that I had to try it. The fresh homemade corn tortillas are yummy too. I also had the Horchata to drink and it was good. Will definitely come back and bring my friends and family to this cool great place. The service was great too!

Carnitas was terrible wouldn't recommend it. Rice and beans were pretty good. Beef taco was average at best. Server didn't come and check on us enough. It sucks they charge gratuity on a table of 6 and don't do much work. Live music was pretty good.

Affordable delicious Mexican. I'm never disappointed and the staff are always on point.

I rarely give a bad review... I usually come here to rave about some of the places that I've been...I guess we've always gone for breakfast/brunch and have always enjoyed it. But... on June 21, 2024 I popped in for dinner takeout since my Huney wasn't feeling well.Service & margarita was great, food: not so much.Combo Fajitas: Steak was good, but not outstanding. Chicken was bland. Both were cooked just right though. The veggies were not, and were mushy... the veggies are part of my favorite part of the meal, so I was bummed; I didn't eat very much of the veggies. Normal amount of sour cream, avocado, and cheese... served with lettuce instead of pico, their choice not mine. IMO lettuce turns it into tacos not fajitas.Tortilla Soup: My Huney had me try his soup because he thought it was just him being sick, thinking it wasn't tortilla soup. I can't remember ever having mushrooms in tortilla soup, maybe a few slices once, not chunks. I absolutely LOVE mushrooms, but found that an odd addition. Next the broth: Are you sure that's Tortilla Soup? That's what I ordered. It was the blandest soup ever. I've never seen tortilla soup that wasn't bright in color, bright orange to red, or even deep red. And, barely any tortillas, and no veggies (I do realize some do not put veggies in it, though) in it. I believe they were trying to cut a corner & watered the batch down. No bueno. I wound up straining the soup salvaging the bulk for a salad and giving the "broth" to the dogs... giving my Huney something else we had on hand. I will say that there was a decent amount of chicken in the soup...***Picture is of the broth after I strained it.***I'm not giving up just yet... but , I think we'll stick to breakfast. And, their pozole is, or used to be very good.

Two couples ate there tonight and the food and service was OUTSTANDING!!Got there during Happy Hour and the margaritas were El Grande, magnificent and high end for only $6.Service was very pleasant and food arrived promptly. Can't say enough good things about a restaurant which has received such undeserved mixed reviews in the past.We have eaten at Los Jalapenos on numerous occasions and have never been disappointed.