Jalapenos

Stopped by after tonight’s event to have drinks with friends and we came in about 9 when it was posted they closed at 10. Rushed on the order, turned off the music about 15 after and they rushed dishes out by like 9:30 like off our table. I understand it’s not great restaurant etiquette to stop in before close but the customer service wasn’t great.

Pretty good food but just fits right in with other Mexican restaurants and doesn’t stand out too much. I will say the fajitas are pretty awesome though and better than most other fajitas I’ve had. You’ve got to try the chicken soup. It’s probably the healthiest dish they have and really fresh.

We ate at this Jalapeños location tonight and had an awful experience. We arrived at 6:45 & we were there until 9. We had a large group (13 people) the restaurant was not very crowded but the service was terrible. It took a very long time to place our drink order. It took forever to have our drinks refilled and our food brought to us. The meals components came separately I got my fajitas first and the rice, pico de Gallo & tortillas came about 30 minutes later. The meal was way too expensive for what we ate (2 chicken fajitas, queso and 2 drinks was almost $ 50).The other people we went with also had complaints about their food. In my opinion, Mi Mexico has MUCH better queso and fajitas. I don’t recommend going here.

Food is ok, not the best Mexican I have ever had. Service was mediocre at best and it was not crowded. Too much salt on the fajitas.

Typical Mexican food. They have lunch specials. The staff is nice not very crowed usually.

The Jalapeños on New Circle Rd is my favorite lunch spot, so I waited for the newness of this location to wear off before I tried it. When I heard that this location was going in, I thought that it would replace the NCR location, but all three locations are open. The NCR location is in much need of renovation or a complete rebuild. Anyways, back to this location… yes, it is weird because the walls are red and it does have an Asian feel to it. The menu and pricing are identical to the other locations though.
I recognized some of the wait staff from the other locations. The service was ok, there were a few miscommunications though. I ordered a water and he brought me out a Michelob Ultra. When I told him I’d only ordered a water, he acted as though I was joking and was a bit «off» towards me the entire meal. The food was a bit stingy. For instance, no lettuce came with the fajitas. When I asked about the lettuce, the waiter said something about his boss. But he brought us out a side of lettuce, something that always comes with that entrée at the other location. The side of beans and rice were smaller and the portion of pepper and onions were less than they were at the other location. The chips and salsa were just as they always are, excellent and plentiful, so that gained an extra star back from the 3 stars and I was going to rate.
You can probably guess, I’ll stick with THE OTHER LOCATIONS.

The location is great. The décor is a little off. The screen right as you walk in feels very Asian with the wall colors. The entry is open, widely accommodating traffics without feeling squished up. Once you get to looking around it feels more Mexican for the décor.
Food was good. Not great. My steak fajita was over cooked, chewy, and sadly devoid of great flavor. To the point I would have sent the chef a message about it, only didn’t pass the opinion along because my sinsues were stuffy so perhaps it was simply me who couldn’t taste. Taste aside the steak was over cooked. Rice, beans, and pico were good. Guac was well seasoned.
Service was prompt and polite. Restrooms nice. Whole place very clean. Margarita was good. Hopefully the food improves.

This was a new place. The service was great and so was the food. I will definitely go back to this location.

We have not been to the other locations and this one was so disappointing that I’m not sure I want to take any chances. This restaurant has a strange layout, looks like the Asian restaurant than was previously here, and is very loud. On the night we were there, a bluegrass/​country band was playing. So odd. Our food was just okay — we ordered a queso appetizer that was cold and stringy when it arrived — and my chicken entrée was supposed to be covered with queso but was covered with more of this melted, then hardened cheese. It was a disappointing experience because it is near our house — but I’ll have to keep looking for my favorite Mexican restaurant.

This location leaves much to be desired and is not on-​par with the South Broadway or New Circle Road locations. That said, I was there the first month of this particular location being open, so it is entirely possible that they were working out some kinks.
The food was not very good or flavorful and the portions seemed somewhat smallish. The décor of this location was off, too. I’m guessing that the space was previously occupied by an Asian restaurant because the décor definitely had an Asian vibe, not the vibrant colors found in many Mexican joints.
I’ll give it another shot I’m sure, but based solely on this visit, I can think of a half dozen other Mexican restaurants within a five mile radius that I would choose first.