Jalapenos’ The Hottest Mexican Restaurant

Strawberry Margaritas were the best and only $ 5 on a Saturday, I ordered the Shrimp Cocktail ($ 10.99) and the Monterrey platter ($ 17.99 grilled chicken, carne asada, carnitas, shrimp and rice & beans and tortillas on the side). I have to say this is now my favorite Mexican restaurant. More than enough food and prices are great. Our server was nice and very polite. Will be coming back for more drinks and to try something new on the menu.

I ordered the Jalapeño’s Burrito. Good size burrito. Very spicy. It’s not the best burrito in the region but its definitely above average. That’s one of their recommended dishes. I totally agree. It came with big portions of rice and beans side dishes. They were fresh which isn’t always the case for side dishes. I read other reviews and people complained about slow service. I went on a very busy Friday night. There was a 20 to 25 minute wait for a table which isn’t bad for a Friday. We chose to eat at one of the pub tables in the bar area. The server brought us fresh nachos right away. Took our order right after bringing us the drinks. The food brought to us in a reasonable amount of time. Portions are big so you might not be able to finish it after eating a bunch of nachos. The only delay was my wifes Margarita. But the bar was packed so no complaints there. Back to the food, i recommend the Jalapeño’s Burrito and Steak Tostadas. Both were fresh and tasty.

Love this place! One of my favorite places to eat! My favorite is the Citrus Steak Taco Dish! I get it every time I go! Yum!

I’ve always liked jalapeños. The food is good service is good too. I have never had a bad meal at this restaurant.

My husband and I stopped there to eat while looking for homes in NW Indiana. It was fantastic! Service was great and good was awesome! Prices good! Can’t wait to go back!

Food is always good, service not so much. Appetizers should come out BEFORE the entrée, not with it.

I have drove past this place so many time but never stopped in. I decided to meet a couple of my classmates for lunch and we had a wonderful time at the bar. I had wine and they had margaritas which they said was excellent. The tacos dinner and hot wings were great!
I have been back 2 more time and The bar service is excellent, I have never had a Long Island made to taste like my own until now! The hot wings are better than any hot wings I ever had and the prices are very reasonable. My servers were very attentive each times!

very busy but average anglo-​mexican food. there are better places in NWI for more authentic mexican. Garibaldi’s, Taco Real and pretty much any mom & pop on the east side or East Chicago.

Food is real good, service is not the greatest wait time is a bit long for food but over all not too bad, i wouldn’t recommend the deserts, and if ur looking for a real hot sauce, ask for the «salsa verde».

They have lost my business!!! My husband walked in on a Friday evening to purchase a Togo order and they were rude! He felt «Rushed» and the manager didn’t help to make situation any better, he felt overlooked. The manager felt the dining customers were more important. A manager should know how to handle a «Rush» of customers because all money is green!

Gross food but good drinks! I have eaten there a few times never been pleased. I just usually go for drinks…

I pass by Jalapeño’s a lot. I finally got a chance to try it out. The food was decent… Nothing to write home to mother but it was ok. I’ve had better Mexican food at a fast food restaurant.
I had the chicken tacos with Spanish rice & beans. The tacos were ok. I was given an ample amount. Very filling. The rice was dry & I didn’t eat the beans.
The customer service was good. The server was attentive. She checked on our table enough where I didn’t have to look for her if I needed something.
Upon arriving, we hadn’t sat down for 20 seconds before someone came to the table with salsa and chips… which by the way was excellent. The salsa was spicy, the way I like it. In addition, I ordered a side of guacamole ($ 2.99) which was also excellent.
The margaritas were also good!

Went for lunch today! With wife and son, we say there for literally 20 mins with no service! Not even a «hello I’ll be with you soon» horrible service! I could see if they were busy, but there was only 4 or 5 other guests.

Unilocal could be a useful app if the people posting the reviews weren’t so critical. Had I used the app first I would have never came here. I’m glad I didn’t because the food was very good in my opinion. I had the Burrito jalapeño and I thought it was fantastic. I can’t understand the negative comments. People are human and make mistakes. I’ve been to good restaurants and had bad service but there is no reason to rate them one star. Some people on here need to get over themselves.

If you like Mexican food, this is not for you. Service bad, food not good. 9pm on a Saturday. When being walked to a booth, the hostess stopped to talk to a waiter for a minute or two while we stood behind. I asked for a table instead, the first chair I pulled out was broken. The salsa was flavorless, no heat. Ordered guacomole, seemed to be just whipped avocado. No onion, no garlic, no cilantro, no lime… just bland. Asked for water 3 times before getting it, asked for hotter salsa twice. I ordered a steak burrito dinner, my friend had pork sopes. The burrito had unseasoned steak in a tortilla… nothing else. No sauted tomato and onion, no lettuce, beans, sauce… no nothing. Just meat and a tortilla with 2 squares of some kind of white cheese melted on top. I took about 3 bites and cut the other end to look for other ingriedients. There were none. No mas! The refried beans seemed canned and the rice was … just ok. My friend liked the sopes. I tried one and it was ok. Even when seeing my plate hardly touched, the waiter didn’t ask if everything was ok.
As we walked out we remembered saying «never again» the last time we were there years ago.
I’ll remember «never again». There are too many other good places around to waste time and money here.
60 bucks down the drain.

Myself, my fiancé and a group of friends ate there last Friday. The service was mediocre at best. The waiter forgot our drink order and we had to politely remind him. I did appreciate that he took an item off our bill we did not care for (the queso dip).
However, a few hours after eating there, I became very ill to my stomach. (Thankfullyl no one else in my party did, but I was the only one to order a seafood dish.) Now, I cannot say with 100% certainty that the restaurant made me sick, but the timing of my sickness would support that hypothesis. My fiancé called and asked them if they would refund my portion of the dinner (a little over 30 dollars) and they refused. They did offer him a discount on our next visit. WHAT? I’m sorry, but even if your food didn’t make me sick, your poor customer service and mediocre food would deter me. No, I didn’t go to the hospital and have myself tested for food poisoning, but we weren’t asking to get rich, just a refund. They could have done in the spirit of good customer service. But no. So thanks but no thanks, Jalapenos, I’m leaving you alone.

1^st time here food and drinks were great! Sat at the bar the wait wasn’t too long seeing that the bartender was also being the waitress. Had the 27oz Coco Loco margarita which is $ 11 but it was good. Also tried the chicken tacos very good. Def will be a place I frequent especially when it warms up because they have a patio area.

Stopped for lunch and was underwhelmed. First, nothing worse than walking up to a podium with a sign blazing «Please wait to be seated» and then standing there for 10 minutes waiting for a human being to at least acknowledge my existence. I was solo and all I wanted was to eat at the bar and watch ESPN. After getting seated service was pretty good with a young man eager to help. but then the double restaurant whammy happened. Bad service /​bad food. I had a menu but the server disappeared for an extended period of time. not his fault He was trying to serve tables and the bar… hopeless. I ordered Chicken enchiladas. The chicken was the pre-​frozen cubed crap you would expect from Taco Bell. It actually might have been drier. Sauce was forgettable and the meal was horrific Take a pass.

Went with the family on a Sunday afternoon. Nice ambiance. Efficient and courteous server. Having Three Floyds beer available was a big plus, especially Zombie Dust and Gumballhead. The salsa served with the chips came in the tiniest bowls I’ve ever seen for salsa. Had to keep asking for more. The food was very good. Everyone liked what they got. My one daughter who studied in Mexico said the Mole was very good. I had the Burrito Jalapeño and liked it. Prices were a little higher than most Mexican eateries I have patronized but not exorbitant. Food came fairly quickly. I would return.

Our server was awesome. Idk what these negative comments are about. Service and food were excellent. I ordered the chicken enchiladas with red sauce: maybe red sauce was a bit bland but I just added the salsa to it which new was killer! The salsa they give you is amazing.
Idk what ppl are talking about with the service. We almost didn’t go here bc of the negative reviews! In so glad that we did!
Right when we walked in there was a host who sat us right away… and our server was awesome.
Yall Indiana Unilocalers need to chill. This is a good restaurant. You ARE WRONG.