El Jalapeño’s

Has never let me down! Great, fast service! Great servers, authentic food. Always comes out fast and fresh. Thanks for being a go to for Mexican food!

I have eaten there before and it was alright. But odd I like when the server returns to ask everything alright? There seemed to be only one girl on the dinning room for «taco Tuesday». My tacos were cold. And I couldnt get her attention and I just had a long shift at the hospital. Begrudedly ate them and left. I will be looking for better Mexican spots and will take suggestions lol

Best Happy Hour food and drink specials in town! The kids love the Tacos and the grown-​ups love the margaritas.

Food is always consistent and very good, I always get fajitas or the pollo loco because well, if it’s not broke don’t fix it! Margaritas are good and the food came out quick. Decently priced my only complaint is that I almost always have to wipe off the booth seat before I sit down or I’ll be wearing someone else’s meal.

Great food fast service but watch out for the waiters niko was his name he served me and my family of 6 two times but this last visit guy loves to flirt which is disrespectful and come to find out this dude actually had the nerve to give extremely sexual comments to my kids mother which I didn’t find out til about a hour ago. unfortunately I will not be returning to this place and hope management will correct this problem employees are there to work not to try and ruin a family

Always the right portion at the right price. This a classic Mexican restaurant done right and the food is in par with any Mexican food.

By far the best Authentic Mexican Restaurant around!!! Super fast, Super hot, Super FRESH!

Great wings! Love Taco Tuesday! And free chips with salsa. Plus they have the belly card to earn rewards. I am enjoying a $ 1 cervesa!

Not a bad place but our server was clearly frazzled. I tried to keep her calm, and keep my neediness to a minimum — as a former server, I understand how it can be. It was busy, and the manager or owner came out to help the servers with their tables. Happy hour prices and good intentions helped bring this 3-​star to a 4. Food was pretty good in my book.

I really like this place its a bit small & not alot of parking but the service and food makes up for it. I will definitely be a regular. The food was amazing AUTHENTIC Mexican food. The waiters are very friendly and very attentive evendo it was very busy Saturday night

Great local place in Edgewater/​Lakewood. Extremely fast service, and the two times we have been in, we couldn’t have been happier.
Traditional straight up old school Mexican food. Perfect.

The one place I miss now that I no longer live in Lakewood. The food tastes great at good prices. Nice selection of meals and drinks… daily specials too. The margarita’s are strong, but taste great. Anyone giving this place below 4 stars is confused and thinks Taco Bell is authentic Mexican.

Dropped in for Lunch on Monday and was pleasantly surprised how good the food and service was! .Lunch menu is very reasonably priced with HUGE portions and the frozen Margaritas were great also. I’ll be going back!

Yummy and authentic Mexican food!
I ordered vegetarian fajitas and a raspberry margarita — both were VERY tasty! My date wished he had ordered fajitas too when the waitress brought the sizzling cast iron skillet to our table! Fresh, delicious bell peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms and cauliflower with corn tortillas.
The portions were incredibly generous here. I ate until I was stuffed and still had enough leftovers for another full meal at home the next day. The raspberry margarita was really sweet and a little strong, but still tasty. Our waitress was great — and we had very fast service.
I’ve only been here once but will definitely return!

Im confused why this place has such high stars. Came on a Friday night and the place was packed. I have been here a few times since Klucks closed and it became this place. Still looks like Klucks but with a random sombrero and maracas hanging around. The only thing Mexican about it is the people working. Didn’t even see any Mexicans eating at any of the tables. Not a good sign. In past times I left feeling «It was OK»…this time it just felt blah. To quote John Lydon: «Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?» That’s how I feel now. Girl working our section was super nice and fast but the food and drank was crap. No flavor. Drinks were watery (even though we payed more for the Texana). The salsa even tasted watered down. Even for gringo/​messican this is bad. Hell, even Cozumel up the road is better. Aren’t they all owned by the same people anyway? I miss Mi Pueblo. Maybe I will have to drive out to Painesville for real tacos… or hit up La Plaza, deal with the occasional hip, foodie type that seems to infested this bastion of Mexican grocery goodness and just make my own.
Larga vida a la mano izquierda cabra

I love Mexican food. Its probably my favorite cuisine. I have eaten here maybe 5 times. Problems all 5 times. Either the order was wrong, no refills or lack luster service. Worst was when an older person used the restroom (which is gross) I went in after and saw urine all over the toilet and floor. Bless her heart she must have missed. I told the server. He sent in another guy. Guy came out, said no no urine anywhere and walked away. I went back in, YES THERE WAS! I asked for my bill and left. never again.

Thus is my second time here… today is not busy at all and I been waiting on my food for over 13 minutes now… service is slow… sort of pricey… not sure if I would come back here…

The best chicken fajitas in a Mex restaurant in CLE
Great flavor and lots of chicken (unlike other places that serve you a pile of peppers and onions and a few pieces of chicken). Always fast service.

This unassuming little spot settled into a stalwart seafood restaurant that closed and if you look closely, you can see the influence on the décor. But I digress. Unless the décor is black and white floor tiles (which drives me up a wall), I don’t care about the décor I come for the food.
I love the tamales at this place and will frequently get them to go. Come to think of it, I’m gonna call Unilocal everyday until the make me the Duke Emeritus. Alright, back to reality, there is something to be said about unwrapping a folded corn husk that just slows you down and forces you to appreciate the efforts of your cook. Not to mention they are possibly the best motivator for an after hours crew of hungry skilled tradesmen. It’s also worth noting that I have never been disappointed with any of the other menu items.
Have a nice time and make sure to embarrass someone in your party by telling your server it’s their birthday!

The food, the drinks, the service, the prices and the atmosphere make Jalapeño’s MY favorite place for Hispanic food. This place is so good I want to learn Spanish! 5 STARS!

While this may be a family friendly place, the blandness of the food leaves a lot to be desired. I gave this place three opportunities and was disappointed at every turn.
The salsa tastes like tomato juice with an accident of garlic powder and black pepper. We ordered the sincronazada, a staple of Mexican cantinas, and was shocked to get a slice of Isaly’s chip-​chopped ham, some low-​quality cheese and a tortilla. It didn’t have the good chihuahua cheese or smoky ham that it should have had. That was a notable disappointment. Again the rest of the food was bland and not worth mentioning.
This is a total skip– not worth the time at all. Drive an extra couple miles and head to Villa y Zapata and get their Chile Rellenos, which are bar none the best in the region, or go to Luchitas. If you don’t care about authentic flavours, head down to Barrio or El Carnicero for some quality!

My last 2 visits to El Jalapeños have been nothing short of crap!
Service was painfully slow on both visits. Neither time was the place terribly busy with customers. My friend’s margarita was nothing but margarita-​mix syrup. If you can’t get a good margarita at a Mexican place…
My sangria was out of a box. *See same comment about where one should be able to fine a quality sangria.
The food was BLAND! As a vegetarian I asked if the rice was cooked in chicken stock. The server looked at me like I was a moron. When I explained why I asked that question, I was snapped at: «NO!»
I’ve never had problems here before, but when there are SO many quality Mexican restaraunts in the area, I will not be going back to El Jalapeños ever again.

Quick service and good food.
We did come in the door at the front of the building… which is apparently wrong. But there was no sign and it wasn’t locked haha!

They have really good food — if they get your order right. I usually just get rice and beans and cheese dip to not complicate things. Anytime I’ve order something else, they get the order wrong and explaining how to fix it is rough. The prices are also a little ridiculous. Your receipt doesn’t specify what cost what and it is too much work to challenge the pricing of stuff. If their food weren’t so good, I wouldn’t go there.

Sizzling and juicy, that’s how my fajita dish came out. YES PLEASE. I got the seafood fajita dish and I really liked the shrimp in my dish… but the supposed scallops were almost too tiny to tell, hence the downgrade. There were about 5 – 6 mussels and tons of veggies, which were delicious. The side dish of rice, beans, lettuce, guac and tomatoes was so so compared to some of the other mexican resturants I have tried but overall not bad. I’m a huge guac fan and I didn’t quite get the same satisfaction from this one :(The ambiance is relaxed with a very open space for eating. The waitors were awesome and the staff nice. I would definetly come back out here :)

This place certainly cures my Mexican food cravings. As soon as I was seated, the waiter brought out the chips & salsa. The salsa has a bite to it but it was very good. I ordered the #29 Enchiladas Supremas & really enjoyed it! It came with 4 different enchiladas & rice. The rice was really good & it wasn’t over cooked. My boyfriend got the fajitas & it was so tasty!
The service is fast & the waiter was attentive. I’ll be back!

Sooo good! I’ve been craving good Mexican food for the past 3 years since I moved from New York and I’ve finally found my new go-​to place!
For my first time here, I decided to get some simple dishes, difficult to mess up, just to see how they fared. I got nachos with ground beef, jalepenos and cheese with a side of salsa and guac. The nachos were delicious but unfortunately the chips were soggy since they had been sitting there a few minutes before I came to pick them up. The guac was fresh but needed some salt. The salsa was slightly spicy which was also nice
I got 4 tacos– 2 al pastor, 1 bistec, and 1 chorizo. My fav was chorizo, al pastor was pretty good, bistec needed some seasoning but like I said, the salsa is pretty good. Each order came with a side of chips
The restaurant is pretty cute so I think I’ll sit in and eat there next time and try out their infamous margaritas… They looked huge!

I thought the food was very good! Especially since just moving from LA it tasted very authentic! They have huge portions and I was able to take home a lot of left overs. The service was good and the food came out very fast.
I think it was a little pricey but that’s my only complaint. I was able to order off of the vegetarian portion of the menu which was a little cheaper. Very yummy salsa and chips too! Worth checking out if you’re craving Mexican food :)

I don’t know why I never think of this place for take-​out, but when I was craving fajitas last night and the beau wasn’t it hit me…
Order some to-​go for yourself!
I did and it was cheap and quick as hell. The food was good, yet not as good as when you’re fajitas are scorching hot, sizzling in front of you on one of those cast iron skillets. It was missing that caramelized goodness it gets as it continues to cook in front of you. But, the seasoning and most of the flavor was still there.
I also ordered some salsa and chips to-​go. The salsa made me laugh, since it was sent in a styrofoam drink cup (still delicious, though!) But the chips lacked their usual salt and were a bit stale.
Either way, still a great go-​to Ameri-​Mexican restaurant that’s close, quick and cheap.