Tasty authentic Mexican food! Went here on Saturday with a buddy and we were both pleased with this great little restaurant. I had a combination plate with a shredded beef taco and chile relleno. With very tasty refried beans and rice. My buddy got a wet burrito that was nice and big. Really good salsa too. We were very happy that we chose this spot. Nice Owners too! read more

My first time eating at Jalapenos, but not my last. My sister and I shared the shredded beef nachos. Omg delish! A huge serving that we barely put a dent in. Highly recommend this Mexican restaurant. read more

I live in Santa Maria and was in grover beach with my sister. She saw the restaurant and said let's give it a try. The waitress was very friendly. We ordered shredded beef nachos to share. Omg the best nacho ever. You know this is an authentic Mexican restaurant. I will definitely be stopping to eat there when in grover hitting the thrift store. read more

**LOCAL GEM** Of all the Mexican restaurants in Grover Beach, Jalapeños is our favorite. Their Grande Burrito Wet ($15.29) is HUGE and is my husband's "favorite that he's found" here (and we've tried many), and they are my go to when I'm hankering for Chile Relleno. Excellent food, good portions for the prices, warm dine-in service, cozy atmosphere and easy parking behind the restaurant. They also do take out (which I just got today) which was super quick to order and pick up, and included free chips & salsa. read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Burrito Grande Wet - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

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Food is amazing! First, chips n salsa are fresh. Great taste. I ordered combo #11 chile relleno and shredded beef taco, both were served hot and taste so good. My hubby ordered an asada burrito and it was all gone within 5 minutes. Definitely recommend and will be back later this week! read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

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The chicken burrito grande is the best I've ever tasted. Salsa is fantastic. Good people, good food.

Great Mexican restaurant! Service is outstanding and all the meals were delicious ((there were 6 of us).

We got seated and was served a good sized bowl of tortilla chips and salsa, the tortilla chips were thick, I wasn't liking the chips because at a restaurant I have eaten thinner chips, but I loved the salsa. I ordered Huevos Rancheros, and it was pretty good tasting eggs, rice and beans, I know that there were 2 corn tortillas on the bottom of the eggs, but I wished they would have offered 2 corn or flour tortillas with this order, but I give the restaurant 5 stars because of the customer service on our waitress taking care of the whole restaurant. read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Huevos Rancheros - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

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Great food but they're closed until January 2, 2025. other than that, we've been going there since 2017 and the food is always been great.

Tacos are calling are you willing to answer! It's all in the name right, it has to be since that's the first catch that caught me. Sweet dreams can be had with jalapeños. As we wander through the rows of shops here along the avenues; each one so colorful. The salty air invades our senses as we trekked. After making a few laps around this block and that block one builds and appetite up. Tacos are always something that fulfills the hunger call. As we walked in the restaurant the smells from the kitchen hit us. It's that feeling from the smells coming from the kitchen, "yeah this place will do just fine." Let's eat tacos. We were seated immediately at a great table overlooking boulevard with a huge picture window to enjoy the show outside while we dine in. The menu very simple to order. The authenticity of the restaurant was perfect indeed. The language barrier was a little difficult, luckily I can speak taco in all languages. As the waitress walked away she left complimentary chips and salsa. The mmmm now don't fill up too much on that chips and salsa, tacos are a coming. The chips and salsa are authentic . I can remember every dip too. We added with an up charge of five dollars fresh avocado. The avocado was fresh and made to order. Yum yum! Tacos loaded with extra extra cheese, fresh jalapeños, lettuce and guacamole. We have lunch here. All we wanted was tacos, so that is all we had in abundance. In no time that dozen tacos were at our table screaming for us to eat them. The tacos come simple with lots of shredded steak, lettuce, and cheese. The cheese is always the best part of Mexican food. Then you add some jalapeños and salsa. Now that we have been fed it's time to continue on our journey. Stop and pick the peppers once in awhile. Where ever the road takes you, take that left and explore where your are. We found this Mexican food joint out and about the journey of life. We are filling those pages with our spicy delicious eats that made our days even better. The road of life can end when and where you make it; but always remember tacos. read more

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Just had an asada wet burrito. Served piping hot and was flavorful and huge. My daughter who is four even loved it. The service was friendly and although we were the only ones there it was comfortable and they have it nice and clean with nice plants and decor. I feel like people are missing out. It's been a long time since i've had jalepeno's and I'm happy to say they did not disappoint. read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Half eaten delicious wet asada burrito - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

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Food was OK but when a Mexican restaurant start charging you for chips that does not sit well with a lot of people I've been going to Mexican restaurants all my life and I never paid for chips. I always spend good money but when a restaurant start nickel and dime you, that would turn people away read more

This family business is run by a pleasant couple. The husband is the chef learned to cook in Zacatecas, Mexico. He charges for a second basket because the chips are the best hand-made chips I have ever had! the salsa is a delicious hand made mixture of hand chopped onions, garlic, tomato and cilantro. They were so good I bought some to go. I ordered the enchiladas suisas. The chicken was perfectly seasoned and moist., with homemade tomatillo green sauce. All the flavorful salsas tickled your tongue but didn't make your nose run. Classically delicious beans and rice. Cold lettuce on the side. For wine margaritas, they were good and the Corona in a chilled glass really hit the spot. I have not found better mexican food in Cambria, Cayucos or Morro Bay. I'm sad we live 55 minutes from Jalapeños. read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

Great food, service, and very nice couple are the owners. Yelp shows they are closed, but that not true. We went by yesterday and they were open and had customers. Please update the information, as it is not fair to them to show they are closed. Thank you. read more

They have excellent Chile Verde. I love their rice and beans. It's all 100% authentic.

Delicious, I highly recommend Jalapenos , the food is excellent. Tacos are so yummy with the best crunchy shell , enchiladas are great , chili verde not too spicy ,, great experience read more

Restaurant was well decorated, service was very fast and food was affordable. I had a beef enchilada and my girlfriend had the carnitas burrito. Both were perfect, nothing to complain about. Will definitely return, if any staff are seeing this keep up the good work read more

The food here is decent, food temperature came out hot, but it lacked flavor. I've never add salt to my food when I'm at a restaurant, but I sure did need it for this place. Im from SoCal and the Mexican food there is much better then this area. It's really difficult finding the hidden Mexican food joint in this part of town. The service is good and the restaurant is clean. If your looking for a meal and don't care about flavor this place is for you. read more

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The food is always really phenomenal and the service hasn't changed since before they relocated from their previous location; which is STILL AMAZING! I remember when they opened here and it was only the small side! Then they were able to purchase the larger area now and it's just gorgeous! We have been coming and loving Jalapeños for over 12 years, and everytime my Beautiful Mom comes to town this is our favorite place to come and have lunch or dinner! We love the family that owns and runs this outstanding restaurant and I give you all great praise for the jobs that you ALL DO!! My favorite is the #4 Two cheese enchiladas with beans & rice, with a side of sour cream. My Beautiful Mom's favorite is (can't remember the #lol) the Chili Relleno, Chicken Taco with beans & rice. My Bestfriend Brian, his favorite is the Wet Cardne Asada Burrito, with no beans & no onions in the burrito. We absolutely love the food, the people, and the feeling of being a part of their family when you're there! read more

Our favorite Mexican food spot for casual week night dinner out! Great service and nice atmosphere. :) read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Cheese Enchilada, Beef Taco - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

Asada wet burrito is Chips and salsa good too! Reasonable on price. All round great place to eat!

Save your money and go to Taco Bell, nothing authentic about this food.food was very very generic and service was not good either . Would not recommend any one to go here . read more

Finally found the best Mexican food on the Central Coast! Food was excellent! Service was friendly and fast! Cute restaurant with pleasant Mexican music playing in background. Ambiance was just right. Very enjoyable experience. I had a tasty crispy shredded beef taco and Chile Relleno with rice and beans served hot. Chips and salsa was right amount of fresh and crispy! Definitely a new favorite!! read more

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Yeah, they've gone downhill quite a bit. You have to pay for your second bowl of chips, which is fine, but "beef chimichanga" is an example of false advertising. Such a disappointment - perhaps one tablespoon of shredded beef was swimming in a sea of watered-down beans in the chimichanga. At least be honest and rename it "Refried Bean Chimichanga with a Hint of Beef." For a Saturday night, it was empty except for another couple, so I guess word has gotten out. Pretty sad, since this place used to rock! When will restaurant owners quit trying to skimp on everything - do they think the customers are too dumb to notice? Those watered-down beans and misrepresented main dishes are going to cost you more than you are saving in the long run. read more

It's just ok, but not great. Our order to go was missing the taco from the kids meal and anything that was supposed to be crunchy was soggy. My cheese enchilada was cold sitting next to a mushy tostada. I feel like this would be better if you ate it in the restaurant-but to go needs work. read more

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I think that Jalepeno's has some of the best Mexican Food in the 5 Cities area. Their Enchiladas Suizas are sooo good and so is their Veggie Butrito. Great chips and salsa when you're seared too! read more

Very good. Food comes out fast. Nice and hot waitress is fantastic. We have had two celebrations for birthdays, and would definitely eat here again. read more

Walked in. Waitress was so rude. They charge 2.75 for the second basket of chips and salsa. When we questioned the waitress about the charge because we were two couples with two tickets, she clearly stated no and nothing is free. She was mad so we left. We liked this place but we had to break up. read more

We ate there while we were visiting the beach. It was our first time. Food was delicious! Generous with their enchilada sauce :) salsa is sooo good, service was good also. Give it a try. read more

This review is based on their vegetarian food quality. If you are a vegetarian, please visit Chipotle down the road instead of this restaurant. We ordered a couple of vegetarian wet burritos. The sauce tasted like it came directly from a can. The burrito was bland. I felt queasy after I ate there. Definitely not quality food. Our waiter was a very nice lady and they had clean restrooms. read more

We've been eating here every year since 2017 during our week at Jubilee by the Sea. Have always enjoyed the food and service. Just arrived today (no Jazz Festival) but came for the week anyway and stopped here for lunch. Both ordered the Lunch Special #10, two tacos, rice and beans $10.99. I liked mine, the wife thought hers lacked flavor. The bill came and it was for $13.49 each. I asked why we didn't get the Special price. The owner (wife) said you asked for #10 and showed me the menu, sure enough that is two tacos, beef or chicken for $13.49. The only problem was that I had the lunch menu in my hand when I ordered and pointed at #10 on it. I paid the bill as presented, gave a tip, and told her and her husband that little trick made them an extra $5 today but cost them at least $150 this week(in the past we've eaten with them 3-4 times in a week). It has also cost them in the future as she got mad and said in the future I should pay attention. There won't be any 'future' meals for us there. read more

After walking into this restaurant, my husband and I was waiting to be seated. There was only one other couple already seated and eating which was strange at this time of the day. Finally a woman comes out and seats us. My husband and I decided to share the 2 shredded beef tacos plate. When the food came out (literally in under 3 minutes) I took at bite and had to call the server over to ask if the meat was chicken or beef. She confirmed that it was beef. I told her that it was tasteless. She walked up to the register, and brought me the check (maybe she was thinking I wasn't going to pay???) . Lol Long story short, we paid the bill which was just over $14 for 2 bland tacos topped with 4 sheds of cheese and mostly lettuce. I honestly don't know how restaurants can proudly sell food like this. Imagine taking a chicken breast and boiling it in plain water until very dry. That's what this so-called "beef" tasted like. Left the plate exactly as you see in the photo. Now I understand why there wasn't more patrons in the restaurant. Tootaloo! read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Two shredded Beef Tacos with rice and beans. The tacos were topped with 4 shreds of cheese and did NOT taste like shredded beef. - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

I have frequent this restaurant when I'm working in Grover. Today we went for lunch. First time I've gone since Covid to eat indoors at this restaurant. The menus came and I did not see the lunch specials. I asked and received another menu with the lunch specials. My impression was they wanted us to order off the more expensive regular dinner. We asked for another basket of chips and was charged $2.00. This was not the case previously. The first basket of chips was much smaller than normal. I understand it has been difficult for restaurants the past year. Please do not try to take advantage of your customers. This leaves a bad taste and I will not return soon. My rating is based on this experience. read more

i moved to grover beach 11 years ago and soon discovered jalapenos restuarant. it is my favorite. the food is great, the service is great and i always leave feeling great. it is a small family business whos quality product is an asset to the community. i highly recommend jalapenos to anyone who asks where to get a consistantly delicious meal. read more

Been eating here for years. Food is not to spicy for me which I love. I'm a lite weight. Friendly owners. read more

Great Mexican food ! My fav Is Albondigas! Chips and salsa Are great . Everything On the menu Is fantastic. read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

I hesitated to write this review but I must. The food was okay- not the best, but the chicken filling my enchiladas was good. The "Suiza" sauce was definitely not Suiza sauce, rather a green sauce. The restaurant was definitely short staffed, and it showed as my hubby didn't get a water refill until we flagged the server down for the check. My biggest warning is the absolutely scorching hot plates in which the enchiladas were served. I have quite the burn. Yes, we were told to be careful because the plate was hot, but there is hot and there is scorching. I accidentally tapped the back part of my hand and I have a very visible burn. Please be careful. I was thankful that I was the one that got hurt and not my kids. read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - 2 days after the plate burn - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

Great authentic Mexican food at a decent price. The staff is friendly and great. It's a dang shame that they are limited to take out and outdoor seating due to Governor's ban on restaurants. The burritos are delicious and big. read more

Jalapenos Restaurant - Damn good burrito! - Mexican Near Me - Grover Beach, California

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Ordered the Chile Relleno burrito and it was very very good. The size and flavor of the burrito was more than I expected. I recommend this place. read more

I dined at Jalapeños tonight. I quite enjoyed the service and the ambiance. I tried the Asada Grande Burrito (Wet). With sour cream, guacamole, cheese, sauce, onion, and salsa. It was excellent and was so large, I was able to take home half of it! I expect to return to this restaurant again in the future. read more