We arrived just sure opening on a Sunday & had the place to ourselves. Our meals were very good, typical American Mexican food. I had the asada burrito. Mom had a cheese enchilada & a chili relleno. The unexpected surprises were: 1. Getting warm bean dip with our chips & salsa 2. A pico-forward salsa 3. One large cinnamon/sugar chips topped with whipped cream & strawberry drizzle read more

Los Jalapenos - Large cinnamon/sugar chips topped with whipped cream & strawberry drizzle dropped off with our check. - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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A Pre-Vietnam Mexican Food Mission Shout out to my brother Jimmy, because I'm getting ready to head to Vietnam, and since Mexican food is his favorite, I've basically been on a self-imposed Vietnamese and Asian food drought. My logic? Save the appetite for the trip. Totally scientific. So I decided to do one last commemorative Mexican meal at Los Jalapeños in Vancouver. I went with the chicken fajita, served sizzling with all the little sides. The chips came out fresh, the salsa had just enough kick to make me pay attention, and then they brought out the bean dip. Home run. The fajitas were exactly what I was hoping for, and of course the margarita was doing its job like a professional. Service was good, the food hit the spot, and eating solo was actually part of the experiment. Consider it a little pre-test for my upcoming minimalist Vietnam adventure, where I'll be wandering around, eating, filming and figuring things out on my own. One last Mexican meal before Vietnam? I'll call that a pretty good send-off. read more

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Chips and salsa were brought quickly to the table. Service was great, the ladies continued to come to the table to check in. We shared the chicken and steak fajitas which were fresh and hot (temperature). Our table also had the #11 combo, which was good. Neither the corn/flour tortillas were home made. 4 stars for the service. read more

Los Jalapenos - #11. One Chile Relleno, One Tostada & One Enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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It's been many years since we've eaten at Los Jalapeños and we thought we'd try it for dinner tonight. We were pretty disappointed. Chips and salsa were quickly brought to our table. The salsa was mostly onions with lots of tomato juice. It was thin, but pretty good,'very little heat, if any. The chips were obviously not homemade which was a disappointment. I ordered Enchiladas Souiza with a chicken and a beef enchilada. Neither were tasty. The green sauce was clearly from a can and the beef and chicken fillings were tasteless. No seasonings, not even salt. The beans and rice were ok and there was a generous dollop of sour cream. It was a very disappointing meal. There was no spices if any kind in either the sauce or the enchilada filling. food was bland and tasteless. Looks like we won't be going back. read more

Los Jalapenos - Enchiladas Suiza - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Another great lunch, burrito was more than enough. Service was good and kept our glasses full. Not as busy during lunch compared to dinner time. read more

We regularly eat from here. We've been customers since 2015 and seen the 117th location go through up's and down's. However, this past year- There's too many onions in salsa and pico. Tomato's were nasty. The onions they use in fajitas used to be sautéd perfectly keep waiting for it to change but has not and they've been skimping on meat cheese and guacamole. use to get separate containers for each now all in one. and cheese sometimes barely on beans with none on side. the cost is ridiculous for the sides of these extra items and not worth paying for. We regret to complain but we're paying for quality that is not being ment. As of this last order with all the hassles and less than satisfactory items, we're on a mission to find a better restaurant to spend our hard earned money!! read more

The worse Mexican food I have ever had. I got the Chimichanga de Marisco with shrimp and crab meat. The shrimp were barely even detectable and the crab meat had a bleach taste. The refried beans had no taste as well as the rice. The chips, salsa and warm bean dip were okay. The margaritas flight was good and a cute idea. Overall bad food. The service was nice. read more

I had the chicken enchilada lunch special. It was bland, watery & had zero enchilada sauce. He had a burrito. It was swimming in water and quite tasteless. We used to love this place but lunch today was the absolute worst. The food was just terrible. Tasted like tough, watery boiled meat with absolutely no sauce, spice or flavor. We won't be going back. read more

Amazing mole. Huge portions and chips that seem bottomless. The pina colada was yummy, the food fresh and the service very friendly and prompt. read more

Los Jalapenos - Mole Mexicano - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

This is are go to place in the couve. Service is very friendly and fast. They always have a nice selection of music playing always. All of their food is top notch. read more

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We have been here several times as this is the closest to our current home. The menu is fairly extensive and our absolute favorite choice is the steak fajitas. Their marinade and grilling process delivers a very tender and oh-so-tasty experience. Having grown up in South Texas, I've sampled several very good fajitas and I'd match these against any of the others. Service is very friendly, professional and quick Currently there is a check in offer for fried ice cream, it was huge and a welcome finish for our meal. Highly recommended read more

Los Jalapenos - Fried Ice cream - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Crap. Crap. Crap. Mexican food takes little effort and this place managed to screw up nachos. I will never eat here again. It was maybe 15 chips total microwaved for over 15.00. read more

my husband and I have been coming here for quite a while now we wanted to show my brother all the hype about this place. He ordered four tacos, and ate 2 of them and he really started to look at the food. He realized that there was foil inside the tacos one of them was the size of my fingernail, and the other was half the size. After this incident even though the staff is nice, we will never return to this place. Check your food if you eat here. read more

Los Jalapenos - Foil found in the food - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

This is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. Friendly staff and comfortable booths. Food is always fresh, hot, and delicious!! I recommend coming early as the place gets packed at dinner time! read more

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We had two meals a combination and a carna burrito. Both were really good. But there margaritas are really good and they don't hold back on the booze. Service was great, it was kind of load but it seemed like everybody was enjoying themselves so that's good. read more

Los Jalapenos - Margaritas - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I will start by saying the staff was awesome and the service was great. When it comes to the food it was terrible. My son got a chorizo burrito and it was a soggy mess. Which chorizo should be but this wasn't greasy it resembled something frozen because it was watery. I got a chile relleno and chicken enchilada. The chicken was very bland enchilada had no sauce very dry and the Chile relleno seemed like it was not battered just cooked with a egg around it. I thought that was interesting and it wasn't bad. My daughter got a shrimp fajita it was good. My middle child got a beef enchilada and two beef tacos. The beef was cheap looking seemed like it was cooked the day before though it may have been fresh. But it was bland and unlike any beef I have had. Enchilada dry stuffed with the same terrible beef. This is my third time giving them a chance and at the time of 100+ dollars which is normal for us we will not be back until something changes. Both of my sons stomachs are upset this morning after. read more

I haven't been here in over 25 years. It is horrible. The salsa is pretty much onion bits in water. The food is boring and dull, smashed beans, rice, and cheap ingredient burritos. The service is they just sit in the office up front. I would never go back. read more

Los Jalapenos - Chips and onion water salsa. - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Family owned and been a staple for the brush prairie area. Got chicken tacos - crunchy. Would have given another star had the taco shells not been ones they purchased from a big box store ( think Taco Bell crunchy). In the pic of Mexican tacos they fried flour tortillas - I'd have been ok with that - but store bought shells - hmmm. The cliched was shredded ( yay) , with lettuce and tomato. Needed something else on there - sauce? Cheese? Not sure Beans and rice good. Love that they bring a bean dip and salsa dip with the chips. read more

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LOVE their fajitas!! I get it every single time. My husband will get beef. I will get chicken. And we share it. I'm allergic to shrimp, otherwise I would get the combo. read more

I have driven by this spot for years and never tried it. I am so sad that I waited so long because the food was amazing l! Everything was so fresh and flavorful I was shocked. Usually Mexican food around here lacks seasoning. I ordered the Fajita Combo which included Chicken Steak and Bacon wrapped shrimp. I had never had bacon wrap shrimp in a fajita but wow! This has to be the best fajita I have ever had and the freshest. Great portions for your money. 4 Tortillas came with my order but next time I would order extra. read more

First time eating here, but my mother and her friend have been many times. It was delicious! I left so full! Happy customer. Great service. Will definitely be back. read more

Los Jalapenos - Camarones Mojo de Ajo - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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Absolutely disgusting!!! No enchilada sauce what so ever On the ENCHILADAS. Beans look like they were swept off the floor. Will not be returning. read more

Food is cooked in carports in a mobile home park in Brush Prairie and brought in to deceive customers into thinking food was prepared at the restaurant. I don't want food being prepared in someone's garage!​ read more

Great place to eat, we enjoyed the small tacos (also called the mini tacos). They are right near our house too

This is a quaint little Mexican Restaurant in a strip mall! Yes, that's what I said! Pretty funny, huh? But, really it does surprise, the food is delicious, the service is great, the wait staff is friendly and I couldn't be more happy with my experience at Los Jalapenos! Give it a try. You will see what I mean! read more

Many years ago we dined at the Orchards location and the food was very bland. We decided to come back along with friends to give it another try and nothing has changed. Service was good, but the food needs some attention read more

Ack...what a HUGE disappointment! Los Jalapenos seems like it has everything going for it. Helpful, knowledgeable staff, big portion sizes, reasonable prices, good location, but sadly falls flat on its face when it comes to the food. We received a tostada with our to-go that we didn't order, and I'm glad we didn't. It was soggy beyond belief. Its toppings were also flavorless, so the vast majority of it went straight into the trash (the dog wouldn't eat it, either). NONE of the food was even remotely spicy, and the non-spicy items (refried beans, rice, etc.) were bland beyond bland. Nothing stood out as being even remotely good. It was all far inferior to frozen Mexican food. The only thing keeping Los Jalapenos from getting one star was how nice, accommodating, and friendly everybody working there was. read more

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I don't often leave a one star review on a restaurant but Los Jalapeño earned this one. Server didn't know much about the menu when asked about certain ingredients. Didn't seem to care either. Don't like your job, maybe you should find something else. Wife ordered some enchiladas and I had a chimichanga and chalupa. Both our entrees were cold in the centers and my chalupa was a soggy wet mess! There is no love in their food. Just some cold canned garbage served by people that hate their job. read more

I'd HIGHLY recommend this fantastic place! We just looked up Mexican places close by and happened upon this gem of a restaurant that will DEFINITELY be a regular place we go to when we're in Vancouver! The place doesn't look like much from the outside, but once you get inside it looks very nice! They give you these GREAT chips, beans, and salsa to start with (not unusual lol!) The service is great and VERY fast!! I was really impressed by it! I ordered the Fajita Burrito with Chicken instead of Steak or the other few options, and I'd have to say that it was pretty great, but not the best that I've had! (Granted, I've only had one other, but it just didn't compete with that!) I'm giving it 4 stars right now, but it could get to 5 stars if I try other things and really like them! read more

Los Jalapenos - Fajitas at Los Jalapeños! Especially the shrimp wrapped bacon! (Also notice the typo lol!) - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I have been going here for years....it's always been my favorite Mexican restaurant!! I always get the fajitas. Tonight I got the fajitas and got 1/4 the amount I normally get for the price of like $22.......I complained and they said it is what you get now. NO!!!! I will never go back. They lost a customer who goes there weekly. For the price I got two fajitas....I normally have some to take home for lunch the next day....not any more. They changed everything and lost a lifetime customer. You do that to your customers. They said it was "The new way" at Los jalapenos. I went there for a reason. Because it had nice portions and was the best in town. Not any more!!! I'll NEVER BE BACK. 1/4 THE AMOUNT FOR THE SAME PRICE!!!! Kiss my ass read more

We went around 3pm on a very warm Sunday. It was our first time here. The wait staff is very friendly, if a little absent a lot of the time despite the place being empty. I ordered steak fajitas and my partner ordered chicken fajitas, as well as a Cadillac margarita. The chips, salsa, and bean dip at the table were nice. The salsa was flavorful despite having zero spice (but it's Vantucky, so I expect that). The margarita came out first. Salt, on the rocks. In a plastic glass fresh out of the dishwasher so it was quite warm. Hmmm. That was a bummer. Our Fajitas came out next. I got corn, he got flour. I tasted the beef and he tasted the chicken and then we swapped to make sure we weren't hallucinating. "Um...why does the meat have a soy sauce marinade?" "No shit! I was thinking the same thing, almost teriyaki flavored." The food was pretty decent, but I wouldn't order the fajitas again. Soy sauce based marinades I'm Mexican food just are a fusion thing I can't handle. He had the fried ice cream for dessert and really enjoyed it. read more

Los Jalapenos - Teriyaki flavored fajitas? Weird marinade! - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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I'll start with the good: Friendly staff. That being said, when I eat out, I'm not interested in paying nearly $20 a plate for someone to be courteous. The food is bland and is a sad reflection on Mexican food. Tips for the back of house: 1) Enchiladas are supposed to have sauce. I got wet meat in a tortilla with 1/4 inch of oily melted cheese on top. No sauce. Bland food made from low quality ingredients. 2) Salads should not have melted cheese on top of them. I got a pile of wilted lettuce, again with 1/4" of melted cheese on top. This was disgusting. the entree that went with this was also just just bland. I think they called it Mexican chicken. It appeared to be a thin red soup with over-cooked bits of shredded chicken. Surprisingly for meat served in a runny liquid "sauce" the chick was hard and dry. 3) Pork taco served in a stale, hard corn tortilla shell. This comes off again as contempt. The pork was hard and dry. We threw this item away after the first bite. Food served with this little consideration for the actual preparation for the dish you are serving feels like contempt for your customers. I will never come back. I will enjoy telling friends just how bad our experience was, because now that this experience is behind me, it's so bad it's funny. But last night I was just pissed about paying so much for something I would be embarrassed to have made in my own kitchen. read more

The food here is amazing and everyone is so respectful! I love how the waiters and waitresses care about what you order. Everything here is decently priced and amazing. The only problem is that your stomach will problem hurt after you fill it with amazing food! read more

Hands down the friendliest service. Best food and reasonable prices! Highly recommend this place to all. We drive 45 min to get here and worth it every time! read more

Ordered chips and salsa with a side of guacamole for a snack and it came to over 20 bucks! So I asked just for the guacamole and figured I could buy some chips and salsa across the street at Chevron. Guacamole came out to almost $8, and I got barely a half cup for 8 bucks. See the pic. How is chips and salsa with a side of guacamole more expensive than their dinner burrito, which comes with chips, salsa for free on the side and the burrito has steak, cheeses, red sauce and everything else? read more

Los Jalapenos - a measuring cup and a square of cheese - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

This place has been around a while. I need to serve good margaritas, but the margaritas have changed over time and have become very expensive the food well always pretty good has also become very expensive so it is not quite the value it used to be. read more

Great service from the friendly staff. Ordering was fast and easy. Our food came out quickly and was fresh and delicious.

Best fajitas this side of the Rocky Mountains. House margs get the job DONE. Chips and salsa comes with bean dip - a tell tale sign of a great Mexican spot. Portion sizes are huge and service is fast and friendly. read more

Food was ok, nothing special. Server was great! Service was great! Wish the food was better, because I wanted to support this small business. read more

Went and explored more of Washington state By visiting a friend that lives in Vancouver Washington. He chose this Mexican spot for dinner. When we arrived we waited in the waiting area and really wasn't greeted. I understand the girl was or seemed to be distracted. We finally got our booth and everything went better from there. Prompt chips and salsa were dropped on the table. I'm not much of a salsa guy however the salsa was very good. Maybe a touch too much onion but it was really good and my friend had the other dip and he enjoyed it. Our waitress then came right after for our drink order and we ordered right away. I had my go to beef and cheese enchilada with rice, and my friend had the fajitas and a taco. I usually get guacamole, but he and I had been talking and it slipped my mind and I just kept eating the salsa which was fine. Our food came out in good time and both of our plates were hot and my meal was very good. I didn't ask my friend if his was good because I didn't need to since he finished all of his. Lol Afterwards they give you a chip with a whip cream element on top. The waitress was attentive throughout our visit, and the manager even came by and said hello which you don't see very often anymore in restaurants. Great conversation and a great meal to top it off. read more

Los Jalapenos - Nice big plate. One cheese and ground beef enchilada. - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington