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The Jalapeno Tree

3.3 (62 reviews)
ModerateMexican
Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Moderate noise
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Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Femi A.

I visited Jalapeño Tree with 4 other friends and we all enjoyed our meals. This place is great! The food is so good. I haven't had better Mexican food in Longview honestly. The drinks are reasonably priced and I love the atmosphere here. There's plenty of cool decorations around the place and it's very clean and a cool crowd.

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Tom Y.

It's a cool place with lots of atmosphere and the hostess and waitress were great, very friendly and helpful. The chips were tasty and crisp and the salsa was nice. But, the food was average at best and the margaritas were watered down. Not sure what else is in this town but I guess it's okay in a pinch.

Beerita
Bill A.

Wednesday night, not crowded at all. No surprise. Greeted immediately upon walking inside. Service was just as quick. Ordered a dish called the Elvis Presley. This has beef fajita meet, no tortillas, but I didn't ask for them either. Taco, choice of two sides. My sides were rice and a puffy taco. OK, I lived in San Antonio and San Marcos for several years, what Longview calls a puffy taco is different than South Central Texas. This version was a queso covered shell-NO meat! Overall the food was good and very fresh. Served very quickly and the staff checked in on a regular basis. Beerita was good too. Got to choose my beer and it was a good sized portion. Free ice cream cones available for dessert. Overall a good experience and I will return.

Queso shrimp with tortilla soup and a taco
Jen J.

I had the queso shrimp. I ordered the shrimp fried and I changed out the beans for tortilla soup. My meal was just OK...I have had better from them. The shrimp was bland but cooked just right. The taco was also bland even after adding salt and pepper it was still tasteless. My soup was super cheesy. I had to scoop out as much cheese as I could just to consume it. Once again, I have had the queso shrimp from them and it was much better than today's. Looked delicious but Was truly disappointed.

Pork nachos
Jennifer M.

I went to this place back in the end of March but I forgot to put this review in. The food is delicious here, they have some different sauces for your chips. I love the green sauce like a jalapeno guacamole sauce. I could have taken a bath in that stuff lol. We had some chicken nachos which was a huge serving. I wish this place was located in Arizona was my only sadness. The wait staff was very kind and the service was fantastic. These places are huge and have plenty of room for large groups! The next time I'm in Texas I plan to go to another one!

Chile chicken enchiladas, refried beans and rice
Vetta H.

So, the first time I came here, Cedes was an awesome server. Five stars given for her. The food was decent and the chips and salsa were good. Fast forward to today...WTF? No one greeted me as I stood there waiting for the 3 servers to finish chatting. Then when I was finally acknowledged, the guy that seated us seemed as though he DID NOT WANT TO BE BOTHERED. Once he seated us, I noticed how he just threw my sons kid menu on the table in his direction. Mind you, NO ONE HAS SPOKEN TO US. Next the guy who brought the chips and salsa HAD NOTHING TO SAY either. What the hell is going on in here? Finally after all the useless servers standing around, I'm assuming she was one of the managers came over and asked if they had taken my drink order. She took my order and apologized. The waitress then ran right up to me right after asking the same thing and apologizing. I guess my face said a thousand words because Brent came to the rescue. He came over and asked if my order had been taken. He then told me that the waitress would be right over. She NEVER came. I guess Brent noticed and jumped right in and took my order. Wait, the kicker to this....HE WAS SMILING EVERY TIME HE CAME TO THE TABLE. He checked back in with me and even gave me the wifi password. My point here is this CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST SERVICE. Especially when you work in a "customer service" industry. Or maybe being from California, I'm being a little to harsh...NOT.

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6 months ago

Absolutely great thoroughly enjoyed the food and atmosphere! Service was good but they were extremely busy so can't expect perfection

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It's not like real Mexican food. Food kinda sucks but the price is ok. I don't go eat here other than meetings.

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The green sauce. The butter, honey and tortillas. Some things are just better in East Texas and Tex-Mex is one of them.

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I really do love the food here. The hot sauce is not hot at all. That's the only thing I don't like. Fajitas are the best in town.

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Usually a very friendly experience, food is usually great. Would recommend if you are looking for something yummy on the low key.

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