Jalepenos

Seriously love Jalapeño's! It doesn't matter if it is the Pontiac or Clarkston restaurant. The food is fantastic and the quality is unmatched. When a restaurant makes its own unique salsas, that tells me that what you're getting is something fresh and that the owner prides themselves on delivering a delicious experience that doesn't come from a cookie-cutter food service. The prices are very reasonable and I never walk away hungry. Get a large chicken nachos to go. It is so full it is served in a pizza box. It is a treat for my family and myself every time we order from there. The staff is always very friendly and the atmosphere is fun.

Let me first say that it breaks my heart to leave this review. I was one of the first wave of customers for Jalapenos about 7-8 years ago when they'd opened. I was a huge fan. The service was great, the food was fresh and excellent, and it felt like the staff cared about the product, and I was a frequent visitor. After returning from Texas with a new family after 6 years, I was excited to show them Jalapenos to prove that Michigan Mexican food is just as good as Texas (it is, by the way).To my shock, the service was horrendously slow (drinks were late, we were sitting for 10-15 minutes before being waited on), and the food was actually cold. Not warm, but COLD. The most unbelievable part was, this happened on back-to-back visits after I swore the first time must have been a fluke. Sadly, the egg is on my face, as I must now listen to my family proclaim Texas' superior Mexican food. I really hope the manager/owners see this and makes real improvements and get BACK to how things were. There's still time to save the experience, but unfortunately we won't be back soon. It's really sad to see that the standard has fallen so low for both the food and the service. Last note - our waiter, a young man with longer hair and glasses, likes to take orders by memory. I don't think this is cute or impressive, and if anything, has actually been proven a poor system, as numerous items were forgotten on both visits. Use a notepad, be organized, and get the orders right.

My husband and I love going here. We hadn't been there in a while and decided we needed a good day date. We went at around 2:30pm and they weren't busy at all. I had the wet burritos and they were super tasty. Loved the bean sauce and melty cheese on top 😋 As always, the chips and 3 types of salsa topped us off. Will go again!

Disappointed in the portion of the food. Got tacos felt like I got the same portion taco bell gives. Barley any meat or cheese. I got 4 tacos and felt like I should have just put all the meat in 1 taco cause there really wasn't that much meat. Had to find our own menus because nobody gave us one, didn't get refills on our drink, lady kept staring at us as if it were a problem they had customers. Food was good service and portions could have definitely been better.