Way better than Chipotle! I absolutely love this place when I need a quick Mexican fix. My go to's are the burrito or burrito bowl, all the ingredients are fresh and tasty. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There's some room to sit down & enjoy your meal,[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] the people working behind the counter are always nice & greet you as soon as you walk in. The only con is that the parking can be difficult, but if you wait a couple of minutes, people are usually in & out! read more

Hot Peppers - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

Hot peppers is very similar to Chipotle, but I think I prefer it much more over Chipotle! I find that they give a good portion and I really find their food tasty, even though a lot of it is quite similar. However, one thing they do differently is the sauce they add to their bowls. My favorite sauce is their lemon herb! read more

We order from here quite frequently. Portions are large. Dressings are plentiful. The salads are tasty and fresh. read more

This place is soooo good. Most important guacamole is free!!! Queso is free!!! Hot peppers Life is amazing! My favorite meat is the chipotle chicken which is perfectly seasoned and not spicy at all read more

Hot Peppers - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

I've ordered from this place many times through Uber Eats, and I'm glad I finally got to visit in person. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant is bigger than I expected, though seating is limited.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]But what really matters is that the moment you step inside, you're greeted by the mouthwatering aroma of steak and chicken.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The setup is simple--walk toward the back and order down the line. I usually get the burrito bowl. It's hearty and filling. The sauces are great, and I'm a big fan of the creamy avocado. Their proteins have good depth of flavor, and I highly recommend checking them out. [[HIGHLIGHT]]If you're dining in or picking up, I'd suggest avoiding the weekday rush from 2-4 p.m. unless you want to deal with a lot of noisy kids.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

The food at Hot peppers taste delicious. The customer service is awesome and the price of the food is a reasonable price also. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I also like the Ambiance where you can read a book or have a nice lunch break.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Absolutely delicious and very well priced Mexican in Queens! The grilled chicken bowl was delicious all the way around - and guac, queso, and the tortilla on the side were all included unlike some other spots around. The flavors melded together wonderfully and everything was phenomenal. Definitely a new go to spot when I'm craving Mexican and want good food at better prices! read more

Hot Peppers - Chicken bowl - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

Decent price for a salad on lunch hours. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Love it when they pack my salad, bless yall! read more

Not going to lie I was a bit skeptical about coming here at first but boy was I wrong! The food is amazing, awesome portion sizes too this place blows chipotle out of the water by miles! We will definitely be back soon! read more

Previously a 5 in 2022 now down to a 3. Worse than chipotle is a new low. No longer carries roasted vegetables, or the garlic sauce I was so fond of. Honey chipotle chicken is still a solid pic, but completely flavourless and unseasoned even with the sour cream and sauces on top. I pay more for healthy food outside so that I don't need to feel like I'm eating healthy. This made me want to drink a protein shake instead. Lunch special is now up to $9. With the honey chicken, that's around $12. No longer the amazing deal read more

best lunch deal ever even the i've only been here twice will def go again . my hubby lovesssssss this place read more

The build your own burrito bowl bar has lots of options and the food looks fresh. I was greeted right away and found the employees nice. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The environment looked clean and modern.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] However the food had absolutely no flavor at all. The beef was boring and looked like dog food. The corn was cold and tasted like it came from a can. Definitely skip it. read more

Lunch special is always on point! The workers are great fast and efficient. I always get shrimp and it never disappoints! There's a good size seating area that stays in rotation as customers come and leave. read more

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This place is really fulfilling. Really good! The bowls were yummy and the burrito was yummy. They need more seating tho. But it was really good! Service is really quick. But so bad because they charge 3.5% for credit card and they have so many spiders in there! But the food is good. Just so yummy in my tummy. read more

Hot Peppers - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

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This is my favorite spot to get food on a random night that I don't want to cook. The burrito bowls are so good and very reasonably priced. I love going and getting one of their juices as well. read more

Parking can be challenging in that area. It has meter parking right outside but it's always full. I can see why they have a lot of take outs. They were all lined up on shelves. It's a healthier, lighter choice. Customer service was average. Their food area was a little messy. We ordered two steak bowl, one with brown rice and one with salad. Rice was too soggy, salad was fresh. Good portion of meet. Other ingredients were fresh. We also got chicken nacho for the kids. They didn't like the cheese sauce since it's too runny and not cheesy enough. Overall it's a good portion and reasonable price. Will skip the nacho for sure. Will return. read more

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I'm sorry but this is the worst $10-11 I spent on food in a long time. I got the burrito bowl with brown rice and grilled chicken. The brown rice was cold and hard. The amount of chicken was laughable. More rice than actual chicken. The lettuce was sad. The food on its own had zero flavor. I had to pour sour cream and hot salsa all over the bowl to finish. This food was horrible. Just as bad as Chipotle. Hot Peppers used to be so good a couple years back, what happened? read more

Unfortunately Steak is chewy today. Tastes like they have a new chef ;( It was definitely edible but I've had better in the past! read more

Hot Peppers - Quesadillas - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

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Right off Union Tnpke on Springfield, across the street from the BP gas station. Few tables/chairs to eat in when you walk in; assembly line style ordering towards the back. Clean place, station set up next to the cashier to get napkins/utensils. Come around dinner time and expect to see a little line. Staff appear to be in their early 20s, sometimes they seem unsure of what they are doing and if it's busy and online orders are coming in, they struggle keeping orders in check, so make sure you keep an eye on which bowl/items are yours or risk taking someone else's. Similar to Chipotle but, in my opinion, tastes better. I tend to go for the salad bowl, but you have options for rice bowls, burritos, quesadillas, and a kids menu as well. They also have drink options. They fill the bowl with enough food to last me two meals, every single time. They have a variety of meat options, salad options, different sauces and spicy sauces at different levels of spice. They have guacamole, beans, cheese, nacho cheeses, Pico de Gallo, corn, you are basically in a selection heaven. Food is always delicious, two thumbs up from me. My salad bowl with honey Chipotle chicken comes to just over $12 after taxes. I get a side of chimichurri sauce too, which they don't charge for. They will charge extra for extra meat. 5 cent charge for the bag to give too, but it's a study attractive bag, so fine with me. You can pay cash or card. I shall keep returning, as long as they keep this up. read more

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Been here a bunch of times on those lazy days I don't feel like cooking and I love itttttttt! It's like chipotle or qdoba but halal and BETTER! I'd rather support a local business vs a chain. I always get a bowl with half grilled chicken and steak with a little of their chimichurri sauce. It's delicious! The place can get pretty busy around dinner time and parking in the area is limited but you can always find something up the block. Highly recommend if you're in the area and want something quick to go! I see a bunch of people that do pickup orders so that's an option if you're on a time crunch and don't want to wait in a long time. read more

Hot Peppers - Half grilled chicken and steak with chimichurri sauce and sour cream on top! - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

I had ordered a burrito bowl from here & it was so good! So typically when I go to places that do salads, burrito bowls, quesadillas etc I usually get a salad with the usual fixings (lettuce, tomato's, guacamole, cheese, sour cream & a little hot pepper). I decided to try the burrito bowl & I got it with rice. I'm not a big rice eater, but I figure, why not. So my burrito bowl consisted of cilantro lime white rice, chipotle honey chicken, guacamole, regular queso, onions & peppers, tomato salsa, roasted sweet corn, cheese, pineapple, pickled hot pepper, sour cream & chimichurri. Everything literally worked together perfectly. With each bite you got a spoon of delicious! Lol the rice makes it more fulfilling & adds a little something extra too. I also tried their "Kissy Mango" drink & it was good too. Not too sweet & the mango flavor is there. I do wish there were different sizes to order. Personally the other places out there (I don't need to name them you know) don't compare. Where the competitors have Hot Peppers beat is that they are located just about everywhere, but Hot Peppers certainly tastes WAY better than them! read more

Hot Peppers - Burrito Bowl - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

Love it that there's a decent alternative to that other mexican grill named after a smoked jalapeño! This chain is going places! After the Yelp Elite Event introducing Hot Peppers in Astoria, I found out about this one in Springfield Gardens, which is way more convenient if you're driving. If I don't drive into Astoria again, it will be too soon. Anyhoo, turning onto Springfield Blvd from Union Tpke, we got a parking spot immediately, just past the store. There are a lot of UberEats and GrubHub drivers coming to pick up here, so this is some good luck. Otherwise, we'd have to drive around looking for a spot. At the order counter, you're presented with an overwhelming amount of choices, way more than you'll see at that other unnamed mexican grill. All ingredients are prepared fresh. Choose your creation: bowl, burrito, tacos, nachos, quesadilla or salad Base options: fresh greens arcadian, mix romaine lettuce for salad brown or cilantro lime rice with black or pinto beans for everything else Proteins: grilled chicken, chipotle honey chicken, steak, carne asada, spicy braised lamb or garlic butter shrimp Veggies: roasted vegetables, onion & peppers, tofu Spreads & Dips: guacamole, spicy guac, creamy garlic, soy picante, tangy tomato, queso, spicy queso Toppings: tomato salsa, spicy salsa, verde salsa, corn salsa, shredded cheese, shredded romaine, sour cream, fresh cilantro, lime wedge, tortilla chips Sauces: chimichurri, mango verde, chipotle greek yogurt, lemon herb, pink vinaigrette You can literally come up with a million different combinations and not eat the exact same thing twice in a row. We've only tried the bowl up until now with slight variations in the ingredients, but once the bowl is loaded, you can easily feed 2 people or save the rest for lunch the next day. read more

Hot Peppers - Honey Chicken Bowl w/ Brown Rice & Everything - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

This place has really gone downhill! It used to be one of my favorite spots, but they've changed almost the entire menu and ingredients--starting with the rice, which tastes terrible now. They never have steak anymore either. If something's working, why change it? This is what happens when you try to do too much at once, like opening multiple locations. read more

Bought salad for a coworker, she loved it. Fresh food. Happy to make others happy! Thanks HotPeppers

Burrito was delicious and full. Ingredients tasted fresh. Staff was nice. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Space was decently decorated.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Tables could be arranged differently but it's nothing to keep me away from these delicious burritos.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

You can taste the freshness of their ingredients. Food was slammin!! Staff prepared the order quickly too. read more

Hot Peppers - Burrito Bowl - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

Omg I finally got to try this place!! So good! Ordered shrimp burrito, tofu tacos, steak taco, chicken taco, and shrimp taco. Ingredients are fresh and the taste is clean!! First time ordering and the staff were super nice and patient! Def coming back to try quesadillas!! read more

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I came back to this place basing on a good experience on my first visit . Food is good with reasonable price but sadly, did not had a good experience on today's comeback. I ordered online via their site. I placed my order hour and half before my requested time. I was thinking that I provided them enough heads-up. My order was for a family of 5, all burrito bowl only changing each one choices. Unfortunately, when I came in on my pick-up time, a mess just happened. I said my name to the associate, I was given somebody else order, glad I have this habit of checking. Then she looked up in her computer and confirmed that my order was not ready yet. She asked another co -worker to work on my order. I waited. It did not take long but noticed the rush in doing it so I was expecting an error. I asked the associate how will I identify each order. He has no answer until I suggested to mark each pack. I don't understand how customers with group order identify each order. There was an error again when I checked my "new" order. I was missing one order of chips. It was corrected but I did not hear any apology from the staff for the wait and for the mistake. When I get home and served to my family, three orders were missing the guacamole, then one order instead of black beans, had pinto beans instead. A good service is a big factor for any business success. read more

Hot Peppers - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

Perhaps the experience is different when you eat at the physical location but my takeout order seemed to have been completely thrown together. I ordered three chicken tacos with minimal toppings, cheese, corn and lettuce that's all and my tacos were pretty much empty. Straight out the container the attached pic is what 2 of the three looked like. Barely any corn lettuce or cheese, little chicken. The third had chicken and atleast corn. I could maybe understand if the toppings spilled out into the container or something but there were not enough toppings to even spill anywhere. The food itself taste ok but Presentation 0 stars , quantity 0 stars. read more

Hot Peppers - Chicken taco smh - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

[[HIGHLIGHT]]It was nice inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The service was great. The options to add to my bowl was great; don't hold me to this, but I don't think they charged us for the guacamole which the other company charges for. I like the shrimp the best read more

Continue to love this place. Had bowls for my wife and me for takeout. Just the right amount of protein (Chipotle Honey Chicken and regular Chicken) and add-ons. Love that they don't charge extra for guac. Will be back when in the neighborhood again. read more

I USED to love this place. They used to have the best carne asada and best steak. Now, they took the carne asada off the menu & never have steak although it's still on the menu. Food is still decent and they do have a decent lunch special. Just wish they brought their beef options back! read more

We love hot peppers! Always so fresh and tasty! Servings are big and filling! Definitely try the rice bowls, my fav!

I've been coming here since they opened and nowadays I'm just disappointed, not just at this location but overall. They never have steak any time of the day. When I asked the workers why the steak is always unavailable, the response was "it's halal only so we only get shipments certain time of the day. Maybe in the morning so it will be available at evening and we never have it on the weekends". What kind of halal Mexican spot that advertises steak as a protein doesn't carry it almost ever. I've tried to order it almost every day this week and it's never available whether it's 11am, noon, 3pm, 6pm. It's so ridiculous. If that's the case, there are multiple other halal Mexican spots nearby that don't have an issue with their steak delivery. Also the same thing happened at Astoria location as well at 7:30pm they also didn't have steak. I don't understand the issue but leaves a sour taste in my mouth so I'll be ordering from taco express or halal mix from now on. read more

Hot Peppers - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

Ah, hot peppers. This is the quintessential weekend delivery food that we get from Uber Eats on long call days in the hospital. The customization, the speed with which they delivery, and it's halal! Apparently if you go in person there are discounts although it is very reasonably priced for delivery. It's quite amazing that they let you choose unlimited ingredients. The lesson is to be careful with the sauces and make sure that you don't order too many all at once. Fresh ingredients. If I had to compare against other local "burrito bowl" type places for FLAVOR I would put it above chipotle but slightly under guac shop and avo taco. But for VALUE, it is better than all of the others. read more

This weekend was full of great food! Came here for lunch on Sunday and was amazed! I had the tacos and my bf got a burrito bowl. I was surprised they even had the lunch special on weekends. The tacos were SO GOOD. I got the chipotle honey chicken and wow, I loved the flavor! It was tender and had a slight hint of sweetness. They toasted the soft tortilla shells (2 per taco) and it was stuffed with chicken and all the toppings I wanted. I love that guac is free!! I tried the chimmichurri and it was yum and had a little kick. I also tried the mango salsa verde- this was much more mango-y than I thought it would be! It was okay but I preferred the chimmichurri. My bf got the burrito bowl with the garlic butter shrimp. Flavor was good! I think it would've been better if it were grilled. I can't wait to come back here. WAY better than chipotle. Need to try their drinks too! read more

Hot Peppers - Lunch special - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

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Think of Chipotle, but better! Food and ingredients are fresh. Ordered the grilled chicken burrito bowl and the portion size was reasonable. read more

Hot Peppers - Grilled chicken burrito bowl - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

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Decided to try a little of everything. Shrimp Burrito... Let me say. I'm a big boy! and THIS is BOMBS! It's literally like eating a brick of yummy goodness! Best of all you get to build it yourself. You don't like cilantro.. THEN DON'T PUT IT! You want more corn. GO NUTS! You think taco bell can compete!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME... GO BACK TO YOUR ROCK. IF THAT EVEN CAME TO MIND! The beef Quesadilla was top notch! perfect melted cheese with all the toppings of your pickings! I would definitely order this again! The chicken taco I'd have to say is that Instagram worthy photo. They really know how to make it look like work of art with them fancy smancy containers. Sadly it was a bit of a let down. The corn tortilla was a bit on the dryer side. Overall it was definitely good and will have to learn all dem sauces! Cause I was a total noob and just ordered what I know. Next time around imma sauce everything up! read more

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I decided to commemorate Cinco de Mayo by ordering soft tacos on Uber Eats on the way home. The delivery was always a challenge to due to the location of my home. I ordered the soft garlic butter shrimp tacos with the following toppings: Guacamole, Verde Salsa, Roasted Corn Salsa, Shredded Cheese, Shredded Romaine, Lime Wedge, and cilantro. I also ordered the mango verde sauce and lemon herb sauce on the side. There was no additional cost for the toppings and two sauces on the side. When I opened the package, the portion size was generous and very filling definitely worth the $12.95. It's also better to order or dine in directly to avoid the service fee from Uber Eats. I have definitely returned to this spot for a Yelp Elite Event earlier this month, the link to the review is below: https://www.yelp.com/biz/elite-week-feel-the-heat-at-hot-peppers-queens?uid=o7Ie0sJNZqF-QUIII0VVJQ&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct). read more

Hot Peppers - Soft Garlic Butter Shrimp Tacos $12.95 - Halal Near Me - Oakland Gardens, New York

It's ok Food decent Staff is eh...hit or miss I fired the best way to describe it Place is ok but nothing special read more