Very good flavorful classic Mexican food. Every one working is very friendly and happy as well!

Most flavorless waste of money ever. I can't believe Mexicans made this, it tastes like it was made by white people who don't season their food. The ingredients are so basic and have have no taste whatsoever. It's also sooo expensive. Do not get a burrito here. As soon as I picked it up it fell apart it was so loosely wrapped up. read more

My Husband and I have been searching for an authentic Mexican food spot on the island of Oahu for years. We both come from California and are Mexican so we know what good Mexican food is. Jalapeño 808 definitely satisfied our Mexican food cravings, best part is it's located in Kailua. There is little to no Mexican spots over here. Price- Definitely on the more $$ side Food- 9/10, I wish the salsas were actually spicy but nonetheless great flavor Ambiance- Traditional, friendly staff, and very welcoming I would definitely go here again but I will also say the line does go by a bit slow but ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT!!! read more

The food and service were amazing. The place was so clean and nice in the inside. I I can't wait to go back.

We went to check this out when they first opened this summer. If I'd written a review then, I would have given them 10 stars. The staff was friendly and efficient. The food was so, so delicious. Burritos, bowls and tacos were juicy, fresh and compared to the Mexican food we are used to getting in San Diego. They gave us a taste of their guacamole. It was super good and we all got a side order. The side order was a generous serving of guac that was more than a cup in volume. They packed it in a lidded paper cup . . . like a small to-go cup of soup would come in. That side guac order was somewhere around $6 or so. Fast forward to this fall. They've now been open for several months and we were hankering a burrito. I don't know what happened but the dinner we got from them the other night was like it came from a completely different restaurant altogether. The chicken and al pastor were super hard and dry and quite frankly, tasteless. We ordered the burritos and there was hardly any meat in the burritos. I cut mine diagonally in half (yes, they're still large) and didn't get any chicken in either of my first two bites. I actually unrolled my burrito to make sure there was any chicken in it at all. I thought maybe all the chicken was lumped at one end. Not the case. There were 3 small chicken cubes in that one half of my burrito. The other half had 4 chicken cubes. My mom's al pastor burrito was similarly skimpy. The tortillas were dry, cracked and very loosely rolled and it was clear that they didn't steam them at all before filling and rolling them. My dad ordered the chicken bowl with everything on it. Evidently, "everything" meant only rice and chicken. That's all that was in his chicken bowl. No beans, no lettuce, tomato or cheese. To make matters worse, the chicken was hard and dry. It was like the chicken dried out sitting around under a warmer all day, but there were people eating at every table, the line was 6 deep and people were waiting outside to get in too so I can't imagine lack of turnover was a factor here. Remembering how good the guac was last time, we all also ordered sides of guac this time again. We bought some tortilla chips and were all ready to dip those into the generous cups of guac we remembered from last time. What a huge disappointment it was to find that their "side of guac" was now a tablespoon dollop for $3. There were 4 of us, but because it was so packed, we wrote down our orders, stayed outside and my husband went in solo to place the order. There were so many people, it was difficult to stand right up front to see our orders being made. He sorta had to talk to the guy over the heads of people standing in front of him. He said there was definite clear communication though, with questions and answers back and forth about topping choices. He felt bad and said maybe if he'd pushed his way up front and watched more closely, he could have caught these things while we were still there instead of being disappointed when we got home. The positive in this review is that the staff is just as friendly as they were our first visit. It was packed, they were slammed, yet they greeted people, smiled, thanked customers for their business and were warm and welcoming. Their servings (except for the side of guac) are still generous and none of us were able to finish much more than half our orders. I don't know if they're still going through growing pains, but the biggest measure of our disappointing dinner is that my parents had no desire to take their leftovers home. My dad LOVES dinner leftovers for breakfast. My mom loves leftovers because she doesn't have to make breakfast for my dad. For them to tell us they didn't want to take their leftovers home pretty much says it all. I do hope our experience was just a one off and ?maybe? one day we'll give them a try again. read more

My husband and I went out to dinner and the wait at the other restaurants were 40 minutes long. We noticed jalapeños 808 and decided to give it a try . Food was delicious and quick service! read more

Ordered a taco plate and a quesabirria consome. Both come with rice and beans according to their site, but the birria also comes with the consome soup (that also has meat in it) as well as the specialty tacos which you'd assume is where the price point comes from as it's 16.50, approximately 2 dollars more than the taco plate. Except the taco plate only comes with two tacos while the birria comes with three. This was confusing to us since it seemed the taco plate should also come with three, and the picture on their site shows three tacos when you're looking at taco plates. So that was a little confusing since it was the only reference to go off of as of right now. We also weren't given our rice and beans for the birria but didn't want to go up again since there was a line so I guess that's on us. The flavor of the steak tacos were great, was definitely my favorite thing we had. The pork for the pork tacos were a different story. Incredibly hard and dry. Hopefully that was just a rough batch and it will be improved on. The rice is just plain white or brown rice, it would have been nice to have a Mexican style rice. The birria was good. Great value for the price if you get everything for it. Overall staff was kind enough that I would like to come back to give it another chance maybe after a month to see if they've changed anything, but not super impressed by the initial opening. read more

Jalapenos 808 - Quesabirria consome - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Employees are very friendly and attentive. the burrito bowls are LOADED and full of flavor. every time we come here, there is a crowd..and deservedly so! read more

Truly Authentic! Finally Hawaii has some good tasting Mexican. Love the food and the service. Can't wait to go back!

Arizona born and raised and this place SMACKS! And they don't skimp on anything you get what you pay for!! 15 per person you will either be extremely full or you will have food for later !! So good!!! All of it !! The birria is fire! It's cooked overnight it's freeking flavorful ! & the rice is so moist and flavorful !! Arizona born and raised and this place SMACKS So good!!! All of it !! The birria is fire! It's cooked overnight it's freeking flavorful ! & the rice is so moist and flavorful !! I'm slowly putting everyone I know on ! read more

Great service and delicious tacos. My wife and I got a few different tacos with everything and they were delicious!

Best authentic Mexican spot on the island, fast and friendly workers, right recommend read more

Jalapenos 808 - Carne Asada Fries - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Everything. Workers are very attentive and friendly. Always a smile on their faces. Food is excellent and brings you food like home.

Good authentic Mexican food! We had chicken bowl, birria tacos and chicken burrito. Fresh, tasty and light. Friendly staff too.

The BEST birria quesadilla on island. I have the terrible habit of going once a week and getting the exact same thing. They're always super fast and so kind. read more

Torta is the same price as bowl and burrito but it's so much less to eat. In that sense it was unsatisfying because the Torta bread was not the expected larger thick size but really smaller than sandwich bread size. Also unclear in pricing and assembly. The bowl and burrito is not cooked to order but more like chipotle. The only sign they have says avocado is extra. But when assembling my bowl the final checkout add extra charge custom order which didn't make sense since I didn't add Avocado. The taste was eh so I just decided to not go back. read more

I tried out this place for the first time and it was packed since it did just open. Pricing - modernly expensive $$ Service - overall decent but the line was moving very slowly (waited in line for about an hour.) Ambiance- casual, soft Mexican music, clean, new, and seemingly a somewhat inexperienced operating business. [With all due respect and coming from a fair customer, I'd say that the working employees were working to the best of their abilities and had a joyful and respectful demeanor.] Food- I had the Quesabirria & Consome and I liked it overall. Food rating- 8/10 Good! Tasty, flavorful, and juicy. Would I eat here again? Personally, probably not because, of the modernly expensive prices. Would I recommend this place? Sure, only if you're in a great financial condition and really craving authentic Mexican food then, go for it! read more

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The food, DELICIOUS!!! The staff, EXCELLENT!!! VERY FRIENDLY AND KIND!!! The restaurant, CLEAN!!! My son told me the other day that it was really good, I was kind of offended he didn't invite me LLL but we went today and OH MY GOSH, it is DELICIOUS! Full of flavor! Every bit!! You love Mexican food? This is the place!! read more

Jalapenos 808 - I ordered a bowl with spanish rice, steak, fried beans, and everything else except jalapeños LOL - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Went there for lunch today. I don't know much about Mexican cuisine so it's difficult for me to assess authenticity. With that being said, I liked the pork Pastor burrito very much (filled with rice, refried beans, pork, cheese, guacamole and diced tomatoes). My wife had the carne asada burrito that she liked very much. The salsa we had with our chips was excellent. The parking lot has the potential to get very busy. Service was quick and friendly. The tables were fairly full but turnover was quick, so we didn't have any trouble finding seating. Will definitely be going back. read more

Went here for a chicken burrito, was not disappointed. Decent size and excellent flavors...delicious!

Food was okay, overpriced but what made us really upset me and my buddies were talking about the current events and asked us to leave since they stated we don't understand and I quote "We don't understand the Mexican struggle". So we won't be eating there anymore. We as patrons should be able to discuss freely all points of you and not to be refused service or asked to leave because our political views!! read more

Food is B+ I haven't found many authentic Mexican food restaurants on Oahu. Service is superb! The one thing I would change is using real cheese instead of Queso cheese. The dining area ambience is closer to a McDonalds than a Ruth's Chris, but we loved the food and this is a great place to take the family when you don't want to make dinner. read more

Food was not well priced for the quality of food served. Service is alright and ambiance is mid. It's not worth the hype.

After many visits to this establishment, I will never go back. The food is mediocre at best but the atmosphere is atrocious. We have been allowed to byob discreetly in the past. They changed their policy and I get it. The manager however berated me in front of my friends and other patrons. Maybe he should talk to mommy and daddy (the real owners of the restaurant) about customer service and how to treat patrons. read more

Hot new spot in Kailua for Mexican food. I tried their quesabirria plate which was 3 quesabirria tacos (tacos cooked with cheese on the shells and dunked in broth) with dipping consomme. It was really flavorful and filling. The consomme was so delicious and hearty. Pricing is premium but it's hard to find good Mexican in kailua so I think it's worth it. There's a pretty good wait time so try to order ahead. read more

Deliciousness, generous portions, fresh ingredients, excellent quality and flavors. We ordered 2 bowls: Birria & Asada, plus a Quesadilla. Love that the kitchen is open concept and clean. A line goes out the door by 6pm but its worth the wait They are super busy yet they take time for a warm smile and good vibes. read more

We have gotten burritos from here 3 times. The first 2 times they were perfect. The third time the filling was very good but the burritos were sloppy. They were not rolled tightly and the filling kept falling out. When ordering burritos a person must be able to trust the burrito will be properly rolled! read more

If one catches a fresh batch of meats off the grill, the juicy fillings are very appetizing. But if the servers are scraping the bottom before a refill, then pass. It's fast, reasonable and fairly healthy of a tasty assemblage of traditional Mexican foods. read more

I really enjoy this place! The food is super flavorful and the gentlemen working are very kind! Never takes to long to wait on the food either! So recommend if you have a busy schedule and need to grab and go! read more

Amazing food... hard to find great Mexican cuisine in Hawai'i and this business set a standard! Services were fast, the staff worked incredibly hard and was welcoming. Highly recommend! read more

After living in San Diego for a few years I have missed quality Mexican food we were excited to try this spot when they first opened. Came about a week later and was saddened to see the price jump $4. After you add guac you're looking @ $20 for a asada burrito. Without a drink or chips. Nice place not worth the price point. I would return if prices were lower read more

We are so thankful to have good Mexican food so close! The food was delicious. The chips for the nachos were thick and crunchy, the meats we tried (carne asada and pork) were flavorful, the toppings were fresh and the homemade gravy-like hot sauce is delicious. There was a bit of a wait but nothing out of the ordinary for a place that is brand new and finding their flow. The inside was clean, bright and welcoming. read more

Food: Don't know. Never stuck around long enough to order. Service: Their website does not provide any details re; phone-in and/or online ordering. When I tried to call them, nobody would answer the phone, and could not leave a message. Looked like almost ALL of their orders were take-out, though. The line was too long for my patience, so I went over to Bowles and sat at their bar for Happy Hour, while my order was prepared in their kitchen. Ambiance: There isn't any. Pretty stark interior, and sun beats into dining room via two sides of glass windows. Parking is limited and tight, but fairly high turnover. Giving 3 stars just to be fair, because they've only been open a few days, and I'm a fan of new businesses opening in Kailua. I'll try the lunch hour, during the week, and update my review. read more

This is REAL Mexican food. Exactly what Oahu needed. The staff is wonderful and creative. We are soooooo lucky that they've opened in Kailua. read more

Staff was very friendly and the restaurant was clean. If you're familiar with Chipotle on the mainland, it's set up like that but with a few differences. My husband and I both enjoyed our meals and would recommend if you're in the area. read more

I went to the location since people at work recommended I went. There was a long line but it's due to each food being made to order so I didn't mind. I ordered my food and it was good. Being in Hawaii, it's hard to find good Mexican food on the island, but this hidden gem has hit the spot. I appreciate their service. Will come again! read more

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Really loved the place considering Hawaii, let alone Kailua, just doesn't have many good Mexican restaurant options. I also appreciated that the prices were reasonable! read more

Jalapenos 808 - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

I like the food. But I did not like that. I was refused when the better tables even though the restaurant was empty the tables are reserved for the barbecue side and the Mexican food side. It's not allowed. read more

Kailua's food scene has been boring until this place opened up. Fresh, great service, tasty meals, kind employees! Worth the money! I always order their steak burritos with a real sugar mexican coke. I've seen some reviews ding the place because of parking - which I find to be selfish because no one can build anything new in kailua...theres no room. Reviews from people who live in California who say it's not as a good....listen....this is Hawaii and not cali. Judge based on whats here and not there. I say go! read more

We were looking for a place to eat & saw this place just opened. I grew up in TX & my husband's from California....We know good Mexican food & this was delicioso! I got the carnitas burrito & my husband got the carne asada burrito. The cooks are from Mexico. They are so friendly & food was great. Will definitely go again! read more