This place was delicious and our server was so nice. My husband got the BBB (Birminghams biggest burrito) and I got one of their chicken enchiladas! Both really good! Would definitely recommend this restaurant to someone wanting some good Mexican food. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - BBB (Birmingham's biggest burrito) - Mexican Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

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The folks who work here are great! Even during the Covid-19 craziness that we are experiencing everyone has been so friendly and accommodating but really every time I've come here the service has been awesome. Thanks for everything! read more

My boyfriend and I had an absolutely HORRIBLE experience at Milagro's. The first time we went to Milagro's, we went with his mother for dinner on a busy night. There were no serious problems but the food was so-so. The menu seems to be hit or miss, some items are okay but many are very bland. The servers seem to over-exaggerate their accents, maybe to appear more "authentic," but there is nothing authentic about the food! The second time we went in, we experienced very obvious DISCRIMINATION! When we went in for an early dinner, the place was nearly empty. Someone sat us upstairs in the bar. When I ordered my food, I asked very specifically for shredded beef in one of my items, clarifying twice. The waiter even repeated it back to me. We had just gone on a hike so we just had water, we didn't order drinks. Our waters were left empty for a long time before someone just left a pitcher on the table. When our food arrived, the order was wrong. Instead of shredded beef I had gotten ground beef (yuck!). When I asked the waiter about it, he said they didn't even have shredded beef. So clearly he ignored my request and assumed I'd eat the ground beef. I asked for chicken instead. It took a long time for my order to come back. My boyfriend's pork tacos were dry and flavorless, in fact, almost everything had no flavor. The best part of the meal was the free chips and salsa. After we finished and asked for boxes, our plates were taken away. We were then completely IGNORED for at least 10 minutes while we patiently waited. Our server walked within two feet of our table to go up and down the stairs at least six times while he made margaritas and chatted with other people. Finally, my boyfriend politely asked for the check. The computer was no more than ten feet away from our table. We paid and then headed downstairs, where our server was happily shaking hands with people who were leaving. When we came down he turned his back and blatantly ignored us. I am a server, and I was shocked and offended by our service. My boyfriend still left a 20% tip because he's a gentleman, but I just wanted to slap the guy in the face. We were clearly being discriminated against because we weren't drinking alcohol, and probably because of our age/appearance (I'm in my 20's, he's in his 30's, and we had been on a hike so we were wearing warm knit hats and casual outdoor attire). We were unimpressed the first time we went, and completely regret that we ever went again. It really put a damper on our otherwise lovely day. read more

I totally had a blast here on April 6, 2016. It was happy hour and my first visit. We'd just left a real estate bar camp at the Ferry Terminal and several local friends suggested we meet here. Sure glad they did... I'm totally in love with Fairhaven and Jalapeno's has a great location in this wonderful neighborhood. I couldn't believe how busy this place was on a Wednesday afternoon! The Big Mama Margarita is the bomb! Loved the chips and best salsa in a long time. I was surprised how efficient, friendly, and fast the service was and I'm looking forward to visiting this place again. There's several spaces by windows to hangout and the street views are great. I really liked the vibe. read more

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Very festive atmosphere and terrific Mexican food. We went on a Tuesday night which is $2 Taco night. I had the bacon and shrimp tacos. Really enjoyed the "salsa bar". Great selection. The restaurant was full and the service was excellent! read more

Great location, great service, meh food. We went here in a HUGE party of people for my friend's rehearsal dinner, and the staff treated us wonderfully, were very attentive, and snappy, especially considering the volume of patronage that evening. Based on the food that we had, Milagro has pretty mediocre Mexican fare, though we just tried the bulk fajitas, so this may be a little presumptuous. The guac was good, that's always a plus. Peach margarita was weak sauce, but tasty enough. I can't say enough good things about the service though... I'd probably skip Milagro on my next visit to Bellingham to try something else, but in a pinch, the location is great as well as the service, and they really worked to make our event special, which I greatly appreciate. Thanks Milagro! Thanks for listening... read more

We ordered the $22 jumbo burrito and it was disgusting (undercooked and all watery with very little flavour and hardly any cheese). Two stars only because the service was acceptable. read more

Not a bad spot for some strong margaritas (there's a long line up of choices too), authentic salsa, and solid Mexican food. The layout of this place is nice - two floors with outdoor seating on both levels and different vibes in each space to accommodate different patrons. The bottom level is more of a family-friendly atmosphere, especially on the outdoor side patio. Upstairs feels like the casual bar scene, aside from the secluded terrace out front that only seats one table. We were lucky enough to snatch this spot! We shared a Big Papa Petron margarita and shrimp, chicken, and beef fajitas. The margarita hit the spot and the fajitas were OK. The grilled veggies were a little oily but everything else warrants a second trip to explore the other parts of the menu. read more

Had to head up north, a few weeks back, and stopped off to have dinner at Jalapeno's. They were packed, and that is usually an indicator of a good place. Boy, were we ever wrong. First off, we were seated at our table and ignored for a good 10 minutes. That's right. No water. No chips. No service, at all. People who got seated after us had drinks, chips and orders taken, while we sat there, getting ticked off, by the minute. When we finally got water, it tasted horrible. It was awful sink water. So, we ordered Pepsi, and let me say..... WATERED DOWN. Our Pepsi's both tasted very watered down... and being a Pepsi addict, I know what it tastes like. This tastes like they cut it with extra water to save the syrup. Disappointed. Our chips and salsa were served, and they were stale. WHO SERVES STALE CHIPS AT A MEXICAN RESTAURANT? My wife got the Carne Asada tacos and the meat was a very poor cut, and it was served under seasoned and tough. I ordered the Chile Rellanos with chicken. There was zero seasoning, so it had next to no flavor. The best part of my meal was, sadly, the rice. From start to finish, this experience was a complete let down, and we will not be back again. read more

I live in town and have been here many times, the food is always good. Tonight was the worst service I've ever had at a restaurant! It took an hour to get food for a table of 4 and when it finally came out they forgot one persons food. When we raised issue with the service, they challenged us and argued rather than apologizing and trying to do something to make it right. Very sad and disappointed for this restaurant that I used to love. Won't be coming back. read more

We've been going to Jalapeno's in Fairhaven ever since we moved here close to two years ago. We love the atmosphere and the food choices we've made have been very satisfying. The chicken fajitas are great! The waiters are friendly and make an effort to make sure we get the service that makes us keep coming back. We actually go here very often, most of the time it's once a week. We usually start off with Big Mama Margaritas. The dips are great to start off with as well. I saw some of the reviews where people were disappointed. There's going to be "off" nights with all restaurants, but we are consistently pleased and plan on visiting often! read more

I was visiting my family and we stumbled upon this place. It was around 2 pm so it was exactly when their happy hour started. Perfect! We got seated very fast which was good because it was freezing outside so I was thankful for that, however as we were seated it took our waiter around 10 minutes to greet us! Although it seemed busy, 10 minutes is far too long to be greeted. By the time our waiter greeted us we knew what we wanted to drink and eat. However the staff was sweet and kind. Pros: happy hour is every day. It starts at 2 pm. And happy hour is all day Sunday Cons: food wasn't great, took our waiter awhile to greet us Tip: happy hour specials are only valid with purchase of alcoholic drink. Would I go back again? Probably not read more

Pro: The location is awesome, and sitting on the deck with a margarita over looking the village green is just fantastic. I don't eat meat, but my group split the appetizer tower and the chicken in the nachos looked really good. Cons: The service was TERRIBLE. We waited for ten minutes after being sat down to order our drinks. The restaurant wasn't busy, and our water was only refilled once. The food took forever, and it was the worst "mexican" food I've had. read more

Everything about this place is marginal, food, service, drinks and it was way overpriced for what they offer. My girlfriend and I took her daughter and son-in-law there for dinner. We sat on the deck, where none of the space heaters worked. It then took 15 minutes to get somebody to wait on us, along with chips & salsa. The waiter, who went by the name of "Bro" completely screwed up our order, since he thought he could memorize it. He brought a wrong order, not once, but TWICE!. In addition, the tortillas were not even warm and my steak fajitas were mostly onions with little meat. The second reorder came after we were done with our food. We said we refused to pay for it, but wanted to keep it, since we were already done with dinner. "Bro" then told us we could not keep the food & he was going to take it back. Not sure what they could do with the food at that point, since it would have to be thrown out or given to staff? We that demanded to see the manager. She came out, apologized to us, "comped" us for dinner, then took 10% from our bill, which was the right thing to to do, but it clearly did not have to get to that point. One & done experience, avoid this place! read more

Love this restaurant. I have been to the downtown location as well but I like Fairhaven . Went there last night with my relatives. I love the Carne Asada y mas. But last night had shredded beef burrito in verde sauce and Carne Asada taco combo. The best I have had. Great Margaritas ( the house ones are the best), as they are not too sweet but just right. My wife had the seafood tacos and they were outstanding as well. I live in SoCal, feel I've experienced a lot of Mexican food. You won't go wrong with this restaurant. Staff is attentive and the place is friendly. I'm updating this as of April 2017. I'm feeling the care and quality has gone a bit downhill in the last year. I went just last week and actually was kind of unimpressed. The prices have gone up and the quality is the same or slightly lower. Value ratio has decreased. I will continue to come here but it has turned more expensive. read more

Extremely over priced, poor service. What are they thinking when they charge you a sitting fee and surcharge for beef. The surcharge is on the entire tab. Than the best part was the manager telling us to ware mask while we were paying for our $168 dinner bill. His tone and attitude was very offensive. Great disappointment Sunday 7-5-2020, you just lost a customer forever. read more

I took my kids there the food was great and my kids love that place. ok bathrooms but not dirty. we love them!

The food is really good. Particularly their Chile Verde, best I've found in a Bellingham. Their prices are just so much higher than the other Mexican restaurants. We often crave the food here, but decide to go somewhere else because it's just so expensive for what you get! read more

This version of Jalapeños is fine, but there are times when I prefer the Barkley location. The server tonight seemed overwhelmed by patio / inside duties. Her flat tone did not encourage us as we waited more than 30 minutes for the food. The table next to us wanted a refill on their adult beverages, but were ignored. The patron finally went to another server to ask for assistance. When this server started assisting her, we felt more recognized. Choosing servers for their looks only works when they know how to manage tables. Good shrimp fajitas, great Big Mamas! read more

15 min for a water... Another 10 min to get my beer.. Ordered guacamole dip for the chips didn't get it until the food came out. Portion of carne Asada was good but only had a total of 7 pieces of peppers the rest was onions. All in all a poor experience. Will not be back. read more

Haven't eaten at Jalapenos since the "seagull incident" Sitting on the patio at Jalapenos on Holly when a seagull dumped on picnic table next to our table. White "stuff" splattered all over. Told waiter but nothing cleaned up, so we went and sat inside. A customer sat down a short while later. He was served chips and salsa on that same table with the special "seagull sauce". When his wife and child joined him a short time later she noticed and asked waiter to clean table which the waiter did. The waiter then came back inside and threw the dishrag back into the bucket and picked up his tray of food to serve to another table without even washing his hands! DISGUSTING! We cancelled our order and left! read more

When we arrived, the wait wasn't too long, but we were seated and given some menus with crayons for my son, but nothing to draw on. We waited for about 10 minutes before we were waited on and the restaurant wasn't that busy at all. We eventually got a sheet for my son to color on and then we ordered. I ordered a veggie burrito without sour cream. We were given chips and salsa and the salsa was so garlicky we almost couldn't eat it. I love garlic and spicy, but his was just nasty. I only ate it because I was so hungry. When we got our food, my plate had sour cream and I had requested without. And instead of a burrito, it was a tortilla tucked around a mound of veggies instead of wrapped around the veggies. Kind of like a blanket on top of some veggies. The food was nothing to write home about. The service when we had it was pleasant enough. But we probably won't be back. read more

Worst service ever. Save yourself a headache and go up the street. Sat at our table for an hour waiting for food and when they finally brought it, after we asked for it, it wasn't our food, they hadn't even made our food. Had to ask for water 5 times from 4 different people. Zero stars for service. Left hungry. Will never go to this establishment again. read more

Three of us dropped in for an early lunch on a Sunday. The restaurant was quiet and we were seated immediately. This is the third or fourth time visiting Jalapeno's and we've always enjoyed our meals. My wife's dietary requests were addressed without difficulty and my daughter's willingness to try something new was rewarded with a delicious chicken quesadilla. Having yet to try to pork carnitas, I thought this would be a good choice. I thoroughly enjoyed this dish. The pork was very tender on the inside and had just the right amount of crispiness on the outside. The accompanying margarita provided a nice bit of contrasting bite to the sweetness of the pork. We will go back again. Our server was friendly, attentive and we enjoyed meeting the chef. read more

Jalapeños. Fairhaven. Bellingham. WORST chicken tortilla soup EVER! Enchilada sauce with pureed chicken. And for a party of twelve, where's the service? We were bussing our own plates and waved goodbye to our server having supper on our way out. read more

Everytime I visit Bham I MUST hit up this place. Everyone must try a Big Mama, its only $6 for a lime on the rocks during HH. I can drink 2 of these and be set for the night. I also enjoy the new Big Daddy as well, I'm pretty set after drinking one with a Corona in it. The drink is huge. I wish they had it when before I graduated from WWU. Foods good also, it tastes like any other Mexican resturant to me. The atmosphere is def one of a college town. This place has yet to dissapoint me. read more

Well duh... This is the place for happy hour big mamas and sangria and nachos... Skip most of the rest Pros? Happy hour all day Sunday, and starts at 2:30 weekdays ending at 5:30 Friendly service Cheap drinks Ok happy hour food Good views Outdoor seating read more

This is our 1st and 2nd visit here in 24hrs. I came up for parents weekend at WWU and my daughter told me about this place. So we had lunch here and the service and food was AMAZING! Our waitress Hailey was great. Super friendly and efficient and made sure we had everything we needed. So we decided to come here again for dinner. Came upstairs to the bar and guess who was behind the bar....Hailey! Again service was great even on a busy Saturday night. All I can say is we will definitely be coming here in all our visits to Western. Thank you to all the staff at Jalapeños for the great food and service. read more

Incredible place! The atmosphere is welcoming and relaxing, the food is great and their staff is outstanding. Regina at the front desk went above and beyond to accommodate our needs and made us feel so special. She brought iced water for my puppy and set a nice table outside for us, it was perfect! I will definitely visit Jalapeños again! read more

I really enjoy Milagro. Definitely Americanized Mexican food, but I like my options for what it is. Bahama Mama Margaritas are REALLY good and I've always had excellent service (including one time when a waitresses leaned over while cleaning a table and accidentally set her hair on fire! She was fine...) I think it's an excellent atmosphere and I would say the second best option for Mexican food in Bellingham read more

I gave an extra star for the margaritas and the outside seating. The burritos can be enormous! Staff is friendly and attentive. Did I say the drinks were stiff! Lol Food is average to above average Tex-Mex. read more

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Disappointed in Mother's Day take out order, more onions than meat in fajitas and bland seasoning.

The Big Momma was out of this world. A lot of places skimp on happy hour margaritas, but that was not the case at all. You won't be disappointed. The staff was really nice, and put up with a lot of drunk people at the bar, so my hat's off to them. Plus the chips were authentic and paired with a nice salsa. read more

We came here after a long day of exploring local trails. My friend had been wishing for Mexican food and we happened to stumble on this restaurant. We were seated quickly and our server attended to us pretty fast to. They had a special on tequila shots, we thought why not? I never really liked tequila but after trying the tequila our waiter suggested I am now on board. Ha, but our food was good and we got pretty big portions. I wouldn't come here if you're looking to just get cheap Mexican, look for a taco truck. I still enjoyed it. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

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So so Mexican food. First time here with a group of 11. Got seated in about 30 minutes in a Friday night which was not bad. Tight space and cramped quarters in the restaurant. I was surprised the salsa was so bland. Really no flavor to it. Ordered the Pollo ala Crema with corn tortillas. Orders came out pretty good considering a full and busy restaurant. The food was ok. Came out hot but still with no real flavor to it. Was pretty disappointed with all the food. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

Milagro is better than most of the restaurants in Bellingham, but that isn't saying a whole lot. The service was great, but that seems to be true for many of the Mexican restaurants in Bellingham. In the food department, things are slightly above average but that's nothing too impressive. The food is overpriced and not seasoned particularly well. The drinks are good, but if you want good cheap drinks go to Jalapenos where the are equally good but somewhat cheaper. In short there's nothing wrong with Milagro, but if you are looking for good Mexican food there are better places... just maybe not in Bellingham. read more

Awesome all around. Great food, happy and helpful staff. This place is a must if you're stopping in and around the Fairhaven neighborhood of Bellingham. read more

Came to Bellingham on a business trip and was looking for a place for dinner. The hotel recommended the restaurant, so I decided to review its yelps. It only received three stars, but the hotel said yelp got this one wrong. Yelp is never wrong. I tried the Carnitas at the recommendation of the waiter. It was dry and mostly inedible. The service was good, but don't go here for the food. Sorry. read more

Extremely nice server at lunch today. She was super sweet. Don't see chili con queso on menu too much in Washington state. It was actually really good. Fresh chips and guacamole made in house. Husband had carne asada and large enough for two to split. I had combo plate with two items and it was huge. Very clean and our server taking precautions during Covid-19. She throughly cleaned chairs and table after patrons left. She wore gloves to remove used dishes from tables which is good idea so as to not transfer to clean dishes coming out if kitchen. We sat on patio. Overall an enjoyable lunch. Will return next time in Fairhaven! read more

Great service. Fun. And this happy hour is wonderful. Thank you for this retreat from the world. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Bellingham, Washington