I might have ordered the wrong meal, bc I wasn't as wowed as my husband was with his. I ordered the shrimp caliente and he ordered an enchilada combo. The shrimp comes out on a sizzling hot plate with sautéed onions and a cup of bubbling boiling butter. It looked and smelled great. It just lacked the "spicy" listed on the menu and lacked seasoning. It cones with rice and charro beans. Both sides were a let down on flavor. Super boring. It needed a sauce or something else. I had to put salsa and the complimentary queso on every bite to make it a little interesting. read more

Listen up, folks, because I just had a truly fantastic dining experience at Jalapeño's Mexican Grill, and I'm practically buzzing with happiness! For my main course, I went with the Mexican Dinner, and it was absolutely divine. Pure bliss. Every single bite was an explosion of authentic Mexican flavors. Honestly, I can't say enough good things about Jalapeño's. The food is incredible, the service is top-notch, and the atmosphere is just perfect for a casual and enjoyable meal. This place is a real gem, and I'm already planning my next visit. If you're craving authentic and delicious Mexican food, look no further than Jalapeño's Mexican Grill. You won't be disappointed! Run, don't walk! read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Mexican Dinner - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Jalapeño's Mexican Grill - McKinney, TX December 5, 2025 (5/5) I've been eating at Jalapeño's since 2003 -- and let me tell you, this place has NEVER missed. Amazing Food: After all these years, the food is still absolutely incredible. Fresh, flavorful, comforting, and always consistent. Whether it's chips & salsa, fajitas, enchiladas, or anything else -- they nail it every single time. Great Service: The staff here has always been friendly, welcoming, and fast. It feels like a place that genuinely appreciates its customers. You're never just another table -- they actually treat you like family. Affordable: In a world where prices keep going up, Jalapeño's remains one of the best values around. Great portions, great flavors, and totally wallet-friendly. Overall: After more than 20+ years of coming here, Jalapeño's is still one of my favorite Mexican spots in McKinney. Clean, consistent, delicious, and full of heart. 5 Stars -- Highly Recommended! read more

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Great service, great prices and delicious food keeps me coming back again and again for lunch. Probably the best value in TexMex in McKinney plus they have traditional Mexican dishes as well. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Sour cream enchiladas topped with jalapeños. - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

No frills dining but wow is the food and service great for the price. Staff is incredibly friendly and ambiance is what you'd find in a true Tex-Mex restaurant. I've been coming her for almost 3 decades and some of the same staff have been here for years. It's where the locals eat so you know it's good. Awesome lunch and drink specials too. read more

This place is an institution in McKinney! I've come here for over 25 years! The food is good. The margs are fantastic. The service is great. It's not too loud...you can have conversation at your table without yelling to each other! Go check it out if you haven't! read more

Good food. Good service. Authentic atmosphere. Sat outside. Band was playing that night.

Great food and priced more than fair!!! Our go to spot when we want to be full and yet won't break the bank. I'm going to need yall to keep Birria Quesidillas on the menu!!! Delicious!!! read more

I hadn't been here in years but my friend had just gone here and loved it, so we went for lunch. There prices are great, the top shelf Marg is delicious. I got the mexitacos and the first one was so good! My second and third one had hair in it :( I sent it back and the didn't charge me asked me if I wanted anything else, but I was turned off by then and still hungry. So I just had another marg. They need to wear hairnets or something. That will ruin a business for sure. read more

Great food, prices & service. It's our go to place for Mexican food. They have a cheese sauce for the chips that is so good.

Our favorite local Mexican restaurant! Best top shelf margaritas and food. We just got back from a 10 day cruise in the San Juan Islands and we couldn't wait to get back to our local favorite! read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Chips and Salsa were very good. Food was hot and tasty! For the price, this might earn its way into my "Go To" mexican place in McKinney. Authentic tasting good food and service. Will be trying again this next week to try some of the other dishes. Solid Enchiladas, Beans, and rice. I like the chips thin and the slasa to be flavorful. This has that! read more

Price to food ratio not close, box of chips with no salsa, after being told in the Togo brown bag....IF YOU WANT GOOD MEXICAN FOOD GO TO ""KENTS" in Denison... read more

The food is good especially when your craving something Tex Mex. Prices are very affordable!! Family friendly. What I did like is the service is very fast. Ordered and within 5 mins we had our food. The place was not empty, I guess they're just that quick in having food ready. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Chips are delicious Chips and Salsa - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Service was amazing. The fajita meat was seasoned so perfectly. Great margaritas. I wish I had a bigger stomach so that I could have eaten more. Just all around awesome. read more

My church group goes quite often to this restaurant after church on Sunday mornings. We don't like to share the salsa and queso because we "double dip" and it is not healthy to share the same dish. Last Sunday, Dec. 4 at about 11:15 a.m. there was about 8 of us. They came out with either 1 or 2 of the small cups of dip for the whole table. We asked for each to have their own. We were told they could not because they didn't have enough cups. We knew the waiter was lying because 1) another group of six got their own and we were there before them and 2) an easy solution would be to use styrofoam cups. I asked the waiter what I had to do to get queso, could I buy it? He then brought me some and brought more as the meal continued. If they are truly short on cups, please buy more. If not, please instruct your wait staff to provide enough for each to have their own. This makes us wonder about if we should go there or go somewhere else. Thank you for your attention to this review. read more

This place was really good. The Salas was good chips were fresh and just right for dipping. Not to think or think. I have the steak chimichunga the cheese inside it really made the dish. I will be back for this place over and over read more

Very good service and food! I love the vibe of the place and it's very clean. It's big on the inside!

My girlfriend wanted me to feed her Mexican food, so I found one of the places I hadn't been in a really long time. The Mexican food restaurant I usually go to is closed on Sundays, so decided to check out Jalapeños since it was a Sunday. Nice little restaurant in a shopping center. If you're not from around here, you may miss it. We were able to sit at a booth as soon as we got there. Our waiter was very friendly and nice. He checked on us often and got us water a few times during our meal. The chips and salsa were decent. The chips also come with some sort of queso as well. Not spicy or anything like that. Kind of watery. Something about it made me come back for more though. I can't explain it, but I liked it. As for lunch, I ordered my go to meal which is chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce. They have chicken fajita enchiladas here, so I decided to go with that. The rice and beans that come with the meal were pretty good. The actual enchiladas were also pretty good. They use flour tortillas. The chicken is cooked perfectly. The sour cream sauce tasted great. All together, it was a nice flavor combination. It's not a place I see myself frequenting, but if I'm ever craving Mexican food on a Sunday again, I'll definitely consider coming here. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Chicken fajita enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Pretty decent spot for Tex-Mex. The salsa was too mild for me, but the chips are good and whatever the hell that cheese stuff is...is actually good. It's bizarre and definitely not cheese, but oddly I liked it. I got my standard flauta dish and it was good. Nothing life altering but absolutely nothing wrong with them. The service was great. I wouldn't hesitate to come back, but it's not at the top of my list. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Chips, salsa and super weirdly good "cheese" sauce. - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

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Great little Tex-Mex restaurant. Quick service and good food. Sopapilla's were delicious.

Always very good reliable TexMex, but nothing reliable about the service. It's often almost impossible to get refills on drinks, chips or salsa. TIPS - To Insure Prompt Service. If you don't understand that, you shouldn't be a waiter. read more

Wasn't the best Mexican food I've ever had, but I'd go back. My Hubby and I ordered the fried jalapeno's poppers and they were out of cream cheese so the subbed cheddar. I also ordered a 27 oz raspberry margarita *because I wasn't driving. It was good, but I was surprised I could easily walk after it :-0.....so it wasn't strong. We both ordered the AUCE but only managed to get down one plate. We didn't exactly get what we ordered, but we ate it. It was reasonably priced. It was Sunday, it was the closest thing open and so we gave it a try. read more

We walked in and it looked promising... very busy for Friday night. Nothing fancy just a neighborhood joint which was fine. But then Ewwwww is that yellow sauce suppose to be queso? It also found it's way onto my sour cream chicken enchiladas. I thought sour cream was white?! The salsa was watery and not very good either. The food was ok for the price, but we won't be going back. read more

Doesn't even deserve a star. Ordered the sour cream and chicken enchiladas. Absolutely no flavor and couldn't eat another bite. I asked for it to be taken back and the manager told me I had to pay for half. Then asked why and she said because I took a bite. I told her I refuse to pay for something I am not having since they did take the plate away. She then said that I wouldn't be allowed in the restaurant all because I asked for it to be taken back. Proceeded to tell me nobody has ever complained and I was the first which is why I must pay. The management was awful. The queso was extremely bland. The canned queso tasted better. Never going back again. Worst service possible. Wasn't even a host to greet or sit us. read more

Not bad. Its mor Tex-Mex. But had good flavor. Mad a run for different people different places. Had to try the beef tacos. Will com back o try some more food. read more

It's a cheap diner and the food and service are average. You just can't beat the price. They have this all you can eat deal for just $8. If you have a craving for Tex-Mex, this is the place to go. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Get the all you can eat and a big margarita and thank me and your wallet later. Seven seas and fajitas are another good call.

We've been coming here for years and always enjoy it. It's nothing fancy just very simple food in a family environment but always hits the spot and the prices are absolutely unbeatable! read more

Great wait staff, the burritos are excellent, the tamales are good, enchiladas are good, Chipotle chicken enchiladas are excellent. We got there ten minutes till close and they were still extremely nice and not pushy to get us out of there. The sopapillas are also great. read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Hoping this is good - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

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Unfortunately, the food did not live up to the service. While the service was good and the food was temperature hot, th tast just wasn't there. The tamales reminded me of a frozen tv dinner. read more

We love this place!!! I have taken employees there and been there many times with my daughter and alone. The experience is always wonderful. A friend from Ohio came to visit. He was a Marine (now deceased). He did not even leave a kernel of rice on his platter. Said it was the best he had eaten outside of Yuma, Arizona where he was stationed for years. I love it. Can't wait until I can go again. I am hoping they will someday offer delivery. I am currently not walking so I cannot get there. But you should go if you can. They also have a place in Allen, Texas with the same great food. My favorite is the two sour cream chicken enchiladas with frijoles and rice. Oh My!!! read more

First I'd like to say that I would have given this place 5 stars had it not been for the service. Yes it was quick, but there was no smile on our waiter's face or anything. Hey, I get it... I've been in the restaurant/ customer service industry for 25+ years... cashier... shift lead, cook, dishwasher, assistant manager, assistant GM, GM... you name it... I have done it. So I know what it's like, but a smile goes a long way. I deal with customers all day long..I asked for a small to go container for the salsa (which is excellent) to go with the to go order we placed he stated that they didn't have those..... sooo how did you put the salsa and queso dips in the bag with the chips? You don't have an empty one in the back?‍‍ Other than that the food was excellent excellent (minus the queso, not to fond of it) . Just work on the conversational skills with your customers and I guarantee you'll get bigger tips. At least from me lol.‍(yes I did give him a good tip anyways) read more

This is my new favorite Mexican restaurant!!! The queso sauce for the chips is amazing, I got the all you can eat enchiladas but only had one plate because I had sooo many chips with and queso. The service here is the best I've seen, we had a party of five and our waitress remembered all of our orders and how we wanted it. The food comes out pretty quickly too and it is delicious. I heard great things about their deserts, but I was too full to try it. Maybe next time I'll leave some room. read more

Jalapeños is a hidden gem nestled within a small shopping center in Mckinney. They have an all you can eat made to order option which I get every time! Be sure to wear your stretchy pants and pick up and extra roll of toilet paper on your way home in preparation of cracking some porcelain. Great cheap Mexican food that will clean you out read more

Jalapeno's Mexican Grill - Wasn't hungry at all... - Mexican Near Me - McKinney, Texas

I'm first visit and it wasn't so great. It took four tries before I received my extra salsa. I was served a taco with no meat in it. My waiter was not attentive until the end when it was time to give me the check. The food was okay. I ordered the all you can eat but since I waited for salsa, I didn't eat much. I'm willing to give the place another shot, but I'm not in any hurry. On a good note: the bathroom was small but clean! read more

Normally good but today was AWFUL! Not ONE thing was right with our order. Staff didn't care and did nothing to try to fix it.

Been coming here for years. Amazing food, service, and prices. The Chipotle Asada is my go-to dish. Best (on the house) chips and queso/salsa in town. Favorite Mexican food in McKinney. read more

This has been my favorite restaurant for years! I love that they give you queso along with salsa. The chips are always fresh and the food is delicious!! I recommend this place highly! The only bad thing I can say is I wish they had more than one restroom. read more

I'm torn with Jalapeno's. It has a soft spot in my heart due to the number of times I've been here, the fact that they have the same faces working all the time, and their good at the basics, but at the same time they don't do very well in the food department, which should be the sole purpose of a restaurant, so I'm settling with 3*s, but I think the 3.5 avg they have is very reflective. The biggest qualm I have with this place is the tortillas are pretty terrible, they are most certainly store bought, probably frozen and thawed, so I just avoid them entirely, which saddens me when going for Mexican food. The second knock is that most of the standard dishes that come with beans and rice end up being weighed down by the bland beans and rice. I think Mexican rice is a tough thing to do well, and they don't. That aside, most of the signature dishes are very good, and I really enjoy the steak and shrimp themed ones, and I almost always get one of the frozen margaritas. If poor staples of guacamole/tortillas/beans/rice aren't going to bother you, or you just want a solid margarita and some hard shell tacos. This is the place to be. read more