Came to Jalapeños Mexican Grill in Wayne about a month ago for a friend group meet-up -- the DJ really set a fun vibe for brunch. Food: I had the queso fundido, guacamole, and "El Burrito." The appetizers were great starters, full of flavor, and the burrito was hearty and filling which was perfect for a casual meal. Service: Service was just okay overall. While our main server was a bit inconsistent, other waiters stepped in frequently to help out. Aesthetic: The place has a really fun, lively atmosphere -- ideal for brunch or anyone looking to enjoy a party-like environment while dining. read more

My recent visit to this restaurant was a complete disaster from start to finish. I truly wish I could give it zero stars. The service was dreadful our waiter was incredibly rude and unprofessional, failing to even greet us or introduce himself. We felt rushed to order, we asked for lemonades then after asked for another drink by the time we were handed the lemonades and when I politely asked to keep my lemonade, he rolled his eyes and tried to snatch it from my husband's hand. The food was equally disappointing. The ceviche was overwhelmingly salty, making it inedible, and my husband's "Birria" Burrito bore no resemblance to what was described on the menu or what a true birria SHOULD BE. We then ordered the birria tacos that were acceptable, the waiter's behavior continued to be an issue. He ignored my husband's request for the check, instead bringing our to-go items one by one before FINALLY presenting the bill - with an unearned tip already added?! To top it all off, we noticed the staff talking and laughing about us, and the same waiter stared us down as we left and got into our car. This was an incredibly uncomfortable and unwelcoming experience. The place was empty, yet there was a DJ playing, on a Friday night of all times!? We should have recognized the red flags immediately and left. I absolutely DO NOT recommend this place. read more

I came with my family for a sunday lunch. We did not expect it to be this loud. There was a DJ blasting music the whole time that we couldn't even talk. I had the birria tacos, and they were solid, but the music kind of took the focus off of the food. If your looking for a place to party it up this is it, the music was great, it just wasn't for us. The servers were kind to us and we got served quick. read more

Their instagram really tried to make it like this a popular place...it's not. Came here twice on both times were completely empty. There is a DJ which is fine but it does make it loud. The food is not good at all. I ordered a shrimp quesadilla last time and the cheese completely ran out of it. read more

To be fair Mexican is my least favorite cuisine but my friends wanted to have dinner here so I was a good sport. There's both good and bad elements here: Good: adorable decor, trendy and fun. Food and drinks are beautifully presented. Nothing is overly salty or seasoned. I liked the salsa and fresh chips, use them sparingly because it's not unlimited refills. The cheese in my quesadillas was delicious. Areas to grow: service is spotty because of a language barrier. Have empathy for the staff, they are trying. Management should be working on the floor to help both the servers and customers with communication. Charging $2 for a single soufflé cup of sour cream is a bit excessive, a 16oz container of it at ShopRite is 1.99! Price point overall is a little high for the neighborhood. read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Birra Quesabirria - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

Food is like 4/10 Service is like 2/10 Hoping they improve Would only recommend for drinks read more

The spicy margarita and frozen coconut margarita are awesome. The Birria is the best thing to get here!

I loved the other Jalapeños location in Glen Rock. It's bigger and has a much larger menu, too. We decided to go here since it was closer at the time. As soon as you're seated, you're offered complimentary tortilla chips & salsa (so good!). We ordered the calamari, tacos, fries, fajitas, and chimichanga. All were so good, fresh, and brought out quickly. We were in & out within an hour, on a Friday evening. Do note that gratuity is included in the bill. A must-try! read more

I come on a Wednesday they close at 10 i come at 8:30 yes i know im late.... But i just wanted tacos They kick me out in a rude manor they are high priced for a no good reason to can google passaic taco near me and get a better taco than this especially the way they treat locals coming in at 845 and saying there closed when reality they close at 10 our phones says it all read more

This rating is based solely on experience. Went for Cinco de Mayo and the whole place was a vibe. They had a Dj, a girl going around giving shots, dance parties it was great! The food.... Embarrassing. They had a limited selection which, fair. But the food was unappealing, undercooked and plain Bad. They serve you on plates that Look disposable, the tortillas weren't fully cooked and the meat was flavorless. Then to top it off the waiter gave our bill to another table. And tried to tell us we were going to pay less by paying their bill because we had ordered more. We had them calculate the whole Thing over and we paid about $15 more but the explanation was bizarre. Why would I pay someone else's bill?? read more

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This place is literally can't decide if it's a nightclub with loud music during the day or a Mexican restaurant! It was a strange Saturday afternoon vibe. Didn't even stay to try the food. read more

I was very surprised with the service we rec.'d today. We got to the restaurant alittle after 7. Maybe 7:05 or 7:06. Something to that extent. We had reservation for 7 pm. I understand that it's Mother's Day weekend but the wait we experienced to get our food was unacceptable and the way the manager treated us was not ok. Our waiter was very apologetic but the manager seemed like she didn't care. We wait about two hours to get our food finally. When I approached the manager to let her know we just wanted our check for everything we rec.d which was only our drinks and appetizers which was about close to 9. All she could say was well you guys ordered at 7:30 I saw everything. There was never I'm sorry for the delay we are back up anything, it felt like she was blaming us. I told her go check and see what time we came in because we got here before 7:30. She left and never came back. The waiter came to us with check with a 20 percent discount and once again he was super nice and was very sorry for kitchen being backed up. She never came back out. She just didn't care. What's sad is I was just telling my fiancé we should come here after our wedding ceremony on the 22nd of this month. Now I'm done with this place. The manager didn't care at all. read more

Overall wasn't impressed. Went on a weekday early afternoon and there was only one server (potentially manager or owner) who wasn't very friendly and didn't even mention happy hour specials (overheard a couple who came in later ask about it). Food was just okay the best part was the guacamole. Salsa and hot sauce were all cold, like just popped out the fridge. Birria bowl was rice with a splash of beans, pico and not very flavorful meat. Can't speak on their drinks but they didn't have horchata which is unusual for a Mexican spot. read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Birria Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

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This restaurant looks nice, definitely a place to hangout with friends. Service was great. We came on a weekday afternoon so it was really quiet. The downfall is the food though. I thought things could've been a bit bigger portioned for the price, and some more filling in their tacos. But unfortunately, I think the flavor is lacking also. I added Hot sauce to everything for some sort of flavor. We ordered the burrito, some tacos, and buffalo chicken spring rolls. read more

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I'm on the fence with this restaurant and it makes me sad. If we're rating the food, it's pretty good! I've come twice and we tried things like the Empanada trio, Birria Pizza, tacos gringos, guacamole, and a few other things. Really good, didn't disappoint at all. If we're rating service, ummmm...they could be better. The first time we came, the waitress wasn't happy at all. Her face showed it, her vibe showed it and we were just walking on eggshells. The second time we came, we had a waitress who barely spoke English. Eventually she got another waitress who spoke English because we all were getting frustrated. We came for Happy Hour! They offer 1/2 off SELECT APPETIZERS. Fine. Then they list the select apps. Fine. We gave a list of apps to try, we were beyond excited to sample and then the waitress says HAPPY HOUR is 1/2 off just ONE appetizer. After that, everything is full price. The sign says NOTHING like that. It's misleading and if it's true, it should be written. Both times we came, our bill was around $200-$275. We expected better service and honest advertising. read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Misleading Happy Hour Sign. Waitress said you only get 1/2 off on ONE appetizer. The sign doesn't say that. - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

Gonna start off by saying I really like this place, food and service is good-- ok here it comes---- IT IS SO LOUD- THE DJ THINKS ITS A CLUB! we were screaming at each other to hear each other- its not a club, there is no one dancing-- WHY DOES THE MUSIC HAVE TO BE SO LOUD????????????? It is a restaurant where you want to sit and eat and talk, with some backround music, the waitress couldn't even hear us-- we had to leave as soon as we ate and went to another bar for more drinks- we even asked the waitress 3 times if the DJ can lower the music--- I really want to keep coming here so please, if management is reading this-- LOWER THE VOLUME OF THE MUSIC!!!! PLEASE!!!!! read more

Orden incorrecta, me dieron productos que no puedo comer . El servicio es ok, el ambiente es bueno read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Pedimos quesadillas de pollo para llevar y me dieron quesadillas de carne ,lo malo, ni comemos carne . - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

This place was subpar. The best thing here was the drink. They brings chips and salsa for the table. The chips were old, not fresh. We ordered calamari for the table. It was battered with I want to say adobo b/c it came out orange. The squid was not fresh at all! I love seafood. That squid was not good. I had tacos gringos. I was fine. Nothing to rave about. My friends had steak fajitas and shrimp tacos. They enjoyed their dishes. I expected more from this place. read more

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This review is for the Wayne location. I was there for Sunday brunch in February, posted the review in Google, but noticed this review is not showing on their page. If you are looking to party on a Sunday morning, that's the place (is really loud!). The food unfortunately needs improvement. We ordered queso fundido to start, and got nacho cheese, seriously???(picture attached). Queso fundido and melted cheese are two different things! I ordered the steak and eggs from the brunch menu. The piece of skirt steak was decent seasoned thankfully, it came served with one egg and some kind of potatoes that tasted horrible and it was cold. The service was ok, can't complain about that. Definitely not coming back! read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Queso Fundido - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

Visited this location twice, one was for brunch and the other was for dinner. Brunch was super fun, food was great and you can't beat the price for the unlimited mimosas! Our dinner experience was not the best, the food was great but the service was a little slow, there was no hostess and the food took a long time to come out. read more

Parking along the sides of the restaurant. This is the spot for bottomless margaritas or sangria. $30 for bottomless drinks. My glass was never empty until leaving. Our waiter was wonderful. We came here for my brothers' birthdays and they did a whole celebration during brunch. Highly recommend coming during brunch. I was a party of seven and everyone ordered birria tacos and I ordered the fish tacos. They were amazing. If you're looking for a fun brunch spot with bottomless drinks, this is the spot. read more

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My sister and I visited on a Sunday afternoon for brunch. They have a parking lot. We arrived at 1pm and we were seating immediately. Not too long after I noticed it got crowded. We were greeted immediately by the manager, Marcelo. Marcelo & our waitress, Itzel (I apologize if misspelled) were great. We opted for the bottomless margarita - which is the real reason we wanted to try this spot out! The margaritas were delicious and they did a great job at making sure our cups were filled. They also bring chips and salsa to start. We ordered the chicken empanadas to start. They were yummy! For entrees, my sister got the birria bowl and I got the birria tacos. We both got beef. The food was good but we had gotten full from the margaritas that we ended up taking our food to go. The entertainment was great! They had a DJ and the variety of music was good. They had two dancers going around to the different tables and performing. They had some sort of 'contest' where they asked a certain amount of people to go up and hype up the crowd. It was a fun time. Overall, great experience, good food and good drinks. I will definitely be coming back! read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Birria Taco - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

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Ambiance was 8/10. Definitely a location to hit for happy hour or after work. The location appear a bit sketchy at first because of the drive, but there's a lot of parking. Service: Amazing staff, very attentive. Appetizers: calamari and guac & chips. Flavorful and refreshing. The calamari was not as crispy as I would like, but the guac was creamy and delicious. Main dish: tacos brirra. The dish was ideal portion. Taste was 9/10. The star of the for me was definitely the passion fruit margarita. Delicious, refreshing and flawless summer drink. Overall amazing spot, definitely will come again and try more things on the menu. read more

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Fun times Live dj Ample parking Clean Spacious Good prices Friendly and accommodating staff Great vibes Drinks could be better especially the aperol spritz The fish tacos are good but would be better if they were crispy fish tacos (battered) Churros were delicious and tasty The guacamole was tasty too just need better chips I would definitely recommend this place read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

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Food: B- Service: F Sat down at 5pm, dinner/drinks order taken at around 5:10pm. Food didn't arrive until almost 6pm, just as we were about to get up, pay for the drinks and leave. And it wasn't THAT busy. After taking our drink and dinner orders, the waiter came back to our table only once - to deliver the drinks. Didn't see him again until the food finally came. Wife tried flagging him down several times, only to be told "it's coming." Ordered waters all around to go with our drinks, but that didn't happen either until the third or fourth request. Oh, but the table behind us got a lotta love. Big party, granted, 10-12 people, and someone was definitely celebrating a birthday, but that rendered our party of 3 virtually invisible. Food was fine, nothing to shout about, but ok. That said, the tortilla chips were so salty I felt like I drank the ocean. Won't be returning, wouldn't recommend. Far better Mexican restaurants in the area, in both service and cuisine. read more

My friends and I decided to check this place out after seeing their margarita made a list of the best in Northern NJ. We tried their margarita flight, but unfortunately none of the varieties were stand out. Maybe their regular margarita was better but the flavors on the flight were lacking. The tacos I had were just ok too. The decor on the inside of the restaurant was really cute, but there are so many other great Mexican places in the area that I'm not sure this place is a must-see. read more

The food was decent. I would recommend the burrito. Reasonably priced. The service was great, but the ambiance was like a nightclub. Not sure if this is a daily thing. Fun for a Friday or Saturday night, but not the best for a Sunday brunch. Normally I don't critique the environment, but customers were actually leaving because it was so loud. Not a place for a quiet meal but overall good. read more

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The fajitas were pretty good and portion was sizable where I needed to take some home. Service was perfunctory but where I do take issue is that they don't tell you the gratuity is included. I usually tip 20% but at least let me know that it is included. I feel like they intentionally don't say anything in hopes for an additional tip. read more

Apparently this place used to be good. We arrived here on football Sunday and expected a fun atmosphere but were gravely disappointed. Now while there plenty of games on the big screens there was not one patron watching them. That was our first clue. As we sat down we were greeted by a friendly waitress, but that was the extent of the pleasurable experience here. We were served complementary chips and salsa which were not edible. The salsa was right drom the jar and the chips were completely stale and tasted like they were left out for a week. We did order drinks which were ok but very overpriced. . At this point we decided not to chance eating here and left extremely disappointed. Better to leave with an empty stomach than with a stomach ache. read more

Tik-tok made me go here and I was pretty let down. Now I will admit the decor is very appealing, but the Yelp reviews are all pretty accurate : the service here is the main problem. We were sat down rather quickly and they brought our food out pretty quick too. But it wasn't anything out of this world. The quesadilla was flavorless. The burrito was pretty average and the passion fruit margarita tasted pretty artificial. Our waitress was nowhere to be found for about 20 minutes after we finished our food and we had to flag down someone else after we got tired of waiting. Wouldn't return, but it wasn't horrible. read more

You know its bad when you do not take your left over home. My friend and I had seen this place advertised by many foodies as one of the best Mexican Restaurants so we had to go. Who doesn't love Tacos? Well we could of save our money. We went on a weekday afternoon after work and we were serve chips and salsa. The salsa was frozen! We then order the queso. It literally taste like melted Velveeta. For the entrée we both order the Birria tacos. They were so bad. We took a few bits and my friend said "not worth the calories". In all honesty the dessert was the best part. Maybe they had a bad day, but I would not recommend or visit again. read more

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Went to get nachos and they had the most horrible drunk DJ playing over modulated music he fuking sucked there was no one in the place and he was blasting it like if it was a stadium full of people. The nachos are super good otherwise we would of walked out as soon as we heard the music all distorted from maxed out speakers read more

Like many people here, we also saw a Instagram video and really wanted to check this place out. This place is sort of situated in a odd place with construction site right across. The outside looks sort of old and run down but the interior was quiet festive and cute. Really liked the oil wall paint. We ordered the beef birria tacos and the fish tacos. Both were just OK. Nothing really to rave about. The birria tacos were slightly too greasy. I personally liked the fish tacos more. Tried their alitas de pollo and that was just your regular Buffalo chicken wings. Also had the corn on the cob and rice and beans and again just OK. What was good was the chips and salsa on the house. Thought the chips were very fresh Service was efficient and friendly. The passion fruit margarita was good but a bit on the sweeter side. What I didn't like was the automatic 20% gratuity added for two people dining on a weekday afternoon at 2. We don't mind tipping and usually tip well but wished this was mentioned somewhere. Overall, everything was OK. Wouldn't mind coming back here but wouldn't go out of my way for here read more

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Honestly some really great Mexican food. I started out with the queso fundido with chorizo and the quesbirria, which was honestly one of the best things I've ever eaten. Like a quesadilla but so much better, so cheesy. I enjoyed the margarita flight which came with an 1800 bottle and two extra shots. Fabulous ! For dinner I had the fajita mixta which came with steak chicken and shrimp , I didn't care for the shrimp but everything else was great. read more

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Great tasting food! I thought the outside was really cute either their multi-colored rails leading into the restaurant. Our server was knowledgeable ans attentive and food came out relatively quick. I went with the chicken birria bowl which was both filling and delicious. We decided on not ordering apps and thank goodness because this bad boy was more than enough to feed my hungry belly. My girlfriend ordered the beef birria tacos and it was also delicous! I do prefer the beef to the chicken so would opt for that next time. Meal also came with chips and salsa and you could tell that these chips were made in house. read more

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Food is mediocre, let's just say social media really does lure you in however it did not match the hype. They add a 20% gratuity and blame it on staffing, the place literally had us and another table, sever was not attentive at all, also a language barrier did not help. It's a shame that the service was below bare minimum, they know they are entitled to that tip. It was an experience. Drinks were ok at best, purely juice. read more

Jalapeños Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

If I can give this place negative stars, I would do just that. For starters our reservation was at 7:30 and we didn't get seated until 8:22. The girl at the front said we didn't have reservations as she read of a crumbled up receipt paper saying we didn't have a reservation (our name was on the back) and she looked at it in disbelief. We sat down and waited 10 minutes for a menu, 25 minutes for drinks, 45 minutes for appetizers. When we got our food, the corn was canned corned that was heated in the microwave, fries were horrible, AND we ended up cancelling last round of drinks because we finished ALL our food parched. Also, music was so loud that we couldn't even communicate with each other let alone with the waitress without yelling. To top it off, it was 4 of us, we gave 4 cards and they only charged 3... Gave us back 4 receipts to obviously get upset because we got charged more than we needed to. That was probably the worst experience ever. I would never go there again. SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE!!! read more

This is definitely a fun place to go for brunch on a Saturday or Sunday! For $30 you can drink all you want Sangria, margaritas Or mimosas. Not bad deal! The food was ok. I had chicken enchiladas and thought it was a little dry. I celebrated my birthday and they came out with cake and candles Very cool! The music was loud and we we were having a good time dancing. They also had a MC and dancers . It does get packed! read more

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I have to be honest.... This was awful. Place was dirty, spiderwebs all over the ceiling. The food was disgusting. Queso was melted slices of cheese with no flavor. Meats and seafood wasn't fresh at all. The glasses of the drinks were also so dirty. The corn was frozen and not fresh. Then when we went to pay (as two people) they put a mandatory tip of 20% on the bill. Wasn't a good experience at all. 100% don't recommend. Don't go off of instagram reviews. read more

The food is okay...the Jalapeños in Passaic is much better. Here the decorations were on point, drinks were good, but the taste of the food was a bit bland. I ordered the quesabirria. The broth came out kinda cold, so that wasn't good. Nice decorations though read more