Great place for a quick grab n go type of place, decent food for the price and sauce is good too

Good prices, lots of seats and great options Pupusas are amazing here Would definitely go back

Don't know when they added Birria but damn is it good. $14.95 for 3 tacos and consume. This is a great taqueria. The guys working are always nice. Service is fast

Great place to get some good Mexican food and great price. I had the quesabirrias and it was delicious. Oh and if you have some sweet cravings, their flan is delicious. Not too sweet and it's perfectly caramelized . Definitely recommend

Most delicious vegetarian burritto with real veggies. Full of flavor. TY for making such a delicious and nutritious burrito!

Visiting town. Short walk from our hotel. Got flautas & taco salad. Quick service. Great prices and tasty too. Flautas were a tiny bit greasy, but the side of chips were great.

The food, service and convenience at this place has remained consistent for decades. I first went here in 1996 and have visited many times since. As a UCSC student and beyond, they've satisfied my burrito cravings every time. This is a Santa Cruz institution that proves that when you have a winning recipe, it will succeed. Give them a try!!

I had just eaten a 3-course meal at Bad Animal (Hanloh residency--my second favorite Thai restaurant after Kin Khao in San Francisco!) and thought, "I could really go for some tacos." Taqueria Jalapeños was nearby and on the right side of jank for me to check it out. Unfortunately it was like, 9:50 PM, so I resigned myself to gazing wistfully at the menu from outside. After all, I'm not gonna roll into the shop 10 minutes before closing. The place was empty, and they were obviously cleaning up. Out of the blue, a guy rounds the corner with broom in hand saying, "You can come in, you know!" I didn't immediately register he was an employee (I was tired) and lamented, "They're closing in 10 minutes." He waved us in anyway, and shuffled into the store and took our order. I'm guessing since we were in there, people assumed it was still open. By 10, there was a crowd and the workers ended up closing late. Sorry! Despite the fact that it was literally closing time and he was justifiably exhausted, he beamed at us when we gave him our order. I don't normally rate on service or ambience (I personally only care about food), but he was extremely friendly. Now on to the food: it was good. My "measure" for checking out a new place are the carnitas, lengua (mostly because it's my favorite), and salsa. For carnitas, I'm looking for crispy outer parts and soft, confit-like inner parts. For lengua, I prefer large chunks, so I can get the full texture of the tongue. Neither should be too salty, and they should pair well with the house salsa. Taqueria Jalapeños' salsa is bright, sour, and disarmingly spicy. It goes perfectly with the rich meat, but the heat sneaks up on you. It went from "This is pretty mild" to "Oops" real quick. Get an agua fresca! TL;DR Taqueria Jalapeños hit all my requirements.

Food is delicious Hot and the service was great The ambiance is small location but fast and not expensive at all 100% recommended

Been here for lunch a couple of times and they never disappoint! I usually get their tacos de asada, they put a lot of meat on the tortillas which I love! Their salsa verde and horchata are delicious as well! Parking is limited and so is seating, especially if going when it's busy. It tends to get busy during lunch time, but I've always gotten my food pretty fast. Definitely recommend!