The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Eagle River, April 2024

Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant

80/100 (976 ratings)

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"This place has the best Mexican food in the entire state, and the friendliest people. We eat there at least once a week and it's always the best...."

Matt Tobin

"Best Mexican food in Alaska!!! We drive from Fairbanks to eat here! Great ambiance and awesome staff! Love this..."

Crysteen Prague Pomeroy

"Carmen is the best!! She makes us feel special every time we're here. We love the Me Gusta. It is a great meal. Our favorite place in..."

Andrea Shaw Nelson

"Excellent food, and superb service from our waiter Chris Wood. I highly recommend this restaurant and that you sit in Chris's..."

Kristian Ritter

"Love Jalapeños! The food is fantastic, the bartender is hilarious and beautiful and makes a damn good drink and the Ramos family takes great care of..."

Lisa J Johnstone Carlson

"My ice and I had dinner tonight and the food and service was excellent. I had the Carne Asada burrito and wife ordered a combo meal. Everything was..."

Eddie Burke

"Definitely the best Mexican food in Eagle River. It’s the one Mexican place we all enjoy as a family from teenagers to..."

Eric Gonzalez

"I absolutely love Jalapenos! The best Mexican food in Eagle River. And the service is top..."

Thea Schuett Paxton

"Jalapeños is our favorite Mexican restaurant in Eagle River! The food and drinks are great, and the staff is fabulous, especially Carmen, she is..."

Corina Rosenbaum Patz

"The Ramos familia is an amazing group of people. I've been coming here for over 7 years and I've never had bad service or food. Keep up the amazing..."

Richard Heller

"I’m from San Antonio and have visited several Mexican Restaurants here in Eagle River and Anchorage. Jalapeños is by far the most authentic and..."

Nolverto Nieto Jr

"Great place for margaritas and � ! Amazing food and staff..."

Jennifer Moulton

"The best Mexican food in Alaska. Their queso and fajitas are amazing, service is always fantastic, and they have large..."

Katie Reeves

"The best Mexican food in Eagle River! Our family loves Jalapeños. It’s one of our favorite restaurants and the service is awesome..."

Lance Davis

"Best Mexican restaurant in the Anchorage area! The service is the best too! Love their..."

Cory Montgomery

"Jalapenos serves mexican dishes as you would get in MEXICO. The owners are direct mexican decent that with their mother brought their recipes and..."

Phillip Petrie

"Our favorite place to go in Eagle River for Mexican. We are always treated as family when we walk in the door. The food is always served hot and..."

Lynjupiter

"Hands down best chilireano I've ever had traveld all over the USA nothing compares that I've found love this place worth the wait great..."

Falynn Potter

"Hard to Beat. We were greeted at the door by a super friendly and enthusiastic staff member for a Saturday late lunch and it got better from there...."

Dr Dave

"Yummy Mexican!. The food is very flavorful and fresh tasting, not like most Mexican food that taste like its been sitting under a heat lamp for days...."

Hasmile

"Great food, Great atmosphere and wonderful staff. Jalapenos isn't just good Mexican food for Eagle River, it's good food all-around. We're locals..."

Jim

"Best Salsa. This place has the tastiest salsa I have ever tried! The place is so clean and you can tell that they consider every square inch of their..."

YumYum

"Okay. I've always had outstanding service at Jalepeno's, the food is just okay. It is hands down the best Mexican in Eagle River but far from being..."

AKAlex

"We thought it was great and have traveled back out to ER from Anchorage to eat there again! They don't seem to handle special orders real well, such..."

Damsel.Fly

"Good resturaunt. Sometimes the food seems a little unfresh, and the service leaves a bit to be desired (not rude, just lack thereof), but overall a..."

Sam McMichael

"Great food wonderful staff and priced decently. Definitely going..."

Melva Tignor

"Fresh Ingredients and Allergy Friendly. I was impressed with how fresh their dishes taste. Made to order. They were also fantastic when it came to..."

Seamanclan

"Food, Service, Atmosphere - very good. Been coming here over the years....its been just OK in the past, but recent upgrades, including the bar are..."

KP

"Thanks for great service and awesome food . It was a great experience after waiting at a different restaurant for over 20 mins. And not getting..."

Jeri Laveulette

""Awesome" food!!!!!! The best Mexican food I've ever had...hands down!! The staff is absolutely wonderful, and they treat you like family. The new..."

Miki

"A lot of the negative posts I see here have not been to this restaurant. The reason is most of the servers are men. The one you may have gone to is..."

Daniel Solodon

"Best food and service in Eagle River and Anchorage. We will continue as regulars..."

Mike H

"Good food. We visit here often and it's been good every time. Sometimes the service is a little slow but the food is always..."

Rach And CTM

"Same menu you see at most Mexican places but their blackberry margerita is heaven in a glass. My only regret is that I only had..."

Mel

"Best seafood dishes I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant. The only thing I can complain about is I never have room for..."

Mike

"Unexpected. I wasnt sure what to expect when i went to Jalapenos for the first time. I'm not a big fan of Fexican food. I'm more of a Sea Food LOVER...."

Chavo

"Delicious. I ate here about three days ago with my family and we all loved it. The service was wonderful, always smiling and tending to our every..."

Lupe

"GOOD TIMES! GOOD TIMES!. As a local business owner i realise some things the average person does not. The "jalapenos" experience has been more than..."

Richard

"The food and service was amazing as usual. I cannot wait for the new location in Eagle River to open in..."

Robbie Huck

"Who knew the best Mexican Restaurant was hiding in Eagle River, AK? I stop here every time I’m in town for work and I’ve never had a bad..."

Janean Fox

"🤩 Amazing place. Here is one of our fav places in our Alaska trip. Price and quality balance is perfect. They bring nachos right after you..."

Nurullah Gokdogan

"You have to try the king crab enchiladas! Amazing! When in..."

Brian Bledsoe

"I went with my sister and brother and what an amazing dinner. The staff was awesome. We enjoyed our visit..."

Daniel Borsetti

"Excellent customer service. Chips and salsa are delicious and the carne asada street tacos are right in 👍🏽. Love the cleanliness and atmosphere..."

Laurie Nusbaum

"Food was absolutely amazing and the drinks were great. They have amazing white queso which is so hard to find up here that actually tastes delicious...."

Amber Sluss

"Service very slow. No water. No sense of urgency. Bar left unattended. Not even busy. Sadly prices up service down. Not on par with the..."

Teri Buckmeier

"The owner made me a steak burrito for lunch today and it may have been THE BEST burrito that I have had up in Alaska. The rice in it was good and the..."

Jeremy Calderon

"Ok just to set the facts I'm kind of a picky eater. I ordered the Amazing Tacos Mini grilled asada tacos with chorizo! $17.50 There are 5 small tacos..."

Java Bean

"We went in for a late lunch/early dinner. The food was excellent as well as the..."

Tony “TBone” Boneta

"Service was outstanding and genuine. Food was authentic Mexican and worth the trip! Thanks so much for a great night..."

N R

"Love this place, We have tried them All, This is our favorite mexican restaurant in all of the Anchorage..."

Paul Seagraves

"Joined some friends on Saturday night for a birthday party. We had a group of 25. The service was a little slow but it is hard to keep up orders..."

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