The Jalapeno Grille

Jalapeño Grille is honestly my fave Mexican joint in Kane County. Food is fantastic, reasonably priced, and the décor is divey/​charming. Admittedly, it can get pretty warm inside during the summer months (it’s a small place), but I can put up with it for the food. Quite honestly, other Mexican restaurants in this area border on pretentious and you will be paying a lot more for less food, or they are cheaper but lack quality and taste. Jalapeño Grille is down to earth, incredibly tasty, has a lot of food options with great prices!

The Jalapeño Grille has the best homemade Salsa around. Why go through the trouble of making this from scratch when you can buy it here for your Fathers Day BBQ Meat Fest.
Other than that, this place has a serious identity crises. They sell hot dogs, burgers and chicken nuggets. Kind of a deal breaker in the competitive Geneva Mexican Food Market.
And yes, The Jalapeño Grille offers the obligatory «Fish Taco» that literally will swell your lips from excessive salt quicker than a Botox injection.

I love the food here, I am not going to lie. I come here a lot, actually. But every single time the service is f*cking horrid. They are the cheapest, rudest f*cking people I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. Every time I get an order to go they short me like crazy on the sauces. When I ask if I can get a few extra the girls literally roll their eyes and argue with me. Like listen here b*tch, I’ve probably spent about 1000 dollars on your f*cking food over the years. Stop acting like I’m trying to run your restaurant into the ground by not trying to split the 3 tiny sauce containers you gave me between 6 people. If a customer asks for something just do it, don’t argue with them and try to tell me I have enough already. I’m not asking you to f*cking sacrifice your first born for me. It gets f*cking old ladies.

The food here was AMAZING. We were in St. Charles for a soccer tournament and wow was I impressed with this little town and the restaurants. My family loves Mexican food and when we eat out, we usually eat Mexican. A few of us are vegetarian, so we like Mexican because everything is made to order and easily can be made vegetarian. We had burritos and tacos and they were amazing. We also got some chips and guac which I highly recommend. Nothing like hot chips and creamy guacamole with the perfect balance of flavor.
The interior of the restaurant is basic tables and chairs. This is a «no frill» eatery that you don’t come to for the ascetics – but you should come for the amazing food. they had a few tables outside and we ate there. We don’t get to St. Charles much, but when we do, this place will certainly be on our list to eat at! Loved it!

Cute place with little atmosphere, but great food. Worth a trip. Had the Chilaquiles. They were delicious.

I really liked this place. Been driving past it for a couple months because the parking was always full. But i got a chance one day and went it. It’s nuthin’ fancy and i like that. The place was clean dut small. Maybe 12 – 15 tables.
Had the steak tacos mexican style. Thats cilantro cheese and onion.
Got it as a dinner with rice and beans. Also got a couple roasted whole jalapeños. The tacos were excellent along with the rice and beans and the peppers were great also. Brought a freind with me 2 weeks later and she loved it. The wait staff was very friendly and the food delivery was prompt. It’s always nice to have someone come around to see how your doing and if you need anything. We will be back. With more friends.

We love this place. Or should I say the food and location of this place! The food is what I know to be good authentic Mexican food! Chips– made fresh, salsa– just right. Chile Relleno yum! Tostadas well mounded! Breaded steak taco is magnificent. Kids love the burritos– fit for the big college appetites.
It’s small, well known, busy. They are open for breakfast — a plus sometimes! It’s just a really great little Mexico joint right here in dt St CHAS!

I have been driving by this place for years and finally decided to give it a try. I was a big fan of Mike & Miguel’s in Geneva and was sad when they closed. Since then, I have been trying various Mexican restaurants and hoping to make one my go-​to place for Mexican.
I did a take-​out order. The ambiance and setup fit my style. I’m not a fancy person and like things to be simple. Walk up to a counter, place your order, pay, get a receipt with a number on it, and go wait at a table. After a few minutes they have your order at a window and you get your food. The staff was polite and friendly.
I got a chicken macho burrito, which I believe is their largest size. It was definitely big and a lot of food for the $ 7.95 price. I didn’t finish it for two reasons. First, I was feeling full after eating ¾ of it. Second, it only tasted OK. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. You know how you’ll keep eating something even though you are way too full because it is *that* good? Well, that didn’t happen for me with this burrito.
Jalapeño Grille seemed like my kind of place, but the food just wasn’t good enough to make me want to come back for more.

Ugh amazing. I went here yesterday around 11:00AM with a friend and the food was amazing. The gal that helped us at the register was so sweet and funny, her name escapes me. I ordered a horchata to drink which was amazing, and unlike any other horchata I have ever had. My friend ordered chicken tacos which were amazing. I ordered chicken flautas, also amazing. Their menu is extensive so you are sure to find something you like. I will be back to try the chorizo eggs!

The food is great but the device is awful. Bad service is enough to scare away customers. I was not pleased with my visit tonight.

I’m still sitting here while my husband finishes his chips. I’m from California, so I’d like to think i know good Mexican food. I’d give it 3.5 stars.
This was really good. We both got chimichangas which we awesome (steak was cut in tiny pieces which was actually nice). Flavors were great. Spicy but not overwhelming. Pretty good. We also got queso fundido.
So here’s why its not 5 stars:
The queso fundido wasn’t what I’m used to. I’m used to cheese with chorizo on top all melted and sizzling when it arrives, served with chips or corn tortillas. The version here was cheese and chorizo and some kind of salsa/​sauce mixed which made it a lot like soup. It was still ok tasting, but threw me off.
Second, the chimichangas had sauce/​salsa on them, cool no problem it tasted fantastic. But that sauce (same as in the fundido, mind you) was liquidy. And my plate had a layer of liquid on it. Fine for enchiladas or something. But you just fried this burrito to perfection, all crunchy and delicious, and now there’s liquid under it making it all soggy.
My favorite part of chimichangas is the crunch. So, you lost me there too.
The salsas they gave us were meh, but the food didn’t need it! Pretty good.

Well We ordered 18 tacos and one huge Burritto, ofcourse I got my poblano pepper cheese tacos, they call it sumthin Chile Relenos or something, but Any Ways HUGE! and They also Give you A Grilled Jalapeño which tricked me, I was eating it like it was nuthing and Then BAM! The Heat was on! It was Close to The Bike shops Sammies, and Giant of Fox Valley and our First Time, I would Say They give you a good Serving leaving us fiesty eaters only 1 person can polish off 3 tacos, and then your feeling the Bulge. The Meat eaters had Steak They said it was good. NO fatty yuk yuk… All Mexican Style. Try them out… I like all the Decorations inside, I didn’t go in the other room it was a Yellow Paradise… I just stayed in the main area, just to pick up… And that was a cool setting warm, feeling, and Kinda Proud vibes with the photos…

A nice little joint for pretty good Mexican food. You order your food, get a number, find a table, and wait for your food to be delivered. (Corner Bakery style)
We ate at lunch on a Friday and the place had a steady flow of customers.
Ambience is intimate, with Mexican music playing at a tolerable level.
We ate a veggie burrito (it was crazy huge) and a Chile Relleno platter. Both were fine. Not bad food, just didn’t knock our socks off.
If you’re looking for a solid Mexican restaurant in the area, you should check it out.

Love this little «easy to drive by and miss» place. It is probably the best Mexican restaurant around here. We’ve tried Sergios, Jose Marias, Bien Truchas, Altiro, El Molcajete, and a few more and this place is the best! We absolutely LOVE the cactus tacos and the kale tacos! Yummy!!! It’s priced well, too. The sauces on the side are delish. Too bad they don’t have margaritas or Corona… that would make it perfect.

This is hands down my favorite take out place. I have never had a bad experience or meal here ever. The staff is friendly and helpful. The fish tacos are seriously one of the best things I’ve ever had anywhere.

Love this little gem of a place. Great food and something for even the pickiest eater. I come here for tacos, burritos and other traditional Mexican dishes. Must order the guacamole and warm chips! Outstanding for sure! Kiddos can order a hotdog or hamburger too. Not a lot of tables and parking so come during off meal times or order to go.

This use to be my favorite local Mexican restaurant, Now I avoid the place. Ate there many times with my wife or with my employees. Had a bad experience with the wife and I getting sick. Turned out they were serving spoiled cheese from a shady vendor. Two weeks later I went back (after the sickness had passed), and asked them if they were going to make it right. Basically they said no, and go screw yourself. 4 years went by and I thought I’d give them another chance. Stopped in at 9: am for 3 tacos to go. The taco meat was ice box tasting and smelled funny. What happen to this formerly good restaurant? I do t know but I’ve had my last meal there…

We ended up stopping by to grab lunch on our way to the nearby park. What a little treat. I ordered steak tacos and they were delicious. Fun little place to grab a quick lunch — the dining area is really small so it may get crowded but great place to grab food to go and maybe do a picnic by the river or at the park (both are right across the street).

Some of the best tacos in the area.
The chile relleno tacos are amazing, the rib eye tacos are also great. But the fish tacos were so so.
Chips, salsa and guacamole are fantastic.
Staff is friendly, place is clean.
The downside is the parking, only like 8 spaces.
We will go back, check it out and get some tacos.

At one point of my life, I worked down the street from here. I would come here a couple times a month for a couple years. I stopped by again a few days ago, it had been a year or two since I was here last.
Guess what? It’s still pretty good! The building itself is charming, «loud» and easy to find. I still hate what they call a parking lot but that’s not really worth deducting any stars for.
I’ve never tried the more «American» Styled food. But I’m sure if I did, I wouldn’t like this place as much. No one raves about their hot dogs that’s for sure! (I’ve never verified this)
I’ve had tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and tamales, I would say I’ve liked them all. Again being in the suburbs of Chicago, there are a lot of great Mexican/​Latin food. This is one of those places.
It’s extremely solid and the food is consistently good.
It’s a…
must try