I'm beginning to think that these restaurants are a carbon copy of another one, prepackaged in a box, shipped to a location complete with identical recipes, ingredients and even waiters. That somehow, these "home cooking" Mexican joints are nothing more than a Mexican upgrade to a Taco Bell, the Burger King of Mexican food.
I'm not complaining, only observing.
That said, this restaurant is the same restaurant as Fiesta Jalapeno, and strikingly similar to Si Senor, Cozumel, and El Rodeo. Each place has the same plates, and the same basic dishes without many -- and in some cases any -- changes between restaurants. And while that's okay, I'd love some sort of difference or at least a house specialty.
The food here is good. The portions are large, and pre-diet days, I could eat two baskets of chips and my meal with no problem. The Carnitas are wonderfully seasoned morsels of pork, poached in lard, and then fried to crispness. Their rice is moist and well done, and the beans are good, if a tad bit chalky.
I can't say a whole lot about El Jalapeno since it doesn't have much to stand and say for itself. It's good, basic Tex-Mexican food, and that's about that.