Jalapeno, Toronto, ON

From Toronto.com ~ True Mexican flavour in the heart of Toronto. Jalapeno's Mexican Restaurant serves common Mexican dishes like tacos and fajitas but also offers more traditional regional dishes. Jalapeno's has a wide selection of meat, seafood and vegetarian dishes and features a live Mariachi band on Saturday nights. The dress code is casual and reservations are recommended.

With much trepidition, we tried Jalapeno. I hadn't heard many good things about it lately. But it's in our 'hood and Gord likes Mexican food.

I arrived early and was able to have a table on the patio. There was a roaming duo of musicians. The service was good. We started off with a pitcher of Sangria. I had a chicken enchilada and deep fried ice cream. I'm not a big Mexican food lover but it was okay. Gord went with the waitress' suggestion of chicken with mole sauce. Neither of us was too crazy about it - it's a bitter chocolate sauce.

I wouldn't be heading back too soon - only because I'm not a big fan of Mexican food.