El Jalepeno

This place is plain dirty and unkept. I stopped in to see what they had and it wasn’t much. I don’t recommend that anyone buys anything there.

This place needs a review! Recently moving from Brooklyn — about 4 blocks walk from sunset park (the Mexican epicenter of NYC), I had the world of Mexican and Latin products in general at my fingertips. One thing I thought I would miss about my old home was being able to quickly grab my favorite crema, longaniza, chorizo, or queso fresco and hot sauces. We make Mexican food at home at least 4 to 6 times a month so these things are important to us. Luckily el jalapeño is extremely close to us and now there really is NO reason to miss Brooklyn at all! El jalapeño is a small Mexican grocery store (almost like a bodega) on butler pike towards Bethlehem pike. Inside this tiny store you will find MANY fabulous things including the things I listed above as well as canned and dried beans, Mexican breads and many different chips and snacks. I feel so lucky to have this place close by. Try crema instead of sour cream on your tacos, etc. you will NEVER go back to sour cream. Try all the delicious varieties of Mexican cheeses instead of gross wobbly Monterey Jack — you will not regret it. Try crisping up small ground up bits of longaniza sausage for the insides of your taco — you will salivate.
Basic point — check out el jalapeño. Give me your business. Now all I have to do is convince them to start making and selling Mexican tortsas (sandwiches) and it will be perfect!