Fearless Critic restaurant review
Jalapeño Joe‘s
This stand evokes another time—a time when this white-bread take on Tex-Mex was new
Mexican
Counter service
Hours
Mon–Fri 6:20am–8:00pm
Sat 7:00am–8:00pm
Features Outdoor dining
Bar NoneCredit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Hyde Park
4905 Airport Blvd.
Austin, TX
(512) 451-3326
This nostalgic stand in the shredded, fading parking lot at the end of a line of shoddy Airport-Boulevard eateries has long since graduated from its Tastee Freeze origins to become a mom-and-pop Tex-Mex operation.
Burgers and fries here evoke the fast-food goodness of the old guard. Patties are thin with little…
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