Back of the House: Taqueria El Jalapeño

Visit Taqueria el Jalapeño, a six-month-old Mexican joint along St. Charles Rock Road in St. Ann. February 2009.

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Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

By Jennifer Silverberg

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Owner Juan Villa.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Owner Juan Villa.
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Juan making the chicken taco.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Juan making the chicken taco.
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Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

By Jennifer Silverberg

Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

By Jennifer Silverberg

Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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The finished entree.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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The finished entree.
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Salsas, from front to back, the house red, the green and the chipotle.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Salsas, from front to back, the house red, the green and the chipotle.
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Salsa cups.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Salsa cups.
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Aquas Frescas Naturales.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Aquas Frescas Naturales.
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Service with a smile, Juan Villa.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Service with a smile, Juan Villa.
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The ever-awesome Jarritos.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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The ever-awesome Jarritos.
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From left, clockwise, are Lashawn Davison, Cordell James and Joyce Thomas, in town from Georgia, enjoying steak tacos at Taqueria el Jalapeño.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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From left, clockwise, are Lashawn Davison, Cordell James and Joyce Thomas, in town from Georgia, enjoying steak tacos at Taqueria el Jalapeño.
Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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From left, Lashawn Davison and Cordell James, first-time customers enjoying lunch at Taqueria el Jalapeño.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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From left, Lashawn Davison and Cordell James, first-time customers enjoying lunch at Taqueria el Jalapeño.
Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

By Jennifer Silverberg

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A steak taco.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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A steak taco.
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Owner Juan Villa sampling the goods.Read "Taco the Town: Taqueria el Jalapeño scores another point for north county in the geographical battle for local Mexican restaurant supremacy" by Ian Froeb.

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Owner Juan Villa sampling the goods.
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