Jersey City Heights has some great finds and Los Tres Chilitos (the three chilis) is one of them. Serving Mexican cuisine, it has a quite extensive menu that can be a bit overwhelming, with some many dishes and options that it is endless. For instance, I got their enchiladas that could be with pollo (chicken), carne asada (grilled steak), quesillo (Oaxaca cheese) or vegetales (vegetables), and then with three types of choices: verde, roja, mole. So I ended up with chicken enchiladas with mole sauce. Served with refried beans and yellow rice, it was very good, not that I am an expert in mole. Still, that sauce, made with chocolate was delicious, not too rich and comforting.

Jodi got their vegetarian quesadilla that had corn, zucchini, mushrooms and cheese,served with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo, a tasty dish that was not boring at all.

Vegetarian quesadilla at Los Tres Chilitos in Jersey City

Talking about their guacamole, it is pretty good, with chunks of avocado as I like it, the only negative was the rings of onions in it that were not great to have or bite into.

They have lots of dessert and I admit that we probably made the wrong choice when ordering their empanada de arroz con lèche that is empanada filled with rice pudding. Very hot, the rice pudding lost its creaminess and the rice became over cooked in the frying process. Too bad! I regretted not ordering their churros.

Still, it was a good lunch and I will certainly try something else another time. But then I will get the churros!

Enjoy (I did)!

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Los Tres Chilitos- 456 Central Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307

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