Javier's Sabor Mexicano & Agave Bar

8 W Miner St, Arlington Heights
(847) 255-7075

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Clint YTM

One of my favorite restaurants of all time. Never disappoints. Javier's is excellent and authentic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Get Back Boyz

They allow homeless people to walk all over and don’t do anything and neither does the police they just harass everyone inside and make it an unsafe experience

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Cathy Steinbuck

Food was great. I highly recommend the steak fajitas. We ordered the smaller portion and it was quite large. The guacamole is also remarkable.
The service was also very good. This has been our second visit and we brought other family with us this time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips, Steak Fajitas for Two

Cliff Kubek

Excellent food. Skirt steak meals have large portion, seasoned and you can order medium rare. Fun outdoor seating available.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak a La Tampiquena, Shrimp Cocktail, Carne Asada

Niel Ascension

100 bucks for 2 enchilada dinners and 8 tacos

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

James S

Good food, great patio

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Donna J Smolak

I had shrimp taco which I thought was dry and a Margarita which I have had better but it's a great place.I would order differently next time indefinitely.I will return my family and the people I was with are great patrons of the restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Javier Grajales

One of the worst meals I've had in a while. Truly disappointing.

petecaragher

Went on a Friday night with a party of 11. Dining is available outside and inside. Full bar is also available. Big menu with all traditional dishes listed. Margaritas and Mojitos were outstanding. U can get a 20oz Beer in a skull mug. Meals are large portions. The steak fajitas were awesome. Bill was 600 with tip. Service was fast and efficient. Highly recommended.

Parking: Free Parking is available in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Al Pastor Tacos on Corn Tortillas, Carne Asada, Steak Fajitas for Two

John W

Pleasantly surprised! Delicious & authentic food….excellent top shelf margaritas. Great service & atmosphere!

Alma Sandoval

We have been here about, 4-5 times. The alcohol beverages are always a plus. The food however is hit or miss. Definitely not 100% authentic. I ordered the Combinations (Chile Relleno and 2 green salsa enchiladas). Chile relleno was like any Chile Relleno, stuffed with cheese, and sauce on the side that was cold. The enchiladas were so difficult to cut. The tortillas were cold and felt like I was eating leather. Not pleasant to my palate. No flavor to the sauces. The enchiladas were drenched in yellow cheese (maybe cheddar or American). Horrible combination. The

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips, Salsa & Chips

Maria S Nasca

First time visit, nice night outdoor seating, good music and good food. Service could have been friendlier, but it was ok. I might return .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips, Steak Fajitas for Two

Teresa C

My party all enjoyed their meals. I'm a vegetarian and had potato tacos. It's nice to have a "regular" entree. The queso dip is amazing!

Vegetarian options: Vegetarian options available.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

William Pixley

Great quality comfort Mexican food. The combo platters are great as you can have a burrito and tacos or enchiladas.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dave Kogan

The food is pretty good. I couldn't decide between the tamales or the enchiladas. The waiter recommended the enchiladas. I asked if he preferred the chicken or the tinga. He suggested the chicken. I requested the green verde sauce. The flavor was really good, however they were the flattest enchiladas I've ever had and they were smothered in the verde sauce. The cheese that was melted on top was burnt. There was a helping of rice, but I had asked to have extra rice as I didn't want the beans that came with it.

We got chips and salsa as part of the service. The chips were flavorful and crispy. The salsa was weak with a little kick and watery. It actually looked like watered down tomato soup.

I had dined with three other people. One person got the steak fajitas. There was hardly any meat and a ton of peppers, onions and tomatoes. He was able to eat three tortillas with meat and could have made four-to-five more with just the vegetables.

The other couple shared the Steak a la Tampiquena (close to carne asada at other Mexican restaurants). They also got a small guacamole. They liked the guac and really liked the steak. Overall, our food was pretty good albeit the fajitas and enchiladas portions were on the small side.

The service, on the other had, was just okay. Our waiter was constantly running back and forth checking on drinks, and checking other tables, but in parts. He took one order, then left and came back as he forgot to take mine and my friend's order. Then after taking my friend's order he left to get me a refill. Then he took my order and left again, although, be fore leaving, my friends asked for more chips. He left without the basket and came back with drinks for the rest of the table - no chips. Then my other friends asked again for more chips. The waiter said yes and was about to scamper off when we asked another person (a "runner") if she could bring more chips. She said sure and the waiter ran over with the chips. It seems so trivial but it seemed like a competition to bring chips.

Initially we asked if we could get separate checks. The waiter asked who would get what. There was a couple (husband and wife) would get one check, my friend would get his own, and I would get my own. The waiter had trouble providing three separate checks and so he didn't. He gave one to the couple and one to my friend and I. It was not a big deal, but seemed weird that he couldn't separate the orders.

With so many Mexican restaurants, Javier's is an okay spot to visit: the food is decent enough, but the service was a bit off. Overall, it was an okay experience neither bad, not awesome. Just okay.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

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Javier's Sabor Mexicano & Agave Bar

8 W Miner St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 255-7075