Javier's Sabor Mexicano & Agave Bar — Restaurant in Wheeling Township

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...

Stopped by on a whim after going to see firsthand the senseless destruction of one of the most beautiful race tracks in America with my nephew... We were pretty melancholy to be honest and I felt like some old school, quiet tradition after seeing all the history at Arlington Park being battered into the past by water hoses and wrecking balls and we surprisingly found it here at Javier's. The restaurant manufactured a dimly lit and cool space on a hot and sweaty summer day. The waiters were busy but seemed honestly grateful that we had stopped for lunch and showed us as much through considerate service. The enchiladas con mole' and chicken tacos were well worth the affordable price they were asking. I did miss the up-charge note for the mole' but that was on me... I was thinking about amazing thoroughbred horses that I would never have the pleasure of seeing in Arlington Park again I guess. I also thought I took some pictures for all you curious netizens out there but must have been all in my mind as it turns out... so if you want to check out the decor, find and watch the Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone 1940 rendition of the movie The Mark of Zorro (best version) and you will have a good idea of what to expect if you stop by and enjoy a meal and/or cocktail at Javier's. As far as I could tell however, no one had ever stuck a sword into the ceiling in THIS cantina after drinking a bunch of tequila and showing off crazy sword fighting skills...

Went in on a Friday afternoon and let me say the place is a nice looking restaurant my wife and I were planning to o try it for the first time on our anniversary. Thank God we didn’t. Start with the good. The server was polite. Chips and salsa were brought out quick and the salsa while having some spice was really good. That’s the last of the good. I ordered a ground beef burrito. With the sauce and cheese. Top down. The cheese tasted just like valveeta cheese and the cheese was hard and tough before I even was half way though my burrito. The enchilada sauce tasted exactly like the sauce out of the can. And I’ve eaten a lot of can enchilada sauce. The ground beef had no flavor and was oddly colored. The rice was still hard with certain bites. I would never order this again. My son’s quesadilla was literally burger cheese squares on tortilla. He wouldn’t even eat it. His fries were fries. My wife ordered some steak sandwich that she gets everywhere and she hated it. Steak was burnt with no flavor. The bathrooms while I will say had one stall out of order literally smelled like a UTI and a diarrhea floor of a terrible nursing home I almost threw up. I’m highly disappointed and extremely upset that I had to write a bad review but for the prices you’re better off going to Taco Bell and I don’t think I’ve ever recommended Taco Bell over somewhere that claims to have authentic...