This was our first visit to this establishment. We arrived and were seated almost immediately. They have a rather large place with both tables and booths. We were served water and I had an ice tea. We were also served chips and salsa. The salsa was terrible. It tasted more like pasta sauce than salsa. My wile ordered a chili relano and a side of beans. I ordered the enchiladas Mexican plate with chili verde over it. The chili was terrible as for my plate, still looking for meat and cheese inside. So the food is very bland and under seasoned. I don't think we will be going back. read more

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Food: Always the same regardless of the location. I have loved Javier's since the opening. I get the #10 lunch. I add fresh onions and extra chili Verde. The taco salad is another hit. Service: Amazing! Ambiance: Clean, Fun, and the Music is perfectly balanced. read more

I used to be a regular. I went back today and the waitress asked where I had been and I quickly remembered. the prices are ridiculous. $5 for a small side of cheese? $4 drink. 'my son got a chimichanga and it was $15 plus $4 for carne -- $20?? my meal for 2 people for lunch was over $50. and I got one flour cheese enchilada- no rice no beans. charging $5 for a side of cheese for my salsa is absurd. so with my side of cheese and drink it's almost $10. never again! read more

The last few times I've been here it's been very disappointing. You get more meat in a small can of chicken then you do in one of his burrito's. Not sure why I went back close to home I guess. Kinda sad how a town that has made him the success he is gets repaid with substandard food. Not sure how he claims best in Ogden?? Anyway won't go back again but I'm sure it will be reframed as a unrealistic customer lol read more

Food was fresh, served hot and fast. Started with their chips and salsa. Love the Little kick off heat in the salsa. We had the pepe chicken and the Sr Ron chimichanga. read more

I wanted to like it. So very much. The Horchata was warm, the margarita literally had no tequila. The food was bland and tasteless and the service, although the server was really nice, was poor. We were the only people in the restaurant and it took 40 minutes to get our food. They were more concerned with breaking down for the night and we arrived at 7:50 and they close at 9. It took our server 15 minutes to greet us Just don't do it. read more

First time we ordered take out. Got chicken chimichanga dinners. Menu stated chicken in it, no chicken inside really flat flour shell however had about 6 little cubed chicken on top. Menu menu also stated cheese and lettuce, couldn't find any of that. Rice and beans were really not good at all. Didn't like at all, won't ever go back. read more

First, our waitress was great. Friendly, attentive. She was the best part of the night. But the food was not good. As soon as I saw and then tasted the salsa, I knew it would be Matador-like quality and flavor. The four of us ordered a variety of food. And it came out really fast, like within 3 minutes. I took that as another bad sign. Most of our items (chimichangas, enchiladas, tamales, replenish, etc) were smothered in the same brownish green sauce. And the food was soggier than we like, and lacked flavor. We didn't eat much of it. ​​ read more

Wonderful experience, we had over 40 people for a birthday celebration. Food was amazing & service outstanding. Definitely will be patronizing them on a regular basis read more

I have never liked Javier's, but found myself there the other night, invited by family and couldn't get out of it. Their salsa is some of the worst I've had. It's like they open a can of tomato sauce, and throw in a few spices and serve it with chips. I knew from prior experience that I am not a fan of their enchilada sauce which tastes like tomato soup. So I ordered enchiladas smothered in Chile Verde. It was so bland it just tasted like nothing. And that was the worst cheese enchilada I've ever had. No gooey soft cheese. It was kinda of congealed and hard, like they wrapped some cheese in a tortilla and microwaved it, but not quite long enough. The staff is very friendly and tries to take care of you, but there appears to be only two servers in a pretty busy restaurant. Don't go here. There are far better Mexican restaurants in Ogden read more

Ordered a beef taco of the Ala carte menu. Options were beef or chicken for 4.99. When I got the bill there was an additional charge of 1.99 for ground beef. When I asked about the extra charge, I was told it was because I ordered ground beef and the listed price was for shredded beef. This was not clear on the menu and this is deceptive. I will not go back. read more

Love going to this drive through. They have great customer service. Inside the food didn't seem as good but probably just a off day. Drive through is always good. read more

It was a to go order so I'll give them that. But the food was soggy, the order was wrong, and the food was tolerably good. I used to go there all the time but it's been a few years. Not sure what happened, but things have got to change. read more

So far, I've had a great experience coming here and they're the first Mexican food restaurant I went to when i moved to ut. I think it's good for what it is. The staff is nice, the place is decorated nicely, and the food is good. It's not the most authentic and not the most flavorful compared to other places I've been to since, but i think it's cheap and affordable for the amount of food they give you. read more

Great Mexican food! Anywhere! We live in Tucson, AZ for 6 months. Great Southwestern/ Mexican food on every corner with Chefs directly raised on Mexican food. Javier's matches any of those! read more

I have been eating at Javier's for a long time. I love the Idaho burrito and the prices are decent. The salsa is the best part but they limit you to one bowl now. Worth going to for a good lunch or dinner. It was pretty clean too. read more

Absolutely great! Wonderful Chili Verde Burritos! Service is great...very friendly & helpful!

I hate leaving bad reviews, I almost never do. However the Javiers on Harrison charged me twice for my meal. I went in to ask them to refund me. They said a manager wasn't in so they took my info, so when the manager returned they would make the refund. Two days go by, nothing. I go back and of course no manager there. My information is taken again, yet no response. Guess they've lost a local family read more

Terrible food rude staff and they insist on wasting their customers time.would not go back here if you paid me

First, I'm from Ogden, and Second, this is absolutely and possibly the "worst" food in Utah. I will not insult the Mexican Community by even calling it Mexican Food. One Taco w/ stale taco shell, and one tortilla with meat that was to be a burrito. Would not have served this to anyone. Pure Garbage, wouldn't feed to the dog. This is the first time that I really want my money back. Cannot believe this place is even in business. read more

The food at this Javiers location usually tastes the best. The main entrees are enjoyable and there's not a long wait compared to other nearby places. Staff is friendly, food comes out warm and tastes pleasant, they use marakas when singing happy birthday. Great place to bring family and friends read more

Javier's - 3 enchilada sandwich thing - Mexican Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Very, very nicely decorated place where the staff and management is very clearly trying to appeal to the indigenous population of the area. This is the sort of Americanized stuff that you would expect to find in the kitchen of the Midwest, to get some Mexican/Southwest flavor, but resembles nothing particularly resembling the actual dishes they're meant to approximate. This means a lot of single note flavors, of what strongly resembled cheap grocery store spices and a strong move away from anything resembling picante. This was all the way down to the "salsa" on the table, which had a strong marinara aspect to it. All of that is fine. This place is fine if that's what you want and they do a fine job of hitting where they're aiming. Staff is very nice and the place is comfortable, but there was nothing I had or even saw that looked particularly impressive, more of a workman-like approach to this, if anything. And that's fine also. Not great, not what I would call bad, either, just...fine...maybe even on the underside of fine, more like 2.5, but I'll be generous and give them the push. read more

I know they're doing their best given the pandemic. Lots of signs on social distancing and mask wearing. Back to the review...this is on their food quality. They have multiple locations and my review is of their south Ogden location. Honestly, one of the worst Mexican restaurant food I've had in Utah. The salsa for the chips tasted like tomato sauce. For the main dish, I had the "Pancho Villa" deluxe entree. The enchilada sauce was super salty. The beans tasted like they're canned and were covered in shredded cheese. The meat on my beef shredded hard shell taco was so tough. And the shell tortillas was not edible - it was drenched in grease that made it soft instead of crispy. Not quite sure what was going on with the rice ... all I can say, "it was wild." I was so disappointed by the quality and taste of their food. Management- if you're reading this, you can do better. Food is bland. read more

Betos is better, and there's no shame in saying that. I've had a few things from here, and it's all just so-so. Nothing spectacular. It's boring food, and it's not super-cheap. I've had the fish taco, the carne asada taco, one of each of the different kinds of enchiladas, and rice and beans. It's all so boring, it's as if it's all from a can. The guacamole and salsa are pretty good, but that's not a meal. There are lots of restaurants similar to this, where the food isn't great, but some of the locals keep going because it is sentimental. If you like Javier's, it's definitely for a reason other than the food. read more

Javier's - Fish taco, Carne Asada taco, rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Ogden, Utah

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The food tastes great, but often, at this particular location the cheese is not completely melted in the cheese enchiladas. I really hate that. Also, all of the restaurants that have the javiers name, the portions should be bigger by at least half. Normally mexican food restaurants leave you stuffed, here i could eat 2 specials. read more

MOLE = YUMMY My wife and I decided to drop by this restaurant during our getaway. we were from out of town. So we were unfamiliar with the area. The place was busy, but not too busy, so we stopped in. We were greeted quickly, and seated right away, large place! we were then given the usual chips and salsa. The salsa was mild, but my wife loved it. I asked for something hotter, and the waitress brought me some green Verde sauce, and a sauce she called "happy". I tried both, and they were both great! I enjoyed mixing them, lol. I am a huge fan of mole, so when I saw that on the menu I was thrilled. My wife had a Pepe's Combo. Our waitress was sweet and kind, and the food was served in quick fashion. Both plates were quite huge, in my opinion, and also quite yummy! I enjoyed my mole burrito, just wished it was more spicy, but I usually do. My wife loved hers, and ate all of it. All in all, since we dont live around the Ogden area, but visit, we will go there again when visiting, and would recommend it. If you like it more spicy, ask for the hotter sauce! read more

Javier's - Mole Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Nice Resturant, but needs help in several areas. Menu needs to updated, it's not friendly where you could choose 1,2 or 3 items as a combination dinner. In addition, no one wants to be nickel and dined to death! Oh, your flautus is made with corn, but I wanted flour, so that's an extra charge. Same for a taco, made with corn, but when you ask for flour, then it's an extra charge. My dinner, I wanted a 2 choice meal, but they have no such thing, I ordered Chicken taco, chili releno beans and rice. These were all separate charges. Oh, you want a second basket of chips - another extra charge. I would not recommend this to friends or family. read more

I gotta say. I remembered this place being better. I feel like most of the food I was served was purchased off the shelf and prepared fresh in the kitchen. The rice seems like it was cooked in a simple chicken bullion and the Chile verde tasted like cream of chicken soup with strangely solid pork chunks. The salsa was likely right out of a bottle. I felt like the older clientele weren't a discerning bunch when it comes to authenticity, so they likely don't mind. It is definitely cheap to eat there. I got a full meal for $11. But, I'd be willing to pay more somewhere else that's actually run like restaurant and not a soup kitchen. I won't be going back there again. read more

I have been a fan of Javiers my entire life. But twice now, they have made a mistake that I honestly just can't understand. Twice now, my fiancé has ordered a VEGETARIAN platter and that includes a bean taco. TWICE, they have given him a beef taco. Maybe I am confused, but what part does VEGETARIAN include beef? We don't eat meat at all so now this taco will completely go to waste when it's not even what we ordered. I am upset and honestly will probably not eat here again for a very long time. Please Javiers, get it together. read more

Ate here yesterday with my niece. We both ordered the steak quesadilla. Food was very good. My only complaint was my niece asked for sour cream to put on top of quesadilla and I was charged $1.99 extra. I'm already paying $11:99 for the meal. Come on, really?! Waitress needed to tell us there was an extra charge. Service was attentive. Would I come back? I'll try it again but I will be asking if there is a charge for anything extra. read more

Food is wonderful. Price increase is insanity! $4.50 for a coke. $4 for a side of sour cream. $5 for side of cheese. My lunch was $30 with tip. Sadly wont be coming back. read more

The worst Mexican food in Ogden. Microwaved, bland. Loud. 60 year old white ladies seem to think it's ok though...

This is a great staple for Mexican dining. We take our family here often. The prices are reasonable, the service is great, the atmosphere is great and the food is good. We like a little kick in our food and we do not think it is spicy so take that as you will. It is pretty typical of what you would expect from a good Mexican restaurant. Salsa is good and they have unlimited chips. They have kids menus and vegetarian options available. read more

The worst restaurant I have ever ate at in my 23 years of living on this earth. Would've rather paid 15$ for dog food than this place. absolutely terrible read more

Mexican, or was it tex mex -- or was it just a rip off? There were less than two pieces of chicken in my enchiladas. I prefer the fast food Rosaritos -- this place tasted like fast food. read more

Lacklustre service. Server took drink orders for half the table and left, came back 10 minutes later with no drinks and took the rest of the orders then eventually completely forgot one of the drinks. Food was underwhelming and flavourless. The taquitos were way overcooked, the menu said 2 beef and 2 chicken and I ended up with 4 beef. We had a party of 11 and only one person enjoyed their meal...he was a 6 year old and had a kids burrito. Trust me, go somewhere else. read more

Javier's is a really cool place and a good one to get some Mexican food. My brother really likes Javier's and we went here for dinner after his football game. They were very accommodating with our large group. Our waitress did a great job remembering our orders. I ordered a combo plate that came with a taco, enchilada and a tamale. It was a lot of food and eating the chips they provided while we waited didn't help. Let's just say I wish I had worn sweat pants to dinner. Everyone else at the table enjoyed their meal and it was a very good time for all! read more

I've heard about this restaurant for years from a family member who lives in the Ogden area. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed. When you have a reservation for 23 people you expect there to be adequate service to have a pleasant meal. Well, that didn't happen. Where do I start? We were seating immediately but our servers didn't take our drink orders or give us salsa/chips for at least 15 minutes. When we finally did order, I asked the waitress what their specialty was or what they were known for, she didn't have an answer. Her answer was literally, "We don't really have a specialty and we're not really known for anything." Wrong answer! So, I ordered the Carne Asada tacos, and they were good. While the salsa and chips were empty after 5 minutes and never refilled, the service did improve throughout the meal. The food was good enough, nothing great, but good. Overall, if the costumer service had been great, the impression of this restaurant might have been much better. But, I left disappointed. read more

Worst food ever! First time here and I ordered take out. Chicken burrito, simple enough right? No. Took the first bite and tasted nothing but black pepper so I opened up the burrito to check if it was just that one bite. It wasn't. Literally covered in pepper! The rice tastes like all it has in it is chicken broth, only good thing was the beans and they were only mediocre. So disappointed! Being from LA really spoils a person on what great mexican food really is and this is definitely not it. I will never eat here again. read more

Javier's - Mexican Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Food gets one star. I'm adding a second star for the friendly service. Javier is such a nice man! Ogden is no hub for gourmet cuisine. Folks in Ogden just don't want to pay for it, but making delicious, authentic Mexican food doesn't have to be expensive. What's lacking here is passion. The food is prepared carelessly. With better chefs, Javier's could be a lucrative destination awesome Mexican food in Ogden. read more