First time here, I hate to do this but wow this place was not great and we won't be coming back. Didn't see yelp reviews before we went or I probably would have not gone. The food was so bland to start, our chips were stale and the bean dip was cold. The waitress brought us more and the bean dip was at least warm, chips the same still stale. My son dislikes Mexican food so we ordered him a hamburger and fries and he had one bite of each and refused to eat it. (He's 4) I tried the fries and they tasted like .. well idk what it tasted like other than oil. The hamburger was literally the saddest thing I ever saw and was unflavored patty. I ordered a combo plate and I will say the green sauce enchiladas sauce was tasty but the chicken inside was bland but it was okay. The taco shell was stale, the meat, sauce and lettuce mixed made the whole thing soggy. My husband ordered a meat plate with rice and beans which also came with some tortillas with toppings. Flavored well but very thin cut of meat. We asked for limes and they were completely dried out. lol not sure why the staff even bothered to bring them. read more

We walked in at 8:09 and was seated and treated with our kitchen is closed in five minutes and we already did last call. ‍ was there for a birthday. They did serve us margaritas however the get out vibe was strong. We were out by 8:45. I've never been here and won't go back. read more

I love the food, quaint ambiance and attentiveness of the waitresses. It's a great place to go for drinks if you're looking to have drinks with a friend or two and want a change from the usual "Applebee's" or "El Rosal". Try it and you'll thank me for it! read more

Love this place love the service love the food and love the margaritas! You get experience like you're going to someone's house not a restaurant I love that! The decor is nice big and not too bright but not dim. Clean and comfortable read more

Aylin at the bar was excellent she gave amazing service and was very sweet. My meal today was delicious having seafood with sauce. Sauce to die for! Watching the football game and enjoying the ambiance. read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Seafood Al creama - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

1st time into Javi's ! Lots of great drink options from their bar . We noticed a 55 and over menu . We decided to try the 2 items w/ rice and beans . We both choose A Crunchy Taco and and cheese enchilada. Very good and spicy salsa :) we also ordered a Mojito and a Bloody Mary . Nice meal for a good price . Service was attentive, nice open windows all around . read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Chips and Dips :) - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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We were in town and my stepson and gf recommended we come here. The service was good and there was plenty of parking but the restaurant was pretty busy. We were here over the Christmas holiday. I was surprised how busy they were considering the mediocre food. The chips did not taste fresh and the red salsa was ok. I had their special but can't remember the name, it came with a very thinly cut piece of steak very disappointing. My husband had the fajitas and they did come out sizzling, he liked the flavor. We both had a bloody marys and they seemed watered down. The bathrooms were clean and there was plenty of room to sit. You choose where you want to sit. I wanted to like this place. Our server was very nice but won't be coming back. read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - My dish very mediocre - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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We came across Javi's on our way back to the East Bay and were impressed by the quality service, food and attentiveness of the staff (thank you Marina!). The restaurant is self- seating only, so we were able to select a nice booth location by the window. We were given chips, salsa, coleslaw and refried beans and cheese to start as we looked over our menus. I had the enchilada supreme (note, verde sauce is lime forward) with cheese only, my fiance ordered a burrito supreme with carnitas (came with a healthy portion of carnitas), my brother ordered a combination burrito and roja enchilada platter, and my mom was able to customize her a la carte order with a veggie burrito and guac (she asked for fajita veggies in the burrrito which wasn't originally on the menu). We also enjoyed a nice cerveza with the meal, along with a mocktail for my mom and an imported Coca Cola for my brother. Would highly recommend for a nice, filling meal in Modesto! read more

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It's been a few years since we've been to this restaurant. They used to offer "happy hour" drinks on Fridays. Not any more. We got two 'well drinks' (Margaritas) with our meals. The drinks alone were $22 for both. Insane!! Back in the day a Margarita was $1.50 and maybe didn't use the best ("Quervo 1800") Tequila, but a person could afford it. Today it felt like greed. The meals were Cameronas a la Diabla (Hot devil Prawns) for me the 'pepper head' and Fajitas for my wife. Our bill was over $70 for the two of us. Again, insane! It's a family owned business. I've met the son, Brian, who wasn't there today. A really nice guy. He even "comp'd" us a meal once due to kitchen/food issues. But today we were totally shocked by the bill. The food was great, as usual. Service was 'decent'. But the bill, wow!! ‍ Just a heads up. If you like Mexican food like Hot Devil Prawns, with rice n beans, it'll cost you $24 a plate. It's going to be a good while till we go back, if ever. Eating out for two retirees and bills that large for 2 elderly folks, that's taking advantage of the elderly. Not even an offer of a 'senior discount'. read more

Went last week & this place use to be good a couple months ago im not sure what happened. Food seemed plain with no flavor . The rice and their sauce was my favorite again NO FLAVOR now . Food. Service was ok could be better. Taking my money to el garden across town. read more

Tamales made in house were very tasty. Portions were good. Bean dip is phenominal. Salsa was spicy hot but had excellent flavor. Birria taco was the bomb, my daughter said. Will definitely be back, essentially now that Turlock location is gone. Beans and rice were a bit bland but the entrees more than compensated. read more

Great food and service! We came here on a recommendation of a local from the MET Railroad. I got the Chipotle chicken. Great spice! I normally shy away from yellow cheese dip, but this one is great! Don't let the color fool you. My partner got the Apollo en Crema and loved it as well. Fresh tortillas! read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Chipotle Chiclen and Pollo en Crema - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Javis was always one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, but not anymore! Everything tastes bland now, not much flavor. Whoever is cooking is not putting the right amount of salt or seasoning. The chili relano is still good, but the Asada, bland, beans watery, and bland, rice, bland. Fajitas bland and now hardly any meat if u order steak. It's all changed so we probably won't be back for awhile then see if they change back to what they used to be. Why do good places that are doing so good, change things? Very disappointed read more

Driven by quite a bit and decided to give it a try. We saw that they offer senior menu options of 1-3 items which includes rice and beans with an affordable price, so we went for it. I ordered the crispy chicken taco plate and hubby ordered the chicken enchilada and pastor tostada plate, good portions, enough to be totally full and satisfied. Will come again, close to home and not too salty or spicy, just right. read more

I went to Javi's for my friend Calvin. It was his birthday and I ordered a bean rice and cheese burrito with fries. The burrito was warm crispy and really delicious and the fries were good and I dipped them in ketchup. Then I got the fried ice cream but Calvin got it for free cause of his birthday we both liked it. I really recommend Javi's and it's the best Mexican place in Modesto read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Fried ice cream - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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Describe goated this place is the best. workers are nice they give you desserts on your birthday for free. Their bean and cheese burritos hit hard I use the rice and beans on the side to make a taco sometimes. read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Me getting free dessert - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

We went to another restaurant but the wait was about 30-40. My mom knew about this place so I called ahead and was told there was no wait. When we arrived, we were seated right away. We were given salsa and chips while we waited. The waitress was friendly and it was overall really good service. Our food came quick and it was hot but it was so good! Prices are decent. So much food on the menu that you'll have to go again! read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Combo plate. (2 items- enchilada and a chicken tostada) - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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Normally love the food here however, when the customer service sucks and it only takes on employee to have that effect. When one keeps calling on a Friday and no one picks up the phone to take a phone order( really how long does it take to place a phone order 2 minutes max) then when you come in, to place your order. You get a waitress with an attitude who says because we're so busy we're not taking orders or picking up the phone. That's some crappy customer service. When I looked around, your staff wasn't too busy as they were sweeping the floors in your bartender's eating her ice cream behind the bar you bar seating had 5 people. The customer service would be to pick up the phone and answer the phone to your customers are calling. I'm sure your call in orders are probably a money generator. Not very good service your staff needs to take some customer service etiquette classes, t Some of your staff was even sitting around lollygagging. Want photos you can message me I'll be happy to send them to you. Better yet I'll attach your rude waitress. I will tell you Mario was really nice when I was leaving. I brought it to his attention. Not sure if he's a manager, but maybe you ought to have him teach your customer service etiquette read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

In town for an event. And read other yelp reviews. So decided to try it. The place was busy. Seated right away. Staff was friendly and service was Chips and salsa, queso. Both good. Chips could be fresher. I prefers the carnitas plate the pork was moist, seasoned and cooked to perfection ! Rice and beans, were good as well. My husband and son ordered the quesobirria taco's plates comes with 2 tacos rice and beans, consume. My son had beef and husband chicken. Delicious! Portion sizes could bigger though. For the price. Overall I would definitely recommend. And would return read more

What's a guy got to do to find great Mexican food? Well, he should make the drive from Pleasanton to Modesto and hit up Javi's. I was visiting friends in the area and they took me to Javi's for dinner. I ordered a taco plate with rice and beans. It was so good that I devoured it all. Javi's is also a popular place to watch a sports game. They have TV screens setup in the bar area. I'll be back again the next time I'm in Modesto. read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - #4 crispy chicken tacos with rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

It was our first time trying this place and I must say the service was above excellent! Mario did an amazing job taking care of us he explained the menu to us made some suggestions and we loved our lunch, it was delicious. The place was beautiful we enjoyed sitting by the window. We will be back read more

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The food was yummy. I saw a fish and it had a sucky mouth, so that was sick. The service was quick and they were always refilling my root beer before I could even ask. Overall very nice place and would recommend. read more

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Amazing! Recommended by a friend and it was so worth it! Decent prices on drinks! Ala carte food was good! Small portions but delicious! Definitely recommend to anyone wanting good food and good drinks! read more

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Javi's is a great restaurant, along with the full bar, the service is great and food is good. Plus they almost have regular restaurant hours unlike almost everywhere else in town. read more

It's cheap. I guess the drinks are OK and they're cheap but this is like the whitest Mexican food I've ever had. One time I came there and they used American cheese. The food is not good here the service is OK. The waitresses are really nice and it's super cheap. I think that's why it's popular decent enough atmosphere but again the food is lacking I wouldn't go back. read more

I was very disappointed in getting my take out order, I gave instructions how I wanted packaged, when I went in to place my order . I didn't want them to start on the order until almost the time to pick up, that I would pick up about 3:15/3:30 that way it would hot and not dry. The chicken enchiladas were a disaster. The chicken was dry literally dry. No taste to it. No nothing to add to the chicken you was just chicken rolled up in a tortilla with mullet on top of it. That was it. It was like they didn't even bother putting any spices or any onions or nothing on the chicken. The chicken was literally dry and it tasted like old chicken. What a disappointment same thing with our tacos I ordered three tacos of Carnitas and the meat was dry, literally dry and I'm not lying about that the rice and the beans were stuck to the pan and my dessert that we ordered alongside, which was flan was put on top of hot items. That's how they packaged and by the time I got home all the sauce from the flan had gone into the bag. What a disappointment that they cannot follow instructions for that I paid over $50 and this was for a special birthday what a disaster. I don't recommend this at all. Javier's have always paid taking the time to do the right thing. Cook good food not this time not this time. The whole meal looked like it was thrown together by a very lousy lazy cook with no understanding of good Mexican dish I mean, who makes enchiladas with dried chicken or tacos with dry meat. This was very disgusting and I do not recommend it. read more

Javi's was great. You seat yourself and served promptly. The food came out quickly (pork enchiladas) and was great. Our server was friendly and helpful with the questions we had about the menu. Check it out - you won't regret it! read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - tortilla and chips - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

The food is so good! I wish I didn't live so far away, but I have made the 1+ hour drive to eat here a few times

BLAND. This restaurant is disrespecting Mexican food. The fried food tasted like old oil. The shredded beef tasted reheated. The pastor isn't pastor. The salsa is like water. This food is an embarrassment to Mexican food. I'm mind blown that it's parking lot is packed. Must be for the bar. A catering truck could do more than this place with a full kitchen. Sad. I won't be back. I've been a few times meeting other people and every time I think it can't get worse. It does. The taquitos are just sad. Could you do less with a simple dish ? No cheese ? No onion? Just straight old beef and a tortilla? lol this place just isn't worth the money or your time. Anywhere is better. How do you have several locations? Was this good at some point and I'm just on the tail end of it? I can name 10 catering trucks that put this place to shame. Clean bathroom though I'll give them that for the one star. read more

Id like to say 0 What a HORRIBLE spot! Went for lunch with my children and we got 2 lunch combo plates 15.99 each and 1combo plate 13.99 We also ordered 2 drinks 1 ice tea and 1 horchata, my son revived a "child" horchata they charged us $4.99 for EACH DRINK. Eveytime he was done we got another one not knowing it wasn't free refills while we were dining in a restaurant. Might I say our cups weren't even fully gone. For such a low quality of meat and service it shouldn't have been so expensive. Javies has went down and food quality is no longer good!! Very sneaky of them!!! read more

Food was so bad expected more from them . Dey meat no taste , fish had no season . I really thought they were the best of the best but it's just overhyped . read more

Today we stopped by Javi's. You seat yourself and then a waiter comes to help you. The service was very fast! For drinks we ordered an 805 and a mai tai. The drink was strong and tasty. For food, I had the red enchiladas and my hubby had the carnitas. The food was great! We also had the deep fried ice cream. It tasted similar to a chimichanga. Very delicious! Our waiter was very attentive and helped us pick our dessert! I highly recommend this place for a date night! (: read more

Javi's Modesto Mexican Restaurant - Mai tai and 805 - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

This is a great place to meet up with a friend and have lunch and enjoy some delicious drinks! The prices are reasonable so stop in and check it out read more

Always enjoy the fajitas, tacos & enchiladas. Clean and welcoming surroundings. Great service...My go to Mexican restaurant in Modesto read more

This place is excellent the food is delicious the service is excellent, we really enjoyed the food. I will be going there again I do recommend it! Thank you so much! read more

Wonderful service and food they close early so watch out! Go to a bar and ask for Dora - shes great. She is about family!

Awesome drinks and great food. My absolute favorite is going on Tuesday and ordering the Mexican Mule.

I recently had dinner here and overall had a good experience. This was my first time here, and I really liked the ambiance of the restaurant. Had great service, but there are a few things that I didn't care for. It is a very busy restaurant and that's great because it says something about it. But a busy restaurant still needs to be clean. It's a seat yourself system, and we chose a table that still needed cleaning. A staff member did come over with a wet towel and wiped all the remains on the floor. Sorry, but I don't like to walk on food on the floor, theirs being carpet. That's just gross, and it should have been swept up. Also, all restaurants should be using a spray cleaner on the table and then cleaned off. Now for the menu. I was just very overwhelmed by too many choices and ended up just getting a taco salad. I did not want tomatoes on it, and that was taken care of, but the lettuce. Omg way too much lettuce! Serve half of that, so it looks like a salad. Maybe a spoon of beans and meat covered by the lettuce with just a dollop of sour cream and guacamole. There should have been a cup with salsa on the side. I gave 3 stars for the service, and the meals served the others in my party. read more

Best Mexican restaurant in Modesto. Came here for lunch after our visit to the Tulips field at Dutch Hollow Farms. I've been here multiple times and they never disappoint. Careful not to get full of the complimentary chips and salsa because it's so good. Staff are quick and friendly, came to check up on us multiple times. The food is amazing, delicious and full of just the right amount of flavor. If you haven't then you need to try them out. read more

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The green chili plate is not very good. It was not what I expected. It was not Mexican authentic at all. It was boiled chunks of hard pork with some green fluorescent gravy that tasted very bitter. The michelada lacked flavor. read more