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| - Beautiful ambiance, excellent service, fantastic drinks, but for all vegetarians out there, your options here are limited, unless you want bland enchiladas.
Came here after reading the amazing reviews of this restaurant. I also saw some tasty-sounding veg options on their menu in the form of enchiladas, salads, and guac!
I ordered (a couple of) the jalapeno margaritas...wow...so delicious. I have had very few of these that have been memorable and the ones at Javier's are spectacular. My gal pal ordered a martini and enjoyed it as well.
We split the guac and I asked for some spicier salsas with the complimentary chips; I really liked the roasted tomato one that was brought...mmm!
For my main course, I was excited to go with the spinach enchiladas but our server, Andrew, kindly pointed out that if I am a pure vegetarian, the pasilla sauce had some meat stock in it. He offered to have the refried beans (that also had meat stock) to be substituted for the vegetarian black beans (which I thought was a great idea) and he said he could sub out the pasilla sauce for a tomato-based sauce. I asked if the tomatillo sauce that was on the other veg enchilada could be used instead but he said that had meat stock as well. I trusted his judgment and appreciated being told about the meat stock and him having a plan in place to make sure I could still enjoy; however, when the entree arrived, it was not that great. The sauce was boring (like something I have had at a mediocre fast food joint). I ended up putting the roasted tomato salsa that I received with the chips on it to give more flavor. I also doused some of our appetizer guac on the enchiladas as well. Considering my entree was $22 (and our bill, in general, was pricey), I expected true flavor from here. I was really disappointed in what was brought in front of me for my main course. I don't blame Andrew at all. I think he was fantastic, but I do think Javier's needs to provide some tasty veg options or at least better veg sauces for the enchilads. I felt somewhat cheated coming here. I enjoyed my drink(s), the chips, the guac, and the roasted tomato salsa, but my enchiladas sucked. I'm glad my gal pal really enjoyed her steak fajitas, though, but I'm not surprised because definitely the restaurant caters to meat-eaters.
I come to Vegas quite a bit and I love the Aria, but I am not sure if I would come to Javier's again for food... I'm hoping the menu changes to cater to all diets but until that time...I would prolly only come here for the jalapeno margarita and some guac.
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