Javier’s - Irvine Menu (Update 2025)

Javier's - Irvine is a trendy Mexican bar located in Irvine Spectrum. Offering a wide range of amenities like outdoor seating, waiter service, and happy hour specials, it's the perfect spot for a fun night out. The menu boasts appetizers like shrimp cocktail and taquitos, along with delicious salads and house specialties such as Mole Poblano and Steak Picado. Customer reviews rave about the lively atmosphere and high-quality food, with standout dishes like the trio enchiladas and steak fajitas. The margaritas are a hit, with unique flavors like Guayava Margarita adding to the experience. Overall, Javier's - Irvine is a top choice for those looking for a slightly upscale Mexican dining experience with great ambiance and attentive service.

Apertivos

Shrimp Cocktail

Campechana (Seafood Cocktail)

Ceviche de Pescado

Ceviche de Camaron

Ceviche de Pulpo

Tostadas de Ceviche de camaron

Guacamole

Nachos de la Casa

Nachos with Monterey jack cheese, refritos, guacamole & sour cream, with a choice of natural chicken, shredded beef, or chorizo.

Nachos de Mariscos

Nachos with black beans, Monterey jack cheese, shrimp & Fresh Dungeness crab, topped with chopped green onions.

Taquitos

Choice of natural chicken or shredded beef Served with avocado sauce and sour cream.

Queso Fundido

Melted jack cheese with sauteed onions, mushrooms and pasilla chiles, topped with chorizo and chipotle chile. Served with warm tortillas.

House Salad

Fresh greens with our house dressing.

Ensalada de Asada

Fresh greens with onion, cucumber, tomato, cheese, avocado slices, sweet corn and grilled Angus Beef steak with champagne dressing.

Cesar salad

Traditional caesar salad with chopped romaine lettuce tossed with crispy tortilla strips and our special caesar dressing served with your choice of grilled Natural chicken grilled Shrimp.

Salpicon Deshebrado

Shredded beef tossed with cabbage, tomato, red onion, chiles, radishes and avocado in a lime juice, oil and vinegar dressing.

Ensalada de Nopales

Nopalitos cactus tossed with tomatoes with tomatoes, serrano chiles, red onions, cilantro and topped with chicharron and queso Ranchero.

Javier's Ensalada

Fresh greens with slices of avocado, onion, tomato, cucumber, sweet corn, grated Monterey jack cheese, our house dressing and a choice of: Grilled Jidori chicken, Grilled Shrimp, Fresh Dungeness Crab.

Ensaladas

Especiales de la casa

Mole Poblano

None-in airline chicken breast sauteed then baked and topped with mole sauce. Served with arroz, refritos and warm tortillas.

Mole verde

Bone-in airline cut chicken breast sauteed then baked in mole verde sauce. Served with arroz and refritos.

Chile Negro

Tender beef short ribs sauteed then baked in chile negro sauce. Served with white rice and frijoles de olla.

Chile Verde

Tender natural pork sauteed with onions and chiles in a tomatillo sauce. Served with arroz, refritos and warm tortilla.

Pollo a la Chipotle

Bone-in airline chicken breast sauteed and topped with chipotle cream sauce, flavored with mushrooms and onions. Served with aocado slices and white rice.

La Tablita

(para dos personas) Prepare your own carne asada or grilled Jidori chicken tacos at your table. Served on a wooden platter with all the condiments: arroz, refritos, jalapenos, salsa fresca, guacamole, cilantro and warm tortillas.

Steak Picado

Angus Beef steak sauteed with tomatoes, onions, pasilla chiles and flavored with cilantro. Served with arroz, refritos, and warm tortillas.

Costilla de Res

Tender, juicy Oso Bucco cut beef seared then baked in serrano chiles and tomato sauce. Served with roasted potatoes, white rice and refritos.

Chile Colorado

Kurobuta 12 oz pork chops sauteed in a guajilla chile and tomato sauce with nopalitos. Served with white rice and refritos.

Carnitas

Fresh natural pork prepared Michoacan Style. Served with refritos, guacamole, salsa quemada, cilantro and warm tortillas.

Fajitas de Came o Pollo

Marinated strips of Jidori Chicken breast or Angus Beef steak, sauteed with pasilla chiles, onions and tomatoes. Served with refritos, guacamole, sour cream and warm tortillas.

Milanesa de Pollo

Tender boneless chicken breast lightly breaded and pan-fried. Served with pure de papas and chiles en rajas.

Carne Asada

Aged USDA Prime center cut 12 oz. New York steak served with a grilled pasilla chile stuffed with cotija cheese. Served with black refried beans and guacamole.

Filete Arriero

Aged USDA Prime center cut 12 oz. New York steak topped with our queso fundido, flavored with chipotle chiles. Served with refried black beans and guacamole.

Filete Antiguo

Grilled 8 oz. aged USDA Prime Filet Mignon topped with chipotle cream sauce, sauteed mushrooms and onions. Served with white rice and sliced avocados.

Filete Ladrillo

Grilled 16 oz. rib eye bone-in prime center cut beef steak, with a grilled poblano chile stuffed with cotija cheese. Served with refritos and guacamole.

Filete Costeno

Grilled 8 oz. center cut aged USDA Prime Filet Mignon, with your choice of a fresh Dungeness Crab Enchilada or an Enchilada with Maine Lobster in creamy pasilla sauce.

Carne y camarones

A grilled Prime center cut 8 oz. Filet Mignon served with Mexican White wild Prawns, sauteed with poblano chiles and onions. Served with white rice.

Mar Y Tierra (Steak & Lobster)

A grilled 8 oz. USDA Prime center cut Filet Mignon Served with a Maine Lobster Tail sauteed in garlic butter, pasilla chiles and onions. Served with white rice and avocado slices.

Came Tampiquena

Grilled aged USDA Prime Center cut 6 oz. New York steak topped with strips of chiles and onions. Served with a mole chicken enchilada, taquito, refritos and guacamole.

Pollo Asado

Grilled butterflied breast of Jidori chicken. Served with Frijoles de la olla, guacamole and a grilled poblano chile stuffed with cotija cheese.

Arrachera

Grilled 10 oz. skirt steak. Served with papas Fritas, refritos and salsa tomatillo.

From The Grill

Especiales Del Mar

Quesadilla de Mariscos

Monterey jack cheese spread over a flour tortilla, folded and melted with fresh Dungeness crab and shrimp. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

Enchiladas Pueblo

Two Maine Lobster enchiladas sauteed in garlic, butter and onions, then covered in a tomatillo sauce garnished with shredded lettuce, avocado slices, sour cream and cotija cheese. Served with arroz and refritos.

Cabo Azul

A maine lobster enchilada in a light creamy pasilla sauce, a grilled chile relleno stuffed with shrimp and fresh Dungeness crab in a light relleno sauce topped with cotija chesse and a shrimp taco on a flour tortilla prepared Ensenada style. Served with refried black beans and white rice.

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Mexican White Prawns sauteed in a special butter and garlic sauce. Served with arroz and refritos.

Camarones con Rajas

Mexican White prawns sauteed with garlic, poblano chiles and onions. Served with arroz and refritos.

Camarones Rancheros

Mexican White prawns sauteed with garlic, tomatoes, onions and poblano chiles. Served with arroz and refritos.

Camarones Poblanos

Mexican White Prawns Sauteed in a creamy poblano chile sauce and topped with melted cheese. Served with white rice.

Callitos Mazatlan

Fresh wild Scallops, U-10 chemical free, sauteed in garlic, butter and chipotle sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and avocado slices.

Fideo Del Mar

Linquine pasta with Dungeness Crab, Mexican White shrimp and fresh wild Scallops in a light tomato sauce with serrano chiles.

Pescado Janitzio

Fresh whole Loup de Mer fish, pan-fried. Served with nopalitas and white rice.

Pescado del Dia

Ask your server about the daily selection of fresh fish. Served with white rice and zucchini, sauteed in poblano chile cream sauce and corn.

Pescado a la Veracruzana

Fresh fish of the day with Veracruz sauce flavored with green onions, tomatoes, cilantro, green olives, capers and serrano chiles. Served with white rice and black beans.

Salmon al Sarten-Seasonal

Fresh Salmon sauteed. Served with white rice and fresh green beans prepared with tomatoes, onions, chiles, cilantro, garlic and topped with Queso Ranchero.

Combinaciones Mexicanas

Enchilada & Taco

Choice of Cheese, natural chicken or shredded beef enchilada and a natural chicken or shredded beef crispy taco.

Enchilada, Tamal & Taco

Choice of cheese, natural chicken or shredded beef enchilada and a natural chicken or shredded beef crispy taco. Choice of natural chicken, natural pork or green corn tamal.

Enchilada, Chile Relleno & Taco

Choice of cheese, natural chicken or shredded beef enchilada and a natural chicken or shredded beef crispy taco.

Enchiladas Poblanas

Two natural chicken enchiladas covered with mole sauce.

Enchiladas Suizas

Two natural chicken enchiladas covered with tomatillo sauce and topped with sour cream.

Spinach Enchiladas

Two spinach enchiladas in a light pasilla cream sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.

Enchiladas de Vegetales

Two enchiladas stuffed with sauteed zucchini, corn, pasilla chile and onion, then covered with a pasilla cream sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.

Taco Dinner

Two crispy, Shredded beef or natural chicken tacos.

Taco Dinner (soft)

Two grilled jidori chicken or Angus Beef steak tacos with guacamole, onions and cilantro. Served with arroz and frijoles de la olla.

Tacos de Camaron

Two shrimp tacos on flour tortillas prepared Ensenada style.

Relleno de Picadillo

Two chile rellenos stuffed with ground beef, potatoes, onions, jalapenos and tomatillo.

Quesadilla

Monterey jack cheese spread over a flour tortilla, folded and melted with your choice of grilled Jidori chicken, carne asada or carnitas. Served with guacamole and sour cream.