Evaluating Javier's Gourmet Mexicano

Priding itself on not serving Tex-Mex food, Javier’s Gourmet Mexicano is an upscale authentic restaurant that only serves food that you would eat in Mexico City. The restaurant comes from humble beginnings from once being located inside of a gas station to now being located in Highland Park, which is an upper class neighborhood in Dallas Texas. It was established in 1977, by Javier Gutierrez who is still the owner today. The restaurant has had famous guest like Dallas Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki, Khloe Kardashian, and even the speaker of the House John Boehner. I chose to evaluate Javier’s Gourmet Mexicano because of its amazing atmosphere, authentic food, and great service.

The hours of operation are 5:30pm to 10pm on Sundays through Wednesdays,

According to an experiment that was done to see the effect restaurant lighting had on customers, it was found that “levels of comfort increase at relatively low levels of light, while comfort decreased with high levels of light (Ryu and Jang, 60). I found this to be true once we were inside. I liked the atmosphere of the restaurant because it was very different than most Mexican restaurants. Despite the restaurant having all of this heavy décor, it is still very clean and neat inside. Like Gilbert, one might say “why would someone want to eat meat with all these animals on the walls?”, luckily there is a patio that has not type of taxidermy around it and provides customers with hot or cold air that blows from the ceiling down on to you and will keep you warm or cool regardless of the

Since the restaurant stays away from the tex-mex concept, they do not serve salsa. Although it was odd at first, it tasted really good. Then menu makes it hard to decide on what to get because all of the choices look so mouthwatering. Most of the entrée’s consist of fajitas, tenderloin, or steak and almost each plate is served with beans and rice. Javier’s also offers seasoned chicken, salmon, red snappers, and fish which are also served with beans and rice. Javier’s also offers alternative dishes like soups such as the caldo xochitl which is made up of Serrano peppers, onions, and cilantro (Menu). Javier’s also has their own Javier’s salad which is made of “mixed greens with avocados, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, olives and your choice of dressing” (Menu). The cheapest entrée, the Mole Poblano which is “broiled chicken with mole sauce served with rice and beans” cost $21.95 and the Filete Pimienta which is “tenderloin filet sautéed with chef’s special black pepper sauce and served with black beans and vegetables” being the most expensive cost $31.95 (Menu). The food might be pricy, but USA Today’s 10best.com ranked Javier’s number one out of all the Mexican restaurants in Dallas because it “brings true Mexican cuisine to the Lone Star State and it’s the best place in Dallas to get authentic fine Mexican cuisine” (Mansukkani). In an effort to see if this judgment was true and also to see if Javier’s gave its