{"id":9818,"date":"2009-11-25T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=9818"},"modified":"2009-11-25T03:00:35","modified_gmt":"2009-11-25T10:00:35","slug":"an-amazing-lunch-at-javiers-cantina-grill-at-the-irvine-spectrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/an-amazing-lunch-at-javiers-cantina-grill-at-the-irvine-spectrum\/","title":{"rendered":"An Amazing Lunch At Javier&#8217;s Cantina &#038; Grill, At The Irvine Spectrum."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-003.JPG\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-001.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9819\" title=\"Javiers 001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-001-450x336.jpg\" alt=\"Javiers 001\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-001-450x336.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-001-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-001.JPG 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If going to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.javiers-cantina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Javier&#8217;s Cantina &amp; Grill<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopirvinespectrumcenter.com\/Restaurants.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Irvine Spectrum<\/a> for lunch, early or late after the crowd passes is the best time &#8212;\u00a0It gets busy.\u00a0 After this lunch we can see why.\u00a0 What we had here was amazing and many other menu items sound fantastic.\u00a0 The decor is sexy too, but it ain&#8217;t cheap.\u00a0 The prices are on the high side, but the quality is there.\u00a0 We started with the <strong>Guacamole<\/strong>, one of the best around, thought by all dining together today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-0031.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9827\" title=\"Javiers 003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-0031-450x336.jpg\" alt=\"Javiers 003\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-0031-450x336.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-0031-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-0031.JPG 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Carnitas <\/strong>are very good, but wished my cut this day would have been a little less fatty.\u00a0 Their Refried Beans and Roasted Salsa\u00a0are incredible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-004.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9823\" title=\"Javiers 004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-004-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"Javiers 004\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-004-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-004-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-004.JPG 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Callitos Mazatlan<\/strong>&#8212; Scallops sauteed in a Butter, Garlic and Chipotle Sauce.\u00a0 The Scallops were perfectly cooked and even the plain looking white rice tasted special.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-006.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9824\" title=\"Javiers 006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-006-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"Javiers 006\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-006-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-006-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Javiers-006.JPG 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a <strong>Chicken Chimichanga<\/strong>, with large chunks of white meat\u00a0Chicken, plus\u00a0more Guacamole and Beans &#8212; Yum.\u00a0 There&#8217;s definitely\u00a0remarkable stuff being served at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.javiers-cantina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Javier&#8217;s<\/a>.\u00a0 I want to go back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If going to\u00a0Javier&#8217;s Cantina &amp; Grill at the Irvine Spectrum for lunch, early or late after the crowd passes is the best time &#8212;\u00a0It gets busy.\u00a0 After this lunch we can see why.\u00a0 What we had here was amazing and many other menu items sound fantastic.\u00a0 The decor is sexy too, but it ain&#8217;t cheap.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,406,789,1215,90],"tags":[3922,3923,1186,3921,167,5384,1528,102,1194],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An Amazing Lunch At Javier&#039;s Cantina &amp; 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