text: Technically speaking this restaurant has everything a good restaurant in North Scottsdale should have nice decor and ambiance intriguing menu with lots to try live music and a good location After reading some stellar four and five star reviews on Yelp we were pretty excited to try it out for dinner however we found ourselves leaving sorely disappointed with both the food and the service nnMistake Not a big crowd on a Friday night Granted we did arrive a little later than the normal dinner crowd ish but there were very few people eating here which was a little disconcertingnnMistake Had to wait over half an hour just to order even though the place was empty Our waiter apparently decided to go on a smoke break and we are not talking cigarettes here people right when we sat down This left me no option but to go to the front and ask the girls why we were not being served They apologized profusely and got our waiter out to our table in a few minutes nnMistake The food was not that great We ordered two small pizzas two appetizers baby back ribs and stuffed bell pepper and pork tenderloin cooked to medium The pizzas both were cold and tasted like cardboard and the pork tenderloin was a little on the tough side definitely not cooked medium The appetizers were okay but for all the food that we got we both left ready to snack when we got home since we did not finish our less than spectacular mealnnI will say that the prices were reasonable and the atmosphere was pleasant but those are about the only redeeming qualities I can find in this restaurant We will surely not go back to Javinos for the simple fact that there are an abundance of restaurants in Scottsdale alone that offer the whole package in the dining experience without compromising the service or the quality of food Nice try though nn