Promising Start - Great Food, Warm Service, and a Beautiful Atmosphere We visited Origen during their very first week open, and overall, it was a fantastic experience! The space is beautiful--stylish, warm, and inviting--and you can immediately tell a lot of thought went into every detail. The vibe strikes a perfect balance between upscale and relaxed. As expected with any brand-new opening, there were a few small kinks to work out, but nothing that took away from the overall enjoyment of the meal. The staff was incredibly welcoming, attentive, and eager to ensure we had a good experience, which speaks volumes about the team and their commitment to quality. The food was delicious! Every dish we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. You can tell they're focused on delivering a creative and high-quality dining experience. We're excited to see how Origen grows--we'll definitely be back. It's a great addition to the local dining scene! read more

If you want your steaks unseasoned, unrested and only half of it cooked to the temperature you asked for then this is your place. The whole visit was underwhelming. Visited the afternoon of Monday 03/09 and was surprised by the lack of service etiquette from the only server there as well as the lack of efforts and technique from the kitchen on such a slow day. For the price you pay you'd expect the value of the experience to be of better quality read more

Angel is awesome! Friendly vibes, cozy atmosphere, and food so good you'll be planning your next visit before you leave.

Very pleased with the ambiance inside, the dimmed lights make it perfect for a date night. Everything is so pretty and i love the variety of seating available, as well as the outdoor section! Our server was amazing and our food came in a timely manner. I was offered a cart to keep at the table to place my purse vs it falling off my chair or being set on the ground, i thought that was so kind. All of the food was perfectttt!!! I want the mashed potato recipe lol read more

Origen - Crispy pork belly tacos - Steakhouses Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Hi I been to ORIGEN in different occasions and it never disappoints, I can say that there is no other restaurant in Arizona with the proposal ORIGEN has... in my different visits it has never disappoint from. The guacamole either with pork belly or rib eye chicharrón, the ceviche peruano, the grilled octopus, the chicken plate they offered it's a beauty, the barbacoa from northeast Mexico, the skirt steak, the rib eye, the New York, the filet al trapo, the flan, and so on... the food is amazing, now let's talk about the restaurant itself, what other location in Gilbert has splurge in its location like them?... no one... but if you don't believe me Or the pictures I attach, make a reservation, give it a try... and talk to them they are open to hear you and do better..: long live ORIGEN!! read more

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I hate to do this but, after my experience tonight at Origen, I feel a need to post this, even if it's so the restaurant makes the necessary changes. I'll preface this by saying that I ate here four months ago and had a great experience. However, that wasn't the case tonight. Both times, I've ordered the 16 Oz ribeye. It's around $60. Tonight, I requested that it be cooked medium rare. Within about 15-20 minutes, the food was brought out and I thought, man, that was fast. When I cut into my steak, it was rare. I've eaten rare before and I thought, well, if it tastes good, no big deal. Nope. No taste at all. A hint of salt but that's it. As I cut deeper into my steak, it was less than rare. It was nearly cooked blue. It wasn't my food either. My wife's steak Alfredo was also under cooked. Now, here's the kicker. There was no spinalis on the ribeye. It was like they cut it off or something. It was a large eye. Not making this up. I didn't send it back. My wife and I told the waiter that something urgent came up, they boxed it up, we paid, and we left. When I got home, I was starving. I microwaved the Steak for a minute and it was almost medium rare. I microwaved it for another minute, and it came out medium. I let it cool, took a bite, spit it out, cut the $60 steak into small pieces and gave it to my dog. This was just the steak. The drink I ordered came out after I paid. Also, please stop putting the truffle oil on the fries. And stop bringing that black tar stuff to the table with the tortillas. It's awful. read more

Came here for a birthday dinner with family. I made a reservation and half my party canceled last minute and I was told in the future I'd have to pay $35 a head if my whole party didn't show. I understood this as I read it when I booked the place but the way they worded it when they said they wouldn't charge me was "it's ok. Everyone makes mistakes"... the food was amazing but our service was incredibly slow. The mocktails and cocktails we ordered were not very good and when we asked for a sprite to add to one of the mocktails to offset the unpleasant lemon flavor, the waitress just took the mocktails away and brought a sprite and we were almost charged for them all. Our table was right by the bathroom and the men's room door makes a huge BOOM every time it closes and the foot traffic was insane in that area. The live music was amazing but too loud for dinner conversation. The food was really good but the prices were more aligned with fine dining and the ambience was not. read more

We arrived for 5:30 reservations which they could not find. Place was empty so we were able to get table. Ordered drinks. The drinks took a good 20 minutes to arrive even though the place was fairly empty like maybe 6 tables. Waiter name starts with S (so as not to embarrass him) told us we were getting complimentary chips and salsa. What we actually got was 3 tortillas and 3 little cups of salsa. Although it was ok salsa one we got through the 3 tortillas for the 3 of us that was it. We asked for more and he went away and never brought us anymore even though we reminded him we wanted more. Disappointed since it really shouldn't be called complimentary when their prices are up there. We ordered the tacos with the bone marrow, and watermelon salad, beet salad, and birria plate. Very pricey for everything which is all ala carte. Nothing fancy about the taste. The tacos had a good flavor. My friend was not impressed with the birria meat dinner. Our server was friendly and checked on us a few times. He ended giving our bill to another table and rather than fixing it he reprinted and explained the confusion. Not sure I would return. 3 drinks and above food was about 189.00 and when he handed me the tablet is was automatically set to 40% tip! Luckily I caught that. Good luck guys as the decor is beautiful but not sure the food warrants the price. read more

Origen - Beet salad with arugula - Steakhouses Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Wow. We have been waiting to try this place, and it exceeded our expectations. From the moment you walk in, and to each staff member ensuring your happiness, this place is a 10/10. New life goal is to be a regular here! They are doing it right!! Don't get my started on their "chips and salsa" drool read more

Origen - Hibiscus Mezalita - Steakhouses Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Great Experience!! Will be back. Maryssa was an amazing server! Vibe was great Pichana Steak tacos with the Bone Marrow was outstanding. read more

Exceptional service, delicious food.. great vibe. Angel did a great job with our large party

I loved it! The atmosphere was great, the food was excellent, and the music set a delightful mood. Although the service could have been better?! Our waiter was a younger guy that seemed a bit clueless?! I was catching up with a friend, so we lingered for several hours and even enjoyed cocktails after our meal. I never felt rushed or received any judgmental looks for staying longer, unlike other places. The steak aguachile was delicious, and the tacos and cocktails were equally impressive. I'll definitely be back, and you won't be disappointed! read more

The service was impeccable, waiter kept checking in on us. Made sure our drinks were always full. Food was great tasting, my wife and I also ordered the ceviche and it was delicious. The mood of the place overall was amazing. Loved everything about this place. read more

Origen - 40oz tomahawk steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Ambiance is top notch. If going with younger kids, you may want to sit outside on a warmer evening. They even provide blankets if you feel cold outside! The inside seating is a bit more of a date/party vibe with loud music. Service was super attentive. They constantly came to check on us and made sure we had what we needed. Food... the best way to describe is "ELEVATED". They use high quality meats and even have Campo Grande Iberico Pork. The food was absolutely delicious. The only suggestion I would have is that they re-evaluate how many tostadas and tortillas are given with each appetizer/entree. For example, the ceviche and Queso Fondido are really good but there's no way you can finish it with the amount of tostada/tortillas given. They were happy to bring us more but you don't want to have to wait for these kinds of appetizers because the cheese gets hard quick. read more

Food was amazing, wonderful service and it has a really cool atmosphere. We sat at the bar for happy hour and will be going again

Terrible service. Scheduled a reservation for 3pm on 12/16 (start of happy hour) for my girlfriend's birthday dinner. Arrived at 3:03pm. Stood in the lobby area for over 10 minutes, hostess was nowhere to be found we peaked our heads into the restaurant and was noticed by what we assume to be servers or other staff and nothing happened. We left and went to another establishment, will not recommend to others and will actively tell others about our poor experience. Would not recommend as there are many other establishments that have good a reputation, service and food nearby. read more

Great place, food and ambiance was amazing. Great service! Glad to finally have great options like this in the East Valley. We will be back. read more

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Was dead during a lunch time. Server was very cold and stand off ish to my bf when he asked questions about the menu. Rolled her eyes when he tried getting something out of the way as she grabbed the plate from the appetizer we ordered. I assumed she thought we weren't gonna spend much and only got nice towards the end when we ordered more drinks and more food. Food was subpar if you know and love home authentic food this isn't it. Birria is better any other food truck found in mesa tbh. Margs were good but again tacos def are not worth the price read more

This 1 star is based off of the poor hospitality we received. My family and I walked in about 7:30 on Saturday night. We have a toddler. The host tells us we cannot get a seat as they are 100% booked for the night, all reservations are full. Even through the restaurant visibly had open tables. We stepped outside, checked the website and sure enough there were open reservations. We made an 8:00pm reservation turned around, walked right back in and checked in with a different host (possibly the manager). The first host looked stunned and from that point on refused to make eye contact with us. When we were seated our server was rude and short. Our medium rare steaks were cooked medium well. And when the bill came the server had her back turned and was already walking away before the bill hit the table. Definitely felt the rudeness for brining our child to dinner and for calling out the hostess on availability. Food was nothing special. Overall this place sucks. read more

Been looking forward to coming here since they opened. Evidently they had a fire in the kitchen which caused them to close for a month, and when we went they had been open for a week. And it showed. First off, we figured that we would arrive an hour early and have drinks at the bar. So we did, after having a drink I went to tell the hostess that we were there and we planned on keeping the reservation and we were waiting for 2 more people. She told us that we were not allowed to do that and that the bar is for walk-ins. I have been dining out for all of my life, and have been at some of the best restaurants in the country. This was new to me. And she was rather rude about, the other 2 women with her looked uncomfortable. I was like "okay, what do you want us to do?" she asked us to both come to the front and they would get us a table, my partner was like "are you serious?". Granted our company was not scheduled to arrive for another 30 mins. Such an awkward and uncomfortable situation. It was really unnecessary. And it created a negative energy for us. Like others have said - when you are paying this much money for a meal you have some expectations. I don't want to have to ask for flatware, or appetizer plates. They brought us our appetizer and we had nothing to eat it with, or any way to share it. I used the same dirty utensils throughout the entire meal. Dirty plates went uncollected, and I felt like I was chasing people to get drink refill. The food was good, some dishes were very good. But not enough to justify the price tag. The prices need to come down, otherwise this place will be empty once the newness wears off. The restaurant is beautiful, they did sink a lot of money into the ambiance, its such a shame that they didn't invest more heavily into training the staff. Or coming up with a menu whose price matched the rest of the experience. read more

Just visited for the first time celebrating my wife's birthday. I'll start with the atmosphere which was great. I had the felet tacos with bone marrow and it was incredible. The rest of the group had sanoran taco and they all loved them. Will be back to try out more dishes! Oh and the guacamole was fantastic as well. read more

I would not order a steak again because it wasn't done to what I requested. The Ambiance was great!

First off our server Chris was great. If it wasn't for him I would have rated this spot 2 stars. Our appetizers were very good. We looked at the menu before we came and in the pictures it appears you get a lot more than you actually do. I ordered the Ribeye medium rare and it came almost medium well. They had to throw another one on, but by time it came out everyone was done eating. My son and his girlfriend split the $165 tomahawk steak which was also overcooked but they ate it anyway. Was definitely not worth the price tag. Overall it's a nice place, great ambiance but way too overpriced for what you get. We will not return. read more

My Daughters have been here a few times since they opened and raved about the food. We went for my SIL Birthday dinner on a Sunday evening. The atmosphere is nice,but we were immediately put off as the Hostesses were leaving on counter and barely greeted us and reluctantly took us to our table next to the kitchen. We ordered the Elote,mushrooms,ceviche,black beans and cocktails. The elote was 3 small pieces of corn on the cob with a sprinkle of seasoning and the mushrooms were swimming in a weird sauce and the beans tasted like they were out of a can. Then our drinks came,my Daughter ordered an espresso martini and it was served in champagne glass! Then our tomahawk steaks came out. We expected 40oz steaks at $180 each to be huge(they weren't) and tasted charred even though they were supposed to be medium rare. We left hungry and very disappointed. This is supposed to be a 5 star Mexican steakhouse,and it was at best a VERY OVERPRICED chain restaurant. Our bill for 4 people was over $500. We wanted to love it and we were very disappointed with the staff and the mediocre quality of the food. read more

Tried Origen tonight for our anniversary dinner (took our teens with us) and loved everything about it! The restaurant is gorgeous and an experience on its own. Our server, Sebastian, was fantastic and so helpful with the menu and recommendations. The food was also amazing, so much flavor and came out quickly. The complimentary tostadas, bean dip and salsa trio was a great start. Our order included the grilled Brie, two of the empanadas, the barbacoa, the tacos banados, fettuccine Alfredo, the Origen burger and the lava cake. Nothing disappointed and we will definitely be back to try some more menu items. read more

Origen - Amazing burger...that cheese!!!! So good! - Steakhouses Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Food is subpar. Service... even worse. If I'm spending that kind of money, then I will go somewhere classier and with better food.

We had an AMAZING experience. Three of us girls wanted a night out and we had the best time! Angel, our server, was friendly and knowledgeable and made it a wonderful night. We had the Tacos de Filet, Tacos Barbados and the Angus Skirt steak and recommend all three. Highly recommend trying Origen! They read more

Went there for my wife's birthday with some friends and we had a lot of fun. The service was amazing and food was great.

We went out to celebrate a birthday and reserved the private wine dining room. It was absolutely beautiful! I had been here already knew how great the service and food measured up. This time was no different it was outstanding from beginning to end from our wait staff to the delicious guacamole with fried pork belly and the rib eye. Great selection of wines and cocktails paid lots of attention to detail. I will return again, and again! Thank you Origen! read more

Whitney was fabulous, very attentative. First time, great food and service. We will be back

First time here and love it! Great service from Sydney and Alejandro. Food and drinks were amazing!

Great food, high end spin on Yucatán Mexican. Great decor/ambience. Margaritas were great as well, especially the Cucumber Margarita. read more

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It was delicious, the ambiance was stellar, and our waitress was very kind. I really appreciate that there was live music, but it wasn't so loud that I couldn't speak with my guests. Also, as a parent of young children, a family bathroom makes a big difference. I would particularly recommend the queso fundido, a dish I have long enjoyed. read more

There is a serious management problem at this place. Not the servers , they were great but way overworked. One bartender for the whole restaurant during a holiday week? That slowed everything down . Our server was super professional, but I could tell she was stressed and way overworked. After our food was delivered, she didn't come back for 45 minutes. The "manager " (if you can call him that, untucked shirt and belly sticking out ) stood at the food window to help take orders out, which is not where the problems were. I think they actually brought dishwashers out to help the servers start boxing up people's leftovers to go. As for the food,, meh at best. I had the Barbacoa, which sat in the cast-iron pan so long that it was burnt to the bottom. It was served with a red sauce that looked like watered down ketchup and had no flavor. Wife had the enchiladas with steak on top which she liked, but they served it in a bowl with so much green sauce that it was practically like soup and impossible to cut the steak on top. Stupid plating. We had much higher expectations. Much better restaurants around. read more

We drove over an hour to get here, it was well worth the drive Our server Tessa was top notch super kind and had great recommendations, can't say enough about the whole experience. The short rib steak was crazy good read more

Service was very slow. Food had good flavor. Ribs were way overdone and the waitress helped herself to tip money without asking and would not give a receipt. read more

We were so excited to try this new restaurant in our neighborhood and we loved it! We ended up getting there for happy hour and got try a few different appetizers and lots of tacos. Everything had great flavor and came with fresh lime and spicy jalapeños to add the finishing touch. The drinks were also amazing and the bar is so beautiful! Our server could tell I loved spice so he even offered to make my margarita spicy. We will definitely be back! read more

This was the first time we came to this place. Really nice ambience sat at the bar. Had the opportunity to meet a bartender by the name of Bella. Amazing service very attentive. Made sure that I evening was perfect. Thank you Bella. read more

Ambiance was incredible. What a unique vibe! That alone you need to check out. It's still new so they are ironing out kinks in the kitchen. Our server was phenomenal but dishes came out way too far apart. They had the large sexy wine glasses and great cocktail offerings. The food was good, but it wasn't overly the top amazing. I would however go back due to service and ambiance. Maybe try something else next time. They need to promote a specialty dish that gets people excited and in the door. With the great vibe I think this place will definable be around for the long haul. read more

Origen - Bone marrow steak tacos - Steakhouses Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

My husband and I were excited to try this place for a date night but were disappointed in most aspects of the restaurant. Service: We made an early reservation so the restaurant was fairly empty, no more than 6-7 other tables. However, even with all the open seating in the main dining area they put us in a corner table in the room farther back, right next to the server stand. So we had servers coming right behind my seat to grab knives, water, etc. that was really distracting. I would understand if the restaurant was packed and there weren't any tables but the fact that we made a reservation and there were at least 20 other tables we could have been seated at, the hostess choice was ridiculous. Throughout our meal I had to consistently flag our server down as well even though I'm pretty sure they only had another 2 top and a 6 top to tend to. Food: For the price the food was subpar. For a cheaper price (I'm talking like 20% cheaper) the food would have still been subpar. We ordered the queso fundido with the steak bites ($31) and it straight up tasted like flavorless melted mozzarella with a layer of grease on top. At one point I actually started choking on it because it was just a giant cheese-pull that got stuck in my throat. For mains I got the Tacos De Filet and similar to the fundido, the tacos were covered in grease and the bone marrow had no flavor. My husband got the Crispy Pork Belly tacos and even though he was really hungry, he only ate two of them. Nothing was worth coming here unfortunately and even though we probably had half to 3/4 of our meals left, including the appetizer, we didn't bother to take it to-go as I didn't want to relive that culinary experience again. When I made the reservation I also noted that it was my husband's birthday. I had seen previous reviews that they did a birthday dessert but they never said anything. When I brought it up to my husband he said to not even bother, he just wanted to get out of there. For the amount spent on Mexican food, we should have just risked getting bubble guts eating Filiberto's for a week. read more