Waited 30 minutes for a table. That's typical. We were seated. Chips were brought. No salsa. After a quite a while a waitress took our drink and food order as we already knew what we wanted. She found us some salsa. The waitress was nice. We finally left without getting our food. We went in before 1:30 and left at 2:55. read more

The hostess was the worst I've ever experienced so far. We were told 30 minutes wait and we agreed to wait. They got my phone number and name. More than half an hour had passed, I got curious because I didn't get a text and no one was calling my name while other guests were being seated who came in later than us. We approached the hostess who didn't feel sorry for us nor did they apologize for their mistake in getting my phone number wrong. We walked out feeling pretty pissed on new year's eve. We called and asked for the manager but the hostess said she is the manager. We called again and the general manager (Ryan) answered who didn't show any leadership at all. We were obviously upset with the situation but instead of apologizing, he went on saying we were wrong talking to them the way we did. We will never go back to this place again. We went to Abuelo's instead and we got sat down right away even though they're pretty busy. Don't go to Uncle Julio if you want great service. read more

This was our third horrible experience. 1st time was 5 months ago. The waiter ignored our table after taking our order. Then preceded to act like a sulking child when something was said to his manager. 2nd time arrived at restaurant at 5:30pm, did not get seated till 8pm. No communication from staff. Should have left, but was told originally that it was a 30 minute wait. After a six week waiting period, we gave uncle Julio's in Arlington their final chance. We had a reservation for 6:30pm, arrived at 6:25pm, seated promptly. However we waited for our waitress to take our drink order for close to 20 minutes. We finally ordered food after waiting for 35 minutes. We did not receive our food till 7:45, after asking to speak to a manager. It then took till 8:30 to receive and pay for our checks. There was only 4 of us with two orders, we shared, nothing ordered that was complicated. There is no reason for the service or lack there of. read more

Love their pulled chicken quesadillas!! I get them every time! There lunch portion comes with about 4 and I think the dinner has 8. I love dipping them in their smokey flavored salsa. I usually sub the sour cream for double guacamole. I can never have too much guacamole! Everything is always fresh and delicious. The last time I came, I tried a skinny margarita with guava flavoring. It tasted super fresh and it was really good. I would absolutely get it again! If you come with a crowd the chocolate piñata is a must! It's so much fun to break open and share with a group. Uncle Julio's is a very enjoyable place to have lunch or dinner! read more

Uncle Julio's - Guava "skinny" margarita. It's really good! - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

My husband and in laws dined here on a Saturday. We came in at 5:30pm and were seated immediately. Service was good. Their fresh strawberry margarita is so delicious. It's served on the rocks with a salted rim. It was super refreshing and not incredibly sweet. Loaded queso was amazing. I had the steak fajita bowl which was really good and filling. I could only eat half of it. read more

Awesome food and fun atmosphere. Bar tenders were attentive and pleasant even while super busy. Enjoyed the meal and company.

We decided to give this restaurant a second chance after a bad experience. You judge... We waited 45 minutes for a crispy taco, enchilada and a scoop of beans and rice. The table next to us arrived 25 minutes after us but received 4 full plates before within 20 min...yep before us. DON'T BOTHER ASKING FOR THE DAY MANAGER UNLESS YOUR ENTERTAINED BY A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS. No apology or explanation. Night manager tried to make it right by comping our queso. read more

We went on a Saturday night and it wasn't crowded at all! I was a little surprised by that but the food was good and plentiful. We ordered the chicken enchiladas and nachos. I will definitely be back. read more

You can spend millions on a building, have a wealth of delicious recipes in the menu and lose it all putting customer hostile teenagers at the door. Do you want to sit at the bar? No; sits me in the bar anyway. What about the other room? Well the waitresses are loaded down... The parking lot was empty. I left. Won't be back. read more

Decent Mexican food but more commercial than authentic. Still tasted good paired with a good margarita and tequila shot floater. Unfortunately the drinks are the better feature of this restaurant. Service was good and place is clean. We sat at the bar and got served immediately despite all the previous posts of horrible servers that ignore tables... Great place to grab a quick lunch. read more

Uncle Julio's - Steak Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Thank you Sandra for a very nice lunch experience today for myself and two friends. We had a minor miscommunication and it was taken of in a friendly and professional manner. Thank you. read more

It was so extremely loud, louder than most bars. The waiters were struggling to give us our food because we couldn't hear them. I couldn't hear the people across the table from me. Everyone had to yell to talk. My ears rang and head hurt for hours after. Not a good experience at all. read more

I only gave them three stars because I only had a drink and no food and the bartender was nice. Will be back and have a meal.

The food was okay but my waitress Angela took my cash, I had given her more than what the total was but I didn't say to keep the change. She kept my cash I guess assuming the extra was for her. I don't care about the money but it's the principle of the fact she automatically assumed that extra cash was hers but as a server myself you're ALWAYS supposed to bring the customers change back unless they say keep the change. Which I did not. This was my first time here but not a great experience. She was a little unattentive as well. read more

Their food is always good. It's fresh and flavorful. I do think their prices are a little high. It's almost always busy and he atmosphere is nice. We went recently during covid, it looked too crowded so we opted for curbside. Our food took about 45 min. It was hot and tasted good. They make everything from scratch, I admire that about this franchise. read more

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I came here last night and ordered some chicken fajita nachos to go and let me tell you, they were a joke. When you think of chicken fajita, you think of strips of chicken grilled on a skillet. This chicken looked like it was baked chicken breast cut in VERY thin slices and placed on your nacho chip with beans and cheese. There are no grill marks, not char, no grill taste on that chicken, which makes for a very lame nacho. They might have some other dishes that are good, because this place was PACKED last night, but these nachos failed miserably. I wished I would have taken a picture of them so you all could see what I was talking about, haha!! The only positive thing I can say so far is that this place is huge!! And they have 2 cool patio areas and the bar area is nice and they can accommodate huge parties with long tables. read more

Just returned from an unexpected exceptional dinner on a Sunday evening. We didn't intend to go here this evening but remembered from last week when we were at the Lemmon location, swirls were $5 on Sunday. The food is always consistent but what made this night exceptional was the service at this Arlington TX location. We normally go to the location on Lemmon in Dallas and I need to say Arlington is 5star compared to a 2/3star. From the friendly hostess who wore cat ears, to the gal who brought us the check.. it was exceptional... but that's not the complete reason this visit was amazing. Our server TREVOR made this an above and beyond dinner which would have been an ordinary night out. His service compared to Pappas' Steakhouse where we ate midweek (and paid 3x the tab)! Trevor gave the service every restaurant sets as the gold star. He was exceptionally attentive and outgoing (even in a mask). It's been a long time since I've had such amazing service and we want management to know what a positive experience we had. Please recognize your team and give them the kudos they deserve. We will be back! read more

came out to eat with a friend waited almost a hour was kinda packed understandable but when we got our food it was cold, steak wasn't even medium rare lady with white long nails and glasses took the plate back was told i was going to get 6 tamales to go, we left opened the bag with no tamales just a salad plate. place was empty by the time we left read more

Food was fire . A little pricy but you indeed get what you pay for. Frozen strawberry margarita was definitely good. Not strong enough though but taste was perfect . Strawberry lemonade and sweet tea was perfect. Queso blanco was a little thick. Our waitress was Lena. She was very good at her job Everything was homemade and they had fresh fruits and vegetables Food was not cold and came out pretty quick! read more

Decent food. Service is friendly but slow and poor. Cocktails were mixed incorrectly. Queso was ordered with but served without meat. Otherwise ok. read more

Best fajitas in town and excellent customer service! Margaritas where great as well!! read more

Uncle Julio's - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

DONDE COMEN LOS GRINGOS, COMO YO! Of course by no means do I mean this as an absolute, but there is nothing more true when it comes to Mexican Restaurants, or restaurants that claim to serve Mexican food. My white brothers KNOW where to find good food. It's my life long view and practice to eat where my white brothers eat. 2 things that you're going to find at a place where white people gather to break tortillas: 1. Great food wrapped in an ambiance more than worthy of conversation - Uncle Julio's is no exception. The food is OUTSTANDING!! The ambiance is nothing less than stellar. The place harvests conversations from your mind without you ever even knowing it. 2. The food will be far from authentic. This is NOT the place to seek for flan, there is none. The hot side of the menu is chipotle based. The carne asada comes with foo foo sprinkled stuff on it(ewwwwee). No refried beans. It goes on and on, but I don't think it's meant to be that. It's meant to be exactly as it is. If you're looking for authentic food, don't come here. If you're looking for good food cloaked in the word Mexican, then by all means, this is the perfect place to listen to Cuban music, eat South American influenced food, served by Arabic waiters, cooked by black people. I know one thing. I really enjoyed myself. The food was awesome. It just wasn't Mexican. Cheers! read more

Uncle Julio's - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Our first visit set the tone for me. The server was harried and overwhelmed, but the food was pretty good. If not expensive. We went back for a second visit specifically for the piñata. Our service was worse and the bill was even higher. Not just because of the piñata. We actually had alcoholic beverages charged to our bill and we were not drinking. I didn't notice until I got home (200 miles away) still we gave them a third chance. That was the charm? Certainly it was out best visit of the three. Our server was attentive, our drinks stayed full and the food was amazing. With the exception of the fajita beef. Both people at the table agreed that it wasn't chewable. Nobody left hungry so nobody left upset. read more

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I want to share the experience we had today. Yesterday we received an email from Uncle Julio's saying the dining room was open. I was very excited about that. Personally, I wouldn't dare dine in at a time when our COVID cases and deaths are still climbing, but I thought that might mean the carry out menu would be expanded. I called at 11am this morning to ask if the full menu was now available. The guy that answered the phone said it mostly was and asked me if there was a certain item he could check on for me. I said there was. Floutas. He put me on hold and came back to say yes, I could order floutas. I was very happy about that. Fast forward to 8:30pm. I called the restaurant back to place an order. Even though I pressed the prompt for to go orders, the woman who answered the phone said she would transfer me. I don't know where she transferred me but I waited 10 minutes before I hung up and called back. The same woman answered and immediately said she could take my order. I tried to place my order for floutas. She said they weren't available. The floutas are just taco meat and flour tortillas so I asked her if she would mind double checking because I called this morning and was told I could order them. She put me on hold and came back to explain that the issue was they are short staffed and the fryer is being used for something else. I'm trying to be very mindful of the stress and unpredictability of the current state of affairs. The problem I'm having is that as more and more business drop the ball, the more we are forced to reconsider how we spend our money. I want to support my favorite local restaurants. I really do. But I'm tired. Tonight, Uncle Julio's was added to the list of restaurants that sent us back to Rosa's. On the bright side, Rosa's is delicious and we got much more food for $50 than we would have for the $100 we would have spent at Uncle Julio's. We love Uncle Julio's and understand the limitations of the times, but I don't know if there will be another day wasted looking forward to Uncle Julio's. When we're stuck in the house all week, picking up our favorite meals is the sad highlight of the week. read more

Uncle Julio's - I think this was a grand swirl. There's a shot of tequila in a frozen lime peel cup. Very, very good. - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Uncle Julio's is one my favorite Tex-Mex restaurants to dine at. The food is always fresh and delicious. In addition, the customer service is typically great. However, it wasn't great this day and I don't know why. Because, it wasn't packed at all. I had to wave down whatever waiter and server that passed me to get what I needed. My server took my order, delivered my queso and check only. He didn't bother to check on me no other time. I was somewhat disappointed on this visit. Furthermore, I found out Uncle Julio's don't offer WiFi because, they want guest to focus on the people in their party and not their cell phones. I think the company decided to be cheap and, that's why they don't offer it. read more

Uncle Julio's - The Mesquite Grilled Honey Chipotle Salmon and Mexican rice is always a winner for me! - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I strongly suggest reserving your time before attempting to go. The place stays pretty busy and there's a wait. My tacos weren't as good as I expected but my Margarita Swirl was amazing. The fajita's looked really good, so I would recommend those before tacos. read more

Uncle Julio's - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

The Uncle Julio's manager reached out and made it right and I am grateful to be treated in such a manner. We received friendly and good service. There are some simple protocols before and after food and drinks that I think are missing, but I don't expect perfection per se. Food was good, but there was overall lack of minor quality control or maybe training needs revamping. Our waitress was great, manager was nice. Again, the shining star of this restaurant is Erica at the front of the house. read more

I have been a HUGE fan of Uncle Julio's since my first visit in 1987, so naturally I was so excited that they opened one in Arlington!! I went there today, and it didn't disappoint. I would talk about how clean the restaurant is, but since it's still new, that should be expected. But I will say that this restaurant is huge! Has a very large bar area, many seats in the dining room and a huge patio area! The staff was so friendly. We were visited by two of the managers just to make sure we were OK and/or if we needed anything. So to fully rate this restaurant, I need to break it down. Service; my server "CAITLYN" was phenomenal! She was so welcoming, pleasant and friendly. She anticipated our every need, and made fantastic suggestions on our drinks and appetizers! If you're heading there, be sure to ask to be seated in Caitlyn's section if you're wanting an outstanding "Uncle Julio's experience"! Food: I love, Love, LOVE the food here. I love their chips. I love that they are thin and crispy - and perfectly salted!!! The salsa - WOW!! I love it, I could drink it, it's that good!!! We had the table-side guacamole and the queso blanco. My guacamole was so good! I wanted to lick the bowl! The queso blanco is delicious and creamy! I will add, and I've said this for years, Uncle Julio's has the BEST Chicken Fajita's in town! I'm a happy, happy person now that I don't have to drive into Fort Worth to get my Uncle Julio's fix!!!! read more

I came here for my birthday. I ordered Juanita's platter. I really like the Mexican rice. The rice is soft and flavorful. I also like the crispy an soft beef taco. The ground beef is really delicious and juicy. The chicken taco is kinda sour because of the tomato sauce, but has interesting flavor that I never tasted before. The most surprising thing is chocolate piñata. The churro is so crunchy and buttery. It has the same taste with funnel cake. The fruit is fresh, but I only saw strawberries this time. I saw they added more variety of fruit before. The chocolate is not too sweet, which suits my taste. The server is very nice. They also give out free fresh tortilla chips with salsa while you wait for the food to come out. Overall, you should give it a try for your birthday as their piñata is unique. read more

Uncle Julio's - Chocolate piñata - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Very good food and wait staff. Party grew in size and we were accommodated and pleased with everything.

Food was good. Service awful. Had to chase our server for drink and chips/ salsa refills. Missing several items on multiple items. My brother waited over 45 mins to get his food. read more

Long time Uncle Julios fans! One of my favorite restaurants! Have been to several locations now.. and the are all consistent! The food/drinks are always excellent! As is the service! I love everything on the menu! You cant go wrong! Some menu items very at locations. Photo is the Cajeta... its wonderful!! Order the big one! read more

Uncle Julio's - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Today is my birthday, and my daughter and I stopped in to get something to eat. I ordered the fajita plate my daughter ordered. Tacos The waiter was new. Everything's seemed fine until the dinner arrived my Fajitas were raw The rice and beans portions were as if it were for a small child, unbelievable and uncalled for considering rice beans or not that expensive I had to send the plate back to cook the meat my opinion let someone ask If they want it raw. They should cook the Fajitas These two managers were nice But you really couldn't eat from everybody constantly stopping and bothering you They promised that since it was my birthday I would be able to get I desert of my choice. The waiter did not get my dessert there was not very many People he only had the one table Man what's on your mind that you cannot Make sure that your guest has their dessert considered it is their birthday My bill came to fifty dollars I left a $10 tip The food was not that great it would be more on the level of Fast food Taco bell very disappointed read more

We are very pleased to have Uncle Julio's in Arlington, Texas!! The waiter Kevin J did a awesome job treating us with a since of urgency, Expedient service, hot and delicious food, and a warm personality. We loved it so much, we signed up for your loyalty program today!! Kim & Kevin Sent from my Kim's' iPhone read more

I was with a large group and we had reservations. However, it took about 10 minutes for them to seat us when we arrived on time. Our table had no silverware. The waitress took our drink orders timely, but it took about 20 min for them to come out and they were packed with ice. Our food took about an hr and a half to be serve (as did the silverware after asking twice for them) and they were lukewarm. I didn't want to return my dish for fear of being there another hour. We received a small guacamole instead of the large that was ordered. And the shrimp on the "jumbo" shrimp salad was smaller than the cherry tomatoes that came with the salad. Overall it was a terrible experience. read more

I used to love Uncle Julio's but they are really overpriced & I sent my drink & my food back yesterday. If you're going to charge such high prices, both should be excellent. My Ceviche smelled awful, & their HH margarita was terrible. The El Jefe that was $15 was very good! Service was good! Nice place, needs improvement. read more

Had a party of 6 and they were not busy had plenty of room and refused to serve us because we did not have a reservation. Manager was very rude. He recommended we drive from the Arlington location to Grapevine. Real jerk! My husbands friend works at the corporate office. Will let everyone know we had a horrible experience. read more

Uncle Julio's has some really good Mexican food The chicken fajitas was really good I went there for my birthday and they made sure I had a really good experience... read more

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Went to uncle Julio's after work. I was told that it was still happy hour. I was given the menu, I ordered a margarita which was meh and the steak fajitas. The chips and salsa was nothing to write home about. My drink, I've had better at Taco Cabana The fajitas came out. There were between 6-7 strips. I ask the waiter if that was the lunch or happy hour portion, he said yes. Fine no problem. Get my check and I'm charged the regular price. Pause, when the fajitas came out, even the waiter was stunned he said yes there should be more he would charge me for extra??????? WTH PLAY~ my check comes I'm charged full price, I ask for the manager. He comes over and I let him know this being my FIRST TIME at uncle Julio's I'm shocked at the fajita size. He says to me HONEY we weigh the meat. That made me a little bit uncomfortable, so I said back to him SWEETIE first of all being a manager you never call a customer any pet names let's be clear. 2nd I've been to top of the line to hole in the wall Mexican restaurants and never have I seen such. He just stands there with a smirk on his face and ask what I would like him to do ?! Shucks if I know, I don't run a restaurant!!! He removed the fajitas which was fine. Never apologized for calling me honey etc. I will never eat here again. There were 4 of us and the other 3said the same. First and definitely the last time POOOO EEEE AND SHAME ON the wait staff and the manager. read more

The service was very nice but the food was a giant step down from a normal Mexican resteraunt. I ordered the enchiladas and they were hard like The McDonalds pancakes. Overs all I gave them a 2 star because the food was not very good. And also on the enchiladas the meat was rubbery but the chips were very good. If it weren't food the queso and the chips it would be a one star. read more