We've been to this location a couple times now and the food and service is consistently good. The food also comes out really quickly so you're not having to pass too much time by stuffing yourself full of chips and salsa. If you have kids I recommend getting the chocolate pinata for dessert. It's a lot of sweets but it's so much fun for the kids. read more

I like the guac and the flour tortillas. But other than that, there's nothing particularly special about this place. It's a standard texmex spot that'll keep you satisfied. A few extra dollars for the table side guac is worth it. read more

Lower their prices! I swear that fajitas, although they are famous for them, are over $25/plate. I'm sick of Tex-Mex at steakhouse prices. My hubby really likes this place. He picks this all the time. My pick is...not Uncle Julio's, unless I win the lottery. read more

Went Wednesday evening around 7:30 PM. Restaurant has updated decor with average service. Seated as soon as we arrived hostess brought chips & salsa after seating us. The chips were horrible! No longer the excellent thin tasting chips and they seem like cheap store bought. The restaurant was quite and not many customers. Waiter came and took our drink & appetizer orders about ten minutes later and quickly brought them to the table and took our dinner order. Husband ordered three soft tacos were just ok and I ordered beef fajitas. Meat was tender but lacked flavor from pre-pandemic times. This was our second time in the last year to eat in as we decided to give one more try. Disappointed that we've lost another favorite restaurant. The only one positive I can say is their swirl margaritas are still delicious. read more

I don't know what was worse...the BAD service or the big black hair on my shrimp! We were seated on the patio and apparently no one wanted to wait on us. We sat for 20 mins before we ever found someone who would acknowledge us. (No chips, no "hi, how are you") at least 4 servers passed us multiple times and never did anything for us. Finding the hair was the last straw. They were kind enough to remove my shrimp appetizer from the bill, but I left HUNGRY AND VERY DISAPPOINTED! Based on all of the recent reviews, this is not a rare occurrence. $50 for some drinks and kids meals. NEVER AGAIN! read more

I see why this location has such horrible reviews. Service horrible food ok I guess. The only good things were the chips and salsa and the greeters! read more

Food is subpar and so is the service. Our family felt very rushed. If you want authentic Mexican food you'll have to look elsewhere.

We went to Uncle Julio's to celebrate my friend's birthday. The waitress hardly came to check on us to see what we needed. When she did come by, people were literally still eating, and she asked to take their plates. The food was ok. I'm not sure what happened after Covid, but a lot of these restaurants serve food that tastes like it was just warmed up real fast. It doesn't taste fresh. Uncle Julio's is not an exception. I asked for sour cream for my food and never received it, and it was not busy by any means. The food was a 5/10. I'm being generous (especially for what is charged). The birthday piñata is so cute. We asked the manager for one because our waitress did not come by to see what we needed. I would say it's 8/10. If I ever go back, it'll be for the piñata because it was adorable. read more

The place to go for classic cheese enchiladas with onions! So gooey & so good! Fajitas are really good as well!

Happy hour house margaritas $9? Is that correct? Our waiter went and checked and they said yes. Patron marg on the rocks $12 at happy hour? Kids rice and beans too spicy for young kids. Please add Mac n cheese. Zachary was very attentive and did an excellent job. We sat in the back room. It was too warm. Can't believe happy hour house margaritas served in a small mug, were $9!!!!! They do not honor the military. read more

My favorite Mexican restaurant when it comes to the chips and salsa. Their chips are super thin and never stale. I actually like the texture of the salsa being that it's not too think. When I go I stick to me favorites, queso with ground beef and honey spicy bacon wrapped shrimp. The service at the bar is always great and never have had any issues. I'm not too crazy about the new payment process only because I continue to wonder how sanitary it is but can't be much different than when a waiter hand you a check in a plastic cover huh? Looking forward to my next quick bar visit v to UJs. read more

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

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Crab and Shrimp enchiladas were terrible. They were very... watery? Soggy perhaps? Very odd.

The service was not good. Good was cold and raw. Waiter and manager were not helpful and responsive at all.

Uncle Julio's is my weak spot. I have grown up going to Uncle Julio's for all celebratory events. Graduations, birthday parties, and sometimes just family dinner. I held my bridal shower in the backroom at this Uncle Julio's and continue to pressure my mom to order from here for holidays. The homemade tortillas are always warm and delicious. The salsa for the table is flavorful and robust. I always order the steak fajitas because why change from an oldie but a goodie. My mom typically orders the enchiladas and doesn't stray other than to take a slice of my sizzling fajitas. I will be honest, this is not the most "authentic" Mexican food, but it's definitely quintessential tex-mex. Last time I was there, they were mostly following covid precautions. We sat outside but the outside area was a bit packed. I also saw people go through the restaurant without a mask, but I think that's less on Uncle Julio's and more on people not following the rules. I also recommend this location over the Dallas location. The Dallas location has awful customer service. The customer service at this location is much better and I have never had a problem. read more

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

This was my first time coming to Uncle Julio's and it was okay... it wasn't breathtaking. The food was average. I ordered chicken tacos and I wasn't that impressed. I wanted a little more flavor or sauce on my tacos. Maybe I should have asked for something extra, idk. I wanted the beans to be a little more seasoned. I don't know the taste wasn't there for me for this one. Maybe I should have gotten something else. ‍Besides the food, the overall dining experience was great lol oh and the Marg was really good!!! Give it up for the margarita!!! read more

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Wow. Just had lunch at UJ off of tollway in Dallas. It was so bad. Note I've been coming to this location for over 30 years and others. Averaging 2 visits per month in this time frame. margaritas are now made from cheap ingredients, tasted like the smell of lemon pledge cleaner. Food is barely average. (Beans are still awesome) price for what you get is not worth it. With new owners think they r from California, cheap ingredients introduced across the board and confirmation of overall poor quality by going to multiple locations in the DFW area. This place now sucks, bad. With over 30 years of coming here, truly have seen the downfall of this place. So sad... read more

My first time here and absolutely disappointed. Fantastic service but awful food. The bean and rice: -10. Not to mention the queso, which tasted fake. For the price you pay the food ought to taste like it didn't just come out of the freezer. read more

So sad to see another landmark restaurant bite the dust! Darn it! This restaurant's decline was subtle at first, then BAM! It's awful!! Over the last couple of years we made excuses for the lack of the appearance of cleanliness, then the staff, and now the quality of the food. This was a lot to process. Besides the unusual tasting enchiladas with tough corn tortilla, my food was delivered cool. It wasn't even slightly warm, it was COOL! Time to see a MGR! We had a nice waiter and I did not want to involve her. So, I found the manager at the host/hostess station laughing and visiting with the staff. He wasn't busy. As I outlined for him my disappointment after being a regular for many years, I discussed the cold food, the messy/dirty patio floors and tables etc. You would think he would have been concerned. Instead, he only made excuses blaming the new kitchen methods and proceeded to tell me how hard he works. Really? You would think he would have fixed the problems causing the whole slew of bad recent reviews and then my experience would have been positive. A good manager hears criticism and uses it as an opportunity to get better. I could tell that this guy didn't really know the right thing to do. Here it is... He should have followed me to my table, picked up my plate of cold food and taken my choice of a replacement order. A basic manager responsibility, right? I guess not... He had asked what I was eating, but failed to re-order my food. Then he arrived at my table 10 to 15 minutes later and was clueless. My cold food plate was still sitting there and he said he thought the waiter had taken care of me. He said that he thought I wasn't going to eat, but then thought the waiter was already taking care of a new order?? Which one was it?? Geez, he takes no blame for anything. Obviously there is a bigger failure than just this one manager. Also, this manager had walked the patio when we arrived, but did not bother to have tables organized or cleaned. It was disorganized and dirty looking - which should have been our first clue to leave. During our chat, I told him the patio was dirty and he said he did not know. I reminded him that he had walked the patio earlier when we arrived and that he should have noticed and had it cleaned. Well, he did not like that at all and told me that I should not be telling him how to manage his restaurant. Lol, he should've appreciated the feedback. It was a learning opportunity for his next job since HIS restaurant location won't be open that much longer. Note: He did comp our meals and I got warm food but the flavors were off. No win situation for any of us. Who owns this location? Wake up...There is a water leak onto the front steps under the eaves. The building wall signage is not working. The 'U' in Uncle in the large sign is burned out as well. Maybe these are good warnings "signs" to keep people from eating there. Lol And finally, your review responses appear canned and shallow. HELLO MCFLY, IS THERE ANYONE IN THERE? That's ok, Don't bother to slap a canned response on this review as I/we won't be reading it. You had your chance and we will NOT be returning. Goodbye Uncle Julio's, there are plenty of other Pescado (fish) in the sea!! read more

I've been going here for ages. The service was always top notch until my most recent visit. Our waiter was horrible and treated us like an afterthought. He gladly assisted the tables all around us, and then only when we stopped him would he check on us. We told the manager on our way out and she said that she doubted that he would do that. Wow! Piss poor experience. read more

I don't know what happened to this place! It use to be my favorite place to eat, but not anymore! Did you change ownership or what? Quality of food is not as good! I ate there yesterday! I had a friend visiting and it was a nice day, so we sat on the patio. We ordered the guacamole and some queso for an appetizer. We immediately sent to guacamole back because it had no flavor. It was very bland and had big chunks of hard avocado in it! I ate the queso, but it was not thin and creamy like it use to be! Service was ok, but not great! I ordered the chicken and beef fajitas and they were not the same either! They use to come to the table sizzling, but not this time! They were very bland with no flavor! I hardly ate anything and was very disappointed! I won't ever go back there to eat again! read more

The service here is like no other, this place deserves more than 5 stars, the food was on point as well, were here about once a month and every time its the same great quality service and food cant find too many restaurants like this anymore, keep up the good work read more

My wife and I arrived at noon and waited for somebody for 10 minutes to come only to tell us there will be 10-15 minutes wait. However, there were more than 5 empty small tables available. I pointed to those tables and was told "Yeah but we're understaffed". No apologies whatsoever. We seated ourselves at one of the pub tables by the bar but nobody came to even hand us the menu. We have been eating at this restaurant many many times for many many years. Just because we're old and gray they can treat elderly folks like this. I guess we're not going back here anymore. read more

Loveeee this place. Originally found it when lived downtown. This one is just as good but bigger so no wait in line!! Just eat everything. Spicy margarita is very spicy Salsa- sooo good with smoked salsa Ceviche- the best I've had so far. Chicken fajitas. The way to go!!! Everything is super tasty Oh yeah- obvi- get the chocolate piñata too. Sooo worth it. read more

Ordered borracho beans instead of black beans with entree. Beans tasted like canned beans. Yuk! So bad compared to last time we went to restaurant. Server brought appetizer with no appetizer plates. Ordered beers. Served in bottles. Had to ask for glasses to pour beers into. Server didn't ask if we needed more chips & salsa. The dinner was still expensive. The chefs need to actually make borracho beans since they give a choice of black beans or borracho beans. Disappointed. The dinner experience was disappointing & not worth the price. read more

Tasty Tex-Mex fare with tableside service making fresh guacamole for you. Dinner AND a show! Yay! Their fajitas are the best. Be sure to order their beef fajitas. The steak fajitas are not better than the regular beef fajitas but they are pricier. Just order the regular beef fajitas made of skirt steak. Be sure to order the guacamole and beef fajitas. Good freinds, cool drinks, good food. What more can you ask for? read more

Visiting the Dallas area, we were in search of some good Tex-Mex. Our local resident friend turned us in the direction of Uncle Julio's. A huge restaurant with outdoor seating, we were seated along the back in a booth for our party of four. Chips and salsa were soon to arrive - and we dug in. The chips are thin, and they reminded me of Chevy's tortilla chips. The salsa was pretty decent as well. (I think I ate a basket all to myself because I was pretty full by the time I ordered my lunch!) We ordered a round of Micheladas ($4.75/each). I'm not a big fan of beer - but the BF got me drinking this stuff. It reminds me of Bloody Marys and that's probably why I like it so much. (I think he makes the best ones at home though!) I ordered the Soup and Salad ($8.95), which comes with a choice of Tortilla Soup or Soup of the Day and it's served with their house ensalada grande topped with your choice of chicken, beef or portobello mushroom. I went for the Tortilla Soup and the portobello mushrooms. The chicken fajita in the soup was surprisingly moist and pretty tender. My tortilla chips were soggy by the time I got to it, so maybe if they were floating on the top when it arrived, it would be a bit better. The chicken broth was tasty, not exactly 'zesty' as they say on the menu, but decent. Some chopped avocados would do wonders on it though! ($5.50/bowl) My salad was not quite 'grande,' perhaps the absence of the tomatoes really affected its appearance? (They were not using fresh tomatoes as of late because of the salmonella scare.) The mushrooms added a nice taste to the salad though and made up for it for the most part. The BF got the Sonora Platter ($7.95) and it came with rice, frijoles a la charra and fresh flour tortillas. You get one of each - enchilada (chicken, beef or cheese and onion), crispy taco (chicken or beef), and one tamale (pork or chicken). He was grubbing on the whole dish and I guess he was pleased with it, or really hungry at least. Our friend ordered the Guadalajara ($19.50), "signature grilled jumbo shrimp brochette; stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, jalapenos wrapped in bacon and your choice of chicken, beef or combination fajitas." First off, anything wrapped in bacon is going to be good - so that was a winner already. The three shrimps looked plump and juicy and the plate ended up being too much for our hearty eater. Our other friend ordered the Plato Deluxe ($9.50), "hand rolled beef or chicken taco al carbon with our famous tortilla soup or soup of the day." It was probably the saddest looking meal ever, and our friend looked pretty sad when he got it too. It literally was a flour tortilla with beef in it and nothing else. Oh yeah, the side of soup too. It just looked blah. Service was pretty good. Our waiter saw us chowing on the chips and salsa, so he was sure to bring lots more without us hounding him too. The food came pretty quickly as well. Overall, it was decent Mexican food. I don't think I could call it stellar, but it'll do. (Pics of our lunch are posted in the business profile!) read more

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I sat at the bar around 1:30 and the hispanic bartender says Happy Hour is from 3-6pm. I didnt ask her about Happy Hour. Then Im looking over the menu and asked can I substitute an item on the plate she flat out told me no smh worst service ever! She kept making comments about price, I told her monet isnt an issue, very rude and rolling her eyes. I wont be back read more

We made reservations for Sunday afternoon to celebrate my daughters birthday. Very few customers when we arrived. Once we were seated, it was 15 minutes before we met our waiter who seemed less than thrilled to be at work. We ordered dinner 2 of 3 orders were correct, my daughters order was completely wrong and that took another 20 minutes to get corrected. No one ever asked if we enjoyed our food or did the manager come to our table. This was first and last visit to Uncle Julio's. A sad disappointment and especially on my daughters birthday. FYI. When I made reservations online, I was asked if it were a special occasion and I promptly answered yes. Go to Taco Casa, cheaper food and better service. read more

My boss took me out to lunch here. Watch out, the steps outside have some ruts so if you're not paying attention, you could trip. Anyway, we walk into the place, and the first thing I notice are the bold earthtones on the walls, decent modern decor, and the place is busy. We get a table in the middle and it's convivial and loud with mainly working office people sloshing some beer and margaritas to forget their job issues for the hour. Our waitperson brings us some menu's. We order table made guacamole - a nice show with yummy results. There is a great smallish lunch menu and a huge dinnfer menu. Out waitperson was decent explaining the menu and getting drinks, but didn't bring sugar for the boss's iced tea and no plates for the guacamole. The chips were thin and warm, and the chipotle salsa was great. He comes back about 5 minutes later and takes our order. I order the combo special with two items at $9 and the boss orders the chicken fajitas about $12 I think. Didn't taste his food, but I enjoyed my beef tacos and chicken tamales. I like the very tomatoey Mexican rice but didn't tough the beans as we were in a closed office meeting all day! Bombshell averted, ha.... The food was better than many of the places I'd been to in So. CAL overall. Except for the hiccup with the waitperson, it was a fun time. The boss still left him at 20 per cent tip. if I lived in the area, I'd definitely return for dinner and check out their menu, have some beer, and burp my way out of here. read more

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I was really excited to come here but since COVID they have really bummed me out. They changed their margaritas and with buying 4 last night I didn't even taste any alcohol, even though they are so tasty! The food was really bad :( I felt like I was at Rosas or some lower end Mexican food... I ordered fajitas and the combo with enchiladas for my hubby. We both did not enjoy our food it was pretty bland and chewy meat. I was bummed that I left paying over 120$ for two people and left starving and wanted a margarita lol.... which I came there for! Pretty bummed not worth the money I went home very hungry :( read more

The honey chipotle salmon is to die for!!! The meal consisted of a rare mesquite grilled filet with honey chipotle glaze and a side of corn & black bean cilantro rice with a pineapple pico de gallo. The price of $23.95 is a little steep in my opinion for the portion size, but the flavor was absolutely delicious. read more

We came here for a birthday dinner, and I have mixed feelings about this place. Atmosphere: very dry and empty on a Monday night. Seemed to be a lot of servers but not much going on. Music was really loud. Service: was very slow, saw our server maybe 3x and she was very rare, hard to be found when needed. But she was very nice, so it may be that she was weeded? Going to give her benefit of the doubt, but it did annoy me that I waited far too long for water. Food: we got enchilada plates and the spicy tuna tacos. Enchiladas were really good! I enjoyed them. (Beef and chicken) although one plate came out cold. The tuna was just. Not. Good. It was raw sure, but it was also... warm? Not sure it's supposed to be that? Not sure but for some reason I'd rather have my raw fish cold? Idk it was just an odd flavor and texture and overall just not good. Verdict: we came for the chocolate piñata and that delivered. Such a fun gimmick for my dad's birthday and saved the night! It was also tasty, so we quite enjoyed that. Pretty pricey, compared to a Pappasitos! read more

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

Best dessert option I have ever seen on a Mexican restaurant menu. This is the Chocolate Lovers Pinata. Filled with strawberries, dark chocolate, whip cream, and charros. Although it was $30, it was quite the experience. read more

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Love the food and the service ! Whether you dine in are decide take out the food quality is still the same. They never disappoint.

What was supposed to be an uneventful stop at our local Uncle Julio turned out to be a phenomenal experience thank to Avery and his superior customer service! Uncertain of the area and the menu Avery was patient, kind and informative. We will be back very soon! read more

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Wow! Uncle Julio's is NOT the same restaurant! The salsa is different, it use to be the best. I would get it for parties, it was that good. We use to crave their chicken fajitas, it was not the same, what happen to the hot off the grill smoke flavor?? The quality of chicken has gone down. The refried beans, totally different taste and color . Rice, where are the little peas? Taste not the same. Homemade tortillas?? Not, anymore. I could go on, but I'm so disappointed. We will never go back. Uncle Julio's from the 1980's-2020 does not exist. And btw, the music is no longer Mexican music, it's some sort of rap/pop read more

I have not eaten at Uncle Julio's for a few years. I ordered online for pick up...great. cost was noticeably more. Curbside worked great. the food was mediocre at best. It is a fine, clean, quick, pleasant restaurant...with mediocre food. read more

I wanted to leave a review after a recent visit this weekend. Our out of state hockey team had made a group reservation for 35... we ballooned to almost 45 (didn't have everyone rsvp who showed up) It was completely our fault. The entire team went above and beyond to get our group seated, served, and taken care of. The food was amazing.. but the service was more than 5 stars!!! Thank you to the most amazing Gloria (and I think Ray) was our other server. We couldn't have asked for a more professional and awesome staff. Thank you for making a crazy situation an awesome evening. We appreciate everything you did for our team! The kids will never forget it! read more

Restrooms extremely nasty! Must be new wait staff, not a single item ordered was correct. Ask for salsa, never delivered, requested vegetables on the side, I don't like bell peppers and hate my food tasting like that. Sent it back all they did was move the meat to a new platter, so still tasted like peppers and onions! The quality of the food has been subpar for months now, today will be the last time I go for a while! On top of all that, they now sit people on top of each other, have Nothing to drown out the noise so the atmosphere is terrible! Tonight this was the Addison location. The restrooms in Allen are about the same. I was always told that if the restroom visible to customers are nasty, then what does the kitchen look like? read more

I recently started coming here since is down the street from my apartment, margaritas are good. Service at the bar on a Monday afternoon that looks like they care more about cleaning,stacking up cups & being on the phone than offering chips & salsa or talking on the phone not profesional. Having to get up every time to order margaritas really sucked. read more