First time I've ever visited a Uncle Julio's and I stopped in for lunch in the middle of the work week, so I wasn't able to enjoy any adult beverages and it looks like they had a nice selection...but service was good and the food was pretty good. I would return. read more

Had multiple mistakes made. Our appetizer & drinks were forgotten, took them about 10 minutes just to have a server come to our table when it was not busy at all, and the fajitas were alright. We were planning on just grabbing in n out, but decided to try something new instead. Should've gotten in-n-out. read more

This is one our favorite Uncle Julio locations. We celebrated my daughters birthday last night and could not have been more pleased. The Service and Food were way above expectations! Our server, Enrique was awesome and could not have been more accommodating. The Manager, Marvin checked on our table a couple of times which you don't see in many places these days. Our food was probably some of the best Mexican food we've had in some time. And of course, we saved the Chocolate Pinata for the very last which was Superb and a Great ending to a Birthday Celebration. Thank you Uncle Julio's staff for making our celebration one to remember. A Great time had by all. read more

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

Good Mexican food. Lovely ambience and seating place outside near fireplace. We ordered veggie enchiladas and quisidillas, both were delicious read more

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

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The service was excellent starting from the host to the waitstaff. I was introduced to their new lunch bowl options and selected the spicy carnitas bowl for myself while my wife selected the enchilada plate. We also added the yellow cheese queso with meat and the flavor was excellent. Great chunks of meat and vegetables which i like to pick up with my chips rather than dipping chips in a yellow soup like some restaurants. Will definitely dine at this Grapevine location again. read more

Usually uncle Julio's is really good here lately. It's been going down. My favorite drink You are only allowed to have two because of all the different alcohol it and it and it comes with salt and pepper on the rim in a jalapeño and the last time I got it it didn't taste good at all for the price I was really disappointed in the food was just terrible waitstaff seems like they're a little overwhelmed with everything that's going on going on read more

It was a 30 minute wait, which wasn't a big deal, except the ONE thing we went for (the Piñata) was no longer on the menu. Supposedly "due to COVID" but the place was packed with patrons and staff, so I'm not sure how that conveniently applied. We got chips and salsa pretty immediately, but then waited 20 minutes for the queso we ordered, which I'm pretty sure just needed to be ladled out of a giant vat? When we finally got the queso, we didn't get more chips, so it sat and got cold for 10 minutes while we waited for chips to eat it with. At which point, we decided to go elsewhere and just asked for our check. Once we got our check, we realized our dainty little bowl of cold queso was somehow worth ELEVEN DOLLARS?! We were never asked about a size preference, by the way. Picture is below for reference, (yes, we paid for it, so we ate it). Thought you'd also enjoy my boyfriend's cup which has clearly had more than one meeting with the floor, evidenced by the multiple chips across the top (gross). Will NOT be returning to that place. Maybe your visit will be better.... read more

Uncle Julio's - Busted cup and $11 cold queso. - Mexican Near Me - Grapevine, Texas

We picked up food to go this evening. We were there on time (6:15) and waited on our food. We live 9 mins from the restaurant , when we got home our food was all cold, like it had been sitting on the counter for 30+ min. My husband's fajita meat was raw in the center. We called the restaurant to explain the situation, and the manager was telling us that he personally saw the meat and it was cooked, it was a frustrating exchange. We understand that they may be understaffed...however, the really cold food, undercooked meat, and exchange with the manager really put a bad taste in our mouth. read more

Below average Mexican food. Their tortilla chips were horrible. The drinks were just loaded with sugar. The service was pretty good though. read more

I don't see why people like this restaurant so much. It's over-priced salty Tex-Mex. The service was fast but I've had better for 1/2 the price read more

Uncle Julio's - SALTY Pork tacos, bland black beans, and dry cilantro rice - Mexican Near Me - Grapevine, Texas

Chips are thin as potato chips (suck) as well as their margaritas. Served on a 8 oz glass. Highlighted & recommend fiesta shrimp salad terrible. Menu photo of shrimp shows large shrimp roasted, seasoned and delicious. Came with small like bay shrimp, not roasted and cold. This place has no idea how a Mexican restaurant is to be. STAY AWAY. It's no reason why this place gets only 3 stars from the general public. read more

Um so I ordered on UberEats, never had this place prior. I'm pretty shocked at my disappointment in comparison to the prices of this order all around. 1. The rice flavorless, stale tasting. 2.price of the small queso that tastes literally like it's melted Velveeta. It's gross. 3. Not a fan of the salsa. I'm really not a fan of any of it and I'm surprised it cost as much as it did. Spend less money and go get better food trust me. 2 stars because it was packaged well.. read more

Please see my comments for next customer. I read reviews, and the owner also read and leave comments for bad customer reviews. But it doesn't work. They sell uncooked rice to go rice bowl, You never know it is cooked before you bite. unfortunately I can count each rice in my mouth. Please ask the rice cooked to the staff before you pay it. I never go again. read more

Well impressed!! I wish I could give it more stars! Came in for a quick lunch. Ordered fajitas for two at 12 ish and 12:23 we were out of there, bill and everything. The fastest, tastiest service I have ever had. Thumbs up to our server William as well! read more

Uncle Julio's - Chicken and steak fajitas for two. - Mexican Near Me - Grapevine, Texas

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Uncle Julio's. I see these places everywhere. That large obnoxious sign with the lit up arrow and the smiling.... guy. Ever since I moved here, I've always wanted to go to one. I figured they must be good - they have a giant sign! We went yesterday after golf. Short version; they're ok. We went here on a Wednesday about 8:30 and the place was packed - there were some spots at the bar and a few empty tables, but they were doing a good business. I thought the food would be amazing, but we were underwhelmed. The bartender got us our drinks, chips and salsa, took our orders, and we never saw him again. That was odd, because it became less busy, not more, so for him not to check up on us or get us another beer was annoying. I should say the salsa that came with the chips was addicting - I don't know my mexican food (or tex-mex, whatever) - but this was green/brown stuff and really addicting! So, we're almost done our first beer and we get our food. Chicken enchiladas. They were ok. Little dry. They let you put whatever sauce you wanted on top and I asked the bartender what he'd recommend - he said the Hatch Chili sauce. I don't know what that is but I've heard Texans go crazy over "hatch" whatever. So I said sure. It's a green sauce - kinda spicy - nothing special. The chicken was dry. Nothing else in there - no cheese no nothing. Side of beans had giant slices of tomato in them, which I thought was odd but was surprisingly really good. The rice was ok - you could tell it was from some giant batch out back. - We weren't able to get that second drink. No one came back to check on us and we had to flag some guy down for our check. So, I can say I've been to "Uncle Julio's". And I can also say that I was underwhelmed. read more

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

We came here for my BFs birthday dinner. The food is really good. However.. our waiter was... a bit off. First he sold us the margaritas, which is great. They were really good. However, the glasses were regular martinini glasses and the price for ONE was $14 !! I believe that this should be mentioned BEFORE we order more than one. specially since the drink itself was WAY too small for that price. The service was veryyyyyyyyyyyyy slow.... Food was good though. read more

Uncle Julio's - Fajitas for two. Steak was very good. Portion is enough for three - Mexican Near Me - Grapevine, Texas

Pretty good place to eat . Our waiter needed a personality all he could say was cool. Cool . Cool . Never checked on us had to ask for everything. Bean and cheese nachos good but it came with fresh cut jalapeño instead of pickled ones and no never had the chance to tell the waiter he was mia. Beef soft taco were pretty good meat a little spicy. Quesadillas were good. Seemed pretty high for what we got. read more

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Having heard a lot of great things about this place decided to try it out. Came here on a Friday night and got seated right away. Greg was our waiter and he was nice enough but wasn't overly attentive and kind of slow. He took our drink orders and ordered some apps. We ordered the queso/guac combo and it was good but it could have been better. The chips were good but they were a little to thin for me if that makes any sense. The sangria I had was delicious and I could have had a few more they were so good but a little pricey. For our entrees I ordered the steak fajita quesadillas which is actually an appetizer. My hubby got the carnitas tacos. The quesadillas were exceptional. They had a slight crunch on the tortilla which I love. They were cheesy and the steak had a nice smokey flavor and was cooked to perfection. The tacos were tasty. The pork was shredded and seasoned well. It came with beans and rice that was also very good. Overall the food was great but the service and the price of alcohol was not the best. The pride of a sangria and a margarita was almost as much as our entrees. I would definitely go back! read more

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Well I haven't been to this Uncle Julio's in over a year and 9 months because the last time I was here service was so bad. Came in to try again and service was terrible. Even the mangers are not customer service oriented. My cheese enchiladas were like rubber! Since it is a Friday night and the restaurant is half empty means a lot of people agree with me. We Won't be coming back. read more

I've been a fan of Uncle Julio's but not anymore after our visit last evening. It was almost impossible to get service at the bar as we waited for our table. That was just the start to a bad evening. Besides the food being overpriced, my $30 fajitas came out cold. Did our waiter ask why I didn't eat them? No, he just hit my credit card for not only our bill but one of the other couple's bill. And, as one would suspect, he was no where to be found to fix the problem. The only good that came out of our visit was realizing we'll never go back. read more

Pretty good Tex-mex food, but a little pricey. This outing we came only for a special dessert for my daughter's birthday. Somehow they have concocted a chocolate piñata. Yes that's right, a chocolate piñata. It is new on their menu and pretty cool. It only took about 7 minutes after we ordered and out came out sever, the manager, and head cook. (I'm assuming they haven't sold many yet since its new and all wanted to come see it being delivered and broken into.). It was really cool and came on a huge serving trey. My daughter received a big wooden stick and got to whack it until it broke. Inside the piñata was pineapple, raspberries, blackberries, and tons of churro. On the serving dish was huge amounts of made-in-house whip cream and the bowls of caramel. Everything was really good, but my favorite was pineapple with caramel and whip cream. The dish is huge so have at least 5 adults or lots of kids if you hope to finish it. Also, it was $20 so, for us at least, only a special occasion. Server was great. We got sat by a nice big roaring fire. Everything was really good. Have been many times in the past and food is always good. Only negative of uncle julios is the price. Plan to have a high check. You definitely should give it a try! read more

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This is typically, my go to place for Tex-Mex, but hadn't been there recently. Had the Carne Asada last night and it was cooked to perfection! Whoever is in your kitchen right now, keep him or her! They know what they're doing! Bring back your cheese Chile Rellenos please!!!! It's a great vegetarian dish as well! read more

What a disappointment! The taste of the food was terrible. Ground beef had was cold and greasy. Rice was.....no words to describe. Nasty Tea was so weak thought it was water We hadn't been there in quite sometime....will not be taking this chance again. Not good! read more

Great food and service on Valentines Day! My wife and I took the kids out on V-day and this restaurant was still on point and took good care of us as always! The filet fajitas and queso are always a must have and the manager even threw in a free chocolate piñata for the kids! read more

What happened to sizzling fajitas ?? I remember years ago when the fajita craze started part of the experience was the sound of the fajitas sizzling on the way to your table it was like a show. Everyone could hear it and you knew you were getting hot fresh food. If you ordered it every time you heard it coming from the back you would look up to see if it was yours and so did everyone else. I miss that experience, every time I order them now days wherever I go there is no sizzle and here is the same no sizzle no show. I STILL ORDER FAJITAS SO BRING BACK THE SHOW . Other wise service was OK,sauce had a nice kick, tortillas were good, prices seemed fair, and I did not leave hungry. read more

I did a take-out dinner from this location tonight and everything was perfect. TO-GO counter area staff was well trained and courteous, he checked the food with me to make sure everything was correct in the TO-GO bag before I left. The food was delicious too! read more

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Margaritas are great. I tried the house marg and it was stronggg. So far every food item I've ordered is good. I've tried the steak fajitas before and enjoyed them. This time I had the shrimp quesadillas and they were delicious. I was very impressed bc previous reviews bash their food. The queso was ok but not my fav. Service was excellent tonight. We were seated by an air vent that was pushing our cold air and after we told someone who worked their the air was turned off and we were comfortable. read more

Had queso asked for large and got a small bowl. Never got more chips or salsa. Ordered nachos took over 40 minutes to get them and they tasted burnt. Waiter said they would be taken care of. But when we got the check was charged for large queso and the burnt late nachos. We had waited so long we just paid and left. So sad he sure missed out on his tip. read more

Food is way overpriced. The chips and queso were good. The Guadalajara plate was definitely NOT worth the price... you get 3 shrimp and a few strips of chicken and steak for 25 dollars!!!! I was not impressed with it, would probably not order again. I had the swirl margarita that was supposed to be 5 dollars since it's a Sunday but was charged 9. Wasn't happy about that. I don't think I would come back. read more

Came in and got seated right away. Our server brought out individual salsas and some chips. Ordered the table-side guac and that was great. They make it right in front of you and they add what you want in it. I ordered the Sizzling Mesquite Shrimp from the lunch menu. Lots of other items on the menu as well. Shrimp was decent. Very filling for lunch. read more

You're probably reading all these reviews where some are awesome and some are horrible and you don't know who to believe. Right? Well, here's the thing. I've been eating at Uncle Julio's throughout the metroplex for a number of years, whenever I lived here or was in town. And when I lived in the DC area, the Uncle Julio's owned "Rio Grande Cafe" was the only decent place to get Mexican food in the metroplex. BUT, and here is the big but... they really only have a few things that stand out. Their beef fajitas are fabulous. Their chips are great, the salsa is good if you like the warm smoked tomatoey kind (which I do, but many others do not). The queso is very good. The shrimp dishes and ribs are good. Tortillas are nice and fresh. But, I'd skip pretty much everything else. The rice and beans are very mediocre. I only ordered the enchiladas once and I didn't like them. Basically, I have this hierarchy of what I eat at a mexican place. First, I try the beef fajitas. If those are good I may never order anything else. The beef fajitas are good here so I just don't. At other places if I don't like the fajitas I will try the enchiladas. If I don't like those either, I will either not come back or, if I have to, will order something non-descript like a quesadilla which is pretty hard to screw up. So, you have to take my 4 star rating with a grain of salt. For my own personal tastes, they have the best beef fajitas around, tied with Los Cucos which is just too far for me to go to but is less expensive and has far better rice & beans. They lose a star for having mediocre rice and beans and being a bit pricy. If you don't like to order beef fajitas, or shrimp or ribs, you might want to try someplace else because you are likely to be one of those folks who comes in and says, "I'm paying how much for WHAT?" My other advice is, go for lunch, not on a Friday night, because they do get very busy. They have a nice lunch special that is beef fajita tacos with fruit and this lovely sweet cream sauce. And, at all the locations except the Grapevine one, they tend to bring out the meat medium rare no matter how you order it. My ex only liked well-done and pretty much every time we used to go in we would order well done, they would come back near raw, and we would send them back to be re-cooked. Then the manager would come and offer to comp us something, and we'd say no, we don't want a free dessert, we want our food cooked the way we order it! But they never learned. My ex is long gone but I have noticed that the Grapevine location serves the fajitas medium well most of the time. (Ironically, I don't mind rarer meat myself!) read more

I went here last night with two friends and sat at the bar. The service was ok. I felt bad for the bartender because he not only was making the alcoholic beverages for the entire restaurant but also filling water and soda orders. I was in shock. I feel like the restaurant should be able to provide a soda fountain station for the waiters to use. It definitely affected the bartender's ability to service those actually at the bar. The funny thing is that my two friends and I were the only ones at the bar for the majority of the time. But otherwise I really liked the atmosphere. On to the food - The chips were excellent. They were thin and crispy. I only wish they were salted slightly more, but I do love salt more than most probably. The salsa was good. We ordered the queso and guacamole combo. The guacamole was good and very fresh. The queso was good but I can't seem to find white queso anywhere in this town! For my meal I ordered 2 crunchy chicken tacos and 1 soft chicken taco; it came with beans and rice. I enjoyed the tacos very much. My friend did comment that the chicken was very salty, but I liked that about them. My sangria on the rocks was perfect and my friend really enjoyed his margaritas on the rocks. Overall, I enjoyed the restaurant and the ambiance. I would only suggest that if you want faster service, don't sit at the bar. But I can't speak for the service at a table either. read more

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I came here with a large (around 20 people) group. A lot of times when you come with a large group there tend to be more issues with the food, service, or bill. I did experience some of this. The table chips and salsa were quite good. I ordered an appetizer (the spicy guacamole, and it was pretty decent, if a bit pricey). I also tried the queso dip appetizer ordered by someone else, and it was pretty bland. The drinks were tasty (and expensive), but the waiter did a very good job of taking final drink orders before the end of happy hour. For my entree, I had the "Guadalajara", which is 1/2 Fajitas and 1/2 Camarones Brochette (bacon wrapped shrimp). The Chicken Fajitas were pretty good (moist and flavorful), the Beef was tough, the veggies were a bit overcooked. The Camarones Brochette looked amazing, but tasted of chlorine. They were more palatable when you separated the bacon from the shrimp. The bacon was also a bit undercooked. The waiter was very friendly and attentive. He was also, in my mind, borderline unethical. There is a fine line between "upselling" and "padding the bill". This waiter crossed that line. After I ordered my entree, he asked, "would you like sour cream, would you like cheese . . . " etc., apparently every "yes" response added $3 to the final bill. An 18% gratuity was added to the bill (typical for large groups). However, I KID YOU NOT, when I pointed out to the person next to me that they were about to tip 20% on top of the 18% gratuity already on their bill, the waiter actually "shushed" me. In other words, he saw no issue with letting people mistakenly double-tip him I also wound up with an extra beverage and an extra appetizer on my bill, but more than half of the group had already paid and left by that time, so I just covered it. If this is supposed to be decent "Tex-Mex" cuisine, then the bar has been set way too low. read more

Came here on a busy Friday night with a large party (11) and only had to wait about 25 minutes. Amazing since they do not take reservations, I thought it would have been longer. They are so good with keeping the chips and salsa coming. The chips are super thin and the salsa has its own unique flavor. You can also request their super hot salsa as well. And if you have kids, you can request a tortilla dough ball. They love playing with it, its like Play Doh and you don't have to worry if they eat it. For my entrée, I had the carne asada with enchilada. I stuck with the cheese and onion enchilada that is suggested on their menu. That was not that great (too salty), but the carne asada was good! The seasonings were strong enough for me and again, this was a but salty, but I can't really complain too much. The service was great and they do not automatically include tax on large parties like other places do. They even give you fresh chips and salsa to go! This is a good place for a group event that will satisfy everyone! read more

This is a very good place to go when you have a large group and want some fresh made in front of you guacamole! The atmosphere is very lively and the staff is very friendly. I had the Juarez Fajitas which had smoked pork ribs, with mesquite grilled chicken and steak fajitas, it was so much food and very tender meat. The Chocolate Lovers Piñata is so good! So much you have to share it with friends! I would definitely visit this place again if I was in the area. read more

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The Maintenance Crew at Quail Run does a great job. They seemed to love the fajitas. Thanks, guys!

On July 31st, myself, along with five others, visited the restaurant. We (four at the time) arrived at 2:55. We were seated at 3:10. At that time, it was myself and three children. Our waiter ( a slender white/hispanic male w/ a bun) took our drink order and when he came back, I gave him our food order, while we waited for the other two in our party to arrive. As soon as he came back to the table, he took the food order of the other two guests that had just came.  At about 4:05 the food order comes out for the two people who arrived after us. The gentleman who brought the food (not our waiter) wanted to take the food back until ours arrived. I told him that's ok, he could leave it, as ours will be out next. He apologized and said he would see what's taking so long since the restaurant was not crowded. He never came back to the table. Our waiter, with the bun, walked by several times, never checked in on us (he did bring one refill of soda for one of the guests before anyone's food was delivered), never made eye contact, nothing. He acted as if he knew something was awry or did not want to be bothered.   About 4:15 I stopped the female manager and informed her that we had been waiting for over an hour for our food and to just cancel the food order and bring us the chocolate pinata. She stated that she would check to see what the problem was and get back to use. We still waited 10 minutes before she gave us an update. She stated that there was a in issue in the kitchen but we still should have gotten our order.  Honestly, I don't believe that. I don't understand how if there was an issue, my brother and sister-in-law got theirs, the party of 9 that was seated long after us got theirs, ate, paid and had left and we were still waiting on ours, and another group for 5 that was seated after them, got theirs. The only difference was that they had a different waiter. Mind you...I am sitting with three children, none of whom had anything other than chips, salsa and soda and would not eat until a party at 7:30 at Chuck E. Cheese. Not ONE TIME did our waiter apologize or check on food, before or after the manager left. As a matter of fact, only the bus boy (young man w/ blonde hair) apologized when he came to the table to clear it before the pinata came out. In the end, we did get the chocolate pinata, which was given to us as a consolation for not receiving our food and we were not charged for the food that the other two received, but I still left with three hungry children who had only had breakfast. At 5 p.m. when we left, we finally got our apology from our waiter, but I wonder if that was only after my brother tipped him anyway, in spite of his lack of empathy or care that four of us had not eaten. Needless to say, I am very disappointed that such an establishment treated us in this manner, on my son's 8th birthday. I get that you all were short staffed and we were very patient, but the others who had different servers did not have to endure what we did. And although we only had to pay for the alcoholic drink, it still does not negate from the fact that no one attempted to ensure that the food came out regardless so that three children did not go hungry. I am not sure if the waiter is new, nor do I care. I do care that when children are involved, empathy and care be given to ensure that little ones eat, even if the adult orders get misplaced. I believe he needs additional training in order to have better customer service skills because that was unacceptable. Imagine how much more money he would have received had all of our meals been delivered. Oh yeah, as of today I still have not heard from anyone. read more

Not a fan. Heard great things about this place and decided to give it a try. I got the enchilada combo lunch with one beef and one cheese. The cheese enchilada was obviously microwaved. Could NOT eat half of it because it was rock hard. The beef one was edible but the flavor was off. Possibly too much cumin. The charro beans weren't good either and I was not impressed with the rice. It was ok. The chips and salsa were on point. Loved the thin, crispy chips. One of the only things I enjoyed, sad to say. read more

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

Great Food and the Chocolate Piñata is to die for!! No need for salt and pepper everything is well seasoned. I also love the atmosphere and decor. read more

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We've had better experiences here, but our July 3rd visit was not the best. We had reservations for 7pm which were honored in a timely fashion. Our poor waiter must have been new because he constantly seemed confused and did not seem to understand the concept of Fajitas for Two (clearly in the menu). He gave us a grand total of 4 tortillas that were supposed to be for 4 people eating fajitas. We had to badger him for more and he forgot drink refills. I get it, he is new, but it really did put a damper on the experience. The joint is loud. I mean LOUD. It felt like we were at a bar where we had to yell at one another to be heard. After a while it got too frustrating to even try to talk. We will certainly be back, but we won't be going there with another couple where we are trying to be social. If you are okay staring silently at your dinner companion as you munch on chips and salsa you will be fine... you won't be able to hear anything but the crunching of your chips. read more