I used to love uncle julios when david use to work there. He was one of my fav with this other guy whom i do not really remember his name .the food is good but my problem is with the servers some are just A-HOLES and don't give good service. After that bad experience i had with some but specially one of them never again gave them a try. Food is good but need to make sure that when you hire some1 that they are good and people person. read more

Sometimes takes a while to get a table and service, but I forgive them every time when they bring the enchiladas out. WOWZA.

Great spot for a family lunch. We had steak fajitas, carnitas tacos, and quesadillas with the chocolate pinata for dessert -- just for fun. It was good food. Our server, Guillermo, was absolutely fantastic: very attentive and considerate. read more

Great atmosphere, yummy food and good service.

Came with a party of 7 was seated quickly. Service was astounding. Food was authentic and delicious. The tortilla chips were warm and freshly made The atmosphere was inviting. Prices were as expected and reasonable Highly recommend this restaurant if you're looking for Mexican cuisine read more

I love this place! Honestly, whenever I come here with my man I always end up ordering the same thing and he orders different things from the menu that I always take a bite of to try. I get the bbq chicken quesadilla which comes with fresh guacamole and sour cream. It's a great portion size and in my opinion a staple item of the menu! Delicious, simple and full of flavor. I will definitely be trying their shrimp and carne asada the next time we come, though, who doesn't love a good meal that's still sizzling when it comes to the table! (Can you say yum?) We finished the night with warm sopaipillas dusted with powdered sugar, warm honey and vanilla ice cream. I definitely want to try the chocolate piñata the next time we come! I heard its huge! read more

Excellent food. Good service. Great atmosphere. If I'm ever in town again I will stop there

Beyond unhappy my husband and our kids get seated first waiting for our party the waiter seated us with our kids!! Our party comes shortly after he asks if my toddler who is sitting in a high chair is with our group (I'm thinking he is on drugs) umm sir you seen us walk in and sit together you took their drink order! We then Ask our waiter to bring us silverware nothing after 45 min our party arrives then still nothing. Our friend then steals it from another table because we are eating an appetizer by then. The waiter comes back He then offers my husband a drink and states that it's a happy hour drink after the first one even when happy hour is over it's $2 per refill! We get our bill each drink was $12 my husband ordered 5! Upon Leaving our party the waiter asks our group why we did not tip!!!!!! In all my years of eating out this has never been asked our bill was $150 for 2 people this was not fine dinning and money does not grow on trees you want a tip work for it nothing is handed in life!!! Never going back! To top it off I had a ceviche for $13 which was horrible and my husband had a 25$ meal read more

Came here with my family of four, requested an outdoor table, the host told us that there weren't any empty tables. We were previously walking around and could see over half the outdoor tables were empty. I understand not wanting to give servers too many tables. The host then said there were 2 tables available, and they'd clear one for us. We were given a pager and told it would be about a 20 minute wait. About 5 minutes into this wait another family of four came in, the same host ASKED if they wanted an outdoor or indoor table, they requested an outside table and were seated immediately right in front of us. Manager and host gave us a poor apology but at that point we no longer wanted to eat here. read more

I am giving this place 3 stars because the fish tacos and guacamole were really good.....I want to give it only 2 because the beers are $5 and the margaritas are $10($19) if you get an extra shot on top...wtf? I would go back for the food and atmosphere but I am gonna pre game. read more

I really enjoyed my meal and my waiter was great! I ordered the chicken and steak fajitas since that is what they are known for, and they were soooo good. The meat was cooked to perfection. The tortillas were yummy, you could tell they were made fresh. We also ordered guacamole to go with our chips and it was good. I really like the chips, they were nice and light. You could tell they were made in house. The salsa seemed a bit greasy...but it was okay. I will definitely go back. I'm not a huge Tex-Mex person but this was pretty good. read more

Without a doubt, one of the best Mexican restaraunts I have been to. Get the guacamole made at your table. It is absolutely grand.

Had a blast. Met some friends while on a road trip, drank a little, ate a lot. Good food, big, well decorated place. It is better than the small Mexican places but still Mexican food. Drinks were good service fine. Go with friends have a Fiesta! read more

First time here. The food was delicious and the staff was great. They have some of the best fish tacos ever! And you should try the swirl - frozen margarita and sangria. If you're looking for an inexpensive Mexican restaurant with nice ambience and great food after you're some shopping, this is the place! read more

I came here with my friend towards the end of happy hour, so I expected it be a little slow but man, it was really slow. My server was super sweet, but they must have been understaffed cause it took us so long to get everything. I would like to come back, but it'll prolly be during lunch when it's hopefully not as busy. Drinks and app were good, it just took so long to get them it was hard to enjoy! But shoutout to my server, she was really nice and helpful! read more

Worst service I have ever received at a restaurant! Took the waitress 10-15 minutes to even get our drink orders and about another 10 to get the actual drinks. Just Diet Coke and Unsweetened tea. Nothing fancy. The food is way over priced for the quality and amount you get. Don't waste your time. read more

I love Uncle Julio's! This place has almost ruined fajitas for me at any other restaurant because they are so amazing here! Tender strips of steak and chicken that melt in your mouth, fresh guacamole, beans and rice, tortillas. All the different plates literally take up the whole table. It's a lot of food! I almost always order the fajitas but I've also tried the tamales which are awesome and the enchiladas and soft tacos, both are also very good choice. The Reston location is constantly packed, but in my experience I have never had to wait that long at the Woodbridge location and the quality is the same. Do yourself a favor get tamales as an appetizer and fajitas for your meal. You won't regret it. read more

Overpriced and under served. Four out of six of us had fajitas and had to wait for the tortilla shells with our food getting cold in front of us. read more

This place was terrible I ll never return personally. Although atmosphere was stunning the food was cold and tasted as if it had gone bad.

First impression- chips were almost dripping with grease... they were fresh but very oily! Salsa is decent. Dinner was Benito's platter- tons of bland flavorless cheese. Pork tamale was good. Service both times I have been there after the evening rush was very slow. I've given it 2x- prob. Won't try a third. read more

I went to Uncle Julio's for a lunch on a Saturday. The waiter was very polite and the service was very fast. The waiter brought me tortilla chips before I made an order, which wasn't bad. Although the dipping could've been better. I ordered an chicken and steak fajita which was about 21 dollars and it was delivered in about 10 minutes. The portion was HUGE I couldn't finish it. It was very delicious. Medium rare steak was amazing and the chicken was pretty good too. They didn't give me any sauce but it wasn't needed. I would definitely come back later to try some other dishes. read more

You can't miss this location. It's right on the center of the mall. Parking is free and there are plenty. I went to lunch and I was greeted immediately with a smile. The server took our order accurately and delivered an excellent service. I had skirt steak fajitas and it was amazing. The portion was generous and I couldn't finish the whole thing. I highly recommend. Five read more

I had a bad time. We were told to wait till 6:15 for a table then told. 7:30 for a table. They seemed to be disorganize. When I talked to a manager they stated that they allow, or do not object to customers staying in the dinning room area noteworthy long after their food and drinks have been consumed (eaten). I was told as I was waiting for a table and called to inquire about the practice "that our customers (stay)". Staff appears to be confused about Rushing guests, With proper dinning room management! read more

Have a bad experience every time I go! Go to an authentic place with less wait time. Food is okay but not crazy about it.

Went there for dinner last night. My wife got there first, went in ti get a table, but the hostess wouldn't seat her because the whole group isn't there. She was told that they have keep the tables available in case a group shows up that can be seated right away. I'm actually ok with that. When I got there five minutes later, I saw that literally half of the restaurant is empty. I told the hostess that we have 5 people. She said that it will take about 15 minutes to be seated. I looked at a half empty restaurant and asked why. She said that they only have 1 waiter who can wait on a table of 5. I asked if she was kidding, and she rolled her eyes. She said I can talk to a manager if I want. I asked the manager why do we have to wait when the dining room is empty. we got seated right away. Food and service was great if you don't mind a sidedish of stupidity. Because of the stupidity upfront, I would not go back again. read more

I thought the food was delicious... the beef fajita was good, tender steak and the chicken had a great flavor. BUT as other reviews state, it's overpriced and frankly the service was quite poor. We waited for 15 minutes for our waiter to bring us the bill and he just never showed up. I had to flag down the manager. I had a single ala-carte taco... $3.50! It was pretty small and skimpy for the price! This COULD be a great place if they just beef up the service and were more reasonable with their prices. read more

Uncle Julio's used to make fresh guacamole but yesterday, I ordered it and it came to our table a different color, consistently, and taste. It was out of a jar. I was enormously disappointed with that, because that's 90% of the reason I've always come to this restaurant. The salsa was also very dry. The chips were all broken and all portions were enough for 1 person. They never adjust for the number of people at the table. We ordered fajitas and they did not come with cheese or sour cream. I asked the waitress why it did not come with these things. She said their fajitas don't come with cheese or sour cream and that we'd have to order it separately. Why she didn't tell us this/offer it while we were ordering, I don't know. So we had to sit there while our food got cold. The portions of everything are unbelievably small. They gave a spoonful of sour cream and half a handful of cheese for two people to share when we specifically ordered for 2 people. I don't understand how we were supposed to eat fajitas with only chicken and guacamole. Their fajitas for 2 also comes with 3 tortillas... ? Bottom line: they over-charge UNBELIEVABLY for the AMOUNT of food they provide. Most of it is very good- but it's definitely starting to slack in a big way and become more of a mainstream mexican restaurant than the fine mexican restaurant it claims to be. read more

Poor service, waitress couldnt talk loud enough to be heard. Barely anyone was present and it took forever to obtain food. Food came out cold. Empty reasturant yet we had to wait to be seated. Took 10 min just to get salt and pepper. Wont be going back. read more

I didn't like anything about this place. It took ten minutes for us to get someone to greet us with chips and salsa which are gross. Than ten more for a waiter who was awkward and was surprise we had our meals chosen but we had been there for twenty minutes. The food was gross and there was no veggies and it was quite expensive for fajitas. The manager did come over and ask how it was and I told him. He didn't seem to care but did say sorry than gave us a free meal. I watched our waiter do the same thing to the other people next to us as well. read more

I had the chicken and steak fajitas, and 2 drinks(platinum swirl and Jack Daniels on the rocks). My bill with tip was $48. The food was good and the platinum swirl was a different twist. We did not have any complaints from our party of four. read more

Loved it! The gourmet Mexican market should be bigger! The options are amazing and the service even better!

Uncle Julio's is our neighrborhood Tex-Mex restaurant. However, I was skeptical, as my hi-def taste buds have been trained in DC and New York fine restaurants, but we gave it a shot anyway. I must say it's a very traditional estalishment, with a long menu and big portions. The space is very large with grand ceilings, but the decor is a bit cheesy. The waitress was nice but I agree with Jennifer J. about "a 5 minute long recital" speech that was delivered to us and she got confused herself while trying to explain all the specials. We got pork tamales and guacamole for apps. For entrees we chose Frog Legs/Camarones diablo combo and Seafood Skewers special. The complimentary chips and salsa must have just stepped down from shelves of wholesale warehouse. Artificial flavor written all over. I think it would be nicer for the kitchen to bake their own and create their authentic salsa concoction.It's trendy nowadays! Guacamole was chunky, but I think too chunky for my liking and no flavor. (Oyamel in DC is a place to go for real authentic guac) Tamales were good, except for (again!) artificial chili on the side with preservatives screaming from the bowl. Frog Legs I guess was the highlight of the fiest, they were smoky grilled on outside and juicy on inside. I bit on small green grilled pepper on my plate....and uh-ah, it started burning so B.A.D. I swallowed 2 cups of ice just to numb my tongue, but it wouln't go away for an hour. Must have been habanero pepper...and nobody bothered to warn me about it. Seafood skewers were not as great. First, they came out with salmon undercooked. We returned it to the kitchen. It came back a little overcooked and dry. So,100 dollars later and with a burned mouth I rolled out of Julio's not so happy, concluding: People, try a little harder. read more

The food here is pretty expensive, but the restaurant itself is nice with a nice location as well. The service, it seems it was only my waiter, was not on par. The food came pretty quickly but the waiter had an attitude that was not appreciated. read more

Tons of tables open and I can't get seated! I love wasting my time on a Thursday night.

I will admit asking for my name was a little weird. Specially since we were seated right away. But wow what a great place. I agree with one review "We were treated like celebrities from the moment we walked in".(part of the name thing I guess) Very clean ( including bathrooms) the decor was nice although I would prefer more comfortable chairs. My server was outstanding on par if not better then Mikes American staff. I had the steak fajita and lobster tail it was GREAT. Son had frog legs they were GREAT. Wife had the Salmon it was GREAT. Price was a little high but I complain about price no matter where I eat. Will come again. read more

The food is okay, Guapo's is way better. We ordered a huge platter for 7 people. Among that we ordered a coffee and refried beans however they brought us a cold cup and told us they threw away all the coffee so they couldn't bring us more. They brought out all the food and halfway through our meal they tell us they can't bring us the beans because they threw it all away too. Good steak and chicken tho! read more

There were three greeters at the podium in front of the restaurant. They saw us but did not greet or seat us. We assumed our party got there before us so we just walked around to see if they were there, they were not so we went back to the front and asked to be seated for a party of five. We were seated and if our server (David) wasn't so amazing this would've been a bad review! David answered our questions about the menu, gave good suggestions, was attentive and very friendly! He really turned a unpleasant start into a wonderful evening! Everyone in our party enjoyed their food and service. FYI: the Chicken Cobb Salad is very very good but it is big enough for 3 people to share. read more

Great guacamole!! Pacifico! Sit at the bar or at a booth if you can since the main sitting area can feel like a cafeteria. I like to order the fajitas with chicken, mushrooms and squash/zuchini only - yum. read more

Pricey, but worthwhile in ambience, food quality and service. Roasted pepper salsa and chips are above competitors. It's more Texmex but regional varietal menu. Enchiladas, rice and beans on point in that regard. Will be back to split fajita mixed grill. read more

This place had a good ambience to it. The restaurant is huge and looks like it can accommodate large groups. I went when the restaurant was not busy and the service was too slow and took forever to get a refill on our drinks. The food was good but the portions were too small for the high price for mexican food. Also, the rice was undercooked and very hard to chew. I'm sure this place will be good to come and have drink but not to eat. read more