As former locals in the DFW area we are very familiar with Uncle Julio's and the amazing food. This trip was no exception. The location of the restaurant is great, located just minutes from the outlets and other shopping. We stopped by for lunch and ordered the barbacoa fajitas, which were absolutely amazing, and were only around 20 dollars for a lunch portion, which was more than enough to feed both members of the family. After drinks, tax, and tip we fared around 30 dollars (queso included- must get if you are a first time tex-mex enjoyer). Overall the service was great- our drinks were constantly full, and any need we had was fulfilled. This was a really solid visit, and we look forward to returning.
If this review was based solely on the food and “atmosphere” I would give it 4 stars; however, this location is SO busy… wait times are excessive even with a reservation (seated 20 min after our designated time).Also… random — but the kitchen door has an excruciatingly annoying squeak every time it is opened (which is constantly) that could be heard throughout the entire restaurant. Some WD40 might do it some good? ?SERVICE: Our waitress started out being attentive and then didn’t show up for the last half of our visit. She did apologize which I appreciated but waiting around another 15+ min after finishing dinner for a to go box was tedious.Wouldn’t recommend visiting on a Friday evening due to how busy and most likely short-staffed they are.FOOD: The chips were tasty, salsa was a universal kind of yummy. The platinum swirl margs were good but the size was disappointingly small for the price.Fajitas were really good minus the three small choking-sized pieces of bone hidden in multiple strips of my chicken fajitas.In all, I’d give this place another shot but would plan for a weekday instead of weekend visit!And pleaseee fix the squeaky kitchen door.
We arrived at the restaurant at around 3pm on May 15th. The hostess stand was not staffed. It took 2 minutes for her to arrive. Ok, no problem. We were immediately seated as the restaurant was half full. Our server did not appear. However, a server did run through our section delivering checks to the 2 other table currently occupied. After about 10 minutes, the manager seats a table in our area. We inform him we have not been waited upon. He mildly acknowledges what was said. After another 5 minutes a server appears and starts serving the other table that was seated after us. When that table told her we were there first, she tried to keep serving them. We got her attention and asked if she was our waitress. She said yes. It must be noted she had the enthusiasm of a rock. We got up and left. It could only go down hill from there. This is my second bad experience in a row at this location. While the food is good, they have management problems as they do not appear to help the staff. Hopefully they improve.
We used to dine other locations including Oak Lawn and Fort Worth. Been a few years since. I always loved the creativity and unique plates they offered that separated them from the many other Mexican restaurants. I looked for some of the dishes such as Cadillac Fajitas and the grilled meat feast that included carnitas, ribs, Fajitas. several meats. They are no longer on the menu. We asked for shrimp & chicken Fajitas for two or more, and they didn't have those either. To me they have lost their MOJO and are just another Mexican restaurant and nothing special. Sad because they were special in their time. Food was okay, salsa is bland and mild. Had to ask for the habanero. Guess it's Chuys next time.
I call 11:10am for dinner reservations . I told please put on My husband n my name on piñata desert. I told waitress show my screen please put both my name + happy anniversary. But came no name. And some how separated 2 check no recipe just showing price. So we paid 2 taxes , idk details for bills. Waitrrss say sorry we dnt have $10 bill so she bring $20 + $1bill. First time visit very disappointed experience. Churos and whipping cream soo good.
Stopped by for a birthday dinner. Party of four, and two ladies were visiting for the first time. Glad we made a reservation, to reduce the wait time. Kelsi was our hostess and she was great! She was very attentive, apologized for the delay with our food, and was super pleasant throughout our dinner. She kept checking on us to make sure we were ok. The El Jefe Margaritas were pretty good and the beer was cold. The food looked good and was hot. The kitchen was slow, but it was worth the wait. Ample parking and we had a table on the patio, next to the fire pit.
Visiting again.. the restaurant is really good and the service is super fast. Must try the guacamole here it's really fresh and tasty. The cheese enchiladas, fajitas, chips and salsa everything is really good. But they are pricey menu. Their desserts are great but didn't order that. As I was already full
Used to be a top favorite of mine…. Have been to this location over 30 times…. However the last two times service, food quality, and presentation has become hugely lacking… tonight (Tuesday night) service was super slow, even though not much was going on in the restaurant…took forever for drinks and queso to come out! Queso was already cold and hard when it hit the table… then fajitas also came out cold with zero sizzle to speak of (in fact meat looked dry as though they had sat under the heat lamp for a while)! Chocolate piniada came out great….otherwise not much else went right….oh and with all lacking items ticket still had 25% gratuity on it for 4 people!??? ?♂️
This restaurant offers good Tex-Mex fare. The service is usually good and the food portions are large. You will not leave hungry!
What a wonderful dining experience! As always the tortillas were delicious and the beef fajita meat was tender. The food was excellent but the service was even better. Jose was prompt and pleasant. He made sure my drink was never empty and had a smile throughout our meal. Uncle Julio’s has a great reward program (check it out if you haven’t). Buzz the manager helped us with our ticket and he was super! Roberto came by to check on our table and had us laughing. The team here is great.