Cuisine: 6 Service: 7 Decor: 6 Value: 7 Overall: 6 Being in an area full of Peruvian restaurants, I wanted to find a spot that served a good ceviche. Unfortunately, though serviceable, this restaurant was a bit of a letdown. The Ceviche Mixto and Ceviche De Camarones were just average for me. They tasted fresh, but lacked any real flavor. On the other hand, their Anticuchos was quite enjoyable. Maybe they do cooked dishes better. I might come back to try other menu items next time in the area, but currently on the questionable list. read more

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A local spot w/ a lot of character. I came earlier in the day and the place quickly filled up. I got the fried fish, which was crispy and light. The loaded fries were the highlight the sauce and steak just hits with everything else. Fried rice was soo flavorful. I loved the different options for drinks. For a day trip to NJ I'm glad I stopped by. The owner treats everyone like family stopping by making sure everything is good read more

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I can only speak to the lomo and the hospitality, both I truly enjoyed. I try a lot of places lomo. But if I'm ever in the mood for one I will truly enjoy, I will take the 27 minute drive to this place for sure. read more

Worst insipid fish ceviche With American corn not Peruvian corn The chicken soup had old hard pieces of chicken you can't even chew and it tasted like all ginger. Awful food read more

Don Julio Restaurant - Tasteless ceviche bad bad bad - Peruvian Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

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Delicious food! Service was great and staff very friendly! Definitely going back!!! Recommend for sure.

Insipid fish ceviche no flavor at all- they put American corn instead of Peruvian corn. The chicken soup had some old hard pieces of chicken- and it tasted more like ginger soup rather than chicken soup. This is by far the worst Peruvian food ive ever had read more

Despite the insane amount of fries in proportion to the meat, they over delivered flavor and quantity. Best Peruvian I've had in NJ by a long shot even when you take the gargantuan portions out of the equation. Entree flavors were just spot on for the lomo and pollo and the sauces were great too. So reviews saying huge portions, but what are we actually talking? Here are our meals on a scale (images attached for your enjoyment). Lomo Saltado - more than 2.5lbs Pollo Saltado - more than 3.25lbs Saltado de Mariscos Especial - more than 4lbs!! I'd rank the meals as I listed them above, ie inverse proportion to their weight. I probably wouldn't order Mariscos again but good value and flavor overall. But quality of the seafood just wasn't there for me personally. Very happy to have found this place. We're probably be return customers... with a request for more veggies and less fries. read more

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Food is delicious and portions are HUGE...like big enough to split or you will have plenty of leftovers. We ordered the Mixto ceviche, churrasco con tacu-tacu and bistec a lo pobre. Everything was great-one thing I would recommend is to get the steak rare if you like it more medium-because everything was packaged so well the meat continued to cook-so it was a little more well done but still delicious. Happy we found this little gem! read more

Don Julio Restaurant - Churrasco con tacu-tacu! - Peruvian Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

By far the best Peruvian food you will ever find in the entire U.S. We have traveled the country and tried Peruvian food all around and stumbuled upon this tiny spot almost by accident, the owner cooks authentic "chifa" plates full of flavor. You will enjoy the classic staples such as ceviches, jalea, lomo saltado, chaufas and the all-amazing tallarin verde. See the uploaded pictures, visit this amazing place and enjoy!...can't wait to go back read more

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Th restaurant might not look all the but it's clean food is pretty good and the price is good for the variety of dishes they have . Very reasonable and homie . Ask for restaurant specials read more

Horrible I have been ordering from this restaurant for quite some time now and they failed royally today. I paid for a LARGE JALEA $30 bucks for what looked like a serving for one person. I asked the girl if this was a joke or something new she plainly said it is what it is, it's new years. So for the new year you now lost a once loyal custome. read more

As you know I'm a huge fan of Peruvian food so I have to properly praise the owner/chef Cesar and his wife Meche with a 5-star review. Don Julio Restaurant mainly focuses on Peruvian food and Chinese-Peruvian fusion called chifa. They serve lunch specials Monday-Saturday. You have two categories standard Peruvian dishes and chifa lunch special s(see pic). I've come here more than 10 times so I must have tried half of them but they are always trying to change it up every week. The taste resembles Peruvian cuisine. If you ever been to Perú (please go if you haven't), it's really hard to imitate the flavor found in Perú but Cesar, the chef with 20 years of experience, brings you amazing Peruvian food that will stimulate your taste buds to the max. My recommendations: Fish ceviche: you can order it not spicy, medium spicy or spicy. It does not have Peruvian corn but they add american corn which is a good match. Thinly sliced celery or not if you prefer. Lomo saltado: small bites of beef scrambled with french fries, grilled red onions and tomatoes and served with white rice. Chef nailed this one. Papa a la huancaina: it's hard to explain what it is but it's short for delicious yellow dip. Hint: it contains queso fresco. Fried wonton: similar to what you think it is. Add some sweet tamarindo sauce. You guys rock for elevating the Peruvian cuisine in new Jersey. read more

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Wow. Where do I start. Searching thru Uber Eats and stumbled on this gem. I don't know if I can go into all the details because you'd be reading this FOREVER but here are the highlights.... -- portions are HUMONGOUS -- food arrived packaged so carefully -- everything tasted magical. Well seasoned and cooked to perfection. -- affordable! I don't know if this was beginners luck but I am a FAN and will be ordering from here as much as my wallet will allow as long as we're quarantined! Thank you for two days worth of GOOD food! read more

A repeat in our books. Hidden gem in Passaic. We usually get the ceviche, lomo saltado And steak with pesto pasta. Portions are huge and the food delicious. It's a local place but I would totally recommend it! read more

Basic. Prices are way to high. They should at least have a bread basket. My sole purpose for coming to this restaurant was on the reviews and hunger. They only have one girl working, which makes the service feel rushed. Won't be coming back. Portions are big, but that's about it. read more

Wanted to try a different place and this restaurant popped up on yelp. We are so glad we gave it a try because food was amazing and u can't beat the lunch specials that come with soup n a drink. I thought it would disappoint but I'm glad to say it was all delicious from the ceviche to the lomo and the jambalaya! Will definitely order from here again! read more

Don Julio Restaurant - Ceviche - Peruvian Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

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Wow talk about LUNCH SPECIAL $8.00 and you get a soup a meal and a drink by far one of the best Lunch's around I'm excited to bring my friends this is such a great hot fresh delicious homemade meal !!!!!! read more

This place met more than my expectations! Absolutely delicious!! We had the papa a la huancaina, choros a la chalaca (mussels), steak and fried fish fillet. And we can't wait to go back again! read more

The food was absolutely amazing!!!!! It's hard to find GOOD Peruvian food outside. But this restaurant surprised me a lot. From ceviche, fried yuca to chicken fried rice. Every dishes satisfied us so much. Good service too! Definitely will come back again! read more

This place is outstanding. Cute little restaurant but this has way better Peruvian food than the joints back home have to offer. I got the ceviche. This place does it right. The fish tasted so fresh. So flavorful. And it had delicious seaweed on top, which I have never seen or tasted before. I also tried the pork chops and boy they were good. If you are passing through, you have got to try this place. read more

Don Julio Restaurant - Ceviche - Peruvian Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

I order the Lomo Saltado . Portions are enough for two! Fresh ingredients, but sometimes too greasy . Overall great taste.

We called ahead and were told they're open till 9pm, we arrived at 8 pm and were told kitchen is closed. Unbelievable

I hat to do this, I love pop ur culture and pur food is amazing, so I'll start with the good, I ordered a chaufa de mariscos, the chaufa was very well seasoned almost to perfection, however, it only came with the shrimp and two muscles, almost no pulp and the rest was octopus rings, now that's not my problem, it still tasted good, however, all the other flavors were very bland, the ocopa lacked the flavor that makes it ocopa, it was bland, the aji gave you no choice, one tasted like mayonnaise and the other which I assume was supposed to be rococo had no spice either, I understand that people may not like spice but that's when you offer the option of one being spicy and the other isn't but both, that's a joke, and yes I'm being harsh, I would expect the same of my own cooking, you would not learn if you did not have harsh criticism, overall, you must make improvements because my final rating is 3 out of 5, it was very bland but it had the base of the flavors, and if your asking for a chaufa de mariscos, try serving that in Peru and see what happens, que viva peru carajo, yo amo mi país, lo amas tu? Comería así en tu casa? O mejor? read more

First glance at the menu, the prices look a bit expensive. But the plates serve 2 people which I found out after order my food. HUGE portions!!! You definitely get what you pay for and the food is delicious. read more

Stopped by during the week when La casa de Rosita told us they weren't serving breakfast. What a great stop! Delicious. We had the combo that includes pan con chicharron with a tamale and relleno. Service was attentive and thorough. Portions were generous and menu was varied. My family is Peruvian and we will definitely be coming back! read more