Really good chips and salsa. Their happy hour deals are really good, I liked the mini chimis They get people in and out quick for how busy they get. Will definitely be back. read more

In the mood for some Mexican food? Julio G's has been a staple in our community since I can remember. Last night we ordered the queso dip and chips, a chicken dish with veggies and a bean tostada with a cheese enchilada. read more

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The pollo Diablito was terrible. It was greasy, soggy, undercooked and soulless. The chicken was the same they always use, but the topping of cheddar cheese and cream cheese just didn't work well. Skip this pollo fundido. read more

Julio G's Tatum - Pollo fundido. Bad version - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Julio G's is easy to find. On a Sunday afternoon at about 4:00 PM, the lot is ample. There is plenty of room inside. On Sunday afternoon, you can order from anywhere on the menu. Full dinners and midweek luncheon specials can be had. Take a look at the prices. Look at what they offer. The menu has some unique items. For example, if you wanted whole beans instead of refried, you could have them. The waitress took my order late. It was delivered at the same time the other 11 people in my party. Service was very fast. Two people were attended our table. The food was freshly made. The seasoning was not timid, it was warm, not hot. If you look at my check. There is no service fee. Reading further, you could save yourself five percent if you paid cash. How good is that? You can eat in sanitary conditions. The bathrooms are clean. Silence was everywhere inside. No elevator music to drive you out. This is a six star find. read more

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We visited 3 times within a month and all times were fantastic. Friendly staff, prompt service, great food. Most recently ordered Pollo Bueno. It was a filling, flavorful meal if you're looking for for something low/no-carb in a place full of delicious tortillas. read more

Food was decent. They give you chips and salsa for the table which was solid. I ordered the chile relleno combo with rice and beans--I know that these are supposed to be stuffed with cheese, but I thought there was a little too much cheese inside. Just felt like that's all I was chewing and I even removed some and put it on the side. Otherwise, everything tasted good and all of the food came out reaaally hot. The rest of my party ordered the enchilada combo as well as the chile relleno with the same feedback. The servers are nice and ambience was good. The lighting is pretty cool. If you don't wanna do dine-in or want something more casual, they have a counter service Julio's next-door but it's all the same food. read more

Julio G's Tatum - Chile Relleno - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

My wife and I were seeking some tex mex without a drive so we gave Julio G's a try. I love the neon reto diner interior. They sat the two of us at a booth that had seen better days. We both ordered the tamal and chili relleno combo and margaritas. I love that they have several size of margaritas to choose from. A few sips and there's no doubt there's alcohol in these. Exactly what I needed after a long day. The food arrived very shortly and was piping hot. The chile relleno was flat and greasy. I know they're fried, but the oil must not have been hot because they absorbed the oil. The tamal was OK but surprisingly sweet. I expect that for a dulce tamal but not a chili and cheese tamal. Overall, if you're looking for margaritas and don't really care about the food then this will work. read more

Our fav is always the chicken & spinach enchiladas. They're loaded with fresh big chunks of chicken and spinach, and the beans and rice are freshly made. We're not easy on judging good quality. This is authentic and very good Mexican. read more

Montana was our server and she made the very best recommendations! made our weekend delicious!! we hope to see her on our next visit! The food was made with love! read more

WILL! What can I say. A great bartender here for a loyal long time. Knows your name, the menu & prides himself and CUSTOMER SERVICE!! Where did he come from? No detail was left untouched before you asked. Ordered the green chili machaca burro, enchilada style with green sauce, and sour cream. Black & pinto beans instead of the typical. Both beans were full of flavor as was the entire meal. Loved the machaca burro w Green sauce and sour cream. Excellent! Will be coming back. Just come. read more

The food was amazing, We started with free chips and salsa, the Hot salsa was very delicious, It has a Robust tomato flavor that far outclasses other mexican restaurants. Our service was also stellar, Zach was a great server who kept checking on us and kept our drinks filled. We will definitely be returning in the future! read more

Julio G's Tatum - Bean Burro And Cheese & Beef Enchilada (Top) Shredded Beef Taco (Bottom) - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Nothing bad to say. Typical American Mexican restaurant. Bar fills up quickly for happy hour.

We go to Julio G's at least once a week. We really enjoy the Texas Margaritas there. We normally sit on the bar side, and love having Will serve us. We have never had a bad meal here! The staff is always very friendly. It's a great neighborhood restaurant. read more

Julio G's is serving up breakfast now! Wsaw that Julio G's started having daily breakfast, thought we would try something different this morning. WOW! We were more than pleasantly surprised with the menu & tastiness of foods & drinks! Come see for yourself, opens at 7:00 AM Muy Bien , Delicioso! read more

Julio G's Tatum - Bar menu - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Very disappointing experience. Won't return.The Beer Glasses were disgusting and silverware that was wrapped in a napkin as a new clean silverware had old baked on cheese on the fork. Server was okay needs to focus on her customers and less conversations with coworkers. read more

Super disappointed in my trip today. I ordered online and had to go through DoorDash to get an option to order. I did the order for pick up and ordered 8 items. When I arrived, I got my food in three bags, so assumed that was the right amount of packaging for my order. So mad at myself for not checking first. Get home, and I'm missing 2 of the items. I call, the phone rings for about 15 rings and someone picks up and answers with "we are closed". I said "well, I was just there and didn't get my order" and he responded "well what did you order". So I tell my order and my missing items (it's been literally 8 minutes since I picked up) and he tells me "take it up w DoorDash, I can't find the order". While I did take it up w DoorDash and get the items refunded, the customer service was terrible to say the least. Additionally, the albondigas soup was bland - otherwise the food was good. We come fairly often but this will likely be the end for us; nothing is more offensive than poor customer service. Not even an apology for the mistake or inconvenience. Really not okay. :( read more

Great food and very reasonably priced! I've been going here for a while and the service is outstanding and they have a great Happy Hour!

We quit going to Julio G's years ago... Luckily we stopped in recently because the new owners have made it great! The food is so much better than I remember, especially the nachos! They've also got some great happy hour specials. It's my new, old, go to place! read more

Julio G's Tatum - Nachos, glorious nachos. beans and ask them to put the shredded beef, guacamole and sour cream on the side so I can have leftovers - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The food was good but more impressive was the service. Everyone was so pleasant and helpful. Always smiling. Briana R. was our waitress. Cash discount which we weren't expecting so that was also nice. Chips and salsa really good. read more

The service was lackluster. The server kept referring to our grandfather as boss man. One of us ordered fajitas and got a total of four pieces of steak that were quite small. The restaurant is extremely loud with poor acoustics. We made reservations for 6 o'clock and weren't seated until 630. The rest of our food was not so great. This place certainly is nothing like the original. read more

Will is an amazing bartender! He is so funny, makes it a great time, very attentive. I will start becoming a regular because of will.

After one visit about 11 years ago we decided to give this place another chance. We stopped by for lunch and everything was to our satisfaction. Service was prompt, professional and friendly. I think our server's name was Will. Chips and salsa were as expected, with tomatoey salsa, and a second hotter option. The food was also good. Hubby had the Pollo Diablo, which is a bit similar to what other places call Pollo Fundido. I did get a pork and green chile burrito, enchilada style, with red sauce (lunch options and lunch prices until 3pm) . My only complaint is that the red chile sauce was a bit thin, but flavor was OK. Overall it was a good experience and we will add this place to our rotation read more

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Extremly dirty silverware with old food visibly dried on, food came out wrong second go had hair in my food. Restroom was disgusting. The only saving grace was a decent margarita. Our table ordered 7 different margaritas 3 were good. Server seemed extremely rushed on a Saturday afternoon with about 3-4 tables. Save your time and money. While this used to be a good spot it's just not the case anymore. read more

Stopped in to Julio G's on a friends recommendation while heading up to Desert Ridge for some live music. We didn't realize that they closed at 8pm on a Friday when we sat down but we never felt rushed and still received great service. They start you off with chips and salsa but I would recommend asking for their 'hot' sauce either on its own or to mix with their salsa. We had a round of drinks including the skinny margaritas. The margaritas were very average but not bad by any means. My friend ordered the sampler as an entree and left with so much food leftover! I ordered the combo that comes with rice and refried beans and chose the chicken enchilada and tamale. The portions were huge and everything was flavorful. My husband ordered the Pollo Diablo and cleaned his plate. The interior is like an old school diner that serves Mexican food. They have a small bar area, room to cater to large parties and they also have a separate room that is connected for to-go orders. Julio G's seems like a no frills kinda place.. just a moderately priced Mexican joint cranking out decent food with good service. read more

1 the new owners have ruined this once's great restaurant , gave it atry he third shot tonight . it was an absolute disaster. all the great they restaurant is filthy inside floors only knows what the kitchen is like. If you can't keep your dining room clean, what makes you think the kitchen will be sanitary. I did have a discussion with the kind of blew me off. I've been a patron of that restaurant for 20 years so sad they have ruined it. read more

So many good things to say. Even as busy as the restaurant was, the two service that were working were hustling. We were immediately greeted and seated serve chips, salsa, and water. Because it was so busy and we were anxious to order we ended up probably over eating on the chips and salsa, but that being said we ordered two lunch specials and they were delivered shortly after we ordered. Our waitress was cheerful friendly and apologetic because of the delay we had. We've been coming to this restaurant for probably two decades. It seems to have survived the closing of Paradise Valley Mall, and still kept the same great food they've had. We were told that the menu was updated sometime ago, but I'm not really sure it was. I think maybe some of the ingredients were updated because they have a new vendor we think their phenomenal. We love the chicken tacos. The chicken is not canned. It's shredded and it's delicious. we love their margaritas. They are pretty easy on the pocketbook as well we will be back. read more

We love the food, but recently some dishes are a bit skimpy, example ground beef tacos, the now charge for anything extra, example garnish shredded Lettuce and tomatoes. We sat at a large booth with deep, broken of table top read more

Staff is friendly and attentive. Food is reasonably priced. But their chips are a bit stale and cold!

Probably the whitest Mexican restaurant you can find in Phoenix. The ambience looks nothing like even Latino. Great service, yummy food, and the best carnitas in the world. read more

Looking for a quick meal, Friday at 5:30pm, in Old Paradise Valley Mall area. From recent experience we knew wait times could be an hour or longer. To our surprise Julio G's seated us in 10 minutes. Our server Breana was amazing and the entire staff was organized and speedy. The food was great and huge portions. This is the best managed and staffed restaurant we have seen in months. Give Julio G's a shot. read more

Food very much American not authentic at all. Had tamale and enchilada combo plate with beans and rice. Given ground beef instead of shredded beef. My dining companion requested no sour cream received it anyway. Steak fajitas were very tough. Tito's with cranberry juice where was the vodka? The Texas margaritas weak and lacked tequila. I don't know how you are a Mexican Restaurant and serve such poor margaritas. The service was slow and when we requested items such as more chips too forever the same for ordering the food and receiving it. Beast I can say it was hot. No ambiance to speak of. I was sooo disappointed as the reviews made this restaurant out to be a great place to eat, this must depend on other factors. Horrible service from start to finish. Unless you live in Phoenix I would say buyer beware!!! read more

I've never left Julio's disappointed when I've been able to eat there, which is not as often as I'd like because for some reason they close very early (8pm). From the chips and salsa to the enchiladas, chimichangas and burros, the food is always consistently good. And the staff is friendly and helpful. My wife and I eat here often (but not often enough, see above). read more

My husband and I come here for Zack. I'm not even joking. Dude is amazing! We sat and watched him take the orders of 7 people, modifications and all and didn't even write a damn thing down! Everytime we come in he remembers us and remembers our drink orders. It's his incredible service that keeps us coming back each week.... Okay, and maybe the margaritas too! read more

We love Julio gs!! Delicious food, fast service, great atmosphere...we go there at least 3 or 4 times a month

Our food was good. If you're looking for Mexican food that's easy on the spice, this is your place. Our server, Zach, was fantastic. Service was fast and attentive. He handled our large group with several children with ease. Nice atmosphere reasonable prices. read more

Location; Tatum and Cactus - just east of Paradise Valley Mall on the east side of Tatum. Food; Taco combo for this lunch day - my coworker wanted to go so I tagged along, as you know I typically don't like American/Mexican food - but the chips were fresh, and the tacos were crispy. Service; Our server was friendly and speedy. read more

Julio G's Tatum - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

So I heard about this place via woes of mouth. I am not paid nor do I work at this establishment. This place is the BOMB!!! It reminds me of a family restaurant that is doing it commercially. The food was hot and awesome. The drinks were extra fresh with pieces of crushed fruit in it. Unfortunately we were very hungry and ate before I remembered to take pictures. All I am going to say is that if you like Mexican food and you have a good appetite. Give this place a try. You won't be sorry. read more

Had the Mexican pie, tasted like chemicals, the fajita beef was sparse at best, the peppers were overwhelming. Would not recommend.

Food was amazing, especially the Mexican pizza. Albondigas soup was tasty, so was the Chile Relleno. The service by Zach was impeccable. Thank you again. read more

I'm giving them 4 stars but it's really 3.5... Our neighbors come here every 2-3 months and it was the first time for my fiance and I. We live about 5 minutes away but I was never intrigued by this place online or ever heard anything about this restaurant. Margaritas are pretty good here. Food is average. I ordered the fish tacos and they were somewhat boring. Basically fish that is battered with some cabbage on top. There is a sauce that comes with it on the side that gives it some more oomph but not enough for me to want to order it again. One of the neighbors ordered a fajita style quesadilla and it was huge. My fiance had some enchilada dish with a spinach queso - he said it was too heavy. All the plates came piping hot which I really like. The pink neon lighting inside the restaurant threw me off. I felt like it was such a time warp. Service was good, not spectacular. I couldn't tell you the name of the server but she was on top of it. The hot salsa is good so get that instead of the regular one. Or just mix them together to get the spiciness level you want. read more

Julio G's Tatum - Fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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