I wanted to celebrate my daughters graduation and someone suggested Uncle Julio's. It was our first time there and the food was so tasty and delicious. Each bite I took it melted in my mouth. My daughter kept saying, "Mom, this is so good". We both agreed that we never had any food like this that was so authentic and tasted amazing. We had a great time and we will be returning. The waiter was also very friendly and provided great customer service. read more

My husband + I stopped going here after a while. We just kept giving them chance after chance. This last time we went (last week), we went only bc we had a gift card. From calling it in + the food finally ready, it was 35 min. That's a long time for take out. While driving away, my husband was going through the bag checking out order. He pulled out the guacamole + I quickly turned around. I'm tired of paying $9 for the tiny amount of guac they give us every time. We went back + I talked to the manager + told her that the amount of guac given for $9 is ridiculous. She tried to make excuses, but then finally asked what she could do for us. She gave us another thing of guac. Oh, and all the lettuce in there that they put at the bottom - ridiculous. Sure their excuse might be, "Oh it keeps the guac fresher." I don't care. It's too much. I should've checked everything in the bag while I was at the restaurant. When we got home, my husband opened my order + there was the tiniest amount of rice I had ever seen in any take out. I was pissed. Attached are pictures. Never again will we go to Uncle Julio's. Any of them. If y'all want AUTHENTIC Mexican + GREAT service, go to El Vaquero in Haymarket. Their food is amazing + they are so nice! read more

Uncle Julio's Gainesville - Look at that tiny amount of rice they gave me when I ordered takeout! - Mexican Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

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Great and fast service! Freshly made tortillas. Steak & chicken were both very tender and seasoned/marinated to perfection. Would return. read more

I came here to sit in the bar room on 3/25 and had Kelvin serve my friend and I. He made our night so fun and was ridiculously friendly. We order churros, some drinks and shots and Kelvin was super accommodating and checked up on us! We will definitely be back to visit :-) thank you guys! read more

Uncle Julio's, what can I say? Yet ANOTHER chain restaurant here in Gainesville. First of all, the restaurant is beautiful. It is very spacious. The bathrooms were clean. The outdoor patio looked to be a nice place to sit down, relax, and enjoy a meal. Our service was very good. You couldn't throw an avocado without hitting a server. They were everywhere, and ready to serve. For a newer restaurant, I wasn't expecting this. First came the chips and salsa, both of which were hot in temperature. The salsa had a smokey flavor. This appy was fresh and easy on the taste buds. I ordered the Cozumel Shrimp Tacos. The menu mentioned mango and habanero. This is a great combo...except here at Tio Julio's. I was expecting "sweet heat," instead I got bland. I could not detect ANY habanero. Also, the "hand made tortillas" were very rubbery. I ate with a table of eight. The overwhelming sense was that of "nothing to write home about." Everything was "fine." Give this place a shot yourself, maybe you will enjoy it. I, however, am in no rush to go back. read more

Uncle Julio's Gainesville - Cool place to sit around the fire on a cool night. - Mexican Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

I'm sorry to report Rudy the bartender is no longer here. It's not the same without him. He made the best drinks and we only came on nights he worked. No one can fill his shoes. read more

We had a reservation for 6:15pm and didn't get seated until 6:45pm. The host/hostess kept saying they're putting our table together. They seemed like they didn't really care much about anything. We finally got seated and they brought out chips and salsa. The salsa was pretty plain. It wasn't spicy and didn't have much flavor other than a little smokiness. Our server was amazing in memorizing our orders. He memorized 10 orders with customizations. The steak fajitas for two had good portions. The steak was juicy and the pieces with some fat were the best in my opinion. The tortillas were also thicker than I'm used to, but still yummy. We also got the chocolate lovers piñata. It's pretty pricey for what it is, but do it for the gram right? read more

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Everytime I come here, the experience is terrible. Food was cold and subpar, waiter was sassy when I mentioned my dietary restrictions, restaurant smelled like body odor, and our table and seats were dirty when we got seated. I've worked in a restaurant, and I cleaned both the table& seats along with the floor before calling it "clean". Don't bother going here. Go to the Fairfax one if you really want Uncle Julio's food. read more

Some stuff were hit-and-miss. Def will go back to try a few other items because the good stuff was really good. Churrasco fajitas were excellent. Carnitas tacos were good, but the soft corn tortillas were pretty dry. I'd stick with the homemade flour tortillas at this place, they were very good. Service was attentive and kept on top of anything we needed. read more

I have been to this location several times. The only thing that is consistent is their lack of trained waiters and waitresses.

great environment, great service, cool servers. The carne asada is delicious, and since I love sweet stuff, I have tried the Cajeta ice cream and its "delicioso". Among the best desserts I have tried, the Chocolate Piñata is the best! it is a great combination of ingredients and the presentation is so neat and creative, especially if you are celebrating your birthday! read more

I was not that impressed. The salsa and chips were really good. The queso dip was just ok - I have had better. I ordered the chicken and steak fajitas for 1 and this was also just ok. The meat was seasoned and cooked well, but was also $19.99 and the portion of food did not add up to the price. The restaurant itself was very clean and the staff very friendly. read more

Some people love this place. We found it ok. Call ahead on the weekend, as the wait was 1.5hrs. We had reservations and only waited 15 minutes. We thought there were equal or better places in the local area for Mexican. This had the "Bone Fish" look and appeal, especially the prices if that is your scene. It's not ours. You can easily drop $50-$75 on dinner here. Other places nearby would be half, but then again, it just wasn't our scene. You decide. read more

We were the 3rd family seated once they opened today and waited over 15 mins with noone even taking our drink order. We were looked at by 2 separate waitresses multiple times but no service. To make it worse, people who came in after us were helped! We walked out and received excellent service and food at BJs Brewhouse next door! read more

I love Uncle Julio's! They have the best chips and salsa in the area! My go to are the chicken fajitas while I'm waiting for them to bring back the lunch tortilla soup and salad! I pray that they bring it back soon read more

The staff here are relatively friendly, though they aren't properly trained. The food is pretty terrible as well, and massively overpriced. If you're craving fake Mexican food, you'd be better served by visiting Taco Bell. read more

I love the food from this place but the staffing could use a revamp. I picked up a to go order which was completely incorrect (the receipt on the outside of the bag was correct.) When I called, I was told they would issue a refund. I've called 3 times now and keep getting the same answer, "it takes time for refunds to go through". It has now been almost a month. Not the way to treat a nearby and loyal customer. Taking my business elsewhere. read more

Very friendly hostess & server. However we were terribly misinformed about the amount of wait time.... First told 15 minutes, then told 30-45 minutes, and after an hour told another 15-20 minutes. We finally got someone to seat us as we had two very hungry children.. the new hostess was super friendly and definitely understood how stressed/hungry we were! Rest of the night went fine, however I don't know if it would all be worth waiting so long again. The food was good but nothing particularly memorable. The ambiance is nice, though a lot of tables I passed by (and ours) smelled sort of like dingy washcloth. I think they need to hire more staff in general, and work on timing / speed from kitchen to tables / cleaning & turning over tables for new guests. read more

I found several strands of hair in my steak fajitas and the waitress was rude I believe her name was Rachel. Never coming here again. read more

Uncle Julio's Gainesville - Mexican Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

Ordered takeout Chicken Fajitas and this was the quality chicken throughout. Disgusting and very disappointed. Takeout order was also missing my drink. read more

Uncle Julio's Gainesville - Ordered take out chicken fajitas and this is what the quality of chicken is. Disgusting - pink and purple throughout. - Mexican Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

I went to this place my friends twice. The food and service were great. Their staff were so friendly and answered all our questions with details. We ordered steak fajita and chicken enchiladas. The steak fajita was so great that we all ordered it the second time that we went there. However, the chicken enchiladas was not good at all. We also ordered chocolate pinata which was so good and fun to break it. We were five people and one chocolate pinata was more than enough. The reasons that I gave this place 4 stars are, it is a little bit dark in the restaurant and also they serve water in plastic tumblers which is not appealing. Also, this place is crowded during weekends so make sure to make a reservation. read more

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This Yelp is for our server, Athena. She was so much fun and very attentive to our needs. Even though she was packed with tables she managed to make sure that we had everything we needed. What a friendly, happy person. We will definitely be back and ask for her section. read more

Uncle Julio's Gainesville - Delicious El Jefe margarita - Mexican Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

This place is just a GIMMICK! The tableside guac is good but the dude making it had a BANDAID ON HIS FINGER!! I asked for no onions, I got onions, my friends asked for no tomatoes got tomatos...SMH..the food TOOK SO LONG TO GET THERE! By then I basically had ate a BAG of chips... I will say the chocolate pinata was good and fun and great presentation! But then they took TWENTY MINUTES to bring our checks and 20 minutes to bring our cards back we had to speak to the manager to even GET our cards back...we were a HALF HOUR LATE...to our next event because they took SO LONG! ridiculous!! read more

My husband and I try to stop by here whenever we are in Gainesville. We've always had delicious food and good service. However, this latest visit was spectacular service, which leads me to leave this review. We came on Friday evening with our dog, so we sat outside. I ordered the quesabirria. Our food came, but there was no dipping sauce with my meal. Nick, our waiter, who had been amazing all evening was so apologetic and removed the meal from our ticket. I felt awful and hadn't requested this, but he insisted. This guy needs a raise! He was so attentive all evening, gave our dog water, was sweet with our kids. Uncle Julio's gets 5 stars...nick gets 10. read more

Stopped by on Dec 26 around 1:35 Was excited to take my boyfriend here for the first time, since it's my favorite place to go to at Reston Towne Center. However- once we were seated and given a menu by our seat attendant (not server) we were excited to glance over the menu. We had been waiting at our table for someone to provide us water and order an appetizer.. about 15min goes by and NO ONE has come over. Not even to bring is water- not to tell us they apologize for the wait or to let us know our waitress would be coming soon: NOTHING. Extremely disappointed and now leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. We got up and left after 20 minutes waiting. Figures it wouldn't even matter to mention our disappointment to the manager since their staff is probably the best indicator for how they choose to service clients. Poor service. NEVER WILL I GO BACK TO THIS LOCATION. If you are looking for excellent service- try the Reston location - they are amazing, friendly and 100 perfect. read more

My family and I ate at Uncle Julio restaurant in Gainesville VA for mother day ,we ordered steak and chicken Fajita's .It was terrible The staek was flat cut from the lowest grade meat chewy and no taste what so ever .some pieces of the chicken was not cooked .it had no spices and no tast at all . The service was great but the food was terrible and pricy . I do not recommend this expensive tastless restaurant to anyone . do not waist your time and money read more

Ok I got the fish tacos. They might be the worst I've ever had. They were dry and the cabbage was covering up the fact that there was very little fish in the taco shell. The only good thing during our whole meal was the honey shrimp. I'm good on never going to this place again. read more

We ended up waiting a while to be serviced to sit cause the hostess just disappeared. When we sat we ordered but our fajita order took almost 45 minutes. When we asked the server about the status he said, "Yea, I noticed your order was taking long too." If you noticed why didn't you check? 5 minutes later it came and did not look fresh. Might be a while before we come back. read more

Absolutely the worst customer service from the hostess. Placed us at a booth which had food and drinks spilled all over them. She asked my wife and I if the booth was ok. I explained it wasn't. She said we could sit at the booth next to it. I had to explain to her it was worse then the first booth and I did not want to sit at a table. She then got a broom and dust pan and cleaned the floor underneath the table. She then commenced to use the same broom and sweep the seats. When she was done she asked if it was ok now. I had to tell her she used the same broom on the seats. She then got a wet rag from the kitchen area and made some snide comments to an employee who was sitting at a table. After we told her the seats were wet and we couldn't sit down, she got paper towels from the kitchen and wiped the seat. We had to stand there and wait for our seats to dry. My wife apologized to our waitress and explained we weren't trying to annoy the hostess. She then went to whom I believe was a very young manager and the hostess and said something. At which time they all started looking towards us. The manager then went to the back kitchen area, started joking with the staff loudly and playing some sort of game. The loud language coming from them wasn't suited to a family restaurant. Maybe the General Manager should review some videos. First impressions are lasting impressions. A hostess should be friendly and caring, not irritable and annoyed at a legitimate request. It's really a shame! We have been here several times and love the food, but we wont be coming back again. read more

Found each entree to be pretty expensive per person. Quantities give were adequate. Atmosphere was suitable. No rave reviews but, wanted to see if the television ads matched the experience...not really. Who would have thought the chocolate piñata was $30? They no longer offer the drinks that smokes from the television ad... read more

My favorite Mexican restaurant around! They have the best skinny guava margarita I've ever tasted! The food is on point too. Just my favorite place for date night. read more

Great food, love the chips and salsa. I do feel though they can expand their menu a little more . Not a lot of options. You either get a carne asada or fajitas it's pretty much boring. I will say the kids menu is pretty good. I had a frozen sangria with my meal that I would recommend. One thing I don't recommend is eating outdoors. It may be a beautiful day out but don't do it. The little breeze that comes will have the things on your table blown away. Another reason for not eating outside is the love of bees, my poor baby and another child got stung by one. read more

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Waitress (Nickie) was really rude and kept rushing us. Just kept asking if we needed boxes to go. This was my first and last time coming here. Do not recommend!!! read more

Rotten food. Never going here again. This Uncle Julio's may look nice, but the food and service is terrible. I had the beef enchiladas; they tasted a bit off. Next thing I know I'm up at 3:00AM feeling nauseous, diarrhea, and then proceeded to vomit my guts out. Terrible. Bunch of teenagers running the place, poisoning customers. Thanks Uncle Julio. It's surprising because just about all the other locations are above average. Not this one. Avoid. Not recommended. read more

I used to like this place a lot and I would come with my girlfriend almost every weekend, but during Covid their menus were shortened by a lot and the food looks thrown together without effort, they also went lighter on the portions but haven't changed their pricing. The tables were sticky and so were the floors. read more

This has got to be the worst meal and we had quesadillas for my daughter which were really delicioso. I had two small cheese and onion Burritos, pintos and raw, (not cooked onions) and blah cheese with chili sauce on top! The Salsa is watery and overpowered with agave or cilantro, not good! Pinto beans also tasted like chili powder and cilantro, not good! Wife had a fajita and tea, good 2 of 3 not bad huh! I had a beer and then a coke as my daughter had! $88 rediculous! Half the food of El Vaquero West and twice as much for three people. Wife and I pay $25-$28 at Vaquero West for great fajitas or quesadillas! Failed to take pictures and won't be back to get them! I did enjoy bantering with the server and the hostess was friendly and had a great smile! read more

Just wow! The food melts in your mouth and the drinks are so crisp and delicious! It's my husband and I's 7 year wedding anniversary and we are over the moon with the entire experience. It was busy when we got here and had to wait for our server to catch up, but that was told to us ahead of time and we were grateful to be able to sit outside. The manger on duty tonight was charming and helpful. We will be returning and telling all our friends!!' The ahi tuna fajitas are unbelievable and my husband got the fillet mignon fajitas that were equally delicious. The only thing thAt lost stars is we were wanting for almost 20 minutes with Dishes on the table for him to find us again for the check. Overall great food though. read more

Uncle Julio's Gainesville - Mexican Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

place is great but my stomach hurt after my food but overall food is amazing and waitress are good

This is our second visit to this location and I have to mention that the tuna Ahi was not what I expected; So I returned it and the manager took care of it Then I ordered a second Mojito & enjoyed the night! read more

First experience was great can't wait for my next visit. Service was excellent prices were surprisingly fair. Had many leftovers.