Yesterday my family and I visited the Naperville Uncle Julio's location. We sat in the bar area so that we can watch some of the Chicago Bears game. We had Danarius as our waiter and were absolutely WOW'd by his service and personality. Even my 8 year old son was impressed by his friendliness. I'd like to say he was well trained, but I don't even think that kind of service can be taught. When we are back in the area we hope we can stop by and see him again. Thanks for making our dining experience an amazing one! and yes the food and drinks were good too :) read more

Great experience with attentive service and good food. It was a busy Friday night with many graduations and early Mother's Day celebrations, read more

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My family and I went in to celebrate my birthday at Uncle Julio's, it was the worst decision of the night!! This place is just a more expensive TACO BELL! The restaurant is so neglected on the outside with the lights not properly working. We got seated right away but the dining room was so dirty and so were the napkins at the table. The server came to the table and changed the napkins. We ordered the table side guacamole and it was ok. The rice was cold and bland and the beans were way too salty. The kids fries were stale and they tasted like they were cooked in old oil. We were going to order the chocolate piñata but the table next to us ordered it and the strawberries were moldy! So we didn't waist our money on it. We tried to get refills on our drinks but our server was busy on his phone and having important conversations with the other employees. If I could give this place 0 stars I would. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE! Not worth the price of food or service! read more

I came here for a graduation celebration with a big group. I want to start off by saying, our server was so lovely and accommodating. We had a big group with many people with different needs. The food was overall good. I got the chicken tortilla bowl, which was surprisingly a decent portion. Everything was really fresh, but it was more on the bland side. I ordered a side of guacamole and added that in, which gave it the boost it needed. Many of the people in my group got fajitas and all raved about it. I didn't try myself, but the fajitas all looked very delicious and also well portioned. I had a good experience. read more

Uncle Julio's - Barbacoa beef fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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Something has changed at this location. Our tacos were terrible. Couldn't eat them. We have not had an experience like this before. We won't try again. read more

The food was served hot although it could've been served piping hot. We ordered fajitas. We felt it could've been spicier. The chips were a little too oily and felt undercooked. But not terribly bad. May I suggest that the chips be fried thoroughly before serving. The service was good. The ambiance was pleasing. I will visit again in the future. read more

Food sucks. Never thought it was great before, but decided to give it another shot as the restaurant was close to the hotel. Calling it "Mexican" food is the same as calling Taco Bell Mexican food (which is better quality in my opinion). Ordered some ground beef tacos and "Mexican" rice and I could've made both better myself. As bland and generic as it could be. High priced less than mediocre American food. Waiter kept making mistakes as well. read more

I stopped by with my Husband on the morning of Valentine's day for some lunch and got the best service. We met 3 of the managers and they were nice and accommodating, making sure all tables were satisfied. The food was great as usual. I always get the Diablo shrimp (Highly recommended!!!) and my husband tried the fish tacos which he liked as well. The fajitas and steak are always a big hit with him as well. The restaurant was clean as usual and not too busy. read more

Great food, Awesome service! I loved the chips and queso blanco! They went above and beyond. The bar area is a great place to chat and meet new people. read more

Uncle Julio's - Quesa-Birria - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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Update for 2024....want to love it for so many reasons. 1. Love the food, especially the salsa and pulled chicken 2. Staff always very friendly 3. You can tell people are working their butts off They are obviously so dramatically understaffed, it's bad for the customers and employees. Can only seat a portion of the restaurant, and even then the food took forever to come out. Also, over the last 3 years our Togo orders are almost always wrong/missing something. read more

I don't understand why this place has 2.8 stars. We came on a busy Saturday night and the service and food were both high quality. All of our dishes were delightful, but the quesa birria was so flavorful and cheesy. The skirt steak fajita was very tender and smoky and the churros came out hot and fluffy! Very pleasantly surprised, make sure to make a reservation! read more

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This food is pretty bland. It's not really anything spectacular for the price that you pay. You could probably go somewhere else and have better tasting food with more flavor. Service is okay also, nothing spectacular. read more

Food was awesome Every person you interacted with was pleasant smiled and acted like you mattered. That's important and so impressive. It's like they loved their job. The bartender was wonderful!!!! read more

great food . Great service ,corbin my server was the best waiter I have ever had . Highly recommended!

The food was great. There was a table of 9 of us and they truly took good care of us. It was not that noisy or loud so it's great for any occasion. The tacos were juicy and smoky. The fajitas were amazing and the tortillas were fresh! It was great for a chain ! read more

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They pulled all the vegetarian options, but still have them listed on the website. Disappointing!

I have eaten at Uncle Julio's in another state, and have tried and failed in the years since this Uncle Julios opened to eat at this one 3x but it was always too crowded and noisy. However, I found out that they deliver via Grub Hub, so my favorite Tex Mex enthusiast and I ordered in on Friday night. It took about an hour and the driver temporarily got lost but we were eventually provided with our meal. Overall, not bad. He was pleased with the bacon-wrapped camarones that he ordered (a bestseller, and I enjoyed my Jalisco fajitas (shrimp, steak and chicken with "Mexican butter," which seems to just be drawn butter enhanced with a lot of garlic and maybe some spices. Use it quickly because it congealed fast!) They came in a partitioned plastic container and had sloshed around a bit in transit. The flour tortillas that accompany were fresh and pliable. We also had queso as an appetizer; pretty thin but tasty, and the chips were fresh. Nice to know this is a delivery option; I'm still missing Chuy's, but glad to be able to get my Tex Mex fix close to home. read more

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Asked for a check and had to clear a spot to sign it. The food at this location is sub par and we won't be back. Our waiter wasn't very familiar with the menu. Didn't deliver what he said came with the meal and never came back to check on us. read more

Uncle Julio's - Why are all these plates on my table when I'm done eating? - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

Hosted an event yesterday - never again. Our guy was great...ran his butt off and never lost his smile, while peers wander aimlessly. Had more folks than expected, staff couldn't handle it, and I am beyond embarrassed. The privilege of the experience cost me $4,000. Happy Holidays read more

The grilled fish tacos were good.Didn't care for the beef enchiladas.I was expecting red sauce but it was a cheese sauce. Service was good and loved the chips and salsa. read more

Very annoyed and disappointed with my meal at the Naperville location today. My server did not smile and was not friendly. The water bottle was dirty and had some debris floating around in it. She we said that may be the glue from the tequila bottle wrapper. They should clean the bottles thoroughly before use. My order came out wrong and I asked the person who brought the food out for my correct order and a refill of my drink. By the time I got my 2nd taco, I'd lost my appetite and was ready to go. Another staff member possibly a manager approached the table. I expressed my displeasure but he didn't seem to care. Maybe it's a language barrier. I don't know if my server was unaware or just did not care. I felt unwelcome and may one day visit another location. Maybe. read more

Food was delicious. Vicky was fantastic. We had the fajitas which were very tasty. Bacon Wrapped Shrimp read more

Uncle Julio's - Steak, chicken and shrimp fajitas. - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

Sooo good and the waitress was so excellent. The waitress Drea is the bomb and so is the food . Love this place so much wish I could live there. read more

Uncle Julio's - Uncle Julio's - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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We were about to go to Uncle Julios for Valentine's Day when I found out they are no longer offering the portabello mushroom and veggie fajitas anymore. So disappointed! We were loyal customers for years but now there is nothing vegan on the menu. They could never get the beans right anyway. We are going back in time. Guess we will take our business elsewhere. read more

went yesterday the service was so slow and can't believe they took off the nachos again the individual ones like it so hard for them to make such a disappointing experience will not be going back read more

For recent online to-go order... SERVICE Poor. Food was supposed to be ready at 5:25, wasn't ready till 5:35. Then took an extra 10min after I got my food to pay for it FOOD Quac is good but lots of tomatoes Shrimp wrapped in bacon was delicious Steak/Chicken fajitas were terrible. Meat was cold and only 6 pieces of meat total for the $24 price tag Crispy ground beef tacos were not good. Tacos were soggy and the meat has a strange taste to it. read more

Uncle Julio's - $24 fajitas that has minimal meat and was cold - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

I went here on 7/19/22 and had a party of 4. We arrived around 7:20 p.m. and were told that there was an hour wait time. I had guests from out of town that specifically wanted Uncle Julio's, so leaving to dine elsewhere was not an option. As we waited, I noticed that the restaurant was pretty full but there were a few open tables as well as a number of dirty tables that needed to be bussed. There were only about three other parties waiting for a table. There was a steady flow of patrons leaving the restaurant, but yet they seated all of the waiting parties *very* slowly. At least six different parties came in to ask for a table, but after hearing the host say it'd be 45-60 min of a wait (including to sit at the bar), they all left. I went on to the website and was able to secure an 8:00 reservation for the four of us, which was technically less than the hour wait we were told. Our wait ended up being just under 40 minutes and we were seated shortly before 8:00, so I didn't end up needing the reservation. The service was fine, the food was fine, but by that point we were all pretty put off by the confusing and frustrating wait time which seemed to be completely unnecessary. As I mentioned before, the hosts told many people that there was even a long wait to be seated at the bar. When I arrived, there were only two open seats at the bar. By the time I was seated, there were maybe only 4 people seated at the bar in total. No one was ever seated at the bar from the time I arrived to the time I was seated, and many seats had opened up. At around 8:15 the restaurant appeared to be less than halfway full (they close at 10:00 according to their website) and I couldn't help but think that they could have had much more service if they didn't turn so many people away and turned over tables a little faster. Based on this experience, I don't think I'll be returning and definitely not without a reservation! read more

Uncle Julio's - There were only 2 open seats at the bar at 7:20, but here is the bar at 7:55 after many people were told it'd be a 45 min wait to sit here. - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

Delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine. Their on the house, smokey salsa and homemade chips are the perfect way to start your meal. Unlimited refills! My husband and I sat at the bar and were helped by a nice man named Berzain. He made sure we were happy throughout our meal and even took my husband's chicken back to be cooked longer once our dishes arrived. I ordered the Camarones Diablos, which comes with pico de Gallo, lettuce, guacamole, a side of rice, beans and warm tortillas. The tortillas come in a separate container with a lid to keep them warm while you eat. I replaced the beans with an extra side of rice. I have ordered that meal two times in a row now! My husband ordered the chicken fajitas for one and had enough to take home. The fajita meal also came with pico de Gallo, shredded cheese, guacamole, rice, beans, and warm tortillas. We were happy and full customers after leaving! **Only complaints are that the menu is VERY limited due to COVID and you basically HAVE to make a reservation ahead of time if you don't want to wait (due to limited dining room seating).** read more

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The food was absolutely delicious!! They gave us free chips and salsa right when we sat down and the staff were extremely friendly! Unfortunately cause of covid the menu is limited not to much to choose from but still worth it. Our waiter was so nice and patient and overall a very pleasant person! He checked in on us to make sure we were satisfied with our meals (which were delicious!) The manager also came around to check on us which was assuring. The food was fabulous and my husband thoroughly enjoyed every bite. Thank you for your soft opening during 25 percent patronage. It was good to be back seated somewhere familiar and the food was fast and hot and very eye pleasing. We will be back soon. Thanks for allowing us the table in front of fireplace, very cozy. Overall, I was happy with my visit to Uncle Julio's in Naperville. I really don't have any reason to complain! read more

Uncle Julio's - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

This place is the best The staff was wondering I really liked the cut short menu. I was able to have a special dish made just for me ( shrimp and chicken ) Its was very hot and delicious.. Oh yeah and my swirl drink was good and fun drinking.. Thank you so much for your wonderful service. I'll be back read more

Uncle Julio's - For starters - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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Our dining experience was outstanding!! The food and service was exceptional. Even though it was very busy, the manager Ozzy stopped by our table to make sure everything was good...what a great guy and very personable. He is definitely an asset to your restaurant! We will be back soon!! read more

Half empty house, terribly slow service. Nice enough place. Sat in the bar because they were not seating the dining room until 9:00pm......... It was empty. Waited 20 mins to sit in the bar at a high top. The server arrived with chips and salsa quickly. Took drink orders and the disappointing wait began. Nice drinks arrived later and more chips. Then food was ordered. More chips. Decided to wait on food to get more $15 drinks. More chips. More water. No food. Waited so long we wondered what in the world would they do with a full dining room. 45 mins later we had waited so long and eaten so many chips we wanted to leave. When the food arrived with apologies for the interminable wait, three out of the five plates where not right. Two of us had the exact same order but one was missing cheese and hot sauce, how do two exact same meals leave the kitchen looking very different? These plates were handled by at least two people before it hit our table. The kids meal had the wrong fruit, which is fun to explain to the 4 year old. No offer to replace. By this time we were not interested in having more spendy cocktails. The second server that took over for the first server was very nice and polite and clearly struggling to work through amateur coworkers and poor practices. I usually give a place at least two tries to like or dislike, but this place is 40 mins away. I might come back, but not until after I've eaten at all the other places in the area first. I would have posted pictures of the food, but we waited so long that we all forgot to take any. I hope you have better luck if you decide to give a go. read more

My husband and I go here all the time because my love for tacos is a bit ridiculous. Everytime we go we're either waiting a ridiculous amount of time for a table because their "staff called off" or waiting a long period of time for our servers and food/drinks etc. we always see the same manager just standing around letting these servers sink and struggle with all their tables! Tonight I'm sick at home but was craving tacos. So my husband decided to surprise me and do on online order to go pick up. He sat at home for 20 minutes and then drove to their location (10 minutes away). He walks in to grab the order and was informed they were out of the steak for our steak tacos!!!!!!!!!!!!! They had 30 minutes to call us back and let us know they were out of the items they didn't have!!! 30 minutes!!!!!! Busy or not..... that's absolutely ridiculous!!! We could have went to another location more capable of fulfilling an order appropriately if we were given the courtesy call they were out of something in our order! I also forgot to mention, the manager "apparently" told the hostess to call my husband 10 minutes before he arrived to inform him they were out of steak. Which later caused my husband to drive two towns over to another uncle Julio's that could fulfill our order. I've been in the hospitality industry all over downtown Chicago for over 15 years and it's just unacceptable and bad communication. Get on the same page with your staff! Busy or not. This location is in Naperville. ONE OF the largest cities in Illinois. Find staff that can handle multitasking and the large crowds. read more

Clean Tex-Mex food with excellent chips and freshly made table-side guacamole make this restaurant a regular stop when in this area. It's easy to order too much as the chips are addictive and the portions are generous. read more

This attempt at tex-mex is a serious fail. The chicken fajita was a patty cut up after receiving a few grill marks.

We come here pretty often, but as much as the food is good, we always have some sort of problem at this location. We came here for DINNER and when we got there, the host told us we could only sit at the bar or at a high top table because there was ONLY 1 SERVER on.... for dinner?! It was definitely frustrating because I have a 3 and 4 year old and high tops are stressful with them because the chairs spin and the height. My 4 year old did fall off once.... Plus when you see workers standing around and laughing with each other is irritating when not even being able to sit in the dinning area. The food is what keeps us coming, but will probably just start going back to the orland park location. read more

Had such a pleasant experience here! Ozzy was the manager at the time and he went above and beyond to make sure our table was having a good time. The food was delicious as well. I normally don't order skirt steak because I find it's always dry, but this was INCREDIBLE! I'm not sure how they prepare it but it was great. I wish I could give them 6 stars out of 5. Even if the food wasn't that good I would still come back because of the great, charming, and kind service and management. I've been to many locations throughout, and this Uncle Julio's is by far the best, clearly because of the excellent management. read more

Curbside ordering. I called to order and the hostess took the order. She either didn't know how to put through an order with special instructions or they didn't care. I told them to place the green sauce for the chicken enchiladas in another container. Instead they put this sauce on the bottom of the takeout container then placed the 3 enchiladas on top with cold shredded cheese that was in no way melted. Putting this cold sauce on the bottom of the meal made the meal taste terrible. It was very watery and I had no idea how it was made but I coulda done better. Then I ordered refried beans instead of chorizos beans but they didn't do it so I had to walk back in and get that exchanged plus get more salsa for the chips. They just put some salsa in the little flat container;not near enough. If I would've tried the main meal before I went back in there, I would have exchanged that-but I was really hungry. The Uncle Julio's in Downers Grove/Lombard is much much better! The enchiladas were delicious and they gave me a large bag of chips with a big bowl of salsa. So don't go to the Naperville location. read more

Had a great dinner there with my sisters. We had two high maintenance entree orders but came out correctly and were delicious. Our chips were on a staler side, which is something we've never experienced there before and we didn't ask for a new basket. Drinks were good and our waitress was amazing! read more

We have not been inside a restaurant since March, 2020. We only began having takeout in the past couple of months. It was my husband's birthday, my sister was visiting, and we are all vaccinated, so we thought it should be ok. (One person--it's me--has to be VERY careful with germs of any kind. This was true before Covid) First, there was no one near us. The restaurant did a fabulous job of distancing diners. Our server was efficient and friendly and very good. The food was fantastic. If you're going to shelter in place for an entire year, you want your first dine out experience to be JUST LIKE THIS! The ONLY disappointment was that the chocolate piñata is still off the menu until it's deemed safe for its return. We love this location (Naperville), and we have never had a bad experience here, but this was even better than we expected. Some may not want to hear this but I'm going to put it out there anyway. We tipped our waitress 30%. It is expensive to do this on a $200 bill. We have 6 kids. We have always tipped like this because our kids take up a chair whether they eat a kid's meal or an adult meal, and they drink like fish. Compensate the waitstaff for the gazillion trips to refill the water because we just came from the zoo and we are dehydrated! Now our kids are all teens and newly minted adults. They eat like linebackers. We have kept the 30% tip because in this current economy, it costs the waitstaff to keep you safe just like it costs the restaurant. We noticed the food costs were up by about $2/plate. That's appropriate given the distance between tables, protocols, and supply issues. Waitstaff is no different. This is their livelihood. Treat it as such. Just my thoughts. Anything over 20% is considered generous. We just figure 30% into the equation before we even go in the door. That way we are prepared. If the service is poor, all bets are off. We tip 15% if the service is poor. If the server is training, that's different. Apologies for poor service go a looong way too. One side effect of having this respect for waitstaff is that the entire restaurant remembers you. The NEXT time you show up with your 6 thirsty kids, waitstaff scramble to see who gets to wait on you. Owners and managers love you because you treat everyone with dignity and respect. It's a win/win. If most people tip 15-20% anyway, we aren't talking about much, unless you have a crew like ours. I do not know who waited on us at Uncle Julio's on July 12, but she was fantastic. I hope she knows she is appreciated. read more

Uncle Julio's - Grilled chicken breast - Mexican Near Me - Naperville, Illinois