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    Uncle Julio's

    3.0 (551 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Tex-Mex
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    UNCLE JULIO'S ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Julio's Gold Rocks And Taco Americano Plate
    Steve A.

    Had some great drinks and adequate food at this local Mexican chain. It may not be authentic but they're not trying to be that to be honest. Uncle Julio's has a few locations including this one in Naperville. Each of these has a slightly moderated menu. They actually changed a lot of it and got rid of some great things. Coming in here in the evening we noticed it wasn't busy. It's one of those things that should have been a sign. They changed a lot of the menu too. Got rid of a lot of the favorites. Was a lot more things previously for vegetarians. It's about $8 for the cheapest margarita. This is called the Julio's Gold Rocks. This is made with agave house sour and Jose Cuervo Gold, which is pretty good stuff. Got us the Taco Plate. It's 2 tacos for $16, which sounds like a lot it seems. This comes with a pretty big salad though. Got the tacos with avocados. Then these were topped by things like cheese which I left off, and tomatoes. Came with a pretty big salad which was bigger than the tacos actually. The meal actually was pretty satisfying. Got to say it used to be better. It's not like the other locations, because they don't have a happy hour. The menu also used to be a lot better and bigger, so there's limited choices for vegans and vegetarians.

    Dawn H.

    Uncle Julio's was next door to my hotel and I stopped in for lunch. I sat at the bar and was immediately brought water, chips and salsa. The restaurant had only been open for about 10 minutes when I arrived so the bartender was still setting things up. However, he was very attentive to me while multi-tasking. The salsa is some of the best salsa I've had at a restaurant in a long time. The flavors were layered and it was just enough spice. The chips were warm and fresh. My margarita was perfect after a long travel day before thanksgiving. I ordered the shrimp enchiladas which has a pablano sauce. They were so good. I could eat that pablano sauce by itself. I could tell the food is made in-house and they care about the quality that they serve. I'm not in the area often but Uncle Julio's will be my first stop the next time I'm near.

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

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

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

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