We really like the atmosphere. It's a lively location with a relaxed vibe, and the outdoor seating by the water is a great touch. I was pleasantly surprised when I asked about the margaritas--they don't use a high-fructose corn syrup mix but make their own instead. Good job! The food is pretty good, and the salsa actually has some spice to it, which I appreciate. The fajitas were decent, although the meat wasn't quite as thick, juicy, or tender as I prefer. Overall, it's a fun spot with a great atmosphere, good food, and quality margaritas. read more

Now I may only have margaritas, chips and salsa pictured but they are my go to. When I just want to sit outside enjoy the weather with a light snack and drink; this is one of the places you can find me. Even being outside I'm always tended too and they bring out everything in a decent time frame. read more

Uncle Julio's - Margarita trio - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

Food was awful. Chips tasted like they were cooked in old oil. Fish tacos were also cooked in old oil and dried out and chewy. Refried beans were so runny the looked like bean soup and had a weird flavor. We won't be back. read more

I had a good time at Uncle Julio's Restaurant enjoying fajitas with my foodie friend. We came to a monthly meetup with my friends living in the north Houston area. Getting here from where I live was really convenient, only 40 minutes. The freeways took us here. Traffic wasn't too bad on a Friday evening. The restaurant is located in a fancy mall with waterfront views. I was told by the guests that last month's dinner was more efficient as they had 2 waiters and everything was fast. This time, the wait was horrendous. We waited over 30 minutes for water jugs refilled. Our fajitas were missing tortilla and it took them 10 minutes to deliver. Food was phenomenal. I could taste the chargrilled on the chicken and beef. They were tender and juicy. Oh the chips were so delicious. I had to get a second bowl from the adjacent table. My friend ordered a birthday surprise for his friend. It was a dramatic presentation. I wish I lived nearby. I would have come here more often. read more

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This place used to be amazing, but has gone downhill dramatically. The food quality and overall experience are absolutely horrible now. The entire management team and ingredient suppliers need to be reevaluated and replaced immediately if this place has any chance of surviving. To top it off, they got rid of 50% of the menu that used to be available. What's especially telling is that Mi Rancho down the street was completely packed, while this place was nearly empty--and it was a Friday. That says a lot about where things currently stand. It's really disappointing to see what was once a great restaurant deteriorate this badly. read more

Decided to try out a new spot. I originally wanted to come for happy hour but I came for lunch. I got the steak bowl which came highly recommended by the server & in my opinion it wasn't anything special. I felt like the steak was a bit chewy. I also got the chicken tortilla soup which was delicious but could've been hotter. For my drink I got the swirl which is sangria and tequila and that was a hit. The service was good and lots of seating inside and outside. Parking is also easy and free. I'd come back but probably only for the happy hour drinks. read more

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Unfortunately, the quality of the food was very disappointing. We ordered the fajitas, which appeared to come straight out of the microwave and were undercooked. We found the meal unappetizing and ultimately did not eat it, despite paying for what felt like overpriced frozen dinner meal. Additionally, we found the service to be quite slow, especially considering the restaurant was empty during a weekend service. Due to these issues, we do not plan on returning. read more

We hadn't been here in a long time, came back after 9-10 months and we couldn't believe how bad it has gotten since. Service was so slow, although the restaurant was slow itself. Fajitas were nasty, no flavor, meat quality was so bad, we ordered fajitas for 2 and only got one serving of the sour cream, cheese, and guacamole and when we asked for more I asked if it was extra, waiter said "no it's not extra, we just bring it if it's asked for". What kind of rationing is this restaurant manager doing???? If I'm paying for fajitas for 2, I expect everything that comes with it. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Only came here because our new favorite Mexican restaurant parking lot was full, not coming back to be disappointed again. Save your money and don't come here. read more

I stopped in for take out. While the experience of customer service and atmosphere was nice, I was extremely disappointed with the nachos I ordered. Chips completely soggy! To salvage this I am in the process of digging out and scraping all the topping off the chips. I guess I add chips to my grocery list for tomorrow. Overall the toppings and cheese is just OK. I should have gone to Taco Cabana, or Tony's Tacos. Anyway, I won't be ordering this again. By the way, there was a complimentary bag of chips incuded but the oil on those was overwhelming and not in a good way. I had to toss those. In all likelyhood will not return. read more

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Bartender: 10/10. Food and service: 0/10. Cold queso, had to ask for a new bowl. Cold dinner plate, had to ask for a fresh one. Tacos came out wet. And all of this in an empty restaurant that somehow took ONE HOUR to bring out a fajita plate and three fish tacos. The bartender was a gem and the only reason this place gets any stars from me. The kitchen needs serious work. read more

I visited yesterday, and I'm not sure what has changed with the new management, but the experience was disappointing. The service was very slow, the food wasn't good, and even the drinks were not up to the standard they used to be. It's such a shame because this used to be one of my favorite restaurants to visit. I truly hope they can get things back to the way they were. read more

I had the chicken enchiladas. My tortilla was completely white instead of lightly browned. Chicken was so so. My hubs at Barbacoa taco. His tortilla was completely white too. Should have been lightly browned. Guac was good tho. Y'all can do better with the tortillas...come on. read more

Great chicken, and aged beef fajitas and quessadillas. Tableside guacamole is AWESOME. Almost forgot the homemade flour tortillas! read more

Saturday afternoon. This place is imploding. Slow service, sauce for chips less then mediocre...25 minutes wait for guacamole and never asked us to order, not coming back read more

I first ordered a Margarita! It was amazing! Thanks Sandra! Made with love to perfection. I decided that I did not want any meat so I ordered the onion and cheese with tomatillo sauce, black beans and cilantro rice. I asked for extra tomatillo sauce to go and it was $2.50 which was extremely expensive for two ounces. However, this simple cheese enchiladas dish was fabulous! Spicy and textured. The beans mixed with chipotle pepper sauce. The cilantro rice flagrant. I think it needed a squeeze or two of lime and to be cooked a bit longer but overall very nice. Good job Tio! read more

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The el jefe margarita was delectable! Plus it's like having two cocktails best day out!

The food is good!! Love the homemade guacamole. Customer service was amazing as well.

They used to be great. Food is always good. I was coming for the past 3 years but looks like their portions started getting smaller and honestly it's not worth the price anymore. I Highly suggest go elsewhere like Los cucos. read more

Great creama and drinks. The ceviche was delicious!!! Too Julio has got it going on. We'll definitely be going back more and with friends.

We went for lunch and the food was very good and the serving size was good. Our waitress was very friendly and knowledgeable. The decor is very nice and the dining room is clean. There is lots of seating in the dining room so you don't feel like you are sitting right on top of the other diners. I would highly recommend Uncle Julio's read more

We went for lunch on Mother's Day expecting the same standard of food we had last year but it was disappointing because all of us had ordered tacos beef, vegetables and Baja fish tacos. The tacos were not cooked thoroughly and tasted doughy. We were not impressed by the quality of the food this time. read more

Always a pleasure to come back to my favorite restaurant in the area! Service is always delightful, and the churro cake was an amazing treat to top off lunch!! read more

Service was good. The chips were amazing! Fresh and warm. They give two different types of salsa, my husband liked one and I liked the other lol, all about preference. The grilled chicken was good with veggies on a sizzling plate. Quesadillas are this with cheese and grilled nicely. They have indoor and outdoor seating and a great ambiance for either choice. The managers were on point, even checking in on the customers and being involved. read more

First, service was slow and awful. It took about 15 minutes to receive lukewarm queso and cold chips. Next, our food took OVER AN HOUR. We placed our order around 6:30, did not receive till 7:45. It took ten minutes to receive an extra plate for the fajitas order. His margarita was spilt on the table and on him, and we were told that we would still have to pay for it. The worst part, all of it was that none of the food was right. My boyfriend received cheese quesadillas after ordering chicken, and I ordered a half order of quesadillas, received the full and had to pay for the full. We had to walk inside to get refills on our drinks because we were waiting over 20 minutes for a refill. We will not be returning! Worst service ever! read more

Second time at this restaurant. The first time I went I had enchiladas and it wasn't that bad. The second time was horrible. The food was cold. I had a steak bowl. The rice was cold the steak was room temperature. It was not good. Chipotle has better steak bowls. The margaritas are good. I love mango so I ordered a mago margarita and it was good. Service was normal nothing special. I will not be back for sure. read more

YUM! First time at this location and had great service at the bar. Complimentary freshly fried tortilla chips and two different refreshing salsas were on point. One salsa was a little bit thicker and had a little more heat, but both full of flavor. The fajita beef & chicken nachos were the perfect combination of crunchy and cheesy. Beef was tender and chicken was moist. Both were seasoned well. The skinny margarita was a refreshing blend of tequila, orange liqueur and lime juice. Churros were served warm. Deliciousness covered in cinnamon-laced sugar, crispy on the outside but fluffy on the inside. Served with chocolate and caramel dipping sauces. A little pricey for lunch but delicious all the same. Definitely recommend! read more

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Food was great but service was terrible. The place was empty for a Saturday night and we still had to wait on our server to check on us. By the time he came by to see if we needed anything our food was cold and we were still waiting on the rest of our meal. Hopefully management gets it together and things improve. We like their food but for the price the service needs step up for us to come back. read more

Restaurant was clean food was not good and our service wasn't good We had to ask several different people for water and different things such as silverware. We ordered fajitas for 2 and our food was cold so we sent it back asking to get it warm so put hot butter on it and gave it back. When we got the bill we saw a charge for 2.50 for salsa How is that possible. Will not be back Definitely not worth the 70$ bill read more

Food use to be good, however the quality has gone down. I use to love their Tortilla Soup, instead of corn, they use hominy. More hominy than anything else. I don't remember them using hominy years ago. I understand prices have gone up everywhere, however if you are going to charge more like some of the other well known Mexican restaurants at least ensure the quality is there. Sorry I use to love this place. read more

I ordered cheese enchilada and got a massive plate of food for $14.00. My husband got the fajitas for $32.00! And got two small strips of meat. I don't mind spending $100 or more on a meal. But this is outrageous! I have been to many Mexican restaurants and they all serve fajitas and the portions are great. This was nonsense and definitely not worth it. I will not be back. I literally picked out the trio because we were going to try it for our first time. The trio costs more and usually that happens when you get more. It was quite disgusting to see a meal that wasn't even enough for one person. They were not busy at all. The place was empty when we got here and we still had to wait for servers and it made it worse when they got the order wrong and we had to wait even longer. read more

An evening meal at Uncle Julio's for me a a few friends. The food was mediocre at best. The ambiance of the place spoke date night but the service and the food left much to be desired. The shrimp wrapped in bacon wasn't even tasty. read more

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Amazing place to eat with great service. The fajita steak was delicious and very tasty. Definitely would come back. read more

Uncle Julio's - Steak fajita, chicken fajita, shrimp. - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

Went here in November 2025. They changed their queso and guacamole recipes, and they definitely changed for the worse. We had a newer server, i don't remember his name read more

This may be the only Mexican Restaurant where the fajitas are worth it. We came to this place on a whim, the ambiance caught our eye. Sitting by the water? Sign me up. The food, however, is what makes me want to keep coming back to this place. We got the queso, and it was probably some of the best queso there is. We then proceeded with the fajitas for two and like I said earlier, they were worth it. The picture doesn't do them justice - They are everything that you expect fajitas to be. The chicken was flavorful and juicy, and the beef melted in your mouth. The beans were so good and so was the Mexican rice. As for the actual establishment, it was clean and it had a nice upscale feel to it. Sitting by the water is also a plus - even in this heat, we did it and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I cannot wait to come back to this place, I highly recommend it if you're in the area and are craving some Mexican food! read more

Uncle Julio's - Beef and Chicken Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

Salsa tastes very sour for some reason. No green salsa, no hotter salsa. Chips filled with oil taste. Was hoping it be better

Last night was a complete letdown. We used to love this place and very much looked forward to enjoying it last night but the service was practically non-existent. I'm not sure what was wrong with our waitress, but she was not mentally present. I suppose she was having a bad night. It was not very busy. What's worse is the food was below standard and tasted off. The chips and salsa had a bad aftertaste and left an odd feeling on the tongue like a film. My wife ordered the tortilla soup and said it tasted like it was from a can. I ordered the steak tacos and the steak tasted off as well. I was thankful to have made it through the night and woke up feeling well. I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt that perhaps it was just a bad night, but this place used to be consistently good and it was anything but last night. read more

Unfortunately, I have to say that a lot of the menu items that I was able to eat- such as the shrimp enchiladas and the shrimp salad are not there anymore- and for that reason I am docking off my stars. I don't know why restaurants are trying to fix something that's not broken, but there are not many vegetarian or seafood options over here. Whether you eat mostly seafood for religious reasons, or for other reasons such as pregnancy or just don't want to consume as much meat. I don't know why they made the restaurant worse but they have. The only thing that's good here now is the chocolate piñata, and they did not have that for so long with the excuse of it being covid, but at least they have that back. So there's that I guess. read more

I've been here a countless amount of times. The food is always hot and made fresh. Bomb chips and salsa. The customer service is also great!!! Nice restaurant space, not super bright inside but they have outside seating. The consistency in the food and customer service keeps me coming back. The manager on duty will just about always come by your table to make sure everything is up to your liking which I think is cool. read more

Uncle Julio's - Steak and chicken fajita plate - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

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The food was pretty good. I had the crab and shrimp stuffed poblano pepper and my husband had the fish tacos. I would absolutely order these again if we ever go back. However, I was very disappointed with the drinks. My husband had a spicy Bloody Mary, which was $13, so pretty standard, and I had the Cadillac margarita, which was $15.50 and absolutely nothing to write home about and for the size, extremely expensive! I took a picture of it next to a tortilla chip for size reference. The manager came by our table (he stops by all tables apparently) and asked how everything was, when I brought up the margarita he simply said "oh, sorry". Considering the main reason we even decided to go there was to have drinks for a lazy Sunday it was not a good experience. read more

Uncle Julio's - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

It's a sad day when uncle julios cuts ALL corners on their "from scratch kitchen". As someone who has been eating at uncle Julio's for 15+ years ( from VA) i had the worst experience yesterday. This restaurant use to have the best tex mex food. They don't even ask you if you've ever been here and they don't say it's a from scratch kitchen anymore. No one Making fresh Tortillas in the middle of the restaurant. No table side guac offered. And it wasn't even that busy. The food was the worst part. We had the nachos which I guess you can't mess it up too bad they were okay. Then shared enchiladas and omg the saltiest food I've ever had from the beans the green sauce to the packaged chicken taste the hard rice pieces the salty charro beans and the dried up black beans so salty and low quality. And why was there fermented Cole slaw (cortido) on every plate?? I felt sick all night trying to keep my food down and the soreness from my throat and the pit of my stomach from eating such salty food. Needless to say after 15+ years this would be the last time I ever come to this restaurant. RIP UNCLE JULIO'S FROM SCRATCH KITCHEN. read more