Reserved a lunch date at on Resy, super easy and convenient to make sure we were set for lunch at Uncle Julio's. Cool atmosphere in the place. We were greeted at the door and immediately brought to our table. Staff were nice and brought 2 salsas for our chips, really liked that. Ordered some drinks that were made and brought out promptly, great presentation on them for being outside peak hours...also quite strong, be careful!..Lol Our food came out quickly and it looked delicious...the wife's carnitas fajitas was reported as very delicious. I ordered "Pablos" and the beef taco reminded me of only the finest of Taco Bell crunchy tacos. The Tamale was okay, very small unfortunately. All in all, not bad. We might go back, but not out of our way to stop at Uncle Julio's (unless we want good drinks) read more

Uncle Julio's - "Pablo" in the front, in the back Carnitas Fajitas for One - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

Man I've been hitting some duds here in Woodbridge lately. I haven't been to an Uncle Julio's since living in my hometown in Gaithersburg which was maybe 17 years ago! Restaurant is SUPER NICE. Service was ok. I was at lunch with a friend before I move saying goodbye and just catching up and the waitress kept almost rushing us, it was kind of rude. The Carnitas tacos were not very good but the hot sauce in the side was yums. The rice tasted like it came out of an uncle Ben's microwave pack, and the beans were just bleh. Super unimpressed. My friend got quesadillas she liked them. Probably not coming back, gonna go make up for this travesty and head to Don Sebas and get some for realz tacos. read more

Uncle Julio's - Chips and salsa - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

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Came here with my family and had a pretty mixed experience. The ambiance is really nice--great atmosphere and a good vibe overall. Unfortunately, the food and service didn't quite match. My daughter ordered the kids' chicken strips and fries, and they came out cold. Our drinks took about 20 minutes to arrive, even though the restaurant wasn't very busy, which was surprising. The chips were also stale and greasy. On a positive note, the bacon-wrapped shrimp was really good--definitely the highlight of the meal. Overall, it was just okay. Between the slow service and inconsistent food quality, I probably wouldn't go back. read more

Restaurant 911 This mighty Restaurant chain has fallen. Granted it was a weekday, but it was spring break for the area. This place was packed at any time of the day back in the day. What went wrong. Too many young servers sitting around. Slow service. The meal was not horrible, but it did not have that fresh ingredient taste that it did years ago. I get it we're facing a recession but when you skimp on products you chase away your customer base. Fix it. Menu items Salsa and tortilla chips Grilled chicken fajitas for two #datenight #dissapointed #foodie #mexicanfood #fajitas read more

Stopped by Uncle Julio's while shopping at Potomac Mills with a friend. We were trying to wait out the rain and dodge traffic on the way back north and honestly, this was a pretty solid choice! Let me start with the reason you should absolutely go: the seasonal watermelon margarita. It's made with fresh muddled watermelon and St-Germain, and it's hands-down one of the best seasonal cocktails I've had in a long time. If you drink, get it. If you don't drink, get it anyway since they have a non-alcoholic version that's still amazing. Pro tip: ask for tahín on the rim instead of salt or sugar. Thank me later. Only downside: I noticed the fresh watermelon was being left out, uncovered, with flies nearby. They cut it right before garnishing a drink, which is fresh... but maybe too fresh? I skipped asking for more watermelon in my glass after seeing that. Definitely something management could fix with a little better food safety practice. Food-wise, I tried a tamale with green sauce instead of the usual pork topping. However not mind-blowing, but solid comfort food. Chips came out a little bland and left a weird aftertaste, but the salsa was tasty and made up for it. We sat at the bar, and while the bartender was clearly new, he was super friendly and provided good service. He was honest about being new, which I appreciated, and still kept the drinks coming without a hitch. All in all, I'd definitely come back. Especially to try more of their happy hour drinks. But that watermelon margarita? Seriously unforgettable. Go for that alone. Just maybe skip the fruit garnish if you're squeamish like me. read more

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We were seated immediately for a midday lunch. Always a nice location at the Stonebridge shopping center. Lively upbeat music you'd expect at a Mexican restaurant. Menu has a lot of Tex-Mex favorites, but we specifically came for the crab and shrimp enchiladas. They came without the beans we ordered, but they brought them out later. My sister didn't like the chips- I did. The salsa was okay. The enchiladas were not good-- my sister couldn't eat hers. The server called the Manager who came to ensure she got an option she liked and that it was prepared exactly as she asked. The guacamole appetizer we ordered came after I'd gotten more than halfway through the meal, but it was good. Two of us were splitting the check, but instead we were charged double- lol. They did fix it. read more

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It was terrible. We got our fajitas 20 minutes before we got our tortillas to eat them with and our beans and rice which were clumpy and the server was unapologetic. read more

In the Stone Ridge Shopping center so a couple parking lots and street parking. I made reservations for 2 for 5 PM on a Friday night and we probably didn't need it. Seemed a little quiet but it was nice overall. I have been to a couple Uncle Julios but never this one. We ordered the fajita nachos for an appetizer, it took awhile for our server to come back for us to ask for appetizer plates. Nachos were good, but it was mostly chicken and melted cheese over individual chips. For dinner I ordered the steak fajita. The tortillas it came with were great. I ordered the steak medium but part of it was rare and part seemed more medium well but overall ok. There was a lot of onions for the fajita. I'd probably come back to try some of the margaritas and other food. My friend ordered the taco salad and that looked delicious. read more

Uncle Julio's - Steak Fajitas - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

Rice was very under cooked. We ordered the kids fajitas, it was 3 small pieces of grilled chicken, nothing else. Priced too high for what you get. The atmosphere is real nice. Did not dare to try the drinks. Party of five and one is Mexican, even she did not care for the food. read more

Outstanding place for lunch and dinner! Consistently tasty food that is well seasoned and made fresh for you! read more

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Very good food and they don't skimp on the drinks. Good service and vibe. Great place to go for a girls night out. read more

Uncle Julio's - Tamale Platter with taco, enchilada and rice - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

At no fault of the host staff, the restaurant leaves its online reservation book open to bookings even when the place is overbooked, leading to a multitude of ruined date nights on Valentine's Day. This was a terrible management decision. Additionally, tables went uncleaned for the hour that I was there waiting for my reservation. Mysteriously, 2 reservations ahead of me became 8 reservations before I left. read more

Terrible service, slow, incomplete. Food was served lukewarm... unacceptable. Non sizzling fajitas, no milk/ice cream for the kids and table side guac not the best watery. Very disappointing. We used to enjoy this place. read more

TLDR: Uncle Julio's peaks as soon as you walk through the door, and it's all downhill after that. Lack of attention to detail plagued our experience. Our server was the only good part. Spend your money elsewhere. I really want to like this place, as it seems to want to be an upscale Tex Mex experience. But it falls short and it starts with the management I saw. The floor was understaffed for the Friday before Valentine's Day and our server was really doing his level best to keep up with too many tables. A manager ran his food to our table, but it was not hot. Kids fries and chicken tenders x 2 were just warm. My cochinita was almost cold and very dry. And to add insult to injury, the manager said he would return with ketchup for the kids, but never did (which how do you forget ketchup for 2x chicken tenders and fries?) Instead, I saw the manager walking around casually, conversing loudly and laughing without a care while his service team was struggling. This is our second and last time eating at Uncle Julio's. Host: they were just fine. Not great. They seated our 6-top with no silverware. We ultimately had to ask for silverware because the manager who forgot our ketchup also didn't bring us silverware. Food: great flavor for chicken fajitas and tortillas. Otherwise, overcome by the fact cochinita was dry and cold. Bar service: this place has zero draft beer.... Service: our server was great. I hope he gets a better job somewhere else. Ambiance: looks great on the surface, but finer details are troubling. Within the front door by the host stand, there was a robust kerosene-like smell that was very unpleasant and unappetizing. Also, they have a beautiful fireplace in the center of the dining room but didn't have any fire. Disappointing. read more

This is my second time here and not impressed with the food or margarita this time. Again there was barely onions or peppers in fajitas and the margarita was pretty weak. Chips and salsa was good and overall food but the price n place is overrated to me. The young hostess was not friendly at all on the Saturday afternoon we visited. I will stick to local Mexican places and Pancho Villa stands out to me. read more

The Tortilla soup is really good! The chips are extremely salty you have to drench in salsa to mask the salty taste. I tried pulled chicken tortilla bowl for the first time that was really good a must try! The resturant is really nice inside they have Mexican music playing and it's very chill environment during lunch time. Aaron was bartending and also waited on my table his service was awesome very attentive and nice! This is my second or third time here will be back! read more

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I placed an order for pickup and unfortunately, most of it was missing. All I received was the chicken/steak fajitas and chips--none of the sides were included. I had ordered fajitas, but there were no tortillas, rice, or beans, and I even paid extra for an additional order of tortillas, which I also didn't receive. I tried calling, but the phone line was down or never rang. After working all day, I had to drive 20 minutes to pick up my food, only to find that most of my order was missing. This level of inconvenience is extremely frustrating and unacceptable. read more

When eating in the restaurant, the food is good; however, 'To Go' orders are terrible. The orders have been consistently incorrect, and the portions are less than a normal in restaurant order size. I.e., the Caesar salad in the attached picture was $20.00 for what appeared to be a 1/4 or 1/2 portion! read more

Uncle Julio's - Chicken Caesar salad. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

Had a wonderful waiter and time here for a retirement party. I ordered the following: Complimentary salsa: 8/10 nice Smokey taste The Swirl: 9/10 very strong and delicious Spicy Peña: 10/10 I love a spicy marg; definitely an acquired taste Tex Mex combination dinner: 7.5/10 chicken was well seasoned and the sauces actually complimented each other. The decor was very eloquent and a shock to me. Would return if in the area. read more

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Great casual Tex-mex dining with a great cocktail section to compliment your meal. My family and I recently dined here and had a great experience. Our server RJ was outstanding and did his best to create a great experience. read more

Uncle Julio's - Guacamole - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

Tough for me to write negative reviews but need to share. Management at restaurant is good. Wait staff was nonchalant, oblivious, and inattentive. Orders get messed up, and that happens. A plethora of errors reflects on the wait staff and creates an angry customer. The food was average and not worth being specific to critique. Restaurant just is not what it used to be and will not return. Don't go there. Better places to spend your money. read more

Took on more than they could chew. Specific reservations had to wait an hour just to be seated. I just think that if you're going to have reservations reserve to your company's capabilities not just to get more people in. Yes it was Valentine's Day in business is booming on that day but having everybody stand in the lobby cuz they're too afraid that they won't be called when it's their turn because of their franticness of the staff being overwhelmed. It was so packed nobody can move once they got in the door. If they would apply pagers of some sort it can cut down the crowdedness within the establishment. Food was good organization of the organization not so great read more

Took guests for lunch on Sunday and was so disappointed. First the menu is changed and the dishes that made Julio's taste unique (horn of plenty taco salad, smoky flavor pintos, Jalisco fajitas etc) are gone. The tortillas were thick and not rolled out so small that my nephew said they were like the ones in his Lunchables! When I showed it to the waiter he just said, "Yeah, it's because there are made from scratch but I can get you some store bought ones if you like." The fajitas, pintoes and rice were no better than you can get at any hole in the wall on Route 1 for $15, definitely not worth $28 it cost! Even the table side guacamole was terrible, inch long onions, no acid or taste to speak of but onions. This place has gone down hill and we will not be returning. read more

I had a large carry out order here recently. The staff was nice, packed up the food well and was courteous when I picked it up. This location is definitely nicer than the other ones in the area I've been to. Very big and open and in a nice area of Woodbridge. The food was ok, what I would expect from a Mexican chain. Not amazing, but gets the job done/cravings satisfied. The fajitas are a good way to fill some people up; they give generous portions. read more

Food portions are small and expensive, just sad what hate does to a country, service and ambiance and manager great.

Great location at Stonebridge and a nice atmosphere. The restaurant looks clean and well-kept. But honestly, the food is way overpriced for what you get. I ordered the chicken and steak fajitas--$26 for a small portion that wouldn't even come close to what you'd get at a real Mexican spot for less, and without the sizzling presentation. My wife had the Baja fish tacos, and you could taste the old oil. Same thing with the chicken fingers my kids ordered--you could tell the oil needed to be changed. I also ordered a skinny margarita, and it was way too sweet. You could taste the agave more than the tequila. Overall, we won't be coming back. Just not worth the price for the quality of food served read more

Terrible service. The restaurant was not crowded but took forever to get a drink. We ordered food and it was about 45 mins before it came out and half the food was cold. This location has gone downhill. We won't be back. DO NOT RECOMMEND this place. read more

Amazing service and food. I wish we had one of these near home but I come every time I'm in town.

So other than service, everything here was very lackluster. Which is really sad to say because my very first experience at an Uncle Julio's, I was blown away by the quality of the meal. Which is why I got excited to bring my team here. The environment and the service was spot on but for what you're charged per meal does not line up with what you're given. Everything was warm (not hot) and the amount was a little underwhelming. I hope the next one I go to I can have a better quality meal or at least expect more for what I pay for. I'd give this a 2 star but our server made up for the night. read more

I love that they have outdoor seating especially now that it's starting to get nice out. Another plus is happy hour starts at 3! Food was yummy. I preferred the mango margarita over the swirl margarita it just had a better taste and easier to drink. The taco appetizer was yummy. Baja fish was an experience not sure if I would try that one again though. I will be back for different items and the mango Rita though! read more

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The service was good and the food was great. Our waitress was also super kind and energetic, we loved her. The only thing is that our food took a little long to come put, other than that it was great. read more

Good lord I would rate this place -5/5. This place is A-S-S ASS. My boyfriend ordered the chicken tacos. Per his review: "That was the blandest Mexican food I've ever had". He also ordered a coke and it ended up being Pepsi. Now for my review. I got the chicken enchiladas. The rice was dry like bone dry. Dry to the point where it would have disintegrated in my fingers. The cheese on top looked like rubber and it was half melted. The chicken itself wasn't great and the green sauce tasted weird. The best part of the meal was my mango lemonade and the chips. Avoid this place. Go to hectors in lake ridge instead. read more

The server was really nice, drinks and chips good.....Food terrible! Got the rainbow trout, sent it back. Then got the salmon even more disgusting. I will go back for drinks ONLY. read more

Food - 3.5/5 Service - 5/5 Ambiance - 4/5 Only had appetizers. They were delicious. However, the Honey Habanero Shrimp was a bit too salty and burnt. Everything else was great. Will back for drinks! read more

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Have not been there in many years and we thought we would give it another try. 5:00 on a Friday and the place was nearly empty. Our server was nice and attentive . However, the food was mediocre at best. I got the carnitas tacos. The menu stated the pork was crispy. They must use the word crispy for dry. The meat was dry and tasteless. The rice was also dry and tasteless. We won't be returning and will stick with our favorite, El Paso on Smoketown. read more

The restaurant wasn't that busy at all but the poor hostess was swamped without help. I got my order and taco salad shell was nearly completely broken. The hostess wanted me to wait for her to take it to the back to switch it out but that was more time wasted so I took it myself. Then I realized the flour tortillas were missing. I get home and the salad looks old. There's no avocado. The ground beef is oily and dripping grease. They really did a poor packaging and prep job. I've sat in the restaurant several times and it was ok. Service kinda slow but ok. This pick up service was horrible and food was below subpar. Do better. read more

Uncle Julio's - Beef taco salad - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

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My wife made an appointment at 9:15PM and we arrived at 9:13PM We waited for about 10 minutes, but there was nobody at the front, and the waitress and other staff were just looking at us, which was a little awkward. We decided to leave and try Firebirds Wood, which is a 5-minute walk from Uncle Julio. I'm glad we did because Firebirds Wood has an amazing atmosphere, great customer service, and the food is excellent as well. I'm a lvery disappointed with Uncle Julio, but after today's experience, I'm not surprised they only have three stars. read more

Food was good, not great but good. There were three of us and we ordered a shrimp salad and the salad was a little brown, they were not that busy so I was surprised when they served this meal like that. I had the chicken tacos and they were ok. We also ordered fish tacos I think the tool one piece of fish and cut it into two the portions were so off, I was really just eating a corn tortilla. The table side guacamole was good and the salsa and chips were good. The margaritas were awful, I wouldn't order those again. Service was good, he refilled our water once. We sat outside and it was loud cars going by with the radio so loud you could hear it from miles away, I know this isn't their problem I am just saying if you want to hear what people are saying you might want to stay inside. Although that was loud as well. The place is pretty clean and when someone leaves they do clean the tables off pretty fast. Like everything you kind of just have to try it for yourself, sometimes it's a bad day you never know. read more

Uncle Julio's - Fish tacos, but really cabbage tacos. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

Went in last week. Hadn't been in years. Was mildly disappointed. Sat down later in the evening and they weren't very busy. Took waiter about 20-25 mins to ask us for our drink order. We ordered the fajitas & table side guacamole. We really wanted to love it. The guacamole maker was a nice young man. He made nice conversation & asked us what we wanted in it. The avocados weren't ripe. They tasted "green". The maker also didn't add much flavor. So we poured our 2 tortilla chip sauces -- 1 red spicy sauce & 1 green mild sauce. They made it taste more edible. It took our fajitas awhile to make it to our table. They were so-so. We had chicken fajitas. The chicken was seasonless. Had the ice cream for dessert. It was good, but very tiny. Overall we give it a "C" grade average. read more

This place used to be really good, now it just ok, this drink wasn't the best.. but my service was really good read more

Uncle Julio's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

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