Uncle Julio's

Chips & Salsa

We went to dinner at Uncle Julio's in Lombard.  We had heard about this place from a few different friends. In Illinois they also have another location in Chicago as well as restaurants in Texas, Florida, Georgia and Washington D.C..

They bring out chips and salsa before your meal.  We had read some reviews where people loved the chips and we can see why.  They were very light and served warm.  The salsa that is served with the chips had a bit more of a kick to it than we would expect from this kind of place.

We ordered:
Fajitas Especial - with chicken, beef and grilled vegetables, with cheese, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans on the side. Typical fajitas; nice grilled items and good flavor. Nothing exotic or unique.

Fajitas Especial

Steak and Enchilada dinner - 6 oz carne asada, 1 cheese and onion enchilada with El Paso style red sauce, with rice, beans, guacamole and pico de gallo on the side (we used a couple of the tortillas from the fajitas to make tacos out of this as well). Typical Tex-Mex fare.

Final thoughts on Uncle Julio's:

Steak and Enchilada Dinner

Food - chips and salsa were definitely great.  The entrees themselves were good but nothing super spectacular.  Pretty typical of Mexican chain restaurants. With all of the more authentic Mexican options in the area, we probably wouldn't go back.
Service - a little slow at times - there was a family right next to us with 5 children that came after we got there so that kind of slowed up the service we received
Atmosphere - family friendly, there were 2 tables with multiple children very near us.  We were able to sit out on their patio because it was a nice night.