Uncle Julio's

I came here July 2022 for my boyfriend’s birthday. I was worried after seeing the reviews but I was pleasantly surprised! They had white corn chips already at the table and when I asked what I would be able to order, they said they could make most things on the mesquite grilled and fajitas parts of the menu and that they would clean the grill and separate my food on it. I got the chicken fajitas with rice and black beans and everything was delicious!!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

My mom wanted to go here for the piñata dessert (which has churros in it so a no go) and also wanted to have dinner. We came on a relatively busy night but was able to go and not be glutened. You have three options: pork tacos, cheese and onion enchiladas, and the veggie fajitas with corn tortillas (i omitted the tortillas from reading past reviews and how they are unsafe). Chips are flour as well. The guac is fine and very delicious. All of the entrees were ok, but not worth the price. Two from my party had the mixed berry margaritas and they said they were delicious, as they don’t use the mix but use all fresh ingredients. It is a very hard place to eat at and they can only tell you it is gluten friendly, not gluten free. Will probably not go back because the food isn’t super impressing and we like other Tex-Mex restaurants better than here. The piñata is very amazing though and would definitely come back just for that and the guac.

Celiac friendly?

No

Our server only gave us one option for gluten free! When I asked corporate about it, they sent me a very small list and the one item our server had told us was gluten free was not even on the list corporate sent... We will avoid returning until they get an actual gluten free menu to avoid the confusion.

Celiac friendly?

No

There were no menus, the server didn’t know what was safe, and they have to make everything special so the wait is about 45 minutes after ordering. They use a house marinade on almost everything, and it has gluten, so your options are extremely limited. The chips are not gf. So while it’s technically possible to eat here, it’s not easy.

Had a GF "menu" which was a list of how a server modifies food to put in the system. Not a lot of options. Initial food came out wrong but they caught it. Was ok but would not eat there if I had a choice

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average

Truly awful experience here. They now do have a GF menu, but it is extremely limited and every dish on it requires significant modifications. I tried to keep it simple and ordered two chicken tacos on corn tortillas. My plate came out with Mexican rice on it. As that contains gluten and it was touching the tacos, the whole plate had to be remade which took 25 minutes. My family was done eating their meals by the time mine came out and when it did, it was just corn tortillas, plain unseasoned chicken and hot sauce. Even the manager said, “we weren’t sure what you could you have so we gave you some hot sauce”. Really?! Felt like I was back in 1993. Get with it, Unlce Julio’s!!!! Based on this fact and many, many other mistakes the kitchen and my server made, I will never return.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

this place is fine if you avoid the chips but there are limited offerings - you can email them for the list of limited gf menu offerings. These seem to change fairly often (they have updated their menu a few times in the last few years) but usually it’s ceviche, fajitas without marinades,salads without the taco shell etc. I posted a screenshot of their email from November 2023 with the gf offerings at the time and what could be modified to be gf. I do not get sick here but I’m not adventurous when I order here.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Below Average

Every time I go they have a different answer about what I can and can’t have

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average

As a big uncle Julio’s fan prior to celiac diagnosis, it was disheartening to find out they have zero gluten free options. Everything is marinated in soy sauce and no dedicated fryer for chips.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor