Don Julio Authentic Mexican Restaurant
Lino Lakes, MN · Mexican restaurant
- Address
- Don Julio Authentic Mexican Restaurant, 701 Apollo Dr #130, Lino Lakes, MN 55014
- Phone
- (651) 780-6000
- Website
- www.donjuliomexicanrestaurant.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 11 AM
Don Julio Authentic Mexican Restaurant is a restaurant located in Lino Lakes, MN. It is one of 20 restaurants listed in Lino Lakes. Its 4.4-star rating is above the Lino Lakes city average of 4.1 stars. It ranks #3 among Lino Lakes restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
About Don Julio Authentic Mexican Restaurant
Authentic Mexican Restaurant with six locations across Minnesota
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
Customer Reviews
Don Julio's is a solid choice for good Mexican. Fair prices prices along with good quantities of food, very rare in today's world. They have very good lunch specials Monday through Friday. We typically go at least twice a month. Lots of warm chips and salsa await you when you sit down along with a nice selection of hot sauces to put a little kick on if that is what you are looking for. Always have leftovers and lunch/ dinner the next day. If I had one complaint and it's very minor, only three tortillas are served with their fajitas, but you can always order more.
Zero stars - one of the worst restaurant experiences in a very very long time. I should have known when we were ignored upon arrival, then it took almost 5 minutes to wipe off the table. They were out of certain sodas and all they really had was watered-down Pepsi. How do you mess up tacos? I've had tacos from all over the world, some I've liked better than others, but I've never had some so bad that I couldn't eat them. I was sick all night. I cannot figure out how 8 tables overwhelms a staff of at least 6. The inattentive staff yelling over the top of us during our visit, but no questions about why we weren't eating our food, no refills, completely oblivious. Stay away from this place.
Very good Atmosphere to dlne in and enjoy companion. The food was good and the presentation was beautiful. The flavor was missing a little bit the mexican style, like the hot chily 🌶 flavor. But I just imagine that this is to meet the customers that are not use to spicy food. The service guy mess up our order two times, but overall the place is a good place to visit.
Beer served in chilled mug so cold it iced up! Salsa made with FRESH ingredients including cilantro, very tasty! I was told it was made daily in small batches! Ordered enchiladas with red sauce and salsa verde on the side. Both house-made and flavorful. Not spicy but a side of fresh jalapeños made up for that. Server was super attentive and genuinely wanted to please. I'm a bit of a Mexican food snob having grown up with arguably the best Mexican cook-mom in the world and often leave Mexican restaurants disappointed but this my 3rd time back to this location because it's been consistently a lovely dining experience and can tell the employees take pride in their work.
Don Julio’s is our absolute favorite Mexican restaurant! They have awesome complimentary chips and salsa. The Texas margarita is absolutely delicious. We always get the chimichangas because they are AMAZING. They come smothered in queso, which is quite honestly the best queso I’ve ever had! The service is always great and very speedy.
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