Julia’s Mexican Restaurant
51 S 1000 W, Salt Lake City, UT, 84104
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Address :
51 S 1000 W
Salt Lake City, UT, 84104 - Phone (801) 521-4096
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Opening Hours
- Mon :8:00 am - 7:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : No
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Street
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
Categories
Mexican Cuisine
If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.
Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.
Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.
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Oscar A.
Looks like they don't do the complimentary chips and salsa anymore. Also don't forget to bring cash and a jacket. No plastic or heater. The food is still delicious though. The chile rellenos are some of the better ones in town. Still not like my tia's in Mexico. Also had the pork ribs in sauce. Kind of look and taste like chile verde. Delicious as well but had a few bones in there. Not that large of a portion so if you're starving you might want to get an appetizer like the ceviche. My dad had the albondigas (meatballs) and he loved them. They reminded him of his moms, my grandmother. And she knew how to cook. The food is very fresh as well. I've seen the owner running out to the store to buy more product on a couple of occasions. Also, some of the best homemade corn tortillas I've ever had. Buen provecho!
(4)Diego D.
Amazing caldo de res
(5)Melissa T.
update 3/13: Pozole only on weekends now. :( Guess I am crawling my way back to Taco Daniels. Original review 1/13: So it was freezing cold in the restaurant, but the salsa was enough to heat things up. Actually, I immediately started hiccuping uncontrollably from the heat of the salsa and couldn't really eat it. I usually enjoy spicy stuff but it was a little much. I did however have the best pozole (sorry Taco Daniel) I have found in SLC. Chock full of pork, just enough vinegar to give it tang and served with homemade tortillas. Not greasy at all. Big bowl for $7.25. My coworker had the chicken enchiladas and I would say it had the best enchilada sauce I have ever had, garlicky and full of chiles. Yum! Four enchiladas with rice and beans for $7.95. If you are looking for atmosphere, don't go here. If you are looking for good mexican food with large portions and a reasonable price... then by all means try it out. Went here for lunch on a Tuesday with a coworker and it was not crowded at all. We will return.
(2)Paul B.
Lovely lovely. The salsa is spicy. I don't even mean white people spicy. It actually has a good kick to it. Get excited. The menu options are surprisingly diverse and despite our best efforts we didn't manage to order anything that wasn't stand out delicious. To top it off everything comes served on the randomest assortment of plates possible. This, for obvious reasons, made me very happy. In conclusion, the bathroom was unnaturally clean. I recommend it.
(4)Joel H.
Good homemade food. No heat in the winter. Good heat in the sauces.
(4)Jason D.
Food was very good. Service was good. Prices were higher than I expected but the freshly made salsa served with the chips was actually a bit spicy so they get an extra star. I was feeling cheap so I got one of the lowest priced items. The asada burrito. It came with rice & beans, chips & salsa. With a drink I still got stuffed for around 8 bucks. I may go again sometime & try something from the seafood menu.
(4)geoffrey K.
Simply excellent and authentic Mexican food prepared in traditional style. Come hungry and be prepared for amazing tortillas, salsa, and entres.
(4)Sam S.
Julia's Mexican Restaurant is a real "hole in the wall" restaurant. If it's your first time you're going to need to be adventurous. This is the sort of restaurant that doesn't care too much about appearances. But what they do care about is what really matters the most, the food. We stopped here for lunch the other day after first going to Red Iguana 2 and learning the wait for a table was 20 minutes. We didn't have the time to wait so we took a chance on Julia's Mexican Restaurant. As we walked in the door an older Latino woman looked over and gave us a look that seemed to say, "Are you gringos lost?" But then she smiled and invited us to sit down. An older man brought over menus and asked what we wanted to drink. He came back a few moments later with our drinks, chips and salsa, and a bean dip appetizer. The chips were good and the salsa was good and spicy, with a nice kick to it. I didn't try the bean dip, but my friends quickly devoured it, so it must have been good. When we first arrived there were no other customers at the restaurant, but as we waited for our food a few people showed up. The tables started to fill-up for the lunch hour and every customer we saw was Latino. We were the only white people at the restaurant. So as the saying goes, some of the best places are were the local eats. For authentic Mexican food Julia's Mexican Restaurant seemed like it was going to be the dish. Our food arrived quickly and looked fresh and well prepared. I don't remember what my friends ordered by everyone cleaned their plates and they said the food was good. I ordered chicken enchiladas which came with rice and beans on the side. The chicken enchiladas were good, but the chicken itself was pretty dry. I ended up mixing it with some rice and beans which made it much tastier. The beans and rice were good. So having said all that, what's my final word on Julia's Mexican Restaurant? It's A-OK. The food was pretty good, the service was decent (unfortunately at one point I needed a refill and had to grab my glass and walk it towards the kitchen to get the refill), and the prices were cheap. I do have some concerns about cleanliness and food preparation, but my stomach didn't throw any fits later that day, so I may be worrying over nothing. One final note, make sure you bring cash because Julia's Mexican Restaurant doesn't accept credit cards. For four of us the bill was about $33, which is pretty darn cheap.
(3)Dirk M.
Julia's is my absolute favourite Mexican restaurant in SLC. I've been coming here for a few years now and I've never left unhappy. My favourite meal to get here is the birria (goat soup), but I also regularly get the menudo, chorizo con huevos, and have just discovered how delicious the pig feet are. The beans here are delicious, some of the best I've ever had. The salsa is awesome, made with habaneros and it's pretty spicy, but perfect for me. I love that the majority of the people that eat here are latino, it's always a good sign when an ethnic group eats at restaurants that serve their food. I'm not a huge fan of Red Iguana and you don't see too many Mexicans there. Anyway, this is the best place in SLC for authentic Mexican food. Don't forget to get the agua de melon and bring some cash, it's cash only!
(5)Monica T.
A couple of weeks ago, I was forced to detour from my usual route home from work due to ongoing TRAX-related construction. Said detour led me to pass by Julia's one evening, and I remembered that I had read an article about it somewhere (City Weekly, I think). While passing by, I noticed that the sign had a big bowl o' caldo painted on it. Because I believe caldo to be one of the most awesome things in Mexican cuisine, I decided I needed to check this place out sometime soon. I finally was able to do that today for a late lunch. The place was pretty quiet when I got there, but is probably more bumpin' toward peak lunch time. The place is definitely a hole-in-the-wall, but that's how I like it. There's not much on the walls other than a haphazardly painted mural of some tropical paradise and a TV playing some sort of telenovela. I was quickly seated and given a menu, which contained some of the most unappetizing photos of Mexican food I have seen in recent memory. I think they got the same photographer to do these that took pictures of the food for those JC Mickelson's billboards on I-15 on the way to Nephi. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I ignored the photos and decided on the caldo de res. They had many caldos (chicken, seafood, meatballs, and even goat!) but I decided to try the old standby first. The soup quickly arrived, smelling excellent and looking way better than the photo (but you expected that). This was a great rendition of caldo de res, with perfectly cooked pieces of zucchini, carrots, potatoes, and corn along with generous portions of extremely tender meat. I loved the broth too, very flavorful. The soup was served with a bit of Mexican rice and some hot, fresh corn tortillas. As some have said, prices are a bit high for a hole-in-the-wall (I believe the soup was over $9, though it was a very generous portion). That being said, I'll pay whatever price is necessary for some tasty, tasty caldo. And I must try the other caldos, so I will definitely be back. Note: this place is cash only.
(4)Katie H.
Best salsa I have ever ever EVER had at a restaurant. Ever. Period. The only place you are supposed to get salsa like this is at home... or so I thought. Like... wow. Be warned if you don't love spice- it is very spicy. But it's not stupid hot- it's flavorful hot. They put habanero peppers in there. SO GOOD. The beans are super good. The homemade corn tortillas are super good. The goat soup is souper good. The broth was incredible and flavorful, the meat was tender and flavorful, and the portion was big enough to satisfy a man (not as big as a bowl of Pho but close to 4 cups maybe?). I was happy to see some bone in the broth because that is a sign they likely make the broth right. The soup does not have any vegetables. Had I known this, and had I known the portion would be so large with so much meat - I would have asked for a half portion. It came with a side of corn tortillas. I liked putting little pieces of meat or some beans in the tortillas with some salsa and eating it with my soup. I would have liked vegetables in there but it is what it is, and it was delicious. My husband got a plain ole chicken burrito. Yawn. Looking at the menu I can't imagine wanting a burrito. Everything else on the menu sounds so much more exciting. Turned out he just didn't know what to get. Well, he thought his burrito was good. He thought the beans that came with his food were fantastic. I thought the burrito was really dry and not that flavorful. The chicken was dry. The burrito needed cheese and beans or something with flavor and oozing ability. He did end up saying later that he wished he would have ordered the beef instead of the chicken. Oh well. We will be back to try more of the menu. When I walked in I thought I was in Mexico. It's a tiny little hole in the wall but everything matches. I found it charming. I like the little kitchen area that you can see into through the arch in the brick wall. They hardly speak English, are very kind, very friendly, and very generous. The air of this place feels like family. They really take care of you here. It felt like I was eating at a friends home in Mexico. Love Julia's.
(4)Brenda G.
Just ate here for the first time today. Was very impressed by the food. So much flavor! I recommend the Bistek Ranchera. The staff was also very friendly and they serve generous portions.
(4)Maestro L.
The soup is great and so is the food. the salsa is real (habanero) spicy. I think it is a little pricey or they overcharged me. We had 2 waters, an enchilada plate and the shrimp/octopus soup and it came to 23 bucks...ouch..
(4)Maxwell M.
Meanwhile at a nondescript location in Rose Park.... My friend introduced me to Julia's recently and after a couple of visits I decided to finally write a review of the Joint. If you've been anywhere in rose park you will know that they have an abundant Hispanic population, situated on 10th west in the industrial side of Rose park sits Julia's a small local Mexican eatery. The menu isn't all too big but what it lacks in size is made up in flavor. Upon selecting your own seat you should order the chips and salsa with a cup of beans. The salsa is super spicy but delicious ... It may sound a little weird to order beans with chips but these happened to be some of the best beans I have EVER tasted in my life. I was almost on the verge of quitting eating all other foods just to eat these beans for the rest of life. When looking at their menu I saw one of my favorite Mexican dishes, Menudo (Soup with Tripe and Hominy in a Chili broth) this is usually only served on weekends at most Mexican restaurants, but Julia's serves it all week. I could't deny myself a selection on a weekday. It's great to see that it was served with all of its sides, cilantro chopped onion and tortillas. Their tortillas are home made and great for picking and dipping into your soup. This was one of my favorite servings of Menudo I've had since I lived in California. One of the dishes that were recommended to me was Goat Soup. The soup was delicious and full of flavor and came with the same condiments as Menudo. The soup had a Delicious broth and didn't skimp on the Goat meat.It was super tasty and delicious. This place offers some of the best Mexican food for the price the service is excellent and reminds me of home. It helps to have someone who speaks Spanish but since their menu is laden with pictures there is no language barrier. All I can say it's great to venture off the path of the other famous established iguanas and find a place with truly legitimate Mexican fare.
(5)B T.
You'll prolly be the only gringo in the joint. Get the pozole, chile rellenos and some horchata.
(5)Ruben A.
Pretty good enchiladas de queso. They make them with queso cotija---the white crumbly kind. The beans and rice were really good. Flavor was really good. I kept thinking of going back to get more. Taste is very good! It is a whole in the wall place. But clean. Service could have been better. Maybe because they were busy with the group of Mexican workers there, about 8 in the middle. The other white dudes and this Tex/Mex were kind of left out of the lop for a little. If it was not for this I would have given it higher rating. Also the prices are too high. I paid $7.50 for the enchilada and $1.60 for a can of soda. All the other stuff was $10-15. And they were pretty run of the mill meals. They all looked good but for a small home-made food place, too high prices. I dinged them for that too. No credit cards. cash only.
(3)Stroker A.
An amazing, authentic hole in the wall. Steaming fresh-made tortillas and fiery habanero salsa. Everything I have had here has been great. Camarones ala diabla (shrimp of the devil) is my standard go-to. They open for breakfast and close at 7 pm. Try the melon water. It is always fresh and delicious. Mostly Latinos eating here which is a good sign. I love it. My kids even love it, they just eat the delicious beans provided with the chips and stay away from the majical habanero salsa, leaving more for me.
(5)Joe M.
I love Julias! This is some tasty Mexican chow. The dining room is a bit spare and the neighborhood is a bit sketchy but the food is out of this world. This is not fast food Mexican and it's not fancy Mexican. It's homestyle Mexican food, like you would eat at Julia's home. The Bistek Ranchero is my favorite, with tender pieces of beef, green peppers and onions in a flavorful sauce. Chile Rellenos is another fave, using Poblano peppers instead of Anaheim's for a little zip. Pork Ribs with Napoles (cactus leaves) is tasty too as is the Caldo Marina (Seafood Soup) made with a spicy red broth, shrimp, fish, octopus, peppers, onions and carrots. If you're looking for something hot, try the Camarones Diabla (Devil's Shrimp). Very hot and tasty. All dishes are accompanied with homemade tortilla chips, tortillas, rice, beans and Habanero salsa. The dishes are a little pricey ($10-12) but the portions are large and you can't find food like this anywhere else in town.
(5)Susan V.
Wonderful, authentic Mexican food in a casual family atmosphere. Portions are twice the size of what I eat, so two meals in one. Usually soccer is on the tv and kids are running around. Julia makes hard-to-find items like tortas de cameron en nopales con romero (dried shrimp cakes in cactus with romero, a grasslike herb that you can't find easily here) - a common dish in Mexico during Lent. Welcoming, no attitude, happy to have your business, very accommodating.
(4)Davin K.
Oh man, this is finally the authentic Mexican breakfast that I've wanted in this city. Instant coffee, perfect flavored beans, and a huge pile of scrambled eggs with ham and jalapenos and home made tortillas for a darn good price. They also make fresh melon juice and no espeaka english. Perfect, and I'm a new regular.
(5)Erika K.
EXCELLENT FOOD!!!!! The soups are so awesome. I love mexican food but i can't do dairy. The soups totally satisfy my craving. The menu all around is YUMMY!!!
(5)Tania S.
This place is not a joke! Having lived here a couple years, I have on my quest for good Mexican food, have done the tour de Red Iguana as well as the likes of the tour de La Fountain. Julia's shuts it down with the authentic tastes of Michoacan and Zacatecas, and god bless her for that! I had the Tacos de Asada along with Sopes de Pollo. If you're into natural juices, the jugo de Melon pairs very well. The tostadas de ceviche are right on point, might I add. Everything is fresh, the tortillas are handmade. It was a total dream. I couldn't believe I could find real Mexican food and I finally did here in Salt Lake City. Notice the finely grated Cotija cheese: That speaks on it's own! Tips: Cash only! Staff is friendly. It was a little quiet while there, but it was a memorable experience nonetheless. Sorry hipsters, but you can keep your Red Iguana I and II!
(5)Will S.
This place was a well-researched yelp-find by my wife on the way home from vacation. It's on the wrong side of the tracks, yes, in a shabby building. But, the food was ridiculous. Gigantic portions of the most legit Mexican food I've had in the states. All of the food was amazing; especially of note were the chile relleno and beef rancherias. The salsa was on fleek, and there was horchata to cool my kid's palates. The service left a bit to be desired and the toilet, while clean, could've used a TP dispenser. These are the reasons this joint doesn't get a five star rating from me and in no way should dissuade you from getting down at Julia's. It's a good enough reason to stop if you're going through SLC anyway. Btw--I like Red Iguana because I love mole dishes. However, Abuelita Julia has it going on and and there's never a line out the door at Julia's and for those reasons I probably will not be returning to Red Iguana.
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