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| - Today was the second time I've visited Julio's Barrio - last time I visited was approximately three years ago so I was anticipating the obvious, such as different staff members and even the food taste/quality. For my first time there, I ordered fajitas con carne, which was slightly expensive compared to its quantity, but was delicious. Today, I ordered Pollo en Chipotle and was happy and sad to discover it had the same con and pro, regarding its price and the tastiness of the meal.
The chicken was cooked very well - it was moist inside, but slightly charred outside such that the meat didn't break off too easily. Also, the well cooked exterior made the texture crispy on the outside and added a slight bitterness to the otherwise sweet and spicy chicken; the flavours complemented each other very well. The corn salad that came as a side was fresh and had a bit of spice from black pepper, and salsa was of a mediocre quality (as in it was okay, but nothing impressive). Overall, the food was good. The only problem was that despite having three side dishes, it really was not filling at all. I was hungry in about an hour, and I'm the type of person who eats approximately two average-sized meals per day. Considering that the cost of what I ordered was almost twenty dollars, and that the quality of the food was not anything mind-blowing, I thought that I was not getting fully of what I paid for.
As for the service, I was there at 3PM so there were may be only two other tables that were occupied. Therefore, I cannot give them the full credits with a confident credibility for providing a good service,as I just don't know or can't recall if the same quality of service will be provided when the restaurant is busier. The fried tortillas that were given as soon as we sat down was pretty good, and I enjoyed the gum they handed out after the bill was paid for. The service was adequate and efficient, but as I have said above, I cannot guarantee it will be the same during the rush hours.
In conclusion, did I enjoy my experience in Julio's Barrio? If I had been crazily craving for a good-quality Mexican food, I might have given a full "yes", but what I wanted then was just to get my stomach filled. While the food was delicious, it was not exactly deserving of the price tag that it came with. Will I return to Julio's Barrio any time soon? Probably not. I am a university student after all, and I like seeing the money I paid actually paying off. This place seriously needs to cut down on their price, if they want to do a fair business.
Three stars out of five! Hope this review helped :D
Steven
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