Me and Julio

Based on the number of highly rated reviews I thought it was worth giving this place a shot, I spend a lot of time in Hastings and a quality restaurant is always worthwhile. In all honesty, I have no idea how they achieved such high reviews. The food was okay and a fair value, though they were absolutely ginormous portion sizes. The person who complained that the portions were to small for the price is out of his mind, the portions were as big as my face. The Bloody Marys (we were there for brunch) were fabulous, made with homemade horseradish vodka and the fact that they were served with little Coronita bottles is pretty cute. The ambience was cheesy and slightly offensive, the bathrooms are labeled "Pistols" and "Holsters." Seriously.

Not a bad place, but overall not worth going back. And really, it was all the little stuff...a locked door when we arrived for brunch, every plate on our table missing one key ingredient in the dish, corn tortillas that definitely had flour in them, and of course the aforementioned "Pistols" and "Holsters"...

Is it bad? No. Is it worth going out of your way to try? No.
But if you do find yourself at Me & Julio's, give the Walleye tacos a shot. They're super tasty and only as big as half your face.

As a native Texas, I always get nervous when trying Mexican food in the Midwest. I get extra nervous when a restaurant purports to be "Tex-Mex." All too often a Minnesotan's idea of Mexican is to take a tortilla, slap some meat together with some bulk purchased salsa and Velveeta and call it dinner. That said, Me and Julio nailed it.

The food was great. The salsa was clearly handmade and fresh. The beans were flavorful. Nothing was too spicy, so my friends who like hockey and Canadian beer were happy.  But the food was great, service was awesome, and they had some good local beers on tap. Win win win.

11/29/11

Met a few of my girlfriends for supper last night and had a great time!  Jackie was our server and from the moment we were seated our service was excellent.  Menu was a nice variety of mexican/american, I decided on the chicken tacos with a couple of glasses of pinot grigio and before we knew it three hours had passed.   Was so impressed I ended up getting a gift card for my parents.  Thought they would like to be treated to a very nice meal in a place that had great service and ambiance.  
Thank you!