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. Â 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! Â Jackie was our server and from the moment we were seated our service was excellent. Â 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. Â Was so impressed I ended up getting a gift card for my parents. Â Thought they would like to be treated to a very nice meal in a place that had great service and ambiance. Â
Thank you!
I went to Me and Julio with two friends last night and had high expectations. Got there about 7:30 on a Saturday night and the place was packed.
The energy was high and Chris, the bartender, was running around making drinks, fixing beer taps, adjusting the TV ... two of us had beers and my friend had a basil margarita (heavy on the margarita, light on the basil) while we waited for our table. (By the way, kudos to him for pouring a sample of the beer I wasn't familiar with before I ordered it). The Miller Lite girls were there giving out 2 for 1's and beer branded merchandise. Ambiance - A+
This restaurant is owned by the group that owns Axel's / Bonfire / Rudy's Redeye Grill / Lucky 13's. In fact, as an homage to Lucky 13s there is a number 13 on on the sleeve of the T-Shirts all the staff wear.
Note this is a menu with 1/2 Mexican and 1/2 American. Popcorn is free. Chips and salsa are $2.99. Dislike this trend (see the original incarnation of Ciento) but understand it.
We sat down and ordered dinner. Fortunately we were not in a hurry. Ordered the Tres Dips (salsa, guacamole, and a cream-cheese-jalapeno dip). One of my friends said the chips tasted like they came out of a fish fryer. Not sure if they were house made or bagged/commissary items -- they did not come to the table particularly warm. The salsa was very good and the guac was pretty good. The cream cheese jalapeno dip was weird. It wasn't well-incorporated, so you had the ooh, cream cheese and *damn that's some jalapeno* moments. (We were hoping that would be more of a queso dip, it didn't say "cream cheese" dip it said "cheese" dip.)
Entrees -- I had the puffy chicken tacos. The puffy taco shells appeared to be pre-made, they were not warm or pliable.. The chicken was pretty good but not a lot of it, there was at least a lot of lettuce and tomato so the taco was full. Â Friend #1 had the "braised bacon" (pork butt) standard tacos. He was lukewarm on the presentation and said he would have preferred carnitas. Friend #2 had the Grande Burrito. He said there was way too much shell and not enough filling.
Also, there are five or six side choices (soup, rice, corn, and two kinds of beans) and you only get one with your meal. An extra side has to be ordered a la carte and can run up to $2.99. That's crazy. Add a buck to the entree price and offer a choice of two sides.
As we left we saw the outside bar and firepit. Very cool. Will have to come back and check it out. Â
With a few beers, the shred appetizer, and dinner, it was over $90 for the three of us. A bit spendy, not outrageous, but not cheap.
Restrooms are clean and beautiful, though confusingly noted "Pistols" (with a picture of a little boy on the door) for men and "Holsters" for women. Hope no one is confused by that, especially with 5-6 beers on them.
Overall, cool place, good buzz, excellent ambiance, okay food. It's a place that has a lot of potential and as with every new restaurant it has some kinks to work out. I would go back, though probably for drinks and appetizers, and hope that they can refine, improve, and tighten some things up as it goes on.
I'm torn. I don't want to hit it with three stars, which the food and the fact that we were there for almost two hours deserves, but I also don't know that it earned the full four which the ambiance and personality of the place definitely get. For now I'll give it four and see how it goes on visit #2.
I love this p lace and I would love to come here more often but I am not interested in the bar. I come for the food and the food either needs to be bigger servings or a little cheaper. I am not spending almost 10 bucks on a cheeseburger when there are 4 places in town to get a great burger for 7 bucks.
Those walleye taquitos rocked but again 9 dollars for 4 taquitos was a bit pricey.
just ate here during opening week. i can honestly say this will be one of my go to places. finally hastings has another great bar. the inside of this building has been totally re done, and it looks better than ever. we sat outside on the porch area. lots of tables and a beautiful bar out there. Â the food is very good quality. chips come out in a big corona bucket with a side of thick salsa. Â i got the steak tacos(and although you only get 2 small tacos) the quality and taste is great. the wait staff was really good considering how full and bussy the place was. the real winner is the enviroment. the resturant is just beautiful looking...thats almost enough to go check this place out. i really think me and julio is going to be one of the "big" places in town.
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