Uncle Julio's Vernon Hills Menu

Hawthorn Center, 850 N Milwaukee Ave Ste 100, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
  • Bulk Tamales

    • Bulk Tamales

      Your choice of a half dozen or one dozen pork tamales with Red Chile, chicken tamales with Tomatillo sauce or a combination of 6 pork and 6 chicken tamales. Must be ordered 3 hours in advance.
      $27.99
  • Family Meals for 4

    • Family Enchilada Meal For 4

      Chips and salsa, choice of queso or guacamole 3 beef enchiladas with house red sauce, 3 cheese enchiladas with house red sauce, 2 chicken enchiladas with green tomatillo sauce, Mexican rice and beans, plus churros for dessert
      $49.00
    • Family Taco Meal For 4

      Chips and salsa, choice of queso or guacamole Ground beef and pulled chicken with our homemade flour tortillas or crispy taco shells Lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, Mexican rice and beans, plus churros for dessert
      $61.50
    • Nacho Appetizer For 4

      Build your own nachos with 2 full pounds of homemade chips plus all the salsa, queso, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, fresh and pickled jalapenos, beans, sauteed chicken and ground beef you’ll need to serve 4-6 people.
      $30.50
    • Family Fajita Meal For 4

      Chips and salsa, choice of queso or guacamole Mesquite grilled steak and chicken or carnitas fajitas and our homemade flour tortillas, sour cream, cheese, pico de gallo, Mexican rice, beans, sauteed peppers and onions, plus churros for dessert
      $99.50
  • Appetizers

    • Guacamole

      Made in-house with fresh Hass avocados, Onions, cilantro, tomatoes and jalapenos. Served with homemade chips.
      $19.00
    • Queso Blanco

      Rich white queso with jalapeño peppers.
      $16.00
    • Stacked Nachos

      Corn tortilla chips piled high with seasoned ground beef, queso blanco, Pico de Gallo, jalapeno, guacamole and sour cream.
      $14.75
    • Honey Habanero Shrimp Appetizer

      Sweet and Fiery. Four mesquite-grilled jumbo shrimp stuffed with fresh minced habanero and crumbled queso fresco, wrapped in smoked bacon and topped with the honey chipotle glaze.
      $16.00
    • Tortilla Soup

      chicken broth | avocado | sweet corn | Monterey jack tortilla strips  tortilla strips 
      $7.50
    • Fajita Quesadilla

      Steak or Chicken Fajita, sautéed onions and Monterrey jack on flour tortillas with sour cream and fresh guacamole.
      $18.50
  • Famous Fajitas

    • Carnitas Fajitas For One

      Savory braised pork with honey chipotle glaze, lime crema and fresh cilantro
      $26.00
    • Carnitas Fajitas For Two

      Savory braised pork with honey chipotle glaze, lime crema and fresh cilantro
      $46.50
    • Seasoned Shrimp Fajitas For 1

      Mesquite grilled fajita-style shrimp generously spiced with our signature parrilla spice. Served with Mexican butter
      $26.00
    • Seasoned Shrimp Fajitas For 2

      Mesquite grilled fajita-style shrimp generously spiced with our signature parrilla spice. Served with Mexican butter
      $46.50
    • Steak And/Or Chicken Fajitas For One

      Tender cuts of Midwestern grain-fed steak, hand-trimmed by our butcher and mesquite grilled chicken topped with whipped Mexican butter. Served with fresh guacamole, sour cream, cheese, sautéed peppers and onions with our homemade flour tortillas.
      $28.00
    • Steak And/Or Chicken Fajitas For Two

      Tender cuts of Midwestern grain-fed steak, hand-trimmed by our butcher and mesquite grilled chicken topped with whipped Mexican butter. Served with fresh guacamole, sour cream, cheese, sautéed peppers and onions with our homemade flour tortillas.
      $53.50
    • Steak And/Or Chicken Fajitas For Two

      Tender cuts of Midwestern grain-fed steak, hand-trimmed by our butcher and mesquite grilled chicken topped with whipped Mexican butter. Served with fresh guacamole, sour cream, cheese, sautéed peppers and onions with our homemade flour tortillas.
      $53.50
    • Guadalajara

      Mesquite grilled jumbo bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese and fresh jalapeño with mesquite grilled chicken and steak fajitas. Served with Mexican butter, fresh guacamole, sour cream, cheese, sautéed peppers and onions, and our homemade flour tortillas.
      $33.00
  • Tex-Mex Enchiladas & More

    • Cheese & Onion Enchiladas

      Choose between two or three cheese enchiladas with red chile sauce. Comes with rice and fresh cabbage slaw.
      $18.00
    • Chicken Enchiladas

      Choose between two or three chicken enchiladas with tomatillo sauce. Comes with rice and fresh cabbage slaw.
      $18.25
    • Beef Enchiladas

      Choose two or three ground beef enchiladas with red chile sauce. Comes with rice and fresh cabbage slaw.
      $18.25
    • Combination Enchiladas

      Choose two or three enchiladas: ground beef, pulled chicken or cheese & onion. Comes with rice and fresh cabbage slaw.
      $18.25
    • Tex-Mex Combination Dinner

      Beef enchilada with agave queso sauce, chicken enchilada with creamy hatch chile sauce and one crispy beef taco. Comes with rice.
      $18.75
    • Maria's Combination Platter

      1 cheese enchilada, 1 crispy chicken taco, and 1 chicken tamale with pork green chili sauce.
      $16.75
    • Roberto's Combo Plate

      Seasoned beef enchilada, crispy beer taco, port tamale with salsa carne
      $16.75
    • Pablo's Combination Plate

      Seasoned beef enchilada, crispy beef taco, chicken tamale with pork hatch chile sauce or tomatillo sauce pork tamale with salsa carne
      $18.25
  • Tex-Mex Tacos

    • Carnitas Tacos

      three corn tortillas | roasted pineapple habanero salsa | onions cilantro | queso fresco | mexican rice
      $19.00
    • Soft Taco Plate

      Choose between two or three pulled chicken, ground beef, mesquite grilled fajita chicken or beef tacos with lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese. Served with Mexican rice.
      $16.00
    • Crispy Taco Plate

      Choose between two or three pulled chicken or ground beef tacos with lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese. Served with Mexican rice.
      $16.00
    • Fire-Grilled Street Tacos

      Straight from the heart of Mexico–fire-grilled corn tortillas filled with melted cheese, roasted habanero salsa, roasted jalapeño peppers, pico de gallo, cilantro, avocado, lime crema and Mexican rice and black beans
      $19.00
  • Salads

    • Classic Taco Salad

      Choose from: ground beef, pulled or fajita chicken on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce. Topped with avocados, grape tomatoes, black beans, roasted corn, cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese in our homemade tortilla shell with homemade ranch on the side
      $19.25
    • Fresca Salad

      Seasoned shrimp served chilled atop a mix of greens and cabbage, with carrots, roasted corn, tomatoes, avocado escabeche & cotija cheese. Choice of: Ranch, Jalapeño Ranch and Herb Vinaigrette
      $19.00
  • Grilled Specialties

    • Guadalajara

      Mesquite grilled jumbo bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese and fresh jalapeño with mesquite grilled chicken and steak fajitas. Served with Mexican butter, fresh guacamole, sour cream, cheese, pico de gallo, sautéed peppers and onions, and our homemade flour tortillas.
      $33.00
    • Bacon Wrapped Camarones

      Six jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack and fresh jalapeño, bacon wrapped, and mesquite grilled. Served with Mexican butter, homemade guacamole, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and frijoles a la charra
      $32.00
    • Honey Chipotle Salmon

      Mesquite grilled salmon filet topped with honey chipotle glaze served with Cilantro rice, homemade pico de gallo and black beans
      $25.50
    • Pechuga De Pollo

      Mesquite grilled chicken breast with sautéed peppers and onions. Serve with homemade guacamole, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and frijoles a la charra
      $23.50
    • Carne Asada

      Hand-cut marinated 21-day aged skirt steak*. Served with homemade guacamole, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and frijoles a la charra
      $32.50
    • Chile Rellenos

      Three crispy rellenos filled with Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Smothered with New Mexico Hatch green chile sauce
      $16.00
  • Desserts

    • Churros

      house-made | dusted with cinnamon sugar | with chocolate & cajeta sauce for dipping
      $8.25
    • Churro Cake

      Warm churro cake with whipped cream
      $8.25
  • Kids Menu

    • Kid Chicken Fajita

      Kid-sized serving of Uncle Julio’s famous original fajitas! Mesquite grilled chicken served with rice, refried beans and fresh flour tortillas.
      $8.00
    • Kid Crispy Or Soft Taco

      Single beef or chicken taco with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Served with rice and refried beans.
      $8.59
    • Kid Quesadilla

      Melted yellow cheese between triangles of grilled flour tortillas served with rice and refried beans. Four to an order.
      $8.00
    • Kid Burrito

      $8.00
    • Kids Chicken Tenders

      Three juicy fried chicken tenders with your choice of ranch or ketchup for dipping. Served with French fries
      $8.00
  • Beverages

    • 20oz Fountain Drinks

      $3.50
  • Extras

    • Side Small Fresca Salad

      $6.50
    • Side Of Guacamole

      $2.25
    • Side Of Sour Cream

      $1.25
    • Side Of Half & Half Cheese

      $1.29
    • Side Monterey Jack

      $1.50
    • Side Mexican Rice

      $2.50
    • Side Frijoles Ala Charra

      $2.50
    • Side Refried Beans

      $2.50
    • Order Of Flour Tortillas (3)

      $2.25
    • Order Of Corn Tortillas Tortillas (3)

      $2.50
    • Large Bag Of Chips

      $4.25
    • Quart Of Roasted Salsa

      $7.50
    • Pint Of Roasted Salsa

      $4.25
    • Side Peppers & Onions

      $4.75
    • Side Mexican Butter

      $2.00

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