Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe

231 Rio Blvd, Gaithersburg MD 20878 unclejulios.com (240) 632-2150

Cuisines and Dishes at Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe:

Mexican

Menu for Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe

Appetizers

Chile Con Queso
cup, bowl, spicy blend of cheeses, add: picadillo, add: chorizo
Nachos
bean and cheese refried beans and a blend of cheeses, especial: add mesquite grilled chicken or beef fajitas
Quesadillas
peppers, mushrooms and onions, chicken, tomatoes and onions, chicken or beef fajitas with onions
Homemade Tamales
four pork tamales with salsa carne, four chicken tamales with tomatillo sauce
Roasted Vegetable Tamales
two roasted vegetable tamales served with cojita cheese and spicy sour cream
Ceviche Royale
shrimp, scallops and tilapia marinated with fresh lime and lemon juice, tomato, onions and cilantro
Ceviche Rica
shrimp marinated with fresh lime and lemon juice, tomato, onions and cilantro
Guacamole
made in-house with fresh haas avocados

Appetizer Of The Day

Monday - Spinach Quesadillas
Tuesday - Queso Flameado Con Chorizo
Wednesday - Shrimp Quesadillas
Thursday - Calamari
Friday - Chipotle Barbeque Chicken Quesadillas
Saturday - Shrimp Quesadillas
Sunday - Calamari

Soup Of The Day

Tortilla Soup
bowl, diced chicken fajita paried with fresh vegetables and tortilla strips in a zesty chicken broth. served daily.
Monday - Mexican Corn Chowder
Tuesday - Poblano Beef Fajita Soup
Wednesday - Black Bean Soup
Thursday - Poblano Cream Soup
Friday - Shrimp And Lobster Soup

Entrees - Ensaladas

Ensalada Grande
mixed field greens with grape tomatoes, jicama, cucumbers, red onions, red cabbage and cojita cheese. served with your choice of dressing: honey dijon vinaigrette or chipotle ranch. mesquite grilled portobello or chicken, mesquite grilled beef, mesquite grilled shrimp or salmon

Entrees - Enchiladas, Tacos And Rellenos

Cheese And Onion Enchiladas
two, three, cheese and onion enchiladas with salsa carne
Chicken Enchiladas
two, three, with uncle julio's special el paso style red sauce, salsa verde or sour cream sauce.
Beef Enchiladas
two, three, with salsa carne
Combination Enchiladas
two, three
Soft Flour Taco Dinner
two, chicken or beef, supreme: chicken or beef fajitas
Crispy Taco Dinner
three, chicken or beef
Flauta Dinner
three, chicken or beef
Chile Rellenos
two, egg battered poblano peppers stuffed with monterey jack cheese. topped with a zesty ranchero sauce.
Herschel's Platter
chicken enchilada, cheese chile relleno, pork tamale, beef taco al carbon
Juanita's Platter
create your own custom combination, two enchiladas (chicken, beef or cheese and onion), one crispy taco (chicken or beef), one tamale (pork or chicken)
Benito's Platter
cheese chile relleno, chicken enchilada, pork tamale

Platillos Combinados De La Parrilla

Matamoros
mesquite grilled marinated frog legs and your choice of chicken, beef or combination fajitas.
Juarez
pork ribs; slow smoked over mequite wood and your choice of chicken, beef or combination fajitas. served with a side of chipotle barbeque sauce.
Jalisco
mesquite grilled jumbo butterflied shrimp and your choice of chicken, beef or combination fajitas.
Guadalajara
our signature grilled jumbo shrimp brochette; stuffed with monterey jack cheese and jalapenos wrapped with bacon and your choice of chicken, beef or combination fajitas.
La Paloma
tender marinated mesquite grilled quail and your choice of chicken, beef or combination fajitas.
Plato Especial
create your own plate from the following specialties: mesquite grilled quail, frog legs, costillas, camarones brochette or camerones diablos.

Uncle Julio's Favorites

Fajitas Al Carbon
chicken, beef or combination fajitas
Tacos Al Carbon
our homemade flour tortillas rolled to order and filled with your choice of chicken or beef fajitas.
Carne Asada - Al Jardin Style
marinated beef skirt steak, topped with sauteed seasoned vegetables
Pechuga De Pollo - Al Jardin Style
grilled chicken breast, topped with sauteed seasoned vegetables
Costillas
pork ribs slow smoked over mesquite wood
Camarones Brochette
jumbo shrimp, stuffed with monterey jack cheese and jalapenos and wrapped in bacon.
Quail A La Parilla
mesquite grilled and basted with our delicious chipotle barbeque sauce
Frog Legs
marinated and mesquite grilled

House Specialties

Vegatable Fajitas Especial
roasted potatoes, onions red and poblano peppers, mesquite grilled yellow squash, zucchini and portobello mushrooms. served with black beans and our warm flour tortillas.
Honey Chipotle Salmon
mesquite grilled with honey chipotle glaze served with corn-black bean-cilantro rice and a side of pineapple pico de gallo.
Cowboy Ribeye
16 oz. usda prime bone-in ribeye steak. mesquite grilled and served with a roasted vegetable tamale and our sauteed vegetable medley.
Plato Gordo
(serves 3-4), uncle julio's famous mesquite grilled favorites. marinated beef and chicken fajitas, costillas and camarones brochette. served with rice, frijoles a la charra, pico de gallo, fresh guacamole and our warm flour tortillas.

Heart Healthy

Mesquite Grilled Salmon Filet
mesquite grilled salmon filet served with sauteed vegetables and fresh pineapple pico de gallo.
Ensalada Especial
mixed field greens with grape tomatoes, jicama, cucumbers, red onions and red cabbage served with your choice of mesquite grilled salmon filet or mesquite grilled portobello mushrooms and our citrus vinaigrette dressing.
Grilled Vegetable Platter
mesquite grilled zucchini, yellow squash, portobello mushroom, red potatoes, red and yellow onions served with roasted red poblano peppers with a side of pineapple pico de gallo.

Kid's Menu

Nino Nachos
four individual chips with your choice of cheese or cheese and beans. served with a cup of fruit.
Lotta Enchilada
single cheese enchilada topped with beef sauce. served with rice and refried beans.
Delicious Crispy Taco
single beef or chicken crispy taco with lettuce, tomato and cheese. served with rice and refried beans on the side. (prefer a soft shell? let your server know!)
Fajita
kid-sized serving of uncle julio's famous fajitas! your choice of mesquite grilled chicken or beef. served with rice, refried beans, kernel corn and fresh flour tortillas.
Kidsadillas
grilled cheese sandwich, julio style. melted yellow cheese between triangles of grilled flour tortillas. served with a cup of fruit. four to an order.
Cup Of Fruit
cup of seasonal fruit.
Drink In A Cool Cup!
milk/chocolate or juice (orange, pineapple, apple, grapefruit, cranberry or tomato)
Ice Cream
vanilla ice cream

Postres

Sopapillas
puffed mexican pastries sprinkled with cinnamon and powdered sugar, served warm with honey for dipping, add: ice cream
Cajeta
vanilla ice cream with toasted coconut and pecans. topped with our homemade caramel sauce and whipped cream.
Flan
creamy egg custard

Dessert Of The Day

Lemon Orange Flan
our traditional mexican custard infused with lemon and orange. a lite sweet treat for summer.
Churros
latin america's version of the donut. ours are fried golden brown and tossed with cinnamon sugar. served with cajeta kahula cream for dipping.
Apple Empanada
cinnamon apple and raisins in a flaky pastry crust. served with vanilla cream.
Chocolate Flan
creamy chocolate egg custard topped with fresh whipped cream.
Pineapple Empanada
grilled pineapple in a flaky pastry crust. served with vanilla ice cream.

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Ratings and Reviews for Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe

May 30 2012

E L. via Yelp

Uncle Julio's is great and I especially LOVE this location. I love the outdoor seating option and having brunch out there. The food is consistently good and...read more
Apr 22 2012

April S. via Yelp

I love Uncle Julios, formerly known as Rio Grande Cafe. To me and so many others it will always be The Rio. The Swirls and Camerones A La Parilla are to...read more
Mar 18 2012

Aaron S. via Yelp

prices were what was expected...if you are at the rio and its a nice day...its worth it to eat outside...haven't tried their drinks but overall not a bad placeread more
Sep 29 2008

via Citysearch

We go here once a week and the food is delicious! The portions are really large and the prices are about $13.00 per person (entree...read more
Feb 03 2008

via Citysearch

We go there once a week. If they tell you that your wait is going to be 30 minutes, then count on it being 15 minutes. The servi...read more

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