Wholesale food prices were up 7% annually in December 2024, according to the National Restaurant Association. But the days of casual eateries being able to pass rising costs onto customers may be ...

A popular Mexican restaurant has closed for good after over 30 years on the city's North Side. Uncle Julio's announced Wednesday the permanent closure of its Chicago location in Lincoln Park.

In 2017, Uncle Julio’s had 29 restaurants and ended 2023 with roughly 37, according to Restaurant Business. Uncle Julio’s, which also operates a virtual brand called Savage Burrito ...

When I go home to Texas for Thanksgiving with my family this year, good ol’ Uncle Julio will serve us dinner. Not a person named Julio, but the Mexican restaurant chain Uncle Julio’s that my ...