La Casa De Juli — Restaurant in Gastonia

The place is beautiful, the service efficient and food good. The reason why I am ranking it low is for the lack of options in the menu. Only one dish is served per week, so basically once you get there you either order the dish of the week or go somewhere else. Then how do I know that I'm not been served the Rice that was cooked on Monday and today is Friday? I do understand that a small simple menu is good, but by goodness sake not THAT small, you could do the dish of the day instead. That way you are giving returning customers the chance to vary. If I don't like today's meal then I will probably like the one tomorrow... The next issue here is that the business is advertised as serving caribbean style food but as a good Dominican I have never seen a meal of Rice and Beans served without some sort of meat.... Not what I was expecting. Now please don't take it the wrong way, I did like the empanadas and will definitely be back for more, but only to go. Please see this comment as constructive criticism, because I simply know that if you correct this little short comings you have an amazing business and will be very successful. Best of...

This is not just a place for empanadas. They do have probably 10+ kinds of empanadas...fruit filled, chicken, meat filled. They have awesome main dishes like arroz con pollo (chicken with yellow rice), bowls with your choice of yellow or white rice, plus a protein, your choice of maduros (fried sweet plaintains) or fresh avocado. Some days they have "specials" like a bowl of choice with an empanada and a drink. Im a Cuban transplant from Miami and we cook many of the same dishes, so this place is one of my top go to places for a hearty Mediterranian type meal. One take-out meal is enough for two meals for me (gastric bypass patient). You can eat inside or outdoor. The family that owns Juli's are very friendly and willing to help you make selections of what to eat if you need help and they speak English very well. They also cater foods for events. Juli's is centrally located on Union Rd going north, just passed Dollar General and Arbys. They do deliver via one of the delivery services. You will need to check with them which one. If you like hearty, healthy food cooked fresh every day, please check out Casa de Juli...

We stopped by to try them out for the first time and we were very impressed. The beef empanadas were fresh, delicious and very flavorful. We then tried the steak bowl with the arroz con gandules, the avocado, fried yucca and the steak. The rice was perfectly cooked, the steak was so well seasoned that every bite was a true joy. The avocados was fresh and very tasty. The portions were very large and my wife and I had plenty leftovers for later. The cinnamon apple dessert empanadas were very tasty and filled to the max. Great place, phenomenal staff, and the food was a trip down memory lane of my family's home cooking. Glad we found this place, we will be...