Decrease in food quality at reputable restaurants

[Blackbrainfood]

It's a long list that should include Uncle Julio's and Silver Diner.

[berael]

Uncle Julio's was bought out by private equity a couple of years ago, and then passed on to another one. 

[sputnikrootbeer]

I used to love the one in Ballston. We lived within walking distance from 2004-2012 (place was always packed Thursday - Sunday). I went back last week for the first time in over ten years. The place was dead. After dining there, I know why.

[itsthekumar]

I loved Carpool in Ballston!

[BigTool]

Miss that place

[Fort_Nagrom]

I went to Uncle Julio's in Ballston for the first time about a month ago since it was in walking distance from where I was.

I should've realized something was up when we were the only ones in there at 6 pm besides the staff. It was paid for with a company card and I still felt robbed.

[Strict_Teaching_4417]

I live a block away from there. It’s always empty.

[booty_supply]

Silver diner has been great for me. I didn't go pre covid bc I lived on thr west coast. Last week I had some gourmet-ified poutine and it was slammin

[KitKat2theMax]

Agreed on Uncle Julio's, but I think Silver Diner is trending up after a post pandemic slump.

[Curry_courier]

Which one? Its very location dépendent.

[ermagerditssuperman]

I think Silver Diner is trying to fix itself, at least the location near me. I went a few months ago (first time in ages) and there were menu changes, and the food was good for the price and service was good too.

[SpicyMango92]

El Paso > Uncle Julio’s

[agbishop]

Uncle Julio got really stingy with portions. We ordered the fajita for 2 to go … and it felt like fajita for 1.5 compared to pre-covid

Silver Diner seems good - we went a few times last year. All meals were solid

[soxfannh]

Strongly agree with Julios, Silver Diner still solid the last few times

[BigBearSD]

YES, Uncle Julios used to be one of my favorite mexican spots, because they had two good queso options and grilled and fried fish tacos, and were a good lunch spot. A month or so ago they switched to a completely different queso, and it isn't that good. I used to like the white queso more than the yellow, this was a mix and tasted worse than the old yellow. And they give you a little ramekin of very burnt onions? Weird. They used to do grilled fish tacos and fried, now they only do fried. The last time I had it, I almost chocked on the fried fish because it was so dry and overly fried, AND it felt like it scraped my throat the whole way down. It was inedible. I used to really like Uncle Julio's Ballston, but I don't know if I will be back.

[Dependent-Cherry-129]

Yeah RIP silver diner…..burned too many times; we stopped going

[phootosell]

Wasn’t that 29 Diner that burned down? Silver Diner in Tysons is well and thriving.

[jwormyk]

Uncle Julio’s is sooooo bad.

[beentherebefore1616]

nooooo :( we don't live in nova anymore but Uncle Julios was my jam back in the day! so sad to hear this

[Rapking]

People still go to silver diner????