Don Julio Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar

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Don Julio is Eagle Creek's festive Mexican kitchen and tequila bar, a light, airy room in Lake Nona where the birria tacos are the headline order. Guests call the guacamole the best they have had, the chicken fajitas arrive in famously generous portions, and passion fruit margaritas and ceviche keep the table bright. The room gets lively as it fills, which is part of the draw.

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