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| - It's funny that this place is named "On the Border" because it's right on the border of mediocre and actually bad food. Just in between there. Not offensive, just not actually good, either.
Lunch specials are priced right - $8.99 for two items or $9.99 for three. Portions are generous. Chips and salsa are underwhelming, and the salsa gives a slow burn that almost seems authentic (but again, not quite). I ordered Caesar salad, a tostada, and an enchilada.
The Caesar salad was BAD. Because this placed seemed like a weird Mexican version of Applebee's, I expected a very generic Caesar. Instead I got some weird, flavorless Caesar-flavored vinaigrette with wilted lettuce and no croutons. NOPE. I put it aside after a few bites and notably received no questions from the servers. Normally when you don't do more than touch something you order, a server displays some worry. "Did you not enjoy that? Is something wrong? Is there anything I can do to fix it?" I don't even care that they're not going to do anything, it's the gesture that counts.
Both the tostada and the enchilada were alright, but very flavorless and underwhelming - pouring salsa on them helped, but not much. The meat was either bad quality or incredibly poorly cooked (maybe even burned a little). Not into it. Beans and rice were fine but nothing special.
The one thing I will say that's positive about this place: they have a great interior designer. Whoever put together the decor in that place has a real eye for it. It's very nice looking and probably draws in way more customers than the food. They also have a huge flatscreen so you can watch the game while you eat your mediocre, bland food.
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