I LOVE the Ranchiladas meal here. The chips are so great. We've never bothered to pay for the tableside guacamole, but the regular appetizer order of guac is really good!
The waitstaff tends towards friendly but not attentive to drinks but other than that I'm always pleased when we get to eat here.
On the Border is good, relatively cheap Mexican food that I love. Â I love the guac. Â I love the chimichangas. Â Hell, I even love the margaritas. Â OH, and the queso! Â But I digress.
If you don't mind eating at a chain, go to On the Border. Â The waitstaff is decent and the place is clean (even the bathroom), which makes me a happy girl.
Great, now I want Mexican food...
The table side guacamole is my fav! Their chips are always so light and crispy.
I enjoy the new menu. Lots of fresh, exciting options. This is not going to be a "OMG - I've got to have this" type of experience. But, if you are looking for something you can count on every time, this is it.
Yelp is telling me I've never written a review for this place before, which is just crazy talk.
Sometimes when the wife and I are looking for good, TexMex food and we don't want to go to our usual place, we'll come here. I love their chips and salsa and their queso is really pretty good.
The rest of the menu is just all right. I usually get a burrito with the green chile and there's really no spice to be had anywhere. But the flavor is usually pretty good.
Staff here are always friendly, there's rarely a wait, and since it's Mexican food you can get in and out pretty quick.
Went here for drinks and a yelp offer popped up upon check in. The server didn't know how to redeem it. *fail*. They should educate their staff. The chips were way to salty. The drinks are good but our server was awkward and would walk away while still taking your order. Ill give them another chance and I wont sit in his area. The TVs are great and its noisy but you can still hold a conversation.
Review Source:Went here a couple nights ago for the first time with my husband and thought the food was pretty good. He got the chimichanga and I got the pick 3 combo. Not as good as our favorite place (Real De Minas in Centennial) but not bad. Â The decor was nice, the staff friendly. We got a free queso dip for being first timers which was very nice. Overall, it was a nice place for dinner. The outdoor seating looked really nice. If we go again in warm weather, we'll sit out there.
Review Source:I've had 50/50 results on two separate visits. Â The 1st time (Aurora, CO) Â I had enchiladas, chips and queso and was very satisfied. Â On the 2nd visit (Colorado Springs) I had Achiote Chicken Taco and Mahi Mahi Tacos and chips and was left wondering why I went here. Â The Achiote chicken which should be flavorful was dull, dull, dull. Â The Mahi Mahi was not fresh and tasted like it's been sitting around awhile. Â Salsa comes one way and if it's too hot/spicy for you, then too bad. Â I do like the freshly made tortillas.
Review Source:Stopped in on the way to drop a friend at the airport the other day. We had hoped for a quick lunch, and since it was nearly 2pm we though it probably wouldn't be very crowded. It wasn't, but somehow it still took a while for us to get seated, and even longer to get our food. Our server was really nice, but she kept spacing on the simplest things. (Salsa, please!!! How is one tiny cup supposed to last through three people?!) The food was good, but not great - I had an amazing chile relleno at OTB in Casper, WY and was hoping for the same here, but it did not deliver.
Review Source:Been to this place twice, both times at lunch time grabbing something to go. Â They have this 'Create your own combo', you pick two items from a list for $6.99. Â For that price, you get the two items, rice AND beans, chips AND salsa. Â Got the exact same thing twice to see if they were consistent with the quality. Â Was happy both times. Â Pulled pork and shredded beef were tender. Â They do a good job in packing the tacos in their own foil to make sure the side items don't run into the tacos. Â Great value for the price.
Review Source:As a fish allergy sufferer I went to this restaurant. Â The staff was extremely helpful in letting me know how food was prepared and what kind of meals I could choose from. Â I ultimately ordered a meal that was drenched in sour cream (on accident, I hate sour cream) so I did not enjoy the food all that much. Â The chips were fresh and the salsa was terrific! Â My wife ordered a meal that she enjoyed a lot (no allergy there). Â The only reason they didn't get 5 stars was because I thought their pricing was just a tad high for the venue. Â Either way, I plan on visiting this place again, but not regularly.
Review Source:went on a weekday late morning brunch. business was typical, nothing out of the ordinary. not busy, not slow. service was appropriate for the setting. quick, friendly. no issues. food came out fast and hot.
however, the quality of the food was soso. i have never eaten on the border. but the mexican food was just okay not a whole lot of flavor. and something was weird with the beer. kinda that olive green / gray color. it was tough and dry. and just left a "funny" taste in your mouth. thats about all i can describe it. and we left feeling a little queasy in our stomachs. was the meat bad?
otherwise it was food and satisfied a biological need. but if i were to go to a similar place, id rather have Chili's or TGIFridays
I forgot the pitfalls of living in the suburbs...chain restaurants with not a local ma and pa in sight. Â So between the choices of Del Taco, Qdoba, Chipotle and OTB for my craving of mexican food I was pretty much F'd. Â I was stuck in the middle of nowhere (which happens to be very near Southlands mall in Aurora) and unless I wanted to drive 20 minutes from the mall to town where I new there were two places I wanted to try I would have to choose. Â Don't get me wrong, I like Chipotle and eat there on occasion but this was dinner, not lunch so I opted for OTB. Â I figured they had to have improved since my last time there over 8 years ago. Â I figured wrong. Â It was the same not so authentic "tex mex". Â They had tacos with onion rings on them! Â In 3 flavors - pork, chicken and carne. Â All you can eat enchiladas for 9 bucks, mmmm. Â Horchata? Â - no senior. Â Cocktail camerones - nada on the menu. Â The overpriced not so good margs were still there as were lots of people who look like they'd ordered the tacos with onion rings on them. Â Now I feel gross and remember why I haven't been there in 8 years. Â Would someone please put me in your planner and yelp me in 2017 to keep me from doing this to myself again when I think "heck, they've probably improved...". Â I promise I'll treat you to a good Mexican dinner.
Review Source:It's hard for me to rate a chain Mexican food place so highly because I am very VERY picky when it comes to Mexican food since I grew up eating the stuff every day. I like the decor and service here, despite the fact that it took our food forever to come out of the kitchen. Their chips and salsa is alright, the rice is more New Mexican style then traditional Mexican. The beans have a lot of flavor and are decent consistency. This place doesn't really stand out with any of their dishes, it is truly average Mexican food... not great, but not horrible. On a positive note, Mexican food can be really hit and miss when trying a new place so at least if you've been here once or twice you know what you'll be getting. I am rating OTB so highly because of availability of healthy options, which most other restaurants, nay Mexican food restaurants... ever have. It's nice to have a place to go that gives you options and that is why I give OTB 4 stars. PS I noticed other reviewers calling this Tex Mex and that's what it's billed as, being a place that is run out of Dallas Texas... but I have to say that I've spent a lot of time visiting and living in Texas and New Mexico and the food here lacks the kick to really be categorized as either. Not enough green chiles to call it NM, not enough spice to call it TexMex. Well... that's just MHO.
Review Source:OTB is good Mexican food - not great, but since it is a chain you know what you are going to get and that is a good thing sometimes. Â Every OTB I have ever been in seems to have an expansive seating section and the Southlands one is no different. Â I have never had to wait and I always get a booth - a plus in my book. Â Some of my favorites include: the queso, the margaritas and the guacamole they make fresh at your table is always fun. Â As for entrees, the Big Borderito, fajitas or build your own combos are always safe choices. Â The food is consistent and quick to come out and the service seems to be relatively attentive. Â All in all, it is a safe choice for Mexican in Southlands!
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