On The Very Greasy Border by Enrique Carlos

I'm just kidding. It's not really by Enrique Carlos (the Mexican version of Eric Carle that I came up with in my head.) 

The Very Greasy Taco by Enrique Carlos 

I stopped by On the Border for lunch while on a recent visit to north Arlington. It was not busy and I sat in the bar. I was less than impressed by the service.

I ordered the steak fajita street style mini tacos with charro beans and rice. You get three mini corn tortillas served open faced with seasoned fajita steak, grilled onion and, Jack cheese served with fresh  avocado, pico de gallo and ,red chili tomatillo salsa. Sounds great...until you see it.

For the $12.99 they charge for this, the food was laughable. Let's begin with the poor, single, corn tortilla that had unrealistic expectations thrust literally onto it. The grilled steak and onions were swimming in grease, the cheese was greasy...it was one big hot mess and, I don't mean that in a good way. The tortilla inevitably broke under the sogginess.

I don't know why some of these chain restaurants are having a hard time nailing down a pretty simple dish. These tacos could have been improved if they laid off the oil a lot and maybe changed up the toppings. I would suggest adding some cilantro and lime wedges. The acidic lime would have been nice to cut the greasiness of the beef.

None of it was spectacular. Most of it was mediocre at best. Avoid these tacos on your next visit.