Service was poor, took 15 minutes in a place that isn't busy for a waiter to approach us. I ordered a dirty martini, it was straight vodka so I politely asked for more olive juice and he returned saying they actually have been out. Duh....my drink was straight vodka. My wife ordered a Paloma, they were out of the grapefruit juice. She had to order a margarita. We asked for two shots of tequila, he came back and said they didn't have anymore of what we asked for and so we had to switch. Lesson here: STOCK UP. The's poor waiters have to deliver bad news all day. It was pretty quiet there too so that didn't help. read more

On The Border - Empty - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

I checked in recently to kick back and watch the NBA Finals and Tina was such a wonderful Server to help mindfully engage me in all the fun and deliciously original Magic On the Border has to offer! I loved walking in to such a colorfully festive and delightfully charming Dining Room Ambiance!!! The playfully flirty Bud Light Flags strewn across the ceiling convinced me to start off my evening Dine in Adventure with a cold and refreshing Pint of Bud Light :0) Tina brought me some Chips and Salsa and the Menus presented were so helpful in informing me of all the fantastic specials On the Border has to offer! I chose a Mangonada Margarita and some Dos Equis Fish Tacos, and everything tasted so good along with Tina's bright and spirited powerfully nourishing Companionship. Tina really impressed me with how she knew all the Sports channels by heart and was able to change the Channel quickly when I asked her to play the Denver vs. OKC Game for me! I like how Tina asked me which Team I was rooting for and which players I liked to watch. The Game unfortunately was an unexciting blowout but I loved watching Tina Hustle as an On The Border Brand Ambassador by offensively dunking so many confidently great Suggestions for me to enjoy and passionately inviting me back to try more of the specialty drinks here! I forgot how much I love the Enchiladas here and Tina reminded me how special and interesting all the Sauces and dressings are here to rock my tastebuds into a new heavenly dimension ;0) Keep up the great work Tina and thank you to the whole Team for creating such an irrestistably fun dining room to morph into Mariachi Barbie and Ken Mindsets!!! The Decorations were so awesomely lovable and cute I took tons of pictures to show my Friends and Family to tell them to come and enjoy a one of a kind Restaurant Mexican Bouncy Castle Experience ;0) The Kitchen did a wonderful job crafting such deliciously satisfying and Artistically Stunning Fish Tacos too!!! I definitely recommend you try it on your next visit read more

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The food is good, the drinks are good and even thought most On The Border locations have closed I really like this product. I wish they had more TV's so we could watch football but there are other restaurants in the area that we can do that. Will I go back, absolutely! read more

On The Border - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

Drinks and food were great! The staff was very friendly and attentive! Sat in the bar area, which was super chill and a great break from the heat! read more

On The Border - Border Sampler - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

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Just expect to wait. Literally three stars because we waited for probably five minutes before a server ever even came up to us. The bartender looked right at us, dead in the eyes, but never once acknowledged us. Reason for 3 stars. The gentleman that was at the host and told us to go sit in the bar because we did ask for happy hour. Which is OK. You can ask for happy hour it's not a big deal because you're trying to get a quick lunch in And Javier is usually the best way to go. I do live on the border because they do have happy hour which actually it's not that bad for what you get. But the service even when he did greet us it did get better so I understand that but to sit there and be stared at was definitely uncomfortable. The food is not fresh, but if you want some good previously frozen and reheated food this is your best bet. This why 3 stars. I do like the nachos because they're just one of their big pieces of chip and they spread beans and then they sprinkle cheese on it and then they put like a jalapeño on it and it that's all it is it's not like nachos in the sense that there's multiple chips layered on top. It is literally just beans on a chip with some cheese. And if that's not your vibe then I suggest don't order that but for me it's exactly what I love. I did try to order the mini tacos, but they were out so I'm not really sure why. However we did go there five minutes before happy hour started so maybe they just didn't have them prepped and ready. Which is fine I ended up getting the shredded beef taco Tuesday special which was good as well. But I ended up just eating the beef out of the inside of the taco because the shell you can clearly tell that they deep fryer and make it themselves which is awesome because It's not a premade shell. However it was super greasy so that's why I just took the meat out and eat the meat. The chimichangas are to die for, the calories are insane but if you cut one in half and you eat 2/2 you'll get half the calories and you'll be able to savor the flavor. It's melted cheese with super greasy meat in a delicious fried flour tortilla! Victor was our server and once he finally greeted us he got triple sat with 3 more tables. I totally understand that he was busy bc I'm a server too and he made sure that we had refills so shout out to him we still gave him over 22% because he ended up doing an amazing job so thank you so much Victor will be back to see you sir because we were appreciative!!!! read more

On The Border - Bar table with Salsa and chips - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

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So this is the second time I have been to this restaurant. Both times I have used Local Flavors. Every time I have been there, hardly any one was eating there. I now understand why. I ordered the lunch fajitas and the chicken was dry and the veggies were under cooked. I will say the chips and salsa were good (but I can buy those at Sam's). Prices have also gone up a lot. The service was good and the inside of the facility was clean and up to date. Unfortunately even with a local flavors coupon, I don't think we will be returning in the near future. read more

I came her on 12/18/2024 and as soon as I walked into the lobby and it smelled like raw sewage and waste. I couldn't get past the smell. Then I was like ok maybe it will go away and it didn't. Maybe if it had been someone at the front to greet us we may have considered getting seated. I looked around and the only ppl were at the bar no one was seated in the restaurant part to the left on the entrance. But the smell and no hostess made it easy to turn around and walk away. I used to love this place I reviewed them a few years ago. Truthfully I haven't been here in a while but the smell alone will make me never want to go back. read more

I came here with a group of friends expecting a halfway decent dining experience, but instead, we had a fairly frustrating one. We were constantly waiting about 15-20 minutes for drinks and ended up waiting about an hour for our food (keep in mind, it was NOT a busy night at all and there were a lot of staff members). On top of that, some of the food fell on the floor before making it to our table, so the wait was even longer. The tables around us were filled with dirty dishes with old food and dirty glasses, as well as trash from previous guests. We were also unable to split the bill, so if you are planning on going somewhere with a large group... Probably steer clear of this place in general. I definitely won't be going back any time soon, I can guarantee that. Oh, and pictured is my taco salad with "chicken." I put chicken in quotations because the salad had a very depressing amount of fairly dry chicken. read more

On The Border - "Chicken" salad - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

Location closes at 9:30, the door was unlocked and plenty of people were in there bar-side (and even a few on the regular side) BUT as we walked in at 9:10 an employees looked at her watch and then winced. She then proceeded to tell us that they couldn't seat us because they were "already closed" . Seriously disappointing. Nothing but a waste of gas and time to get over here for nothing. Save yourself the trouble and go elsewhere. read more

Nothing but fat!!!! Ordered shredded beef chimichangas but got shredded fat chimichangas. Side note.. if servers actually put more drink and less ice in cups you won't need to roll your eyes when asked for refills read more

On The Border - Shredded Fat Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

Victoria is awesome! She made my experience wonderful! I haven't been here in a looong time! She catered to my needs! My carne asada fries had 5 small pieces of asada and when I asked for me she was more than helpful to make sure they were the star on my plate ! My 2nd margarita was noticeably different than the first and she made sure that it was even better than the first one! Will definitely come back when she is running this spot! A new fave happy hour spot !!!! Thank you soo much you made me WANNA come back !!!! Excellent service !!! Thank you ma'am ! We will be back bcuz of you!!!! read more

My husband & I went for lunch on Sunday afternoon, got there around 1pm. We got sat immediately, got served chips and salsa . We ordered 2 large frozen margaritas. My husband got ultimate fajitas plater (I may have got the wrong name ) I got the 3 quesa birra tacos. The food was delicious and service was great! Our server was Tina , she was very warm and kind, she was very attentive and was just an overall very happy, smile from ear to ear! The music that was playing throughout created for a nice ambiance throughout our lunch! read more

On The Border - Birria Quesa Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

The food was very good and filling. The server was very nice but the service was slow for it being empty. Possibly because they had barely opened? But I imagine how much slower if there was more people! Overall food was great and service wasn't good. But we were hungry and the food took almost 45 minutes to come. read more

On The Border - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

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We always go out to dinner on Fridays (family tradition) and sometimes I like to try something g new so I decided to take the family. We had never been to an On The Border restaurant before but I saw an add on TV for $10 "All you can eat tacos" last Friday and had been wanting to go but were too busy. Looked up the locations and the nearest one to us was about 20min away in Eastvale so not too far but certainly not next door. More of a destination affair. I called ahead this morning and I specifically asked if they still had the "All you can eat tacos" special going and I was told that it ended that day at closing ...AWESOME WE WERE IN!!! So I told the family and even invited my mom. Went to the restaurant, it is in a very nice large shopping center lots of places to eat and shop, with a very busy parking lot on a Friday. Restaurant on the outside was nice and on the inside the decor and atmosphere even better. I wasn't sure what to expect but was thinking of something like a fast casual place (think Chipootle) and it's a full restaurant and so much nicer. We were seated immediately and the waitress came up quickly, and I asked her about the special first thing to which she replied that they were having a $10 "All you can eat" enchiladas special but that the taco special had ended earlier in the week. I was SUPER DISAPPOINTED! My wife and Bubba love enchiladas but I am NOT the biggest fan and after all the buildup and even double checking by calling ahead my disappointment was real. I even told the waitress that I had called ahead and she said basically "no deal". So we start looking at the menu and she leaves. The family starts trying to convince me how good the enchiladas will be and to just get that or something else that will make "big daddy" happy like fajitas or something, when our waitress returns and says she went and spoke to the manager and that they would honor the $10 "All you can eat tacos special" HALLELUJAH... my faith in humanity has been restored!!! What an amazingly wonderfully human being our waitress is and her manager for taking the time to listen to a customer and do the right thing! It is such a rare thing in business these days and it was truly refreshing this evening!!! The bot and I got the all you can eat tacos and the wife and Bubba got the all you can eat enchiladas and we all were very happy and the food was all very good. The have a large selection of proteins including shredded beef, ground beef, beef brisket, grilled chicken, chicken tinga, carnitas, honey chipotle shrimp and there may have been others that I am forgetting but we tried them all and they were all very good! You can get the tacos crispy or soft whatever you prefer. My favorite by far was the shredded beef and the boy loves the beef brisket. This place isn't Mexican food so much as text mex so the flavors are a bit different and infused with most of a smoky chipotle style flavor but again very good! You do get rice and beans and the bean are your choice of black or refried. Were they the BEST tacos I have ever had? No. That's in San Diego or Mexico. But still they were pretty damn good especially for $10 all you can eat! Later the manager came over to talk to us and gave us a coupon for a free "queso" the next time we come back as a thank you! WOW great experience you just made a new family of customer WE WILL BE BACK!!! Thank you to the waitress and manager and to On the Border!!! read more

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I will never again come to this place. We ended up leaving. It was not busy at all. Our waiter was nice enough but could not get our margaritas after almost 45 minutes of being there. And the manager is completely clueless. I am shocked this place is still in business. I would have given 0 stars if I could have. Very dysfunctional restaurant read more

Good happy hour prices and appetizers Friendly service clean bathrooms good atmosphere read more

I know there have been bad reviews, however the last couple of times we were here, our experience has been great...from the wait time, to the friendly service to our food. Our food never comes out cold, but has come within a decent time ...probably about 15 min after ordering and the prices are reasonable! Not to mention the unlimited chips and salsa! My husband and i typically order the 3 combo plate...and We typically get the Chile relleno and enchiladas. I particularly like the carnitas enchilada with verde sauce...not overly cheesy or with too much sour cream and love the verde sauce. My older sons love the chimichanga and my younger two can get what they want from corn dogs, chicken tenders, or tacos for the kids' meal choices. Overall, we're always satisfied when we go here . Will come back again! read more

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Hope this is Help someone else. I took my son here on a Saturday afternoon ordered wings and a kids meals. It took my order 35 minutes to come out and they brought out cold chicken and a whole family walked in after us and got their food before us. I asked Alfredo to speak to a manager so then bryant walks over and asked me what's going on. I explained the situation and all he said was he'll give me more chicken. He brought out another batch of chicken, which was cold as well. It was no compensation for me having to wait that whole time. I feel African Americans gets treated so bad so badly at restaurants like this. read more

It was terrible. Very tasteless. Yuck! Not what we expected. My food was cold. The menu was very limited. read more

I have eaten here so often and wild. It's not the best Mexican food. It is the only place I can really pick up Tex-Mex. Generally it is a place I enjoy eating at. Tonight we have, of course, ordered tacos which were very good with a good amount of meat in them. And two bowls of chicken tortilla soup. At first the soup came out lukewarm. Then they quickly brought out very hot soup and put the tortilla strips on the side and that was perfect. It was very professionally handled. For that I am giving them four stars. read more

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The waitress was very sweet. The only thing that was irritating is that she was trying to upsell us every five minutes. The food is not good here. We got the steak and shrimp fajita plate, and the meat tasted old and boiled. It had a terrible flavor. I believe their menu said the tortillas are hand pressed... but they aren't. They're super thin and flimsy, and they taste like regular store bought tortillas. My shrimp taco fell apart before I could take the first bite. I had to eat the shrimp and veggies with a fork. This is far from authentic Mexican food, and is overpriced for what you're getting. Save money and get something more authentic from a regular/legit restaurant down the street. Don't come here. read more

On The Border - Classic Grilled Steak Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

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Genuinely the most disgusting restaurant I've been to in years. I came a year or two back, and it was just passable. Frankly, I was in a good mood due to the customer service. Suffice to say that was NOT what we experienced today. The unearthly stench of feces invades your nose as soon as you walk into the restaurant, and doesn't leave until you do. The food tastes like plastic, and costs as much as a one Michelin star restaurant. I would actually rather eat at costco. You guys need to get Jayden back. He was the only reason we had an even remotely pleasant experience the last time we were here. Best server we've ever gotten at a sit down restaurant. read more

The chili rellenos are great! Unfortunately this restaurant has gone downhill. It is NOT what it was years ago when I worked there! The chips are tasteless, the salsa is not the same, the food was just meh. Noting was exciting. They took the Queso Fundito off the menu, and it was soooo delicious!! We ordered the queso instead and it was like what you get in a jar.....blah. We will not be back. Too bad. read more

This restaurant used to be a great place when it first opened but I've had 2 bad experiences so far here recently. Horrible leadership is to blame for this. We put our name on the list to be seated and we're told the wait time was 45 minutes. I gave my phone number and was told the front desk would send a text when the table was ready for 4. My family and I waited 1.5 hours without any call or text outside. When my dad approached front desk host, he stated that we were not being serviced because someone from our party canceled our reservation. No one from our party cancelled, we were waiting outside for an hour and half without receiving a call or text. We noticed that our name was joy even crossed off on the list. At this time the manager was noticed since we were being denied seating due to this error on behalf of On the Border. At no point in time did they even try to accommodate a table of 4 for a cancellation that never happened. The manager was extremely disrespectful, raising his voice and displayed no leadership skills. He immediately showed a card for corporate to notify about this experience. At the corporate level, we notified Polly Tan and received an autuomatic email stating that the franchise would be notified. It has been almost a month, we have not received any response from corporate. This is no way to run a business or restaurant especially when the customer has proved that our name was not crossed off on the list yet we were denied seating. Management experience very rude and disrespectful. We even took a video of the disrespectful manager in the way he was acting and forwarded it to corporate without any response. This business will not last with leadership like this. I have attached a photo of the list which shows proof of Dev listed as a name which was not crossed off. This explains the horrible reviews that Yelpers continuously rate their horrible experience. Skip this place of business for your own convenience. This was an hour and half of our life we wasted let alone the time we were trying to tell the front desk just to look at their uncrossed list. read more

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Host developed a terrible attitude after I told her we didn't want to eat in the bar due to having a minor in my group. Quoted 5 minutes. However 15 people came in after us, all 15 were seated right away because they weren't in our group. The wait time came and went, still not sat a table because putting up their Christmas decorations was more important. I visited this location on 12/03/23 at 5:38 pm or 1738 military time. Whoever the host was needs a lesson in customer service. We left because we got tired of waiting longer then the quoted wait time. read more

On The Border - Host putting up Christmas decorations verses doing her job. - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

If I'm ever in Eastvale/Mira Loma then I always, always want to go for On the Border! Specifically to get the Grande Fajita Nachos. The reason I decided to write a review only is because I have always enjoyed this restaurant but the experience I had last night was unfortunately, not great. I have never tried to order to go from On the Border. So the opportunity arose and I tried to order my favorite item and some tacos. Plus had a Michelada while I waited. (Great Michelada). I'll admit I confused the bartender at first with the tacos but fixed that quite quickly. But the Grande Fajita Nachos seemed like the bartender knew what I wanted. So one issue that I had was while I waited there was a not so pleasant smell in the bar. Almost like a mildew smell. I just wanted to let the restaurant know because it wasn't the best to have in your face while trying to eat or wait. But the main reason I am revising is after asking specifically for the grande fajita nachos unfortunately once I got home from a very long drive; (I do not live close to Eastvale), I did not in fact get the grande fajita nachos. Instead I was giving a carne asada quesadilla. ): I guess I'll only have to go in person to get what I want. Don't know when the next time I'll be in Eastvale to get those nachos. read more

First time here , food was great , the chips needed salt , I ate the steak and shrimp fajitas SO GOOD ! Service was mild , never refilled our drinks read more

The restaurant is clean and well maintained. My wife and I both ate at their location and ordered catering services for my last job. The food is great and their service is friendly and fast. I recommend the guacamole live when you dine in. The fresh custom made guacamole at your table is a great. read more

I've been twice (year part) and both times it smells like a sewer right when you walk in and throughout your meal. Maybe that's not fixable? The food is underwhelming. Famous 'queso' was not even warm and had a dried film on the top. Beans were passable but rice was hard and undercooked. Enchilada had a strange sour vinegar taste to it and meat was dry. The only item we liked were the chips. And our server was friendly and efficient. Ambiance-ruined by bad smell. Food-nope. read more

Monica was our server and she was awesome!!! Food and drinks were A+++++ as always. The whole entire staff is always friendly as always!! read more

On The Border - Awesome drink!!! - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

Just had a late lunch at the EastVale location. I must say that they have really upped their game since my last visit 5 years ago (it was that bad back then). Their service was fast and friendly and our server,Tina, was very attentive and quick. The food that we ordered was quite good and satisfying. We will definitely be eating here more often. read more

Regularly Closes earlier than stated on their website. Won't serve us 30 mins before scheduled closing hours even thoughthere areplentyof people in the bar. Please update the actual hours you intend to serve people read more

Came in for happy hour and had a great time. Food was great. Great happy hour deals. Patron margarita was amazing. Can't wait to come back. Good service also. read more

On The Border - Chips salsa, enchiladas, fajitas, margaritas. Delicious - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

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The food was not that tasty. I don't think anything in their menu tastes authentic (I'm Mexican, and 100% know). My husband had the fish tacos, and said they were ok. The staff were sweet and pleasant. They looked like they were all trying. However, this establishment is understaffed. They took forever to take our order, and even longer to bring out the food. They also only came once to check in on us. Again, it appeared understaffed. I would not recommend nor would I return. read more

On The Border - Kids enchiladas, kids taco plate - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

Great Food went for Taco Thursdays any Gourmet Taco $3.50 Great Service they really provide Great Food for the Price. Happy Hour Specials everyday except Saturday. Wednesday they Have $3.00 Enchiladas any Variety and you can add Rice and Beans for $2.50 ea. They use to have more locations in So Cal but closed due to Economy. Would be nice if they could Build More Locations in the Future. read more

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It's exciting to have a restaurant in Claremont that can accommodate larger groups. Loved the ambiance. The interior had a Vegas feel to it. The servers were very friendly. I believe this was day two of their opening and there were a lot of servers being trained, which may explain why the servers were a bit rushed. The prices for the lunch meal are about what you would expect for a dinner, which is not unusual for Claremont. However, two of our main courses were served lukewarm at best. We should have requested they be warmed up however we did not want to create an uncomfortable moment for our guests. We will go back when they have had a chance to work out any opening logistics and try the food again. It's a perfect spot to go to for a drink and their bar menu. read more

Food is fresh, very tasty but a bit on the pricy side for Mexican food. Howe er the carnitas enchiladas were wonderful and as I took 1/2 home they gave me a cup of salsa and a small bag of chips, no cost! That really impressed me. Def going back read more

We are pretty much regulars at this On the Border. First time trying to order through Grubhub and this restaurant had a huge fail! They need to read the "special instructions" as our over $100 ticket had 3 incorrect meals. Huge disappointment!! If you're dining in, I give it a 5 star. We have a couple of favorite servers that know what we like and are spot on. So future reference DO NOT ORDER THROUGH GRUBHUB, the cooks do not check for any special instructions. read more

On The Border - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California

My visit yesterday was quite disappointing. I'm visiting family and we all decided to head out to eat some lunch. Their menu looked very promising so we decided to go with them. Fortunately for our party of 10 there was no wait in the regular dining area. We sat down and the first thing we ordered were drinks and the kids food. The server was very nice despite us being all over the place at first but I did not catch her name. Then we made our order and that took a lot longer than expected which was a bit upsetting. Then when we got our orders we noticed that a lot of our plates were such small portions but nonetheless we gave it a try. On my plate specifically I noticed that my refried beans were COMPLETELY dried out and my "tacos" were more like cold crunchy tacos. So that tells me that my food had been sitting out for a verryyy long time. The tortilla and the cheese inside were hard, cold and extremely tough to chew through. I eventually started pulling off any extra tortilla because it was so hard to get through. I looked around to see what the beans looked like for everyone and it looked like they were for the most part a bit more fresh than mine. However, mine were completely dry like they were left out over night. Made sure to grab a picture of what they looked like. The chicken fajita plate a family member of mine got was also on the smaller side. He eventually started reaching around other plates because he was still hungry. My bf got their white sauce enchiladas and after the first one he could not eat the second. The taste was a bit strange. There were a couple things that did hit the mark like the carnitas, the rice and beans had good flavor and the kids food. I'm just not sure I'd dine here again after waiting so long for my food, getting mediocre and on top of that it was EXPENSIVE food that I couldn't eat comfortably. PS: the kids crossword puzzle is missing a couple words. You may want to double check that. read more

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Chips and salsa 10/10 Grilled shrimp burrito 12/0 Tito's Limeade 15/10! My fist time here and I will definitely be back read more

On The Border - Grilled Shrimp Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Mira Loma, California