Reviews for On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina - Vernon Hills in Vernon Hills, IL

Cocktails are really good. The firecrackers were a little too oily, but tasted good

I came here because I saw a photo of their nachos on Google (which looked amazing) and their rating was over 4 stars. The nachos... were terrible. They looked nothing like the photo I saw, most of the chips were soggy and the parts of chips that weren't soggywere stale. There was a small smear of guacamole and hardly any sour cream. I can't understand why they would serve something sobad. Obviously, they don't care to provide quality food. Read more

This place is severely understaffed. And this reflects on the people who work there as they appear stressed, snappy and can?t... focus on providing a great customer experience. The food is ok. Sizable portions. Expected more from the guacamole which wasprepared in front of us but lacked seasoning and maybe the avocados were not the best quality. Read more

DONT KNOCK THIS RESTAURANT! everytime i place a DD order, i call to ask them to put extra sauce on the side because they don?t... accept notes through DD. THEY ALWAYS DO IT FOR ME?? i talked to a man and lady tonight and they made me feel like a customer whowas being heard. They were both so sweet about everything. I love this place and the staff! Thank you sincerely, a hungry buthappy pregnant lady! Read more

The watermelon margarita is delicious!!!!! It?s a must try! I?m coming back just for that. Lol The birria tacos aren?t bad but... it?s definitely not authentic. Read more

Overall the restaurant was good and worth going to once or twice. My server was great and was friendly and personable with my 3... year old. My food was hot and Wonderful. I did order a blue moon but for some reason the bare tender put it in a margaritaglass. Not sure why they did that, but it's definitely not meant to be in that type of glass. I only took a star away due to badbartending. If they get better bartenders when I go back I will rate 5 stars. Read more

We went before the dinner rush and there were hardly any staff. If you are a chip person, that was tasty as they were HUGE and... not oily and the cheese dip was not bad either. I have had better fajitas as mine was not sizzling when it came out, but theservice was excellent. The scenario was my kids wanted French fries I think it was they told us they didn't have any but theyhad sent someone out to get them and delivered just in time to arrive with dinner. Not only that the manager put on The Mastersnear our table per our request. Overall, good place even if not my favorite. Read more

Food, service and ambiance were great. The only issue was that some ingredients like rice and beans were lukewarm whereas the... meat and veggies were hot. I was expecting everything on my plate to be hot when served. Read more