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Today is: Thursday, November 21, 2024 |
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Border Grill, Restaurant Review
Border Grill combines elegant dining and authentic Mexican food, it offers
traditional
and family friendly favorites, as well as a variety of fresh seafood and
more contemporary
dishes influenced by Spanish and Mexican flavors. Well-known
for their margaritas,
Border Grill boasts a full bar with a large variety and different types of fine
tequila. Border Grill also accommodates groups or individuals with
a moderately
priced menu and is open everyday for lunch and dinner;
they also offer valet parking
and a special Sunday Brunch.
Premium Mojito
Margarita &
Trio of Salsas
Border Grill takes diners on a journey, rather than imparting a sense of place,
as
many restaurants aim to do. Border Grill is interpreted through Chefs Mary Sue
Milliken and Susan Feniger’s, fittingly adventurous menu that delights
the senses
and satisfies the adventurous spirit.
Front Bar Area
Mojito Ocho (Bacardi 8)
The elegant, décor and design has artfully transformed the property into a
fashionable
dining environment equal to any in the city. The staff is
certainly very friendly
and accommodating.
Ceviche Sampler
This new incarnation now also offers a number of 'family friendly' items that will
be popular with many of the younger diners. There is a greater emphasis on
'a la
minute' preparations of fresh seafood and dishes with subtle, Spanish and
South
American influences. They also offer a special Sunday Brunch menu.
Border Classics Sampler Plate
Our server then arrived with a delightful platter of their new Bocaditos or Little
Bites, such as: Ono Ceviche containing fresh fish, shrimp and scallops with pepper,
chile, cilantro and citrus juices, which rivaled preparations that I have enjoyed
at some of
the better restaurants in Ensenada, Baja California, Green Corn Tamales,
with sour cream and salsa fresca, Plaintain Empanadas, with Roasted Plaintains suffed
with black beans, poblano and cotija cheese, and the last one the Border Classics,
2 green corn tamales, 2 plantain empanadas and 2 chicken panuchos. As
a confirmed
seafood lover, I was in heaven. Everything that we consumed
was delivered at the
absolute peak of flavor and quality.
Grilled Skirt Steak
Our combination entrée was no less spectacular. Delicious Grilled Skirt Steak, marinated
in garlic, cilantro, cumin, and lime, served with charred corn relish,
Persian cucumber
and sweet pepper salad, black beans and handmade flour
tortilla, and the Conchinita
Pibil, a delicious achiote marinated pork slow
roasted in banana leaf with grilled
onions, orange and cinnamon, served
with organic white rice, black beans and roasted
plantains.
Conchinita Pibil
The corn chips at BorderGrill are light, crisp and always freshly made. They also
provide a regularly refilled bowl of some of the finest chipotle salsa that I have
ever tasted, and their avocado salsa was also very fresh and delicious.
Homemade Flan
After topping off our meal with a creamy, homemade flan we were ready to concede
another smashing victory for Executive Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger
one of California's most talented and accomplished chef's in their class.
Azteca Cake
Border Grill's newly found success just goes to show that no matter how good
your
product may be; if you put your heart into it and work extremely
hard, you can almost
always make it even better!
For map and location click Here!
For more information please visit their website at www.bordergrill.com or www.marysueandsusan.com
Article By: Mary Adams
Photos By: Chris Marx
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