Dollie's Restaurant Reviews....

So, lately I've had a couple of bad experiences at restaurants. I figured I'd share them. And maybe some of my good experiences as well. I might save your meal one night.

First off, I'll tell you a little about On The Border. I'd rather be shot at on the border by drug lords then have to eat here again. The second to last time we were there, it wasn't that bad. It wasn't good enough to go again any time soon, either. The vinyl booth seats were rather torn. It was so funny, we ended up taking pictures of the huge tears that scratched our behinds as we scooted in and out. The forks were all misshapen like the kids were playing slingshot with them at a school cafeteria. We took pictures of them too. Both should have been indicators that the place was going downhill fast, but I still returned a while later to dine at such an establishment.

Which leads me to my last and final experience at the pseudo-mexican joint that we used to enjoy in years long gone. It was a Saturday night and we were hungry and craving some of that not-so-mexican mexican. We got there and were seated at another torn ass booth that was nice and dirty. The manger had to come by and clean it up since the hostess was too busy seating no one to grab a rag herself. (Sorry your mom made you get a job to put your ass through college, chick.) Our server was really really nice because he gave us time to order (as we had two tired kids with us) and then he even changed our order to go. We're not the kind of parents that make other patrons listen to our tired kids. OK, packed up to go and home it is. And in the bag is only two out of three meals. No sauces or condiments and no chips or salsa. Opening one of the containers, we are horrified that it seems as if the kitchen staff just slid it off the plate into a too big container like yesterdays leftovers. Yuck. I call the restaurant to see where the rest of our food is. No answer. I call again. No answer. I put my shoes back on. Call again. No answer. I get in the car and proceed back. I call from my cel, finally an answer.

Back at the Border, the manager makes the kids meal I was missing, which we then discovered was never even added to my ticket. He apologizes for me having to come back and comps my meal. It was nice because it was mostly inedible. My husband ordered an appetizer that looked and tasted like it had been nuked. The fajitas we ordered were the ones that looked like leftovers that were slid into a take out container. And we didn't even get tortillas or cheese or pico to go with them. Disappointing.

Yes, I did email via the website. I did get an answer back offering us a meal on the house. But, really, do I want to go back there and risk my hiney getting scratched on their deteriorating upholstery or getting another dirty, bacterian laden table or really even risk a free meal that tastes and looks like garbage? Nah. You can keep your free meal. Call me when you remodel and revamp, then maybe I will give you another try.

Ah crap, the kids are awake and I need to get them fed. So, I shall continue my reviews at a later time or date. Hope this one was helpful at least. I'd rather eat at Nicos. I'll take a super nachos any day!!!