On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

Elkridge, MD · Mexican restaurant

Rating
3.9/5
★★★★☆ 3.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Elkridge
#46
of 77 restaurants
City Percentile
32%
rating percentile
Address
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, 8230 Gateway Overlook Dr, Elkridge, MD 21075
Phone
(410) 312-1490
Website
www.ontheborder.com/locations/columbia

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is a restaurant located in Elkridge, MD. It is one of 77 restaurants listed in Elkridge. Its 3.9-star rating is slightly below the Elkridge city average of 4.1 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

Our day begins making fresh chips & salsa in-house and continues as we fire up your favorite Tex-Mex flavors. Enjoy our family-friendly fare at the restaurant, to-go, or delivered in Irving, TX.

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Starr Davis · Mar 2026

This is a Great spot for some casual Mexican food and low key meals. Food quality was good. Portions are decent. But the tableside guacamole was not impressive , especially after compared to what some other Mexican restaurants offer. Pricing is reasonable & atmosphere is comfortable. Staff were friendly and attentive. Will return for more exploration and updates on reviews.

★★★★★ 5.0 Jeffrey Gaona (Realty With Jeff) · Jan 2026

So my first date with my gf was at an on the border restaurant. Not this one, another one that had closed down. So happy to have found this one because it brought back such nice memories ☺️. First off the atmosphere is so nice and authentic and elevated. It feels like a very classy version of the dozens of Mexican restaurant’s around the area. The chips and salsa were 🤌🤌🤌 borderline perfect. We had a cheese dip as an appetizer that complemented the chips pretty well. I had a beef enchilada with sour cream sauce that was delicious. My girl had a chicken enchilada that was phenomenal. Overall 10/10 would recommend!

★★★★★ 5.0 sharon alvarez · Feb 2026

Went here for lunch with friends. The ambiance of the place is beautiful. We were served immediately, and the guy who took our order was really accommodating. Unfortunately, I did not get his name. Food was delicious and they gave us Nachos as complimentary and it is really good. I will definitely come back.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Larry H · Jun 2025

We do enjoy this place. We ordered the same thing twice in 14 days. However, the second time was not as good as the first. Im not giving much damage for that since they did seem to supply extra chips. We ordered chicken fajitas and some sort of stack em nachos. The first time everything was awesome. The chicken fajitas were delicious and the nachos were amazing. The nachos made a meal itself. The second time we ordered it my nachos were stale and hard. Keep in mind ,each time they provided us with a nicely size bag of extra nacho chips. Clearly not the same chips in my nachos though. Second order.... I ended up taking out all the stale chips out and replacing them with the fresher chips. Again, not giving much damage for that but come on guys...eat a freakin chip before you put the nacho

★★★★★ 5.0 Leanda Williams · Dec 2025

I ordered chicken fajita and margaritas. They were really great. The waitress was attentive.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Mexican restaurantBurrito restaurantCatererTakeout RestaurantRestaurantTaco restaurantTex-Mex restaurant

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