As they say, if one sits under an elephants arse, then one shouldnt be surprised when one is shat on. I cite this underused aphorism because I am about to report on a recent visit to On The Border. As every visit to On The Border involves walking that fine line between disappointment and regret. it seems almost unfair to review them at all - like stationing oneself beneath an elephants rear-end, one knows what one is getting onself into. I shall therefore stick to a brief summary of their failings worst excesses: 1) It took 35 minutes to get a glass of water. 2) It took 45 minutes to get a beer (and no, it wasnt that busy). 3) Ordering took the best part of ten minutes. 4) Pictued is a beef burrito. It contained only greasy minced beef. 5) I dont recall what others ordered, exactly, but everything had that distinctive On The Border leadenness, that gives you that post-prandial feeling of having some lard-based variation of the flu. On the plus side (which I explore only in an exaggerated spirit of fairness), there was plenty of everything. Indeed, youd be hard-pressed to leave any On The Border hungry. Not sated, exactly - rather, wary of the thought of eating anything ever again. Im not sure if thats a good thing, but we really need something to go into the positive side of the ledger. Also, the service, though inept and punishingly protracted, was friendly. I note also that the already comically over-complicated menu has been further distended by the addition of a range of street Mexican choices that aim to capitalize on the popularity of better restaurants by offering some Korean/Mexican fusion tacos. I didnt try anything from that menu - given my position relative to the elephants arsehole, I felt that opting for fusion would have been like feeding the elephant rich food and laxatives and then punching it repeatedly in the belly. The On The Border in question is in Beomgye, by the way. I dont know if theyre all as bad as this one, and to be fair, I remember quite enjoying a meal at the Sinchon On The Border, back when they first opened, but if youre stuck in Beomgye and youre desperate, or if you need to quickly gain 10kgs for an upcoming film role, then youll find it in the Lotte Department Store on the eighth floor. Because its part of the Lotte empire, there is a good chance that there is some magical configuration of discount and membership cards that will get you a hefty percentage off your bill. I cant offer any details beyond that, as the esoteric knowledge of these discount schemes is revealed only to ajummas.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 04:48:44 +0000
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