#bordergrill

Border Grill actually spawned a lot more than just a truck so that title might be misleading. They’ve got locations and trucks in multiple spots around LA and a couple of locations in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, their Santa Monica location is closing down, but I don’t get to Santa Monica that much so the truck always works for me. In fact, it’s the only way I’ve ever experienced Border Grill.

The line was short, only five people ahead of me when I walked up to it. Of course, once I blinked and turned around the line practically extended the corridor of the office building I work at. Maybe not the whole corridor, but it was a lot longer than when I got there.

As Ray Davies once sang, “I’m a hog for you baby,” and that means carnitas was what I needed. I went with two. I also had green corn tamal for my health.

What’s not to love about their carnitas? They were tender and juicy and made me want to run home and slow roast a pig myself in the vain attempt to recreate Border Grill’s perfectly executed carnitas. The cabbage added a freshness and crunch and the cheese rounded the whole taco out. 

What is green corn tamal? Don’t I mean tamale? No, does that look like a tamale? It’s like a tamale all mixed up with crema and salsa on top. Maybe they skip the wrapping in a corn husk part? I don’t know and I don’t care cause it’s my favorite thing they have on the truck and it was just as delicious as I remember it being.