Midtown Lunch

If you work Downtown, and are looking for a new lunch option, this could be good.  Last week Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken expanded the Border Grill brand once again (there are restaurants in Vegas and Santa Monica, and a truck of course) opening a kiosk on the NW corner of Wilshire and Figeroa.  According to NRN the kiosk is meant to make use of the truck’s “limited menu”, offering take out food to people who work and live in the area. Lunch’er “Adam” checked it out on Tuesday and was nice enough to send photos, and his opinion:

“Yuppies from the Westside, like me, will like it a lot.  My Mexican-American friends were skeptical of the prices but ultimately satisfied with the food.”

Check out the seating area, his carne asada taco platter, and the entire Border Grill Stop menu, after the jump…

“This is the seating area at 11:30. It got more crowded as it got closer to noon, but it looks like most people were getting takeout. One funny little thing – they’re using iPhones docked into handheld receipt printers to process credit cards.”

“The tacos were really tasty (great tortilla!) and quick, but it’s hard to pay $9.25 for two small tacos with rice and beans.”

Well, clearly it’s a better option than Chipotle- and perfect if you’re tired of Mendocino Farms and the $10 lunch special at Ciudad. (Plus it’s nice to not have to chase around the Border Grill Truck for some ceviche tacos!)

MENU

HOT BREAKFAST

Buenos Dias Breakfast Burrito
applewood smoked bacon, ham, organic eggs, red rice, beans, mexican cheeses, salsa fresca 7.00

Vegetarian Breakfast Burrito
organic eggs, potato, poblano, red rice, beans, mexican cheeses, salsa fresca 7.00

PASTRY
Guava Cheese Empanada 2.00
Blueberry Lemon and Sour Cream Muffin 2.00
Banana Pecan Bread 2.00

WHOLE FRUIT
Asian Pear 2.00
Banana, Fuji Apple, Farmers Market Orange 1.00
Fresh Berries 4.00

SALADS
add achiote chicken or chorizo 2.00
add marinated grilled shrimp 5.00

Spicy Caesar Salad
fire roasted red pepper, grilled corn, tortilla croutons 9.00

Latin Chopped Salad
roasted beets, red beans, cuzco corn, chickpeas, tomato, red onion, grilled zucchini, field greens, blue cheese, crispy plantain, chipotle vinaigrette 9.00

Taco Salad
shredded cabbage, romaine lettuce, beans, cheese, olives, corn salsa, green onion, salsa fresca, crispy tortilla, oregano red wine vinaigrette 8.00

Thai Shrimp Salad
napa cabbage, peas, julienned vegetables, scallion, cilantro, serrano chile, mint, crispy wontons, ginger lime sesame vinaigrette 12.50

WRAPS AND TORTAS

Ciudad Veggie Wrap
grilled asparagus, roasted pepper relish, pepperoncini, tomato, quinoa salad, sprouts, red onion, chipotle cream cheese, whole wheat tortilla 7.00

Cubano Sandwich
ham, roasted pork, swiss cheese, pickle, mayonnaise, soft roll 8.00

Spicy Caesar Grilled Chicken Sandwich
argentine parmesan, applewood smoked bacon, romaine hearts, spicy caesar dressing 9.00

White Tuna Sandwich
poached and tossed with olive, lemon, parsley, capers on soft roll with arugula, tomato, red onion 8.00

TACOS
two tacos on homemade corn tortillas with rice and beans

Carne Asada Tacos
grilled skirt steak, caramelized onion, salsa fresca, guacamole 8.00

Carnitas Tacos
arbol salsa, cilantro, onion, guacamole 7.00

Grilled Chicken Tacos
caramelized red onion, serrano chile, cilantro, lime, tomato, avocado tomatillo salsa 7.00

Peruvian Ceviche Fish Tacos
avocado, pickled onion, cilantro slaw 9.00

QUESADILLAS
on homemade flour tortilla

Roasted Poblano Quesadilla
mexican cheeses, chipotle salsa, salsa fresca 5.00

Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
mexican cheeses, arbol salsa 7.00

SALSA
all salsas $.50

Arbol
Avocado Tomatillo
Charred Tomato
Chipotle
Salsa Fresca

SIDES

Green Corn Tamales, sweet corn, sour cream, salsa fresca 3.00

Organic Rice and Beans 3.00

Tortilla Chips & Guacamole freshly made with choice of salsa 3.50

Guacamole 1.50

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and Olive Tapenade with border veggies 3.00

DESSERT

Homemade Brownie 2.50
Chocolate Chip Cookie 1.50
Root Beer Float vanilla bean ice cream, whipped cream 4.75
Black Cherry Float vanilla bean ice cream, whipped cream 4.75

Border Grill Stop, 610 S. Figeroa (on Wilshire), twitter