Fajita Express Mexican Grill Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Fajita Express Mexican Grill cooks with: soybean and canola oil (estimated). Across the 203 menu items we analyzed, it averages 6.0g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).
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Safest Orders at Fajita Express Mexican Grill
Learn this once: a salad with grilled protein and the dressing left off is nearly always the lowest seed oil order anywhere. So the list below sticks to real meals, salads included, never just a water.
Cleanest full order: Beef Fajita Taco + Iced Tea, 2.0g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Chicken Fajita Taco | 2.0g |
| Shrimp Cocktail (Small) | 2.0g |
| Beef Fajita Taco | 2.0g |
| Asada Taco | 2.0g |
| Barbacoa Taco | 2.0g |
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Build my orderWhat to Avoid at Fajita Express Mexican Grill
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Carnitas (1 lb) | 18.0g |
| Mix Fajita (1 lb) | 17.0g |
| Texan Fajita (1 lb) | 17.0g |
| Chicken Fajita (1 lb) | 16.0g |
| Asada (1 lb) | 16.0g |
Every Fajita Express Mexican Grill item, ranked
All 203 items we have for Fajita Express Mexican Grill, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Coke Zero | 0.0g |
| Pico de Gallo | 0.0g |
| Sprite | 0.0g |
| Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Orange Juice | 0.0g |
| Red Flash | 0.0g |
| Hi-C Punch | 0.0g |
| Coffee | 0.0g |
| Jalapeños | 0.0g |
| Mexican Coke | 0.0g |
| Iced Tea | 0.0g |
| Coke | 0.0g |
| Jamaica | 0.0g |
| Dr Pepper | 0.0g |
| Diet Coke | 0.0g |
| Fanta | 0.0g |
| Milk | 0.5g |
| Corn Tortillas (3) | 1.0g |
| Flan | 1.0g |
| Tres Leches | 1.0g |
| Horchata | 1.0g |
| Extra Mini Taco | 1.0g |
| Nopales | 1.0g |
| Sour Cream | 1.0g |
| Extra Pancake | 2.0g |
| Chicken Fajita Taco | 2.0g |
| Enchilada (1) | 2.0g |
| Shrimp Cocktail (Small) | 2.0g |
| Guacamole | 2.0g |
| Beef Fajita Taco | 2.0g |
| Spanish Rice | 2.0g |
| N.Y. Cheesecake | 2.0g |
| Asada Taco | 2.0g |
| Chocoflan | 2.0g |
| Barbacoa Taco | 2.0g |
| Menudo (Small) | 2.0g |
| Avocado Taco | 2.0g |
| Flour Tortillas (3) | 2.0g |
| Shredded Chicken Taco | 2.0g |
| Charro Beans | 2.0g |
| Machacado Taco | 3.0g |
| Ganache Cake | 3.0g |
| Shrimp Taco | 3.0g |
| Menudo (Large) | 3.0g |
| Birria Taco | 3.0g |
| Chicharron & Egg Taco | 3.0g |
| Brownie | 3.0g |
| Refried Beans | 3.0g |
| Bacon & Egg Taco | 3.0g |
| Shrimp Cocktail (Large) | 3.0g |
| Bean & Cheese Taco | 3.0g |
| Picadillo Taco | 3.0g |
| Ham & Egg Taco | 3.0g |
| Guisada Taco | 3.0g |
| Carnitas Taco | 3.0g |
| Crispy Taco | 3.0g |
| Pork Chop Taco | 3.0g |
| Bean & Bacon Taco | 3.0g |
| Nopalitos & Egg Taco | 3.0g |
| Pastor Taco | 3.0g |
| Bean & Chorizo Taco | 4.0g |
| Taco Norteño | 4.0g |
| Papa Ranchero Taco | 4.0g |
| Flauta | 4.0g |
| Barbacoa Burrito | 4.0g |
| Asada Burrito | 4.0g |
| Beef Fajita Burrito | 4.0g |
| Bean & Cheese Tostada | 4.0g |
| Patty Sausage & Egg Taco | 4.0g |
| Migas Taco | 4.0g |
| Tripa Taco | 4.0g |
| Chicken Fajita Burrito | 4.0g |
| Kid's Soft Taco | 4.0g |
| Chorizo & Egg Taco | 4.0g |
| Country Sausage & Egg Taco | 4.0g |
| Cheese Quesadilla (Small) | 4.0g |
| Shredded Chicken Burrito | 4.0g |
| Chilaquiles Taco | 4.0g |
| Potato & Egg Taco | 4.0g |
| Potato & Bacon Taco | 4.0g |
| Beef Fajita Quesadilla (Small) | 5.0g |
| Pastor Burrito | 5.0g |
| Pastor Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Chicken Fajita Quesadilla (Small) | 5.0g |
| Shredded Chicken Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Carnitas Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Guisada Burrito | 5.0g |
| Kid's Enchilada | 5.0g |
| Breakfast Burrito | 5.0g |
| Avocado Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Picadillo Burrito | 5.0g |
| Barbacoa (1/2 lb) | 5.0g |
| Kid's Cheese Quesadilla | 5.0g |
| Guisada Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Asada Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Carnitas Burrito | 5.0g |
| Puffy Taco | 5.0g |
| Beef Fajita Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Picadillo Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Chicken Fajita Chalupa | 5.0g |
| Birria | 6.0g |
| Barbacoa Torta | 6.0g |
| Kid's Crispy Taco | 6.0g |
| Enchiladas (3) | 6.0g |
| Ham Torta | 6.0g |
| Pastor Torta | 6.0g |
| Avocado Torta | 6.0g |
| Chicken Fajita Torta | 6.0g |
| Cheese Quesadilla (Large) | 6.0g |
| Guisada Torta | 6.0g |
| Huevos Rancheros | 6.0g |
| Asada Torta | 6.0g |
| Birria Ramen | 6.0g |
| Ham & Egg Plate | 6.0g |
| Huevos a la Mexicana | 6.0g |
| #21 Mini Taquitos (4) | 6.0g |
| Shredded Chicken Torta | 6.0g |
| #18 Grilled Chicken Salad | 6.0g |
| Beef Fajita Torta | 6.0g |
| Birria Plate | 7.0g |
| Carnitas Torta | 7.0g |
| French Fries | 7.0g |
| Pork Chop & Egg Plate | 7.0g |
| Pancakes Special | 7.0g |
| Birria Mini Tacos | 7.0g |
| Bacon & Egg Plate | 7.0g |
| Machacado Plate | 7.0g |
| Steak & Egg Plate | 7.0g |
| Jalisco Style Burrito | 7.0g |
| Papa Ranchero Plate | 7.0g |
| Beef Fajita Quesadilla (Large) | 8.0g |
| Country Sausage & Egg Plate | 8.0g |
| Chips & Salsa | 8.0g |
| Birria Torta | 8.0g |
| Chorizo & Egg Plate | 8.0g |
| Pastor (1/2 lb) | 8.0g |
| #14 Beef Fajitas | 8.0g |
| #30 Pork Chops Plate | 8.0g |
| Migas Plate | 8.0g |
| #14 Chicken Fajitas | 8.0g |
| Chicken Fajita Quesadilla (Large) | 8.0g |
| #11 Jalisco Style Plate | 8.0g |
| #29 Pastor Plate | 8.0g |
| #1 Asada Plate | 8.0g |
| #23 Barbacoa Plate | 8.0g |
| Birriadilla (Small) | 8.0g |
| #14 Mix Fajitas | 8.0g |
| Patty Sausage & Egg Plate | 8.0g |
| #12 Shrimp Fajita | 8.0g |
| #2 Guisada Plate | 8.0g |
| Asada (1/2 lb) | 9.0g |
| Chicken Fajita (1/2 lb) | 9.0g |
| #9 Cheese Enchilada Plate | 9.0g |
| Beef Fajita (1/2 lb) | 9.0g |
| #3 Mexican Plate | 9.0g |
| #6 Ranchero Steak | 9.0g |
| #22 Steak and Shrimp Plate | 9.0g |
| #24 Chicken Crispy Taco Plate | 9.0g |
| #16 Carnitas Plate | 9.0g |
| Barbacoa (1 lb) | 9.0g |
| #9 Chicken Enchilada Plate | 9.0g |
| #25 Fajita Flameada | 9.0g |
| #10 Texas Plate | 9.0g |
| #24 Beef Crispy Taco Plate | 9.0g |
| Bean & Cheese Nachos | 9.0g |
| #27 Green Enchiladas | 9.0g |
| #9 Beef Enchilada Plate | 9.0g |
| Kid's Cheeseburger with Fries | 9.0g |
| #4 Ribeye Steak | 9.0g |
| #13 Texan Fajita | 9.0g |
| Beef Fajita Nachos | 10.0g |
| Ground Beef Nachos | 10.0g |
| Chips, Salsa & Cheese Dip | 10.0g |
| Birriadito | 10.0g |
| #17 Beef Fajita Quesadilla Plate | 10.0g |
| Carnitas (1/2 lb) | 10.0g |
| #19 Taco Salad | 10.0g |
| Chicken Fajita Nachos | 10.0g |
| #17 Chicken Fajita Quesadilla Plate | 10.0g |
| #17 Shrimp Quesadilla Plate | 10.0g |
| Mix Fajita (1/2 lb) | 10.0g |
| Shredded Chicken Nachos | 10.0g |
| #20 Tripas Plate | 10.0g |
| Nacho Fries | 10.0g |
| Texan Fajita (1/2 lb) | 10.0g |
| #8 Tampiqueña Style Plate | 10.0g |
| Supreme Nachos | 11.0g |
| #7 Mexican Style Shrimp | 12.0g |
| #28 Beef Puffy Taco Plate | 12.0g |
| #28 Chicken Puffy Taco Plate | 12.0g |
| Birriadilla (Large) | 12.0g |
| #26 Chimichanga | 13.0g |
| Kid's Chicken Nuggets with Fries | 13.0g |
| #5 A la Diabla Shrimp | 13.0g |
| Birria Fries | 14.0g |
| Pastor (1 lb) | 14.0g |
| #15 Chicken Flautas | 14.0g |
| Chicken Fajita (1 lb) | 16.0g |
| Asada (1 lb) | 16.0g |
| Beef Fajita (1 lb) | 16.0g |
| Mix Fajita (1 lb) | 17.0g |
| Texan Fajita (1 lb) | 17.0g |
| Carnitas (1 lb) | 18.0g |
Frequently asked
Does Fajita Express Mexican Grill use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Fajita Express Mexican Grill cooks with: soybean and canola oil (estimated). Across the 203 menu items we analyzed, it averages 6.0g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).
What oil does Fajita Express Mexican Grill cook with?
Our research indicates: No disclosure found. Fajita Express Mexican Grill (San Antonio, TX, single location on Culebra Rd) publishes no nutrition panel, allergen sheet or ingredient statement on its site, printed menu or ordering pages, and nothing public names its fryer oil or whether its beans use lard. Its menu confirms deep-frying (chips, nachos, crispy and puffy taco shells, tostadas, chalupas, flautas, mini taquitos, chimichangas, french fries, chicken nuggets, birria fries), so the fryer is scored on the US industry-default soybean/canola blend under the higher-PUFA-wins rule. Grilled fajitas, asada, pastor and guisada are scored low. Every value for this restaurant is an estimate. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Fajita Express Mexican Grill use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Fajita Express Mexican Grill cooks with soybean and canola oil (estimated), not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Fajita Express Mexican Grill seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Fajita Express Mexican Grill cooks with soybean and canola oil (estimated), which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at Fajita Express Mexican Grill?
Chicken Fajita Taco is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Fajita Express Mexican Grill, at an estimated 2.0g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Fajita Express Mexican Grill?
Carnitas (1 lb) is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Fajita Express Mexican Grill, at an estimated 18.0g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.
What are seed oils?
Seed oils — canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, and similar vegetable oils — are extracted from seeds using high heat and chemical solvents. They are very high in polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), which are unstable at cooking temperatures and can oxidize easily. Many health-conscious eaters choose to minimize seed oils and prefer foods cooked in beef tallow, butter, coconut oil, or olive oil instead. This page shows estimated PUFA grams per menu item to help you make more informed choices. These are estimates — actual values vary by preparation and location. New to the topic? Start with what seed oils are and the complete list, or read the evidence on why people avoid them.
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