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Report Cards · Fajita Express Mexican Grill

Fajita Express Mexican Grill Seed Oil Report Card

GradeB
Avg PUFA/item6.0g
Items analyzed203
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Based on our menu research, Fajita Express Mexican Grill cooks with: 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.. 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

ItemPUFA
Pico de Gallo0.0g
Jalapeños0.0g
Red Flash0.0g
Jamaica0.0g
Extra Mini Taco1.0g

What to Avoid at Fajita Express Mexican Grill

ItemPUFA
Carnitas (1 lb)18.0g
Mix Fajita (1 lb)17.0g
Texan Fajita (1 lb)17.0g
Beef 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.

ItemPUFA
Pico de Gallo0.0g
Jalapeños0.0g
Coke0.0g
Diet Coke0.0g
Coke Zero0.0g
Sprite0.0g
Dr Pepper0.0g
Red Flash0.0g
Hi-C Punch0.0g
Fanta0.0g
Mexican Coke0.0g
Lemonade0.0g
Jamaica0.0g
Orange Juice0.0g
Coffee0.0g
Iced Tea0.0g
Milk0.5g
Extra Mini Taco1.0g
Corn Tortillas (3)1.0g
Sour Cream1.0g
Nopales1.0g
Flan1.0g
Tres Leches1.0g
Horchata1.0g
Extra Pancake2.0g
Enchilada (1)2.0g
Asada Taco2.0g
Shredded Chicken Taco2.0g
Avocado Taco2.0g
Barbacoa Taco2.0g
Beef Fajita Taco2.0g
Chicken Fajita Taco2.0g
Menudo (Small)2.0g
Shrimp Cocktail (Small)2.0g
Flour Tortillas (3)2.0g
Spanish Rice2.0g
Charro Beans2.0g
Guacamole2.0g
Chocoflan2.0g
N.Y. Cheesecake2.0g
Bacon & Egg Taco3.0g
Bean & Cheese Taco3.0g
Ham & Egg Taco3.0g
Bean & Bacon Taco3.0g
Chicharron & Egg Taco3.0g
Machacado Taco3.0g
Nopalitos & Egg Taco3.0g
Crispy Taco3.0g
Guisada Taco3.0g
Picadillo Taco3.0g
Pastor Taco3.0g
Carnitas Taco3.0g
Pork Chop Taco3.0g
Shrimp Taco3.0g
Menudo (Large)3.0g
Shrimp Cocktail (Large)3.0g
Birria Taco3.0g
Refried Beans3.0g
Ganache Cake3.0g
Brownie3.0g
Potato & Egg Taco4.0g
Chorizo & Egg Taco4.0g
Country Sausage & Egg Taco4.0g
Patty Sausage & Egg Taco4.0g
Bean & Chorizo Taco4.0g
Papa Ranchero Taco4.0g
Potato & Bacon Taco4.0g
Migas Taco4.0g
Chilaquiles Taco4.0g
Cheese Quesadilla (Small)4.0g
Flauta4.0g
Tripa Taco4.0g
Taco Norteño4.0g
Bean & Cheese Tostada4.0g
Shredded Chicken Burrito4.0g
Barbacoa Burrito4.0g
Asada Burrito4.0g
Beef Fajita Burrito4.0g
Chicken Fajita Burrito4.0g
Kid's Soft Taco4.0g
Breakfast Burrito5.0g
Beef Fajita Quesadilla (Small)5.0g
Chicken Fajita Quesadilla (Small)5.0g
Puffy Taco5.0g
Beef Fajita Chalupa5.0g
Chicken Fajita Chalupa5.0g
Picadillo Chalupa5.0g
Asada Chalupa5.0g
Guisada Chalupa5.0g
Avocado Chalupa5.0g
Shredded Chicken Chalupa5.0g
Pastor Chalupa5.0g
Carnitas Chalupa5.0g
Picadillo Burrito5.0g
Guisada Burrito5.0g
Pastor Burrito5.0g
Carnitas Burrito5.0g
Barbacoa (1/2 lb)5.0g
Kid's Cheese Quesadilla5.0g
Kid's Enchilada5.0g
Ham & Egg Plate6.0g
Huevos a la Mexicana6.0g
Huevos Rancheros6.0g
Cheese Quesadilla (Large)6.0g
Enchiladas (3)6.0g
Asada Torta6.0g
Guisada Torta6.0g
Avocado Torta6.0g
Barbacoa Torta6.0g
Shredded Chicken Torta6.0g
Ham Torta6.0g
Pastor Torta6.0g
Chicken Fajita Torta6.0g
Beef Fajita Torta6.0g
#18 Grilled Chicken Salad6.0g
#21 Mini Taquitos (4)6.0g
Birria6.0g
Birria Ramen6.0g
Kid's Crispy Taco6.0g
Machacado Plate7.0g
Steak & Egg Plate7.0g
Pork Chop & Egg Plate7.0g
Bacon & Egg Plate7.0g
Papa Ranchero Plate7.0g
Pancakes Special7.0g
Jalisco Style Burrito7.0g
Carnitas Torta7.0g
Birria Mini Tacos7.0g
Birria Plate7.0g
French Fries7.0g
Migas Plate8.0g
Country Sausage & Egg Plate8.0g
Chorizo & Egg Plate8.0g
Patty Sausage & Egg Plate8.0g
Beef Fajita Quesadilla (Large)8.0g
Chicken Fajita Quesadilla (Large)8.0g
Chips & Salsa8.0g
Pastor (1/2 lb)8.0g
#1 Asada Plate8.0g
#2 Guisada Plate8.0g
#11 Jalisco Style Plate8.0g
#12 Shrimp Fajita8.0g
#14 Beef Fajitas8.0g
#14 Chicken Fajitas8.0g
#14 Mix Fajitas8.0g
#23 Barbacoa Plate8.0g
#29 Pastor Plate8.0g
#30 Pork Chops Plate8.0g
Birriadilla (Small)8.0g
Birria Torta8.0g
Bean & Cheese Nachos9.0g
Beef Fajita (1/2 lb)9.0g
Asada (1/2 lb)9.0g
Chicken Fajita (1/2 lb)9.0g
Barbacoa (1 lb)9.0g
#3 Mexican Plate9.0g
#4 Ribeye Steak9.0g
#6 Ranchero Steak9.0g
#9 Cheese Enchilada Plate9.0g
#9 Chicken Enchilada Plate9.0g
#9 Beef Enchilada Plate9.0g
#10 Texas Plate9.0g
#13 Texan Fajita9.0g
#16 Carnitas Plate9.0g
#22 Steak and Shrimp Plate9.0g
#24 Beef Crispy Taco Plate9.0g
#24 Chicken Crispy Taco Plate9.0g
#25 Fajita Flameada9.0g
#27 Green Enchiladas9.0g
Kid's Cheeseburger with Fries9.0g
Chips, Salsa & Cheese Dip10.0g
Beef Fajita Nachos10.0g
Chicken Fajita Nachos10.0g
Ground Beef Nachos10.0g
Shredded Chicken Nachos10.0g
Mix Fajita (1/2 lb)10.0g
Texan Fajita (1/2 lb)10.0g
Carnitas (1/2 lb)10.0g
#8 Tampiqueña Style Plate10.0g
#17 Beef Fajita Quesadilla Plate10.0g
#17 Chicken Fajita Quesadilla Plate10.0g
#17 Shrimp Quesadilla Plate10.0g
#19 Taco Salad10.0g
#20 Tripas Plate10.0g
Birriadito10.0g
Nacho Fries10.0g
Supreme Nachos11.0g
#7 Mexican Style Shrimp12.0g
#28 Chicken Puffy Taco Plate12.0g
#28 Beef Puffy Taco Plate12.0g
Birriadilla (Large)12.0g
#5 A la Diabla Shrimp13.0g
#26 Chimichanga13.0g
Kid's Chicken Nuggets with Fries13.0g
Pastor (1 lb)14.0g
#15 Chicken Flautas14.0g
Birria Fries14.0g
Beef Fajita (1 lb)16.0g
Asada (1 lb)16.0g
Chicken 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: 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.. 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 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., 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 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., 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?

Pico de Gallo is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Fajita Express Mexican Grill, at an estimated 0.0g 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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