: a marinated strip usually of beef or chicken grilled or broiled and served usually with a flour tortilla and various savory fillings
—usually used in plural
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Traditional Mexican fare is on the menu, including carne asada, flautas and chicken fajitas.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Dec. 2025
Caribbean flavors and American fare join forces on the menu, with jerk chicken, smash burgers, steak fajitas, cocktails, and creative vegetable dishes available to curb your appetite.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The menu includes an Acapulco-style seafood cocktail, handmade guacamole, jalapeno, jicama and carrot slaw, beef and chicken fajitas, refried black beans and ice cream sundaes with Mexican chocolate sauce.
—Stacey Zable, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Staple dishes like migas (eggs scrambled with diced tomatoes, onions, peppers, and corn tortilla pieces) are available as platters or as tacos, and those who want more protein can opt for dishes like the El Patron (two over-easy eggs with beef fajita and salsa ranchera).
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Dec. 2025
Caribbean flavors and American fare join forces on the menu, with jerk chicken, smash burgers, steak fajitas, cocktails, and creative vegetable dishes available to curb your appetite.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The menu includes an Acapulco-style seafood cocktail, handmade guacamole, jalapeno, jicama and carrot slaw, beef and chicken fajitas, refried black beans and ice cream sundaes with Mexican chocolate sauce.
—Stacey Zable, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Staple dishes like migas (eggs scrambled with diced tomatoes, onions, peppers, and corn tortilla pieces) are available as platters or as tacos, and those who want more protein can opt for dishes like the El Patron (two over-easy eggs with beef fajita and salsa ranchera).
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Fajita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fajita. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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