Calexico Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant New York

Address: 1491 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA

Phone: +13479675955

Rating: 4.3
based on 190 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service is always friendly."
  • "Our waitress was very attentive and kind."
  • "Staff was friendly."
  • "Our server Ana was absolutely phenomenal!"
  • "The server, Ashley, was great."
  • "Waiters was very nice and attentive."
  • "The staff was super friendly, getting us settled at our table and taking our order."

Cons:

  • "Biggest let down was the service. Polite, but cleared plates before both of us were finished."
  • "The manager was made aware but s/he never came out to address the matter with me."
  • "The restaurant was nearly empty yet the hostess was rude and the waiter was no where to be found for 15 minutes at a time."
  • "Poor management."
  • "Management needs to take charge."
  • "The hostess was obviously annoyed and rude to us."
  • "Service was friendly, but slow!"

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is pretty good and the traditional margaritas are strong and they taste pretty good."
  • "The flavor profiles are excellent and their Baja fish tacos are to die for."
  • "The food is excellent, particularly the chipotle pork with the pickled onions."
  • "The food was tasty, the service was good and quick."
  • "Fish taco was excellent."
  • "One of the best shrimp fajitas I’ve had to this day!"
  • "The food is good."

Cons:

  • "1 piece of French toast for $29.... The other meals that were ordered at table were normal portion sizes... but for $29 getting 1 piece is legitimately a rip off."
  • "The Carne Asada burrito was rather bland."
  • "Steak fajitas were also average, the steak was pretty flavorless."
  • "The red sauce tasted like marinara or pasta sauce, quite the conflict of taste to the dish."
  • "The guacamole was pretty bland and the tacos and margaritas weren’t great either."
  • "Chips and guacamole were not that great."
  • "The drinks are expensive there food needs more flavor."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Loved this place in 'normal' times; great vibe inside, good drinks and great food."
  • "The restaurants ambiance was just as nice as before."
  • "This place has a great vibe and excellent customer service."
  • "Great Atmosphere and service."
  • "Good vibe, lovely food and drinks.. AMAZING TACOS ... must visit place."
  • "Restaurant was busy with a fun/relaxed bar scene."
  • "Noteworthy Mexican spot with a welcoming in-door dining scene."

Cons:

  • "It feels like if everyone in the room is screeching in your ear, it is awful almost unbearable."
  • "This is honestly one of the loudest restaurants I have ever been in."
  • "Very loud indoors so it’s not a place to go if you want to have a conversation."
  • "Also the margaritas we small and had a weird taste had two and not even a slight buzz, very disappointing."
  • "But right now (July 2020) with outdoor-only seating the experience is really terrible compared to what other restaurants are doing."
  • "It is EXTREMELY LOUD in here."
  • "The restaurant was incredibly loud. Blaring music made it even louder."

Value

Pros:

  • "Regular price would have been $61."
  • "Their 2 for 1 Happy Hour is one of the best!"
  • "Four margaritas and a plate of nachos cost $37, before tax and tip, and it was only that 'inexpensive' because it was happy hour."
  • "Great price points too!"
  • "The happy hour deal is great and the margaritas are delicious!"
  • "Great value for money and friendly service."
  • "We found the tacos, other offerings as well as the premium tequila to be very reasonable in price."

Cons:

  • "The drinks are pretty expensive for the amount you’re getting."
  • "But the prices are kind of high for what you get."
  • "For $18, I would expect a lot better."
  • "$6.50 for one taco ?! Outrageous."
  • "The vegan bowl was very tasty but sadly the portion was measly, missing an ingredient and definitely not value for money."
  • "The portions were tiny."
  • "The burrito bowls also had very little food."

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