Calexico Cart
“I always get them to put the pickled jalapenos inside my quesadilla or burrito, and get an extra helping of crack sauce.”
“For $7 total I bought a carne asada and a chipotle pork taco — both superbly delicious.”
“How lucky for you that Madison Square Park is right across the street, and it has plenty of seating options with tables, benches and lawns.”
Calexico Cart
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Yum! This food cars is about the same price as Chipotle but even fresher and I love the crack sauce. Hubby and I tried a couple of the tacos and burritos. Hearty, healthy, and relatively quick for fresh made food.
Please for the love of Mexican food, DO NOT eat at Calexico. DO NOT order their grilled chicken burrito and do not, I repeat, do NOT grab a fistful of their Cholula packets. Okay, okay. Just don't come here during lunch hours because that's when I [sometimes] do.
I only say "sometimes" because if I ate here Monday through Fridays I would end up looking like "Diabeto" from Family Guy (If you don't get the reference then please do yourself a favor and Google it).*
* Okay, okay – I'll cut it with the sarcasm. I loved everything about my food from here. I just don't like waiting on lines…it's also really cold out there right now, lol.
I've been a Calexico fan since the early 2000s when I worked at an independent record label in Soho, had a much more forgiving metabolism and worked very close to their first NYC cart on Wooster street near the Soho Apple store.
Fast forward to like10 years later – I now work by Park/Madison and am about a hop, skip and a jump away from their cart on Broadway near Madison Square Park.
This cart is cash only, but they're also conveniently located by a bank with ATM machines galore! Last time I ate here I ordered a grilled chicken burrito.
The chicken (and everything else) was freshly grilled and super flavorful…it was grilled to order and not just removed cold out of a small plastic box (*glares at other subpar Mexican spots in the neighborhood – NOT Chipotle though…although Calexico is lightyears better!) and rolled up into a warm flour tortilla which was slightly toasted on the bottom. SO FREAKIN' GOOD.
My co-worker got a burrito bowl and both of our meals were a nice generous portion and each of our meals were only $8. Trust me, we both got a bang for our buck. Calexico is easily my officially go-to Flatiron Mexican food destination. Fresh delicious food, awesome portions, full-on flavors and nicey priced for what you get. 5 stars all the way!
Was here much more often when I worked around the corner from it, but now that I'm a bit farther away it's more like every few months. Really simple, really delicious burritos. Delicious and worth the occasional wait!
I find the pollo a little too salty and nothing to rave about really, it's pretty mediocre. Not sure what the 25 minute wait is exactly about.
What are you waiting for. Head down here now! I usually head over to the Flatiron Calexico cart as it's in my neighborhood work area. Usually you'll find a line but if you go a bit early before the lunch hour you'll definitely get your lunch quickly.
I'm a fan of the grilled chicken quesadilla's. A must try. Perfectly grilled chicken with cheese and and tortilla grilled on a flat top. Nice crispy crunch with the soft tortilla.
You must have it with crack sauce though. A nice dipping sauce that has a nice spicey kick.
I'll definitely be back.
oh.em.gee. This cart is literally what dreams are made of. I think I squeed my pants when I heard after Madison Square Eats last year that they were going to be a PERMANENT fixture in the area (too bad I don't work closer). I have never had a dish here that was a disappointment.
First: no matter what you order, get the crack sauce. I've tried recreating it on my own and I still haven't figured it out. If I could bathe in this, I would. It's like a creamy Sriracha sauce. It's basically awesomesauce. Don't fight it.
Second: The quesadillas are filling, delicious, and just the right amount of cheesey on the inside and crispy on the outside. Also, it's easily a meal for 2, if you can stop yourself from devouring it on the spot. I've only ever been successful in saving half my quesadilla once. I think moving forward I will just always order 2 – one for right now, and one for a little bit later.
Also, they can always be relied up on to serve your food quickly and efficiently no matter how long the line is. And they are straight up friendly folks. What's not to love?
Wandering around looking for a brunch restaurant, my friend and I stumbled upon a Calexico stand and with a love for street food, we quickly changed our plans.
I ordered the Chipotle Pork and Baja Fish taco. Chipotle Pork was good, but came second to the Baja Fish. The crack sauce is sure to have me addicted. I personally like flour tortillas better than corn, but both tacos were flavorful and juicy – so they were not too dry.
Ok, so my mom's from Mexico, we used to live in Mexico as a kid, and I'm from Texas and also lived in California for a while, and probably one of the few people that have eaten at this cart that's been to Calexico (yes, it's a town on the California-Mexico border) as well as it's sister town, Mexicali, in Mexico, so I think I can judge taco stands. And what I can say, is that these are some authentic tacos…not the absolute best (if you want that go to Los Tacos No 1 in Chelsea Market), but nonetheless these are very good. My one knock on them would be them serving burritos…I know people love them and if there's a demand, why not serve them, but no true self-respecting Mexican taco stand would serve that American-made invention that is a burrito.