Calico Cactus - St. Augustine (FL)

5 /5 C F: We’re Texans first off and sort of skeptical. We were pleasantly surprised. All very very good! Including being warmly welcomed by a friendly helpful staff. Fresh flowers on tables. Orange juice fresh is squeezed. Caffe con leche and maple syrup latte were both a 10 out of 10! Tacos were very innovative, fresh and tasty. Now, are the tortillas as great as our favorite (Original Ninfa’s on Navigation St.) in Houston, Texas? No, but they were warm, soft and very very acceptable. Very clean inside. You can tell someone really cares about this business. Thank you!

5 /5 Caitlyn M: Really cute store, we got a few things and we’ll include details below but overall super good ingredients, quick service, and friendly staff. The meat is well seasoned and the menu includes a variety of options for different flavor profiles. They also have their own salsa bar and they make their own tortillas on site. We got the Purple Tiger drink and it was 10/10. We’ll definitely be back to try more. Area 51 and Texas Hold’em: Very simple but well seasoned, pairs well with their spicy and tomatillo salsas. You can tell the tortillas are fresh, makes a huge difference. Bam Bam: Star of the show! My husbands favourite out of everything. Perfect blend of breakfast and lunch. The bacon is the perfect amount of crispy and the ratio of bacon to egg to pancake is truly outstanding. Calico Hash: The potato was crunchy kind of like potato straws which I didn’t expect but it definitely grew on me. The flavors are so good and once I added salsa and mixed everything up it perfectly blended together. Overall I think Calico Cactus is a great place to grab some breakfast or lunch (or both). Everything has great flavor and the prices are pretty good considering the amount of filling you get. The bowl especially was a decent size for only $10.75. We’ll be back to try their coffees and extended drink menu.

3 /5 Stephanie Menotte: My daughter and I ordered plain Jane burritos. I requested mine with bacon on the side, and extra cheese. Food was delivered with a side bowl that said “bacon on side” written on the lid, and inside was the extra cheese and 1 slice of bacon. I made the incorrect assumption that that was all the bacon I got with my burrito, until I bit into it and encountered the rest of it. Not sure why I would get a single slice of bacon on the side instead of all of it. My daughter did not enjoy her burrito. She said the eggs were very wet, and when she bit into it the bacon was stringy and basically made the eggs fall out of the burrito when she had to fight to bite through it. Also not sure if the potatoes inside the burritos were supposed to be fried hard, but for us that was completely the wrong texture and taste. Softer hash brown potatoes would have gone much better. The tot bites were pretty delicious. The start was also very very nice.