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A Brooklyn Life gives us the best review we will ever get!

The Village Voice weighs in on our new restaurant (with spicy reader commentary!)

New York Magazine posts some great photos of our new restaurant 

joonbug.com picks Calexico as one of their staff faves

The NY Daily News profiles Calexico 

The Villager dubs Calexico "The Kings of Carne Asada"

Gothamist reviews the 2008 Vendy Awards

Serious Eats breaks down the Vendys

VIDEO

ABC News covers the Vendys

NY1 covers the Vendys

Calexico appears on Good Day New York

AUDIO 

Listen to Calexico's interview on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC

QUOTES 

The Villager
"The Kings of Carne Asada" 

The New York Daily News
Three brothers spearhead a quality revolution in sidewalk dining

Yelp.com
If you find yourself in Soho, famished (or even slightly hungry) after a long morning of shopping and walking, go to the corner of WOOSTER and PRINCE. Right outside the Camper store, you will find the Vendleys. Three brothers - chill NY boys who have spent enough time in Cali to say that their burritos and tacos are HELLA good (which they are) - will be there playing hip-hop and serving up some delicious, authentic Carne Asada, smoky and sweet pulled pork tacos, and shrimp tacos with homemade salsas. This yeCalexico won the title of best street cart in NY. Get that. 

Chowhound.com
If you want good cheap Mexican food, go to the cart - called "Calexico" - on the corner of Wooster St. and Prince St. (in front of the Camper shoe store). I had the chicken soft tacos and grilled corn and both were FRESH and very flavorful. Go there - especially if you are feeling nostalgic or craving California style tacos… I'm not kidding when I tell you that these were 4 star tacos. Heavenly. 

Clean Plate Club.com
...Next we hit Calexico, the West Village taco stand started by three young and blond Southern California men. And when I say Southern, I mean Southern, where Cali hits Mexico, hence their name. And holy shit was this stuff good. Their Carne Asada was one of the best tacos I’ve ever had. The meat was high quality and tender, and drizzled with a fresh and limey green crème fraiche type sauce. And the tortillas were moist and homemade. The other Calexico offering was a pulled pork taco with pickled onions. Again, tender, well-seasoned meat with a pickle-y bite and a fresh tortilla...