Calico Jack’s Menu

  • Appetizers
  • Ensaladas
  • Tacos
  • Burritos
  • Entrees
  • Sides
  • Postres

Healthy Meal suggestions for Calico Jack’s

  • Appetizers
  • Ensaladas
  • Tacos
  • Burritos
  • Entrees
  • Sides
  • Postres
  • Audrey E.

    I personally liked the feel especially compared to the other bars in the Westgate center! I prefer the upbeat vibe and decor! Had Coronaritas and they were bomb! I think they are my new fave drink!

    (4)
  • Corabelle G.

    First time visiting this location at Westgate. Showed up on a Saturday before it got too busy so we were able to chill for awhile and enjoy the music and atmosphere. Around 10 or so they started clearing the tables from the floor. The DJ was playing pretty good music and had the dance floor pretty full. It was a cool spot to chill with some friends while visiting for a weekend.

    (4)
  • Bridget L.

    Terrible service! Really bad for a game day! If you are going to have a location this close to the stadium have sufficient, friendly staff to make it work.

    (1)
  • Rick G.

    The place was empty on a lazy Saturday afternoon. The food was good. Ordered a Jack's Famous burger. It was simply a burger. No seasoning or flavor of any kind. Potato wedges were decent. The food came out hot. Enjoyed two brews. Overall not a bad experience.

    (3)
  • Lena G.

    Bad, bad, bad. My mom was in the mood for Mexican food while we were visiting Westgate for the Sidewalk Chalk Festival, so we decided to try it out. Worst food I've had. Period. I had the carne asada tacos. The meat was chewy and grisly, the beans and rice were lukewarm and the rice wasn't fully cooked. My mom had the chicken burrito. It was dry and very bare. It was filled with tons of lettuce and all tortilla. This food was just awful. Our waitress was ok. As we were leaving a guy approached and said we shorted the waitress $10, which we totally did by accident. He was very polite about it and we even tipped a little extra for the mistake. Oops.

    (1)
  • Ondrea M.

    Came in on a quiet Saturday afternoon. Server was prompt and friendly. However, about 10 minutes into our meal, ROACHES crawling on the walls. We were sitting against the wall and my boyfriend looks up and sees two ROACHES crawling along the base of the sitting wall and one on the wall. He got up and informed the server. As I was standing there waiting for the manager to come out I see a couple more coming out of the corner. Clearly an infest. Well the manager never came out to apologize. The server told us our meal was on them and if we wanted to stick around and finish our food we could move tables. No thank you! Lost my appetite in a major way!!! Also, what a coward the manager was by not coming out and even apologizing for the incident. Will never, ever return! Food consumer beware!!!

    (1)
  • Jeremiah S.

    Arrived to no one manning the place. So grabbed menus and sat down. 2 other couples here and 5 filthy dirty food strewn tables. Only sat down due to a buy one get one free entree coupon from a Entertainment book. Must also say up front this is way over priced. Wife ordered a Margarita which turned out very nice. My Dr Pepper no ice came out a Coke with ice. We wanted the queso dip for $5. In order to get it you must buy the Chips and Salsa for $4 then add on the queso for another $5. So $9 for queso. It has no flavor at all. The salsa taste like hunts tomatoe sauce from a can watered down . So no free chips and salsa first off and you get completely ripped off for the salsa and queso dip. It's true value is $0. Don't eat here. My wife ordered Caritas Buro and I the Shrimp Fajitas. The Buro has more lettace and what looks like leeks than meat. It was served a bit too cold. My Cajun shrimp fajitas were 0 star. No Cajun seasoning. Tasted like boiled shrimp that were fried. 70% of the veggies were burnt. Got 10 medium shrimp for $20. 3 had tails 1 had the digestive track still in it. So the food is Not seasoned at all and is not prepped properly at all. Eat here at your own risk. We shall never return to such a nasty place.

    (1)
  • The Internet Warrior ..

    Over all not a bad place. Came here for my friends 21st. Everything was great untill they kicked me out for sopposedly being to drunk, i had 3 beers? All my friends were like what the fuck? Hes not even drunk. That bs. So ended up leaving pissed off cus oviously the people workin there are pansies and they think 3 beers is to much so yeah bunch of bs. Wont go again

    (1)
  • Fred P.

    Worst meal I've had in a very long time. The restaurant was empty on a Saturday night at 6 pm and I think there's a reason. We both had the tacos (carnitas and mahi) and they were both served cold. The mahi itself was a little warm, like it had just been cooked, but the carnitas felt and tasted like it had come out of the fridge. The tortillas were cold and hard. Rice and beans were at best room temperature. Wash this down with $6 beers? I'm sure this place relies on events at the local arenas for it's business and since there was nothing going on it put forth a half-assed attempt. Would not return.

    (1)
  • Pamela G.

    Let me start by saying the hostess and waitress were great. Even the manager came by to see how we were......but.... The food. Hmmm. Mission flour tortillas chimichanga had no crisp to them at all. Wings tasted like they were baked from the freezer I am sure the jalepenos peppers were from a box from Walmart the beans tasted like a generic can of beans with no flavor the rice well let's say it was probably a 5 pound bag of rice with one 5 oz can of tomato sauce added to it for color. Absolutely no flavor at all. The hot sauce didn't even do it any justice The burrito that we ordered was a carne asada. They should have called it the lettuce cilantro and onion burrito. We did order a beer and a drink and those were good. It was a good thing we had a living social discount or I would have asked to leave without a check. I will not visit their restaurant to eat again. They may want to find a new menu or a new cook

    (1)
  • Robin G.

    I try to be a positive person but our experience here was not good. The food was mediocre at best and the service was awful. Watched our waitress stand and converse with someone for 15 minutes and we all had empty drinks. I politely requested she bring us another round on my way to the restroom. When I returned to the table, my friends had cancelled the order as the waitress continued to have a personal conversation and went to the bar to order the drinks. They requested the check which took another 30 minutes. Bad food + bad service = no return. They need stronger management here. Had they been around they would have seen what was happening. There were several upset patrons. Terrible service.

    (1)
  • Christina L.

    HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT!! Absolute worst Mexican food. If I could give negative stars on this review I would. I hosted a private party here with a taco bar for my son's graduation. The food was terrible and the set up was even worse. The plates had dried food debris all over them, the table cloths were stained and dirty, the service was sub par. I had to hunt down someone several times to refill chips for the "chips & salsa" I was charged $30 for. They only supplied limited tortillas for the taco bar and never brought more. For a party of 26 the total bill came to $760...this included a mandatory 23% gratuity that was definitely not earned! I emailed them afterwards to express my disappointment and they didn't even have the courtesy to respond. I recommend you steer clear of this place.

    (1)
  • Denise L.

    WOW.......how do you run out of tea?? They were out of tea?? Iced tea.....in ARIZONA ON GAME DAY? Service was horrible. Food was just okay. Had to get my own silverware. Would never go again. Read the reviews on line before and was not looking forward to it. However, had to meet our group there not by choice. You live you learn. By the way as you walked to the women's restroom the men's door was opened and you could peek at the urinals that were being used. Nice!!

    (1)
  • Michielle F.

    A disappointment. Ridiculously slow service - had to ask for everything twice. Jalapeño poppers were not good. 2 people in our group had carnitas burritos and said they weren't very good. I had the Carne asada fajitas and they were good but it wasn't worth going back. Everything was also very over-priced.

    (2)
  • Jay Infamous L.

    I've been reading the reviews about this place and I can somewhat understand the judgments about it but my friend and that came through to this spot over at the Westgate Mall had a good experience. I was in the mood for Tex-Mex so we pretty much settled for Calico's. Definitely was not crowded here, hence probably because of the reviews it has received. Good points about Calico Jack's: despite the lack of waiters here the service was very g ood from the waitress we had. My friend had a chicken burrito while I had a shrimp burrito. Added to that I requested a pomegranate margarita and I don't remember how the convo came about for some pineapple mix to be added to it but the waitress did that for me as well. EVERYTHING came out great. The shrimps in the burrito were huge and fresh. I have no complaints at all about the food nor the service. If I have anything negative to say about Calico's is that they do need a bigger staff eventhough there was not a huge crowd in the restaurant. But it was a Saturday and it was nice so it should be beyond necessary for there to be more than one or two waiters attending to patrons. Also some updated furniture would do the place justice. Other than that not really anything bad to say about Calico Jack's.

    (3)
  • Matt E.

    May be the worst Mexican food I've ever had. I can make a better burrito at home, with white bread and ground beef.

    (1)
  • Patrick M.

    Definitely a 5 star experience at the bar. I went with my girlfriend twice to this place during happy hour and we definitely both left happy each time. We favor the $3 margaritas special. Great service, clean place, and good pricing. We will definitely be back

    (5)
  • Tanisia W.

    I really enjoy the music here. By the time I get here I'm just ready to party and this place makes sure that happens. The DJ is great. He plays all the old school and new school.

    (3)
  • Reggina G.

    The bouncer with the big ass beard didn't let my friend in because she looked too "wobbly" the girl that was sober!!! He was just being an asshole!! I'll never go here again.

    (1)
  • Justin R.

    Not really sure how this place still exists! Everything about this place is terrible from the food to the drinks to the bar tenders to the music ...this place has seen a a turnover of management at least several times and each time just getting worse than before your better off taking your business elsewhere when in Westgate

    (1)
  • Ann H.

    Bad bad bad. We do not go out to eat often but will definitely not go here again. Hockey fans were going into the arena, so it wasn't busy. Picnic tables outside were low - maybe set up for a midget and I am short - 5' 1". Waitress was terrible - unattentive - very very slow getting drinks , chips etc. food was less than adequate. Do not waste $$ here Taco Bell would be better.

    (1)
  • Larry G.

    What a JOKE, again... I live very near this place and want it to be a good experience. I have continued to try to and give it another chance, but again it sucked. Went on teh opening Bike Night of 2015. Thousands of people wanting to spend money on drinks, food, and just have a good time. Not here. Sat down after standing at the door for 4 or 5 minutes. Found a table very near the bar in the middle of the place. Cant miss us unless you're not even in the building. A male waiter walks by and purposely does not make eye contact. Probably because "I might have to actually take an order"... We can only find 2, yep 2 other servers outside of the bar. How do you staff only 3 servers on one of the biggest nights of the year? So, we sat. Tried to wave down one the ladies with no luck... Trust me, we were not trying to say "hello" to anyone by waving. So, we sat there as a JOKE (wanting and willing to spend money on food and drinks) within our group to see if someone would even acknowledge us, let alone ask if we want to order something... Well, 20 minutes goes by and what do ya know??? NOTHING!!! By the way, the place was half full at best, so it's not like anyone/someone was overwhelmed with work. I looked across the bar near the back where the kitchen door was. Guess what? The 2 servers are standing there shooting the bull... Probably trying to figure out how to avoid any new customers coming in. We weren't the only table with nothing or empty glasses... We get up and walk out. Not once did we even get a Hello, Go to Hell, "F-off", Goodbye, NOTHING... I did forget the first waiter who did a great job of ignoring us, maybe they did know we were there? Maybe the owners have so much money they didn't need ours? Either way. Yes, I am trying to have a little fun with my sarcasm. But, This place has no business trying to run a business. Here's another little tidbit... I had our company Christmas lunch here in 2013. Like I stated earlier, if you can get service, the food wasn't half bad, but the service they offered wasn't one bit better than that of a 20 minute picnic at a park. This place is located in one of Arizona's hottest locations and are the worst place in the district. Just read the other reviews. I have finally learned. WILL NOT BE BACK!!! The only reason they receive 1 start is because you have to enter something, they don't deserve the 1!!!

    (1)
  • Jeanne M.

    Don't bother! Stopped here before hockey game and ordered the salsa, chips and guacamole. Was just ok. Then made the mistake of ordering the mahi mahi tacos. Fish was very fishy tasting and not lot of other flavor. Rice was terrible and the beans tasted like they came out of a can. Not good at all ! Would not recommend ! Would give it zero stars if I could.

    (1)
  • Tony M.

    Years back I would always be here but went back and whoooa what a change and not in a good way :/Would give 0 stars but I can't. Horrible place to go. Only go if you want your night to be ruined. Rude people working there. They don't have manners they talk back to you. Very poor customer service was only their for 5 minutes. Guy working their was acting like he owned Westgate and said to go back to Phx. HAAAAA I live out west so kinda sad that they have people like this running this place.

    (1)
  • Shawn M.

    Horribly over priced. Horrible service. I saw a bar tender giving away drinks to a table of girls that looked under aged. I'm pretty sure he snuck some of the drinks on my bill. I will do my best never to come back.

    (1)
  • Marisa P.

    If there were an option for zero stars this place would earn it. Although our server was really nice so I guess one star goes to her. The food was horrible!!! Small cold portions that are extremely over priced- how can you mess up Mexican food this badly!?!? The only "decent" food was off the kids menu. Advice to the restaurant- just be a bar, don't serve food.

    (1)
  • Babette L.

    $6.00 for a draft beer that wasn't even the size of a regular bottle of beer?!?!?! I am not going to go into details but 5 of us were here today for lunch and this was one of the worst places in Arizona that I have ever been for Mexican food. The food quality is poor, the "summer menu" was limited in choices, the street tacos were nothing to write home about. The white "cheese" on the nachos tasted like paste. I was thrown back when the bill arrived and after a 20% tip, we blew $80.00 here and there was NO WAY this place was worth an $80.00 lunch. DO NOT GO HERE FOR THE FOOD!!!!!!

    (1)
  • Mamma W.

    New very limited menu. No free chips and salsa and the server told us she knew nothing at all about what kind of margaritas they had as she'd never tried any of them. I didn't ask her if she'd tasted them I asked her what they had. She was even more confused when I asked if they even had wine. After a few long minutes I was told they had red and white wine. Ok I'm not sure if she was new ir maybe smoking something but come on! Eventually I found out it was all Sutter Home and ordered a beer. We were told there are new owners. At this point we paid for our drinks deciding that if she didn't know basics about the drinks the food would REALLY be confusing even though the menu was so short. We didn't want to risk it. Good luck to the new owners as we think you'll need it! It's a mexican restaurant so you might want to have a few custom margaritas.

    (1)
  • Craig K.

    Service, meh. Not very busy and yet couldn't get a refill. We got our chips and salsa about 2 minutes before our food. Lots of staff but none seemed to be doing anything. Food, meh. Salsa was alright. the chips were the bottom of the bag, broken into little pieces. The wife barely touched her carne asada tacos and my carnitas tacos were basically cilantro flavored. My daughter did enjoy the bacon cheesy fries. Price, horrible. Portion sizes were small for the price. I guess I'm used to more bang for my buck. Family ambiance, poor. It really isn't great for kids. No separate kid menu. If you have picky kids this isn't the place to be. There's better Mexican places nearby. A lot of them. If you plan on tequila shots this might be the place to be but if you want a nice meal, I'd suggest passing it by.

    (1)
  • Steve H.

    Came here prior to a football game. I expected expensive food and drink, but come on, $14 for a burger, and $7 for a domestic beer. I'll wait and buy a $8 burger in the stadium. . .

    (1)
  • Valerie M.

    Very disappointed that they chose to raise prices so high during the Super Bowl. I can see higher prices if we were just buying drinks & going out into crowd with them. But we sat at a table & ate dinner (which wasn't the good btw). Was really appalled that they didn't even give us a price list of beverages so we would know ahead of time. $16 for two draft beers is outrageous. I know others are doing the same thing, however it doesn't make it right. We won't be back.

    (1)
  • Alyssa F.

    Why please with all the amazing Baja style street taco amazing places would this place be here still!!!! This is not Mexican food it's crap on a plate , water salsa, old soggy chips. I want to go back and help the chef in the back if you can't make salsa ..PLEASE don't open a Mexican restaurant. ..this place will close! Super bowel around corner get your shit together!

    (1)
  • Jesse S.

    Food was pretty decent. Service was slow, and wasn't particularly busy. Beware sitting on the east patio, you'll get mixed whiffs of sewage and propane the whole time you're trying to eat.

    (2)
  • Jennifer T.

    Eh. It was alright. I expected more. I've heard so much about this place, but I guess its really just a late night place, not somewhere you'd want to go with family and kids during the day. We went for a combo of my husbands bday and my son graduating his after school program (behavior related). I called ahead to make sure it would be ok for kids, and she said yea because at 9pm is when they start carding everyone, which was perfect for us. So we get there, and they seat us. They get us a high chair for my toddler, my son is playing on his game. Our waitress must have been new, and literally just started. She wrote down all the alcohol on her note pad, and wasn't too sure of everything. We ordered some margaritas as it was still happy hour. They weren't good at all - they didn't seem to have any alcohol - If that was a margarita, then I must be an alcoholic LOL. So my mother in law went to the bartender, and they got the bartender in charge - he made the margaritas and they were PERFECT. I don't know his name, but he called himself the Irish bartender (has a tattoo of something Irish too!). Then we decided to order some appetizers... and the "menu" only had three entrees on it - tacos, fajitas or burrito..... Sad. The website showed SO much more than that! They call it a summer menu. The food was pretty good, but it took forever to get it. I don't think I'll be back. Or if I come back it will be for late night drinks with friends, but not ever gonna come back just to eat or stop by. Just be warned, there wasn't hardly anyone there when we were there and it was still slow. I can't imagine it would be any faster if they were busy... :( I give it a 3 just for the Irish bartender guy. He was amazing!

    (3)
  • Peggy D.

    My friend and I arrived at 7pm and the place was empty. Our server came almost immediately and took our drink order which was 2 frozen margaritas. It took about 10 minutes for the drinks to come and they were 85% ice and maybe 10% margarita. Our dinner was chicken fajitas and carne asada fajitas with rice and beans which were $2 extra. Forget the rice and beans cause there was no taste to the beans and the rice was the worst rice I have ever had! (Hard, crunchy and no flavor). The fajitas were ok, lots of chicken, onions and peppers. The carne asada meat was way over cooked and very bland. I won't go back there and wouldn't recommend it. The only thing that was good was the service!

    (2)
  • Bill W.

    I wish there was an option for zero stars. They ran out of chicken and apparently every nacho ingredient. When our order came out, the nachos were smothered in ranch and jalapenos with a scoop of guac. It did not resemble the menu item aside from the chips. No silverware and we had to get our own napkins. By far the worst dining experience of all time. They did change the tv for me so thats a plus.

    (1)
  • Elizabeth M.

    Fast service, friendly staff, and good food. I had the quesadilla since I am a vegetarian and my boyfriend had the Jack burger, which he said was the best he had in a long time. We came because we were going to a hockey game next door. Would have gave them 4-5 stars, but they didn't accept the coupon we had that came with our hockey tickets, which is the whole reason we came here. Not coming back because we don't live close, so the coupon was worthless. Not the waitresses fault, so we just paid for it.

    (3)
  • Stacey R.

    Terrible, terrible, terrible!! 15 minutes to get a waiter at our table & as soon as we asked for waters, he was gone for another 10 minutes. Then they switched servers on us. Although she tried, our appetizer came out 30 seconds before our meals. And to top it off, one meal didn't come out until the rest if us were practically finished. The food itself was below average at best - greasy chips, the salsa was like spicy tomato sauce, the queso was cold and congealed. And, for the kicker here... There was a DJ, which is to be expected for a Saturday, and that's fine. But the music was so loud that you couldn't even talk to each other at our table. Please, save yourself and skip this place. If I could have given no stars, I would have!

    (1)
  • Christian A.

    I had the misfortune of coming here during my annual trip to spring training. Much like most out of state visitors I ventured out after the game on our first night out looking for a little bit of the AZ nightlife. Unfortunately, I came across this unprofessional establishment. After hearing what sounded like old school hip hop coming from downstairs, as I drank at the Shout House, I rallied our group and headed to the front door only to be greeted by an obese, rude, imbecile door man. Mind you, I have partied at some of the best bars and clubs in Vegas and Los Angeles for the better part of 12 years with minimal hassle and even fewer A-hole door guys. Upon presenting our valid government IDs we were simply told that a member of our group could not enter despite being 22 years old. The "door guy", as he will be known as because he doesn't deserve a name, informed us that the ID was not acceptable by Calico standards without any further explanation to which I simply responded "ok, I guess they don't need our business," as he looked over his shoulder at the mostly empty business. We walked away without any further incident and walked across the way to McFaddens. As we reached the door, before we could even present our IDs, we were told by door security that we will not be allowed into their bar either. I politely asked why we were being denied and was informed that both bars are owned by the same company and that the door guy at Calico Jack's had called ahead and told them not to let us in. Apparently, we hurt his feelings in some way so he took it upon himself to put a damper on our night. Security at McFaddens went on to explain that vertical IDs, whether issued in AZ or out of state, were not accepted by any bar type establishment in the state. We chatted about the ridiculous rule and explained that we were merely looking to spend money and have a good time. My GF, thinking our nights in AZ were ruined, became upset and immediately wanted to go back to the hotel. I showed my Paramedic ID to the manager and reassured him that we are good people and just wanted to enjoy our vacation. He offered to "take care of us" the following night and pointed me in the direction of Hell's Half Acre. We left for HHA and never looked back at either bar mentioned previously. Hell's had affordable strong drinks, friendly staff and awesome metal music. I even made friends with the security guard during my week long stay and became a repeat customer. CJ's is losing money because a minimum wage door guy doesn't have the ability to articulate like a normal human being nor the ability to give proper customer service. Maybe if he cared about keeping his job or keeping this place in business he would be polite to guests of this establishment. I would have been willing to plan a night out with just my GF and I for the sake of trying some place new but not after that experience. Who knows maybe he was just racist. This is AZ after all. I hope to return to spring training next year to see this bar replaced by something better. Look at all their poor reviews if you don't believe me.

    (1)
  • Anthony V.

    Food was okay. Service SUCKED. They ran out of silverware and was forced to eat my dinner with a steak knife and a flimsy plastic fork. Waitress took forever to bring water to the table. After food was served never saw her again. Probably never eat here again.

    (1)
  • C.W. J.

    NHL hockey night at Jobing.com arena means restaurants are doing crazy business. With added patrons one would expect management to increased staffing I've been to a couple of the arena area restaurants in the daytime and they are empty. So, if it's football or hockey there will be a lot of people so be a manager I probably would give it a 3 but the service was slow because they were understaffed. Draft Coors light not very cold. Food was forgettable , which means average. But the main reason I will eschew this place was the restroom attendant. It is a small bathroom, real small. It was creepy, very creepy. Female friend said same in the ladies room. I've been in really nice expensive restaurants with huge bathrooms with attendants. I still think needing someone to have to hand you a paper towel is superfluous anywhere. But at Calico Jacks it was worse than superfluous, it was pretentious. I will go back to the Saddlehouse where they trust you to pee without a supervisor.

    (2)
  • Jolly M.

    Initial review @ 5 stars: Stumbled upon this place after leaving the shout house. This place attracted the attention of my gf and I. The DJ was playing some ol' school hip-hop that we both appreciated. It was a lot of fun with a lot of great customers on the dance floor that made the night so much fun and friendly. We loved it so much, we decided to join in on the fun again in the near future. Awesome music and NO cover charge. It was very entertaining to see one of the employees pop smoothly to the tunes. That Asian guy has SKILLS. Seriously! The beverages are affordable. :) Newest review after my recent visit. Not so good. So my rating has changed. Different DJ, different music, now go-go dancers. Bartender for whatever reason took waaay to long to get our orders and had serviced many that came up immediately while my gfs and I waited for a good 20 minutes or so. It was ridiculous. I did not eat here.

    (3)
  • C C.

    Awful place. The food is blah and took 30 mins to arrive! Margarita was a lime sno-cone. Ordered a captain & coke, got a Bacardi and coke. Ordered a Mai tai, got a Bahama mama. The server spilled water on my husband. They gave us a ticket that we could come back and get a free drink after the concert, but by that time they charged a $10 cover for men. No wonder they didn't have a wait like everywhere else before the concert!

    (1)
  • Sandra H.

    Its got so much potential, service staff attentive but the food is not very good and its always so hot inside! Skip it, until the kitchen improves!

    (1)
  • Mia D.

    Tried to day drink here. Walked in and walked right out! Smells like feet and 100% empty! Trashy.

    (1)
  • Nicole T.

    Upon entry, my co-workers and I were a bit skeptical as the place was nearly empty at 1:30pm and there was not a hostess. Eventually a girl from the kitchen yelled for us to sit anywhere we wanted. The lunch menu is extremely limited; another 'red flag'. The salsa was really good; the chips were soggy. Ordered the quesadilla with no meat; which was VERY good! The waitress was friendly, but a bit in over her head.

    (2)
  • Lolo R.

    Went here last night with some girl friends and had a decent time. Seems like everyyything that had alcohol in it was $6. Shots of generic tequila, draft beers, and mixed drinks. So if youre gonna drink, just get shots because their mixed drinks SUCK and their beer is warm. I asked for a long island and got nasty watered down juice crap. Seriously the worst drink I ever had. Long islands are supposed to be strong! I had to ask the bartender outside to fix it. Apparently she knows the bartenders inside cant mix for sh*t too. Music was mostly spanish, almost made me want to leave but then they played some good stuff for like 30 min. Nobody can dance by the way. Guys and girls. Lots of older ppl and lots of shaved heads. Idk....i would say if you cant go anywhere else, this should be your last resort. Or else just get drunk and you wont really care too much.

    (2)
  • Mike S.

    Bad service bad food didn't have their two signature drinks on a NFL Sunday before the game. Not a good place to go before the game and can't be a good place to go after. The nachos were a mess and ravioli were still frozen in the middle.

    (1)
  • Debbie Z.

    The worst Mexifan food I've ever had. Same for the Margarita, not even drinkable. Had to add salt and pepper to get any flavor at all, even for the guac. Preparations are bizarre, broccoli involved in many of the meals.

    (1)
  • Nick B.

    I'm a little biased but generally have had a good time at this place. I liked the food. Good wings but they have changed them somewhat an I liked them better before. Staff is very friendly. Fun atmosphere!! Five it a chance people!! The angry reviews are just that angry.

    (4)
  • Debra P.

    The food was bland and the service was an "I don't want to be here attitude". We will not go back. I ordered fajitas and the steak was already cubed (no sizzle at all) it did not come with lettuce, cheese, or sour cream, only rice and beans.

    (1)
  • Alex H.

    Terrible!!! Absolutely terrible!!!! Terrible..... I just saw a cook use the restroom and not wash his hands... Then I'm told it's been a problem before... Absolutely gross.. worst establishment ive ever been too.. the owner managememt should be ashamed !!!

    (1)
  • Nikolas G.

    Holy moly this place is awful. No drink menu and subpar food. They nearly killed my friend, she had to eat an entire tube of Tums to restore balance after a Marg and Chimichangas.

    (1)
  • Donna D.

    I would put zero star if I could TERRIBLE! Steak tacos had no flavor when I asked for hot salsa the waiter/bartender brought me cholula seriously at a Mexican restaurant you would expect HOT SAUCE! Corona was warm and server brought out warm mug!~ oh and by the way lunch for two w 2 beers was $45.00!

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  • Leilani G.

    I usually see the bright side of any situation, but for my experience here a 2-star review is generous and it is mostly because of the food. I came here on 08/24 at around 4:30 pm. We came specifically to this restaurant for two reasons, we had a gift certificate/coupon, and we were attending the Cardinals game at 7 pm. We intended to sit, relax, pace our eats, and drink until the game. At the time we were seated, there wasn't any wait, and there were only two tables full in the area we were sat. We looked online before we came and they had a lot of good looking choices. We we were seated, we were given a one page (front/back) Special Event menu. On this special menu, there wasn't that many options, but we thought whatever and we were hungry. Our thoughts were if the menu is smaller everything should be done correctly, wrong so wrong. For appetizers we ordered Chips & Salsa, guacamole, and jalapeno poppers. Chips- Wouldn't call them chips. More like tostadas broken in half and sometimes thirds. Salsa- Not much flavor or spice and lacked salt Guacamole- tasted like avocados were previously frozen or was in a plastic container. It lacked salt and flavor. To improve it, we used our limes from our beverages, added salt, and the salsa we had at our table. Made it better, but not by much. Jalapeno poppers- Not what I expected. Was basically cream cheese, bacon, and diced jalapenos molded together and shaped like a jalapeno. Had good flavor and was possibly fried a little too long, but it had bacon in it, so how bad could it be. For our entrees we ordered the taco salad and the classic taco with refried beans. I did not taste the taco salad, but it was described as OK. I had the Classic taco plate with refried beans. As stated before, everything lacked salt. I can honestly say Taco Bell tacos and pintos & cheese are far more superior then what I ate at Calico Jack's. Now here is where the disappointment gets a little deeper. We went to pay for our bill and was told that we could NOT use our gift certificate on Special Events. Special Event? It's just a pre-season Cardinal game and being walking distance to the stadium (0.3 miles) should not be deemed a special event. I love the Cardinals, but it's no New Years celebration. Now we had to pay around $75.00 for a below standard meal when we could have gladly paid that and more at the Yard House which was nearby. Being irritated by this, my wife asked to speak to the manager to show us where it stated this on our gift certificate (really couldn't/didn't explain it well), but told us that on game days it's considered a special event, and that the menu it scaled back to items that can be cooked/prepared quickly, and that their corporate office decides when the special events are. So basically they are being lazy and greedy to quickly turn over tables.We said when we came in to the establishment, there wasn't that many people in the restaurant. We also mentioned that the food was not at all that good and he said he couldn't control what came out of the kitchen. Is it fair or right for them to claim around 125 events from steps away Jobing .com Arena and over 110 events at University of Phoenix Stadium as special events? Needless to say, I will not be returning to this place even if it were free. If you do, just go for the drinks, because those were very good, well made, and not watered down. Our waitress was very good and pleasant as well as all the other table staff.

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  • D J.

    Only one in the restaurant at 5:40 pm. Maybe 6 people total by the time I left at 6:30 including one loner guy at the bar smoking an e-cig as if he was cool somehow. Took 30 minutes to get a burrito and a kids bean and cheese burrito. Kids burrito was inedible because it was too spicy. My burrito came with just beans and no rice because "they didn't make any rice today and didn't tell me". Didn't double up the beans to make up for it, just left an empty spot on the plate where the rice should have gone. Took 25 minutes to replace kids burrito with chicken nuggets. Only one waiter and apparently a worthless cook. Never going back! I expect the place to close down soon. Barely hanging on because of arena guests I'm sure.

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  • Pierre H.

    Ok, this was our 2nd time coming here ever. The 1st was last year before the last Lions/Cards game. At that time, the place was rocking, the food was flowing and the bartenders were very attentive. They even had a Bacon Bloody Mary that my girlfriend loved!! So on that note, we came back, why did we do that? We get there about 10:15(NFL Sunday) and we were told that the kitchen didn't open till 11am, makes very little sense because the games start at 10am. Whatever, hit us with some chips and salsa for the time being..... Server comes to us and lets us know that the kitchen is open and that we can place an order....7mins later, sorry, I was wrong kitchen is closed and you get even put in a order till 11am.....Okay. My friend had the Chicken Quesadilla, didn't like it too much, something with off with the chicken. She ordered another one with just cheese and pico, that took about 45mins. I have never looked at the reviews for this place and couldn't believe I didn't see these before, only because we were so hung-up on the Bacon Bloody, we didn't even think twice about it, oh yeah about that Bacon Bloody, the server told us that it didn't sell, to the point where they just gave it away for free...That's smart. Not sure what the deal is, but if your gonna fail, do it in the summer, at least try to get it together for Football Sunday, the one day you can make a profit. We will not be returning.

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  • Mike S.

    4 of us went there last night before The Who concert. I'm giving it 1 Star only because of it's great location next to the arena....OMG where do I start? We had to flag our waiter or someone else down about 5 times...he would disappear for 10-15 minutes at a time. The $13 burrito wasn't half as good as $5 burritos you can get on Van Buren. We go out @ 5 times per week so you have to be pretty bad to have earned "My Worst Dining Experience This Year Award!" Avoid this place at all cost.

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  • Tony S.

    I had a really bad experience with the staff there and the food lets just say there is lots of room for improvement. Very disappointed, decently not going back.

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  • Dan G.

    Shockingly bad experience. Stay away. We decided to check this place out after seeing a writeup that they were relaunching this restaurant. If this was the relaunch, I'm glad I hadn't been before because the experience was awful. We arrived after the 9/15/13 Cardinal game. We were disappointed to find the Event Menu since it was after the game and the place wasn't busy (seems like they could serve a dinner crowd at this time if they wanted to). Anyway, we ordered a beer, wine, chips & salsa and the mini chimichangas. The server then informed us that they were sold out of the chimis and they were also out of salsa. That's right, OUT OF SALSA!!! I'm sorry - but if I were running a mexican restaurant - I would go to the Fry's up the street and buy the ingredients to make more salsa. OR - go to Costco and get buckets of Pace. To accept that they were out of salsa - and would be for the rest of the day - is unforgivable. We switched our order to just the jalapeno poppers and got our drinks -- both of which were warm. And, although we were inside - it was hot. Fans blowing everywhere but there didn't seem to be any AC on. Lastly - it was loud. Not loud because it was crowded - but loud because they had the Sunday night football game on - which was in a rain / lightening delay - so we could hear Dan Patrick and others kill time waiting for the game to start. IMO - putting music on and at a lower volume would have been the appropriate until the game came back on. I thought about contacting the manager to complain but realized I don't want to go back. Stay away.

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  • Tanner R.

    The margaritas where LARGE and tasty. The salsa was very fresh but I had expected more kick to it...since we were at a Mexican restaurant. We also ordered the cilantro lime chicken wings. A dozen for 9.99. With tip, the order of wings & 4 margaritas we paid about $55 total. So not toooo bad. This was another one of those places where no one wears a name tag. We were unaware of our servers name until the check came. (the other being LGO)

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  • Taric W.

    Consider Calico's game stepped up. After quite some time of avoiding the place, I came back for a special event and was not disappointed. Upon entry, the dress code looked ridiculous (Really? No plain white T's? Why?), but there were no haters, bros, or thugs in there breathing down anyone's neck. It was acoustic night, and my friends and I had a roomy booth. Sure, there is still dancing, but there also seems to be more space than I remember. Great place to be social. And in the restroom, I was pretty surprised by the attendant. This is by no means a fancy place, but that guy was really cool and had pretty much anything that would come in handy at a bar. Like your own assist for hire. I also take back everything I said about the VIP/referral program they have. I totally get it now: Popular people like me will pay no cover and drink for cheap every time, and you newbies will be paying $5 at the door and significantly more for your domestics and wells. When I want to drink something of higher quality, the prices aren't that bad, but it sure does help getting discounts all the time for being in the know. And even better, you get the extra hookup if you bring tons of friends. Now, I can't give the four stars I want solely on the basis of discounts, but when it comes down to it, Calico Jack's has transformed into a place cool, young adults should give a try. PS-I haven't had the food, but you already know that's not why you're here.

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  • Jessica L.

    My first ever review...the reason I created a yelp account! I didn't have high hopes for the lack of stars already when my boyfriend and mom and I decided to visit, but they took restaurant.com coupons on a weekend and we were in the westgate area so I thought "it cant be that bad". I was so wrong. There was only one other table in the entire bar so I wasn't shocked when our waiter greeted us right away. I ordered a margarita from the sign that hung above the bar...only to be told they do not serve those margaritas.....?? Excuse me? Hahahha what, why are they up there then? The waiter had no response, so I awkwardly ordered a beer and let it go. The menu had about 10 items... extremely condensed. We ordered guac and chips which ultimately came AFTER our meal, and we each had some horrible rendition of food they claimed to be Mexican. I could go on explaining every detail of this awful awful experience, but bottom line is - the food was awful, small portions and waaay overpriced, the service was awful. It was unanimously decided that I am never allowed to pick restaurants based on restaurant.com coupons specifically because this place was SO bad, I didn't even want to call and complain to a manager. I would not go back even if they gave me a free meal. Unless a manager could compensate me with giving me a gift certificate to a DIFFERENT restaurant FAR FAR away from this dump, calling a manager at Calico Jacks would be a downright waste of time.

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  • Stephanie H.

    This place is an effing joke...especially at night. I can't comment on the food but the bar service and drinks are horrible. First off, if you want a drink, get in line sister...cause you got about a 20 minute wait ahead of you. Their margaritas taste like too much cheap sugary margarita mix and not enough tequila...the beers are served in either hot glasses or tiny plastic cups, and other drinks like whiskey sours are heavy on the sour, barely any whiskey. Wtf? Oh, and I recall ordering a red bull (straight) it was given to me in a tiny cup (redbull is what? 8 ounces maybe?) I didn't even get the full can, but yet handed the guy a $10 and got back like $3...wtf? How does that work? Do yourself a favor, put yourself on their VIP list, get your five free drinks by doing so, then bail and take your drinking money elsewhere...

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  • Sarat P.

    Good music to dance to but too ghetto for my tastes. In addition, after you pay a cover and go in you can't go out and come back in. You have to pay the cover again. That's gotta be one of the stupidest thing I ever heard.

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  • C C.

    Oh my...one word terrible. Went to Calico jacks on Mother's day. First, the service was horrible. It's like the waitress didn't want to work. No drink refills, no one even came to check on us. For all they know we could have left and they wouldn't haven't cared. Second, food was terrible, no flavor. Last the drinks, if I order a drink and you don't have the mixing ingredients, don't try to make something just come tell me. Drinks were horrible. Will not go back. If I was the owner I would fire everyone and start over.

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  • Glenn P.

    Me, my wife and 2 friends are going to the Cardinals vs Charger game so I was not expecting the service to be the best due to the line and proposed wait time at every restaurant in the Westgate complex, BUT the service was soooo bad that it there was a rating lower than 1 star this place would get it. So after waiting in line to put our name in to get a table (normal).... the people in front of us get told its an hour wait for a party of 2 (normal)... The person ask how many in our party, I respond 4, and they say 30 minutes (not normal)... How can you sit a larger party 30 minutes before you can sit a smaller party? If I had 6 could we get in sooner because I would have made 2 new friends with the people in front of me.... We get a text (which is a nice feature instead of carrying around the vibrating coaster), and go to get our table where we were seated promptly, and it was clean. From this point on it was pretty much a disaster. I ordered a Tijuana burger, my wife ordered a casadilla, and our friends ordered some nachos. This normal bar food should be a piece of cake to cook. Not so... After 15 minutes the waitress (who was dressed like a patron with no identification that she actually worked there), comes back to the table and says they are out of chips for the nachos.... WTF... YOU ARE A MEXICAN CANTINA!! HOW DO YOU RUN OUT OF CHIPS?!!! 15 minutes later we see food coming out of the kitchen with chips....We are a little annoyed at this point. We have also waited 30 minutes so far and have only received our drinks..... The waitress comes back to check on us and tells us our food will be there soon... 10 minutes later she comes back to check on us again and says our food will be there soon again. If you are a keeping score we have now waited 40 minutes and have no food. At this point its 20 minutes to kick off and the bar has emptied out. I can understand a wait when you are packed, but now the place is a ghost town. I ask the waitress how much longer, please give me a time... She said ANOTHER 20 Minutes... So now it takes an hour to make a burger, nachos, and casadilla? The manager never came out to apologize... Maybe give us a drink coupon to come back after the game, or maybe just comp the 1 round of draft beer we had consumed in the 40 minutes we were waiting to get our food. We paid for our drinks and got food at the stadium. Just because you are busy on game day does not mean that you get to give crappy service. I have never heard anyone say.... "I'm surprised that place went out of business, they had such great service"... This will be our last choice on game day or any other time I am at Westgate.

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  • Jon S.

    I typically like to take my grill and cook for myself when I go to University of Phoenix Stadium for a Cardinal game. In retrospect, I wish I had this time around. But, since I had a car full of family, I chose to make it easy on myself and find a place to eat at Westgate....so we wandered into Calico Jack's Cantina. Thank Goodness the Cardinals won, because this experience would've ruined my gameday otherwise. We were seated right away, and a waiter came over to take drink orders, which we got in good time. So far, so good. We were offered chips and salsa. But then the waiter tells us that they are putting all the food orders in at 11am, when the kitchen opens, in staggered order so it doesn't overwhelm the kitchen. Tells us it could be 35-40 minutes. No problem. There was a sign on the wall about a grand reopening just two days earlier....that should've been an indication they haven't ironed out the kinks just yet. Food was coming very slowly out of the kitchen. There were other football fans, Eagles fans, behind us screaming profanity at the TV in earshot of my kids. Best of all, the GM-- a younger looking guy in a hat, was plainly drinking beer from a can BEHIND the bar. Is that even legal?? Waiter comes out at 11:35 and says it's still going to be another 25 minutes...OK..still good, and I asked to pay ahead so when our food comes we can eat & bolt for the stadium. 12:10 comes and no food-- and we're not alone, I talked to a guy in the bathroom who waited an hour with no food. So when I ask the waiter says our order hasn't even been started and it'll be another 30 minutes and I ask to have my charge refunded. The waiter does this and offers a free round of beers for the inconvenience. We asked if they'd just take that round of beers off our bar tab...DENIED! I won't be giving this place another chance, and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone else either. But I will offer some advice to the GM....1. don't drink on the job---very unprofessional! 2. If you have a dining room full of hungry folks drinking and watching football at 10am, why wait until 11 to open your kitchen?? You're asking for an overwhelmed line every Sunday. Open the kitchen at 10 and give your kitchen a fighting chance.

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  • Melanie H.

    Ehh it's nothing fantastic. The staff is always pretty nice and service is fine but the food could definitely be better or have better prices. We've gone a few times just because it's so convenient to our house but it doesn't really get any better and never completely satisfied. Our last was on an event day, which made the experience worse because prices were higher, menu was limited and we still weren't that thrilled with our food choices

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  • Matt T.

    This place is terrible. Their website and the posters and promotional material IN THEIR BAR promote drink specials (Wednesday - $1 drafts, $2 margaritas) - yet they don't honor them at the bar. They give you a long story about how they can't change the promotional material in their own bathroom. The food is bad. The service is just okay. It's always dead. There is no reason, with places like Saddle Back across the street, to go here. Go someplace good that actually cares about their customers.

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  • Bryan H.

    First time going here before the Coyotes game. Service was decent, however the food was terrible and overpriced. Worst mexican food I've ever had. Also there was a golf video game next to our table that was randomly making noise. Asked about turning it off or down and they said there was nothing they could do. Didn't offer to move us or anything. Not going back here.

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  • Ariel F.

    I have never written a review before but since this place was so TERRIBLE, I felt like a review was needed. Shortly after getting out of a football game across the street, our group walked in to what felt like 100 degree weather. There was no AC except for a couple ceiling fans; it felt as if I was actually eating my meal in Mexico... When we asked for chips and salsa, they were out of salsa and brought us guacamole instead, which they then charged us for without notice. Last but not least the chips were stale, the food was horrible!!!!! the beer was hot, the service was AWEFUL and it cost about 90 dollars for three people to eat. I wish I could give this establishment -5 stars. DO NOT EAT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Mark W.

    After unsuccessfully sending our COLD FOOD back three times, we gave up on most of our dinner. Managed to eat the paltry servings that were warmed up in the microwave, but definitely WILL NOT ever return for food at this establishment ever again. The draft beers were slightly over priced ($6.00 for a 16 ounce pour) but at least they were the same temperature as the food ~ COLD !! The only bright spot of the evening was our server who was extremly attentive, very friendly and super courteous when dealing with our situation.

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  • Kristine C.

    The staff is extremely rude and the food is horrible. Do not come here! Tegian was supposed to put us in VIP but there is no such thing as VIP here. Horrible!!!!!! Said tbt need 10 people for a gift card but they would not include myself. I will never go back here

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  • Alicia W.

    Not impressed. Salsa had zero flavor. Waited almost a hour for our food. Wasn't busy. Never coming back. Sad day cuz the waitress was nice.

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  • Austin G.

    Worst Mexican food I can remember eating and/or paying...hoping somebody that runs this place is aware of how terribly bad they are...we seriously debated walking out on our 90$ bill because first of all 3 ppl 90$ is f*#king ridiculous for the food they served and because our server could not have been more worthless...this establishment is a JOKE

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  • Jacki C.

    DON'T WASTE MONEY!!! The "hostess" was in short shorts and I thought she was a customer!! Service was slow and inadequate-we waited too long to GIVE our order. Then too long for check to get to us! I ordered the "mini" thingys and they were bland. The dipping sauce did help with taste. Hubby says wings were not cooked enough. He did bring them home so we can cook them more. Then there are no "to go" boxes and the rest of our (mediocre) wings had to be wrapped in tin foil. Tried to pay with Discover, nope, another minus!! The bartender WAS trying to help our server as he asked to bring more iced tea and HE checked on us couple times. The only reason we stopped is we were at the stadium for an event and Calico Jacks has Buzztime. Sorry, not worth it. We'll go to our usual watering hole next time. YOU SO NEED "RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE"!!!!

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  • Zachary W.

    This place is next to Hell's Half Acre so I believe they should rename it Hell Hole because that is what this place resembles. I went into this place because of the signage outside the restaurant that mentioned their happy hour currently being served. After being seated, I waited for twenty minutes before I got up and had to ask for service. After being greeted, I was informed there was no happy hour despite the multiple signs advertising it. The food took forever and was not very good. The quesadilla was a tortilla with a piece of cheese in it. The menu said it had guacamole but mine did not come with anything on it. The tortilla and slice of cheese cost about 11 dollars. This place is a disaster and they do not seem to care.

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  • Nick R.

    This place got very poor reviews but I had a decent experience. Really a two star place that gets an extra because of the coupon. The bartender was the only one on staff (Monday at lunch). She didn't really know how to bar-tend, but was nice. We had two beers each and an order of their nachos with carne asada, which was better than most. I prefer cheese sauce (like queso dip) on top of Nachos rather than melted cheese which gets hard and cold pretty much immediately). Pretty darn spicy too, which is a good thing The total bill was $36. Too expensive for the surroundings BUT, restaurant.com has a gift cert. You buy the cert for like $3 and it is good for $25 off if you spend $35. Good part is that it includes booze. SO, our bill was only $11 (still tipped on $36, of course). I won't be back without a coupon, but with one, this place is A-OK.

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  • J F.

    I can't even say how the food is. I was here for 20 min, asked a waitress if I could order then she never came back. 15 minutes after that another one said it might be best if I got my own drinks from the bar. Are you kidding me? NEVER going back.

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  • Bridget H.

    I went in on the Saturday after the Tanger outlets opened up with my Mother In Law. The food was really good. I had a carnita's burrito and it was seasoned very well. The service was a tad slow, but nothing to be frustrated with. The price was decent for the portions. I'd happily return with a few friends for some drinks and to watch a game or just hang out. My favorite part of the restaurant is the ambiance. It's very chill and comfortable.

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  • S.C. F.

    I'm giving this place one star only because I HAVE to. Our waitress was the worst I have ever seen. She asked my kid about a drink that was not included in the kids menu--without our knowledge. The kids meal was supposedly free with each paid adult meal. We both ordered entrees, the food was cold and disgusting. We sent it back because it was just too nasty to try to eat. We got a comp meal at the manager's request. I guess because we were forced to send our food back, they decided to charge for the "free" kids meals and when I asked about an extra drink charge, we were told my daughter (who is 5), had a drink that didn't come with the kids meal and we were charged $3 for that too. The waitress had no customer service skills whatsoever. She could not care less that our food was cold and hard. I will never, ever, ever (Shout out to T-Swift) go back to this dump.

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  • Sheri B.

    TERRIBLE!! We didn't even get a chance to eat. We came in on a Monday night, there was NO one there. We sat down, and waited...and waited...and waited. Finally we went and asked the bartender for menus, we were given one. We made our choice, still no waiter/waitress. The bartender at that point disappeared as well. We got up and found him hiding on the other side of the bar, texting. Upon leaving, I said "I guess we will leave since you have no waiters" and was answered with a rude, under-his-breath comment from the bartender, who barely looked up. No thanks, too many other choices of places that will actually appreciate my business. This place won't last long with this kind of service...no wonder it was empty.

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  • Emily S.

    This place is awful. The 7 layer dip made me want to barf and the service was even worse. We had to ask our server several times for drinks, condiments, etc. DON'T GO!

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  • Cornell W.

    Well, I accompanied my friend here a weeks ago because his friend had a special happy hour thing going on. So in order to receive the happy hour promotional benefits, you had to wear a wrists band based on the person your representing. So I'm thinking, "Going to get good beer and liquor at good prices!", nope. All they did was lower their ridiculous prices down to regular bar prices. Furthermore, not only do they not have any special exotic drinks, but they didn't even have a special house drink nor any drink specials. Not impressed. Also the happy hour wrist band prevents you from having to pay the $10 entrance fee. *rolls eyes* It had a club/restaurant/sports bar atmosphere. Weird combination to say the least but it smelled good. And the waitresses in tight short black shorts were pleasing to the eyes I guess. I guess my main complaint about this place is, it doesnt seem like a place where I am willing to follow their strict dress requirements just so I can have a basic bar experience. If you must go, make sure you have a happy hour promotional thing going on. I personally will just go to the yard house or margaritaville. Or maybe just to johnny rockets or something. West gate has way better selections.

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  • Steve K.

    The worst Mexican food I have had in my 58 years living. Had a chicken burrito I would not feed to my dog, others in our party were also very disappointed. Food was cold, portions small, salsa terrible and food over priced. Small expensive drinks during happy hour. No surprise the place was very empty. Go to one of the other good places in Westgate, I will never visit this place again. I hope I don't get sick!

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  • Sarah W.

    Miss Kelee's birthday, shaken ass whoop whoop... if it's your birthday, get some friends together for 3 dollar drinks when RSVP. I tipped the DJ, had to remind him 2 hours later to play my song :-(

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  • Joshua S.

    My first experience with this place was during the first week of June. I went there with a friend of mine for a quick afternoon drink. The service was terrible, the bartender was about as friendly as rabid pitbull, and the drink was overpriced and stale. We literally were two of maybe five people in there at the time. My second experience was on a Saturday night at the end of July. I was literally as excited about standing in the 25-minute line as I am about turning 50 in a couple decades and staring down the barrel of a colonoscopy. I could not put in to words what I thought about the clientele of this place. Wannabe gang-bangers seemed to be the main clientele followed by guys in glittery shirts and fake diamond laced pants. I was in this place for about 45 minutes. I have to admit, the music was good and the drink service was above average for the whole Westgate scene. But, after seeing testosterone filled thugs trying to fight with everyone seemingly just trying to have a good time and being pushed by some guys on the dance floor, it was time to leave. I haven't been back since and don't intend to. The place seems to attract drama and, unless this is an afternoon on NBC, I don't need that place in the Days of My Lives!

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  • Sabrina C.

    a bunch of us friends came to calico's for a night out , even mix of gals and guys. When we came to the door to get in they didn't let a friend in because his boots were Timberland and the security told us those were "gangster" boots. WTF who says that really, they did not allow my friend in so in turn all 12 of us left to saddle ranch where we spent our money ,and had an awesome time. Stereotyping is what happens at Calico jacks....shame on you...

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  • Tiffany L.

    I will never go back to this place. I asked for pineapple upside down shots and Josh, the bartender, gave us pineapple juice and grenadine. He was flirty until the boyfriend's showed up and decided to rip us off. $20 lesson.

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  • Russell S.

    Prior to the Sharks/Coyotes game, my friends and I decided to hang out here for drinks and food. We set up shop at the outside bar. I decided a margarita sounded good. The margaritas was average at best. The flavor just wasn't there and tasted too much like a mix. I then went to beer. We ordered wings and taquitos. This food was pretty good. Watch out for the habanero wings. Two friends and I then decided to order nachos with chicken. That was a MISTAKE! The nachos weren't very good, had about 2 wings worth of chicken if that and had very little cheese, beans etc. I can't believe I wasted $11 on that. Some of the worst nachos I've ever had. Steer clear of that item. The bartender was friendly and was very attentive to our needs. Decent place, but maybe some of the other locations at Westgate are better?

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  • Chukki S.

    I think the two and one star reviews are a little harsh for this place. We stopped in here for a drink and didn't have any issues. It's a newer building, like most of Westgate. We got our drinks fast, but it wasn't very crowded so maybe that's why. They had a DJ playing music videos on the TV. Very cool. It was a Thursday. I didn't try any of the food, so I can't speak for that. But in terms of the actual building, and service, and even the prices, I don't see any major issues. I'll have to try again.

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  • Micah B.

    Dropped by Calico Jack's after tonight's Red Wings victory in Game 3 to kill time and let traffic thin. Scanned the area and decided to give these folks our business. We got inside where a total of maybe 5 or 6 other people were eating and drinking. We took a seat and waited far too long for service for such an empty place. Once we were served the folks were friendly enough and I was high on Red Wings victory so I let it slide. Then we ordered... Ordered the quesadillas and two beers (Tecate). First our beer arrived...in cans. I've never been served beer in a can unless it was PBR and even then we were told up front it was in a can. Okay, I can live with that. Then the quesadillas arrived. They were no better than Taco Bell and probably triple the cost. I expect to get gouged a bit at a restaurant just outside an arena but this was ridiculous. Tonight was the first and last time I will visit Calico Jack's. For the prices charged the food has to be superior to edible for me to even think of returning.

    (2)
  • James A.

    Took family here for dinner, we had a groupon that was nice. Overall service was great and the portions were ample to fill us up. I usally eat the mexican food up in Globe and Miami arizona and its hgard to beat, but this was very good. Will go backto try the draft beer selection

    (4)
  • Kevin M.

    Over priced food that isn't any better than a taco bell. Drinks more expensive than the hockey arena next door. Do yourself a very big favor and stay far away from here or join the ever growing list of disappointed reviewers on yelp regarding this place

    (1)
  • Cynthia P.

    I was injured walking into Calico Jack's because of their negligence. You'd think they would have written a injury report. Went back three times the next day to speak to a manager and was told to go to small claims court. By the way, never got to speak to a manager. This place is a joke. Never stepping foot in this place again, not even if they paid my medical bills and then gave me free dinner and drinks.

    (1)
  • Jay S.

    Good food, but does not have very many options. Wings and Nachos for the family today. Good but not very fulfilling. Still recommend for a bar type atmosphere before catching a game in Westgate.

    (3)
  • Robert L.

    You get what you get. Over played music which was ok to listen to 3 years ago, and even then it was annoying. Everybody seems to be trying find meaning in the bottom of the patron bottle, but here it is ill flavored vodka and crass rum. Bothersome promoters, the treacherous bosoms of a money tip hungry bartender defines the motion of this ocean. I got nothing against them, but I am not trying to spend many minutes in places of this level. Most often, i was looking at the time wishing the time to leave was not now, but back then. I would recommend this place for one reason, the 2 dollar drinks...and with such cheap drink specials you will understand the reason why they have to dangle carrots to their patrons to pull heads in the bar. cough.... sorry...i just smelled my own smugness. Oh well.... No worries...everybody has to switch it up. R\_

    (2)
  • Alan R.

    I've read a great many negative reviews about this place. So many that my wife and I almost didn't go last night. We decided to give it a go and see for ourselves. I've read .... Slow wait staff ... We were shown to our seat right away, our waiter came by within a couple minutes. He was a nice kid, very helpful. He was helped by another gal and they stayed on top of all their tables with no problems. NONE. Small portions of food ... I have no idea where this came from. Our plate and those of our neighbors had plenty of food, and we wound up taking home a doggy box. Chips not good ... The chips are great. Light and tasty. The salsa was good as well. Music too loud ... The music was perfect. Yes, it was a night without a dj going and they were NOT going for a club atmosphere, so I'm sure it can be noisy, but last night the music was good and the volume was perfect for conversation. The food is fine. It's not four star restaurant material, but they don't claim to be. It's a cantina. There is some full fledged hating going on here. I'm not sure why. We enjoyed our meal and would recommend the place heartily.

    (4)
  • Amanda S.

    One million times "Meh." Went here tonight before the Coyotes game. This place was pretty much the only one without a 30-45 minute wait, so we decided to check it out. (Yes, this should have been our first clue, and we took it - but decided to risk it anyway.) I remember when this place was Bar Louie and AWESOME, so I already had a grudge going in. 1. The "new" decor sucks. I am not sure what the weird symbol has to do with "Calico" or how it all comes together to be Mexican dining, but - whatever. 2. The wait staff was... eccentric. All seemed to be new to waiting tables. (And likely there to get experience to go work at Yard House... lol). Not bad, just not particularly knowledgeable or quick. 3. The food is DEFINITELY not great. We had to choose from an event menu (expected) but the options were all bland. No signature dishes jumped out at you. It reminded me of a Taco Bell menu printed on a "nicer" sheet of paper. They cut a lot of corners here. The bill comes in a cigar box versus a typical bifold bill holder, the sugar holder is a generic white plastic thing that was hand-painted, and the nachos that we ate were about a 1/5. We enjoyed not having to wait, but we were talking about what we "would have had" at the Yard House for most of our meal. Given the vast amount of other options at Westgate, get there early so you can wait for a table and eat somewhere else.

    (2)
  • Trent K.

    Mediocre food probably a decent bar.

    (2)
  • Ahriza M.

    Went here with a friend to meet up with another Yelper...Valerie. She had invited me cuz she received VIP which included 50% off drinks from 8-10. Who wouldn't take the offer...right? The bartenders were friendly. Since we went there early, the place was lively. Full of lights and many people. Part of their outside area has sand which I thought was cute. I gives you a relaxing atmosphere and I wish I could have snugged my feet in it, but I had boots and socks and I thought it was too much effort. LoL! I wish I could have stayed longer to see the place turn around when they started dancing, but by 10:30 I was ready to get my groove on and had to go else.

    (3)
  • Suzanne C.

    A friend and I stopped by for happy hour/dinner. We were seated and ordered the margaritas on special. We ordered a quesadilla (on special) and hot wings. After getting the drinks I asked for chips and salsa (yes...I had to ASK for chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant). The quesadilla and wings were delivered with the chips (yes....it took that long to get the chips). Chips were okay. The wings and quesadilla were tasty...but the salsa and guacamole that came with the quesadilla were really bland...no flavor at all. I ordered a Negra Modelo and waited...and waited...and waited. We were literally the only table in the place but were kept waiting over and over again. Our server finally got to pouring my beer and then let me know that the tap was empty and asked if I wanted something else. I didn't....by this time I was over half way done with my meal and opted for a non-alcoholic beverage. The exec chef stopped by to ask how everything was. My friend let him know the salsa was bland and had no flavor. The chef explained that he had heard that before...that he was redoing the menu and that he was going to redo the salsa but he needed to go through what they had. So....you have a Mexican restaurant, you get complaints about the salsa and you want to go through what you have before you make it right? How much salsa do you have in back that you have to go through? The topper to our experience is when the bill came. We were charged for the beer we never got and $2 for cheese sauce (no...we didn't order cheese sauce or our wings or quesadilla). We let the manager know because our server was MIA again. He removed the items and our server came with a new check, saying "sorry...I'm a re***d"...how offensive is that?!? We won't be back.

    (1)
  • Randy V.

    Just went in after working a long event in Westgate to grab an appetizer for the long drive home. I got the Mini Chimis and OMG they were amazing, by far the best I've had. If that is any indication of the rest of their menu then I will definitely be back.

    (5)
  • Michael C.

    Stopped in here on Sunday afternoon before the Harlem Globetrotters game at Jobing.com Arena. The place was pretty much empty (not a good sign). I liked the look of the place when we walked in, but service was slow and the staff seemed very inexperienced and uninterested. It was also eerily quiet... The food was nothing spectacular or even worth mentioning really - but I will give them a couple points for their chips. Too bad Westgate has so many chains and so little "real local flavor".

    (3)
  • chris S.

    GOT VOUCHER ? too bad , you lose We attempted to visited this place numerous time. Each time we were told the "event menu" was the only menu available because of an event that day. Even though the event was 8-10 hours in the future, they still used the event menu. Went there on a day with NO events at Westgate..... still using the event menu. This menu consists of "food court" type snacks. It took numerous calls to get the truth : they no longer have a full menu !!! But they continue to sell dinner deal vouchers on sites like KGB Deals. When the General Manger (Bill Walsh) was confronted, he became verbally abusive and refused to honor the coupons for ANYTHING..... You have choices when going to Westgate...save yourself the grief.... Maragritaville is right next door !

    (1)
  • Sarah D.

    We went to Calico Jack's after a ball game on a Sunday night. I was unimpressed with the service and disgusted by the management (I'll explain in a minute). First of all, they put us at a table next to stairs that the wait staff used constantly. Every time a waitress wanted to walk by, my husband had to scoot his chair in so that he was litterally pressed up to the table. Our $9.00 patron shots were delivered, but without the limes we requested. We asked our waitress 3 times before she finally remembered some limes. At one point, I actually had to go to the bar to get a drink because our waitress was nowhere to be found. I ordered 2 drinks at the bar and asked the bartender to close the tab on my debit card. We waited for a few minutes before the bartended finally walked by again. He looked at me confused, and I reminded him that I wanted my tab closed. He went back and retrieved my card. I still left a good tip on my balance, and we had our drink and left. A few days later, I noticed I'd been double charged on my debit card: once for the amount of the drinks and once for the amount of the drinks plus the tip. The charges were hard posted (not going to fall off like they sometimes do), so I called Calico Jack's and left a message for the manager. When he didn't return my call, I called back and asked to speak to him in person. I explained the situation and said he'd "look into it." Wow, was he annoyed... no apology, nothing. After not hearing from him for 5 days, I was about to file a fraud claim through my bank. I checked my account first and noticed the $18.00 had been refunded, so I didn't have to. It's disgusting cusotmer service-especially from a manager, in my opinion, that he didn't call to apologize or even to tell me that he'd processed the credit. I was unimpressed from the beginning, but this interaction with the manager of all people showed me that the only thing Calico Jack's cares about is the bottom line... they could care less about the customers they serve. Booo.

    (1)
  • J P.

    Stopped in before a concert and was seated right away. Then it took forever to get a server over for drinks and a food order. The server was MIA most of the time. Food was a little less than average. The decor was OK but seemed a little hard. With a name like Calico Jacks I expected caribbean with a pirate theme, not tex-mex and skull art. That's just my opinion and does not effect my rating. The manager looked like he hated everyone and was looking for a fight. The bright side is the bartender they had on that night was awesome. Fun, friendly and was a lot more helpful than our server.

    (2)
  • Ray C.

    Terrible. The place was empty, yet I was served by beer in a HOT glass? odd. I ordered beef fajitas, and they were terrible, with much of it being such bad meat it was inedible. The food was also extremely bland. I asked for chips and salsa, only to never get any. It was terrible, and I wont go back in my travels to Phoenix.

    (1)
  • Sherita B.

    If I could give this place an effin zero I would. This is my second post in 2 and a half years and there hasn't been the slightest of improvements. I was having a blue moon at the outside bar and the bartender tells me I can't have glass on the patio. So I tell her to give me a plastic cup that's at the end of the bar. How ingenious is that ish? Because I have insulted her intelligence, she calls security. Im so happy to be blessed with common sense. Unlike the aholes at this place. Smh in disgust...

    (1)
  • Michelle M.

    Love the night life!!

    (5)
  • Anne P.

    Went here prior to the Cards v Broncos game w/ my daughter. She has not eaten at Bitzee Mama's, so this is her least favorite Mexican restaurant in Glendale. Bitzee's is still mine. First, I've been programmed to the free chips n salsa basket at most Mexican restaurants. Odd that there was none here and it was not listed as a menu item either. Options appear to be nachos or a layered dip. We ordered the shrimp ceviche which is marinated in lemon, garlic, the chef's spices...it was very bland. I think the Chef left out the spices. It wasn't the only thing he left out. He left stuff out of my burro. We didn't finish the ceviche. The daughter got the tortilla soup and did not like it at all. She wanted to give them her grandmother's phone number to call for a good recipe. I tried it and it was okay. Tested kinda like watered down queso. We didn't finish the soup. My burro was missing its key ingredients of sour cream, guacamole and oaxaca cheese and the drizzled sour cream on top. That should have been the first clue to the waitress that something was up w/ the dish. Plus it wasn't chimi-style like I ordered. Rather than send it back to have it fried, I decided only to say something when the bill came if I was charged for chimi-style...I was not. W/o the cheese, I had more of diet burro, so I guess it was okay cause I saved calories for later. I saved more calories eating only 1/2 the burro. Haven't tried the Irish pub yet that went in where the Fox Sports Grill is. Places to go prior to games remain in preference order: The Yardhouse, Saddle Ranch, Native New Yorker. The place was not busy...it picked up the closer it got to noon. This is 3 hours before kick-off. I don't think diners are lining up to get inside here like they do The Yardhouse. ******************** UPDATE: 5/14/2011 Sometimes I like to look back on my Methinks not reviews to see what other diners are saying after my visit. I'm amazed Jack's is still opened. To be in the Westgate, which sees probably meh traffic when there is no event, and then not be busy when an event takes place, how do you stay open?? Based on my experience at Bitzee's Mama and other diner reviews on that restaurant, I can only surmise that the offerings for Mexican in Glendale are so slim that its citizens are very forgiving.

    (1)
  • Suzanne H.

    My hubby and I visited Calico Jack's this past Friday night (thankfully we didn't read all the bad review on here first). We took advantage of the Happy Hour drink specials and ordered the $2 margaritas to go with the complimentary chips and salsa. We also grabbed the $5 appetizer specials and ordered the calamari. Both were very good, although I prefer my calamari with a marinara sauce (they serve it with a sweet/spicy chili sauce). For my entree, I ordered the La Torta, and I have to say that I was disappointed with it. It's basically a grilled chicken sandwich with sliced avocado, but there was no seasoning to it--no salt, pepper, spice or anything. It was very bland. The beans and rice that came with it were also kind of bland, so I smothered them with salsa. The service was very prompt and courteous, and our food was delivered to our table promptly. We really enjoyed the music soundtrack that was playing--a good mix of dance tunes on a great sound system--that was a big plus! The ambiance was pretty cool, with a lot of leftover features from the former place (Bar Louie's), but now with a Baja vibe. We would definitely be willing to try this place again, but would not order the same food choices. My advice to Calico Jack's is to spice up the food and take good care of the customers!

    (3)
  • Liz N.

    I give this place one star because it wasn't the absolute worst restaurant experience I've had. The bartender was cordial at least, once he realized we existed. We came in tonight , New Year's Eve and entered right as it was clearing out. Ie: most had gotten or were finished with their meals. They were not busy and being directly across from jobing.com , they should be prepared for game nights and new years. (Having worked at a restaurant next to a sporting arena, I am aware of how this works.) Long story short, 1 order of not good chicken tacos took a half hour, our taquitos were completely forgotten, the employees were wandering around on their cell phones; that's if you can tell who works there, as they all wear street clothes. These people either don't know what they're doing, or they don't care because they're guaranteed business when all the edible places are busy. I will never go here again and dissuade anyone I know to do so either.

    (1)
  • Becky L.

    We decided to try this restaurant out because we got a smokin' deal from Restaurants.com . It was a Tuesday night so the place was pretty empty. We were asked if we wanted to sit on the patio, which we declined because the Non-Smoking Patio is immediately adjacent to a smoking bar. Um... smoke travels and so the patio was out. We were seated in the 'dining' area. The music was very loud, so the reviews that this was a good place for kids, not so much. If you want to have a conversation, this is not the place to go. Not to mention that considering the decor and the number of cowboy hats in the room, the hard rock/heavy metal was sharply out of place. We were immediately greeted by our waitress who took our drink order. She brought the drinks out fast and took our food order. My husband and I both got the carnitas burrito and my in-laws got the chicken tortas. The waitress promptly brought us some chips and salsa. Which tasted horrible. The chips were too thick and were bland. Once the food arrived it looked good. Which made the taste all the more disappointing. While my pork was tender, it was bland. The sauted peppers were completely raw and not cooked at all. The refried black beans were unseasoned and very bland as well. The rice was 'eh'. Nothing special. My in-laws said the tortas were very dry and had to ask for more sauce. The bread for the torta was supposedly toasted, however there was no indication that it was actually toasted. We ordered chicken strips for the kids which were decent, but considering they were dripping with oil, not too healthy. There was so much oil that the breading slid off the chicken. Over all the meal was extremely disappointing. The service was prompt and our server was very nice but unfortunately we won't be returning.

    (1)
  • Renee H.

    This place is really not worth a second look. Went here for a bachelorette party because the bride to be wanted dancing. They did have a cover but I don't think they charge girls (at least we didn't get charged). The service was slow and horrible. The whole girls dancing on top of a bar in underwear and a tank top is not my thing so I was not that impressed. The DJ was decent and kept us all dancing for awhile... the later it got the more iffy the crowd got. It was soon impossible to dance without being grabbed and cornered by guys. We ended up leaving and going somewhere we could drink and have fun without being sweat-ed on by a bunch of older men.

    (2)
  • Tammy W.

    Was there for St Patty's day early dinner, Nachos were terrible! Mexican restaurant and terrible nachos ??...doesn't make sense! Was empty on drinks several times, had to ask for everything, didn't know the waitresses name, enchilada sauce was yuk compared to most Mexican food places. My guess is that theryre only succeeding cuz of the location, rather than the referrals and good food.... Too bad. Won't go there again or will I refer !

    (1)
  • Lorraine W.

    Been to Calico Jack's three times; first time service was very good; all we had was drinks. Second time, service was bad- food horrible. Decided to go a third time Tuesday April 12th at 1:30 PM, service was absolutely attrocious. We ordered two margaritas, tasted like margarita mix only (no alcohol); when questioned to bartender she tried to give a history of Tres Generacions Tequila and how mix is made; gave us an additional shot (essentially a quick splash into our drink). After we decided to leave low and behold we were charged $2 a piece for the so called shot. Did we leave a tip? HECK NA- WE WILL NEVER GO AGAIN! We will tip very well for good service- this place is terrible when it comes to service- TERRIBLE! I absolutely do not reccomend Calico Jacks. Check out Marc's on 43 Ave & Peoria; service is great; drinks and food are very good; price is reasonable!

    (1)
  • Ernie S.

    You know you're in trouble when you walk into a Mexican restaurant and there's ketchup on the table rather than hot sauce. We went for some food at this lame ass joint (my gf had a gift certificate) and the place was totally empty during the lunch hour, but I admired the large screen tvs and access to nonstop ESPN in hi-def if you like that sort of thing. But then it all went downhill. The seats were uncomfortable. The staff seemed confused by everything. The food was abysmal. If we could give less than one star, we would! Let me describe in more detail: literally every bite of food was sub-par, and we ordered four courses. The fancy quesadilla was literally a big basic tortilla with pre-shredded American cheese. I could have done better at home easily. The "burro" had some major problems--chewy meat, crispy tortilla in the wrong way (dry), and beans that will immediately send you into salt overload. The flautas were so greasy and unappetizing that we just said no. I've never seen her send food back in my life. Dessert was lame. Avoid this place at ALL cost. . Seriously Taco Bell will do you better. Go to a real Mexican joint and boycott this monstrosity of "Mexican" food.

    (1)
  • Jessica M.

    Went here on 7-29-11....since this was my first date night out with my hubby in over a year we decided t hat we wanted to go to a club/bar. We did not eat here so I can't give a review about that. We had alot of fun dancing. Music was pretty good and people were pretty friendly. We got there early. We arrived around 7: 30 pm and there was a guy and his guitar....he was pretty good. After 10 pm they clear tables for a dance floor. I was having a great time until some of the bartenders got on top of the bar and started dancing on it! I mean if that's your kind of thing then this is the place for you! I for one am a little on the jealous side so I was definitely not feeling this place because of that! If you are gonna have girls dancing on the bars with their asses hanging out, at least have some eye candy for me!!! I only gave this place three stars because the dance floor is kind of small and I didn't like the girls dancing on top of the bar with their asses in my face!

    (3)
  • Bunny T.

    Worst place i've eaten in a long time. The waitress was very indifferent to how our food was,wheather we were happy with it or not. Way over priced. Much more experience than most mexican restaurants. Whoever called this tex mex has never had real tex mex. Don't even know where it came by the the name. Give this place a pass. There are way too many restaurants in the area to go to this one. All Mexican restaurants give free chips,this one charges. You even have to request hot sauce. I wrote a complaint via the internet to Cactus Jack and they didn't even bother to respond. I hope this place goes under quickly and allows a decent restaurant to take its place.

    (1)
  • LK D.

    The restaurant had a special event menu last night because of the Justin Bieber concert. If you want to do a special shortened menu, the items being offered should be good. OUr table of 6 ordered the nachos, quesadillas and burgers. All of them were cold, plain, poor ingredients and overall bad. Did I mention they seemed to out special prices on their "event" menu. A small, yucky burger $11.49, a really small quesadilla (four pieces) $9.99 and cold, gross nachos- $11.99. And the topper was a bottle of beer- $7. The one star is given to the server. She was friendly and attentive. No wonder it was the only place not booming with business.

    (1)
  • Valerie M.

    .My friend Megan flew in from Boston and invited all of her friends to Calico Jack's. When we got there they gave my boyfriend a hard time about his sneakers so we talked to the manager and he let us in. They were also charging a 5$ cover that night which I think is ridiculous. I would never pay money to get into a bar like Calico Jack's so we all left and gave Saddle Ranch our business. I really liked this bar when it first opened but over time the crowd has gone downhill and the doormen are out of control!

    (1)
  • David P.

    Can I give lower than 1 star? Calico Jack's was featured on Fox 10 News so we figured we would give it a try. My wife ordered the carnitas burrito and I had the don flautas. Disgusting. Worst meal for both of us that we have had in a long, long time. The service was slightly below average. The atmosphere is nice but that's about it.

    (1)
  • Robert K.

    Taco Bell or frozen dinner would put this place to shame. Cold food bad service! I wish I could give no stars.

    (1)
  • Carl B.

    The Mexican food in Beijing is better than this.

    (1)
  • Loretta M.

    I went there with my husband last night, Saturday, may 15th. The restaurant ambiance is totally cool! Great southwest , mexican decor. After we were seated, we ordered a beer & a margarita. They finally arrived about 10- 15 minutes later! We had been enjoying their great salsa & chips, figuring we were really going to like this place! The menu is pretty limited. We ordered a bowl of chicken tortilla soup & the beef fajitas to share. I was not famished, and figured there would be plenty. Now, they came out together, which was okay, since we were sharing. But, they brought a cup of soup instead of a bowl. That cup of soup cost $4.99, and was smaller than a small coffee cup! Neither of us liked it, either. The fajitas that were supposed to come sizzling were just warm, and the meat was dried and cooked pretty well. The meat would have actually been good if cooked right. The portion was very small, and the tortillas that came to wrap the food in, were about the size of a drink coaster!! Also, I was pretty bummed that my margarita had absolutely no alchohol in it. The server was really nice, but we will not go back there.

    (1)
  • Peter P.

    Calicos is the spot to be at Westgate. The night life here is awesome. The ladies are everywhere. I definitely recommend trying this place out. You'll probably run into me here. Good drink specials and celebrity guests. Can't go wrong heading to Calicos.

    (4)
  • Troy M.

    I received an unsolicited text message from this establishment.

    (1)
  • Deborah N.

    Ok so my friends talked me into going back and giving it another shot. Mistake. If possible, service was even worse. I was there on Thursday evening and when we arrived it was virtually empty. The servers would literally walk by our table and look at us but not come over. We finally talked to the manager, Mike, and that helped. The food was very good this time. Still not a place I would choose to go.

    (1)
  • Sara O.

    I don't know where to begin. We were there on a Wednesday night at 6ish. The place was empty and we sat outside on the patio. It was happy hour so we ordered 2 appetizers( cheesy tots and 7 layer dip), which were the best part of the whole meal. Here's where the night goes down hill....out come our meals and 2 of our party of 5 ordered steak fajitas, and the server brought chicken. No problem she made a mistake, she takes it back the rest of us eat our meals, thinking that the fajitas will be out shortly...wrong! We. Are now done and still no fajita, but out come fajitas to another table. At this point the waitress has started to act like we don't exist. It's now 7:40 and no fajitas. Another waiter sees we are stairing at the door and asks if we are ok or need anything, and we explain. Finally out come fajitas. Our waitress drops them off and disappears again. The manager does come over and comps the fajitas and offers us a round of drinks! Sweet! It's now 8:15 and we would like to leave but can't find someone for the bill. Flag down our waitress and she gets the bill. Wanna guess? It's not right. 1 fajita not compted, sides of stuff we ordered but never got, apps not half off ( because we had been there for so long) it was not happy hour. Needless to say the bill had to be changed 3 times, at one point the waitress tried to snatch it out of my husbands hand. The whole thing was a hot mess. I had a hard time putting 1 star but the patio is a great place and the appetizers were pretty good.

    (1)
  • Ryan H.

    First time here, didn't read reviews until sitting at the bar. Bartender was from the east coast and was polite an service was good. I only ordered the quesadillas and they were pretty good. Actually my only gripe was the darn fly that kept trying to share my meal.

    (5)
  • Abby F.

    As my dining companion said, "never trust a place that charges for chips and salsa!" Like most other folks who've reviewed this joint, we wound up here because of a Coyotes game. It should have been warning enough that there wasn't a wait to eat here but there was at every other establishment at Westgate. They were serving their much-maligned Event Menu which is truly food court food at resort prices. $5 for chips and salsa? Ridiculous! Between the three of us, there was a taco salad (which I was informed is less tasty than a taco salad served at particular hospital cafeteria in town), a sad veggie burrito and my sad steak burrito, replete with dry steak and missing guac and sour cream until I pointed out to the server. It took a very long time to get our food, even though the restaurant appeared pretty dead. The server was friendly enough but not very skilled. For three entrees and NO beverages, our tab was nearly $50 before tip. Outrageous prices for subpar food. I agree with other reviewers: Taco Bell food at triple or quadruple the price. No thank you.

    (1)
  • Fred S.

    Terrible! My daughter,her husband and their infant and I came during a break from the Coyotes practice.We were the only table that was being waited on.The waiter arrived with food on his face and after what was to long of a wait our food arrived.My enchiladas were a joke,greasey tri folded tortillas with nothing inside with a drizzle of what looked like velveeta on top.The refried beans were bad and the rice also the same.The waiter pretty much argued with me ,trying to explain what an enchilada was.I told him to take it away because it was unexceptable and I was no longer hungry after also seeing the grime on the tiles on the table which I showed him as I scraped it with my thumbnail.The waiter later comes back with another plate and tells me the cook added more cheese.I told him again to take it away and that I had lost my appetite.Most of the other people in Calico Jacks were sitting down filling out applications to work there.Hello.

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  • Nikki P.

    I went here for Cinco de Mayo, hearing a lot about it in advertisements. Bad idea!! There was a good crowd and limited seating. My group took a seat next to a couple of other groups and we struck up a conversation. We all ordered food and drinks separately. By the time the waitress brought us our one bottled beer, I had already gone up to the bar, got a drink and drank it. We also ordered all you can eat tacos since she suggested it to us. She returned 40 min. later to tell us they weren't doing it anymore, so we ordered nachos with no tomatoes. It ended up having tomatoes on it, but she couldn't be found, so we scrapped them off. It turns out that the couple next to use had a the same $10 off coupon as us. When we got our separate bills, the waitress said she couldn't use the coupons because we were at the same table. We weren't even at a table. We were on random benches and didn't even know the other group originally. The waitress took our coupons before we got our food and never said anything about not being able to use them then. She brought back her manager who could care less and was extremely RUDE and wouldn't listen. They ended up calling over security and the cops and kicked us out over a coupon that they couldn't apply?!? They then took our barely eaten food that we paid for and threw it all out without asking, when we were waiting to get a box! This place will not last. The group across from us said they were never coming back and it was the WORST service they've ever had. Poor management and rude waitstaff, especially Christina. DO NOT GO HERE!

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  • Lydia O.

    Went to Calico Jack with some friends. The Margaritas were horrible the beer was warm. We only had cocktail we paid (it was happy hour) for our drinks and left them there full. We would not go back again. Calico Jack Hot beer and Arizona doesn't mix.

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  • Jeremy S.

    NOPE! HUH UH! DOO-DOO! Ok. This is pretty harsh. I was there for the first time on 9/2/2010 before the last of the Cardinals pre-season opener for a bite before the game. There was a wait....ok....got it! However, their were open tables? Don't GOT it! The hostess said "Your table is ready" yay! "Oh, by the way would you mind sitting on the patio"? We were game for it. The Hostess then walks us through the patio and out to.....wait for it......Arizona beach area?! Low back, low to the ground wooden benches and beach style chairs. Yeah, sure in Arizona 100 plus heat. Not happening. So, we wait for an inside table. We eventually get one. The friendly waitress Jesse takes our drink order. We wait about 4 minutes or so.....perfect. Jesse takes our food order. We wait about 50 minutes for not so good food. I was with 2 other people. We ordered the following. Person #1 ordered Nacho's w/ sour cream on the side. Person #2 ordered a grilled chicken Quesadilla and I ordered fried Ice Cream. They were all terrible. The Quesadilla was as thin as Taco Bell's and three times the price. I mean they were SKIMPY! The Nacho's I was told were chewy. Nice, just what one would like, chewy nacho's. Jesse our server did apologize for the wait saying this " Im so sorry you had to wait. I keep telling the staff to hold off on seating people to give the kitchen a chance to get caught up" WELL, that explains why we could not be sat inside when there were tables open. So, like I said. Pretty bad execution, bad food, long wait. NO GOOD! If you go keep in mind too the menu is extremely limited. So, ADIOS....thats goodbye in.....well I'm just sticking with the theme, using my resources!

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Opening Hours

  • Mon :11:00 am - 2:00pm

Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Late Night
    Parking : Street, Private Lot
    Bike Parking : No
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : No
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Loud
    Alcohol : Full Bar
    Outdoor Seating : Yes
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : Yes
    Caters : No

Categories

Mexican Cuisine

If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.

Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.

Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.

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