Alien Taco

Love the atmosphere, they nailed it. Its fun and hip. Definitely push the button in the bathroom for a pleasant surprise! The margarita flight was amazing. I especially loved the strawberry and mango. The queso and guacamole were on point. The empanadas were delicious and the seafood in my meal was cooked perfectly. They are just opening so you have to be a little patient but they are rocking it so far. It’s nice to have something different in Jax.

The environment and theme are out of this world, they really nailed the theme. The location is perfect, 20 minutes from St John’s and Jax Beach. The guac and queso are a 12/10, and the empanadas were worth the wait. The margs all sounded delicious so I ordered the flight to taste test all of them. They’re new and still working on their flow, so be patient for the moment. We’ll be back for sure.

Having managed restaurants I understand how important and high stress opening night can be. My husband and I both greatly anticipated this opening for months, but our experience resulted in a bit of a let down. The decor inside was amazing and well thought out. We enjoyed the alien art and the energy of the restaurant, but the atmosphere couldn’t make up for our experience with the food. Our nacho appetizer was delivered incomplete, missing ground beef, tomatoes and beans, with minimal melted cheese- resulting in us crunching on toasted chips and realizing halfway through that something had to be missing. To my surprise, my 7 layer taco salad came with completely chilled ground steak, which was extremely off putting (I also realized -after the fact- the side of cornbread never came).

My husband’s experience with the tacos were more pleasant, although he pointed out the dryness of his tacos due to lack of sauce/crema, and abundance of cabbage against a toasted tortilla.

I kept trying to keep positive so I could give my 5 star review but the service was also lacking -the server asked me 3 times what I didn’t want on my salad and even after the 3rd time she still brought the salad with onions on it.

We didn’t get a chance to try the drinks so maybe if you’re looking to try this out come for the drinks and atmosphere.

Amazing bar tender and server! Our tacos were fire. We had a Korean chicken and an Area 51. We also had the beef empanadas…do it! Drinks were amazing and shots were even better. Don’t forget to push the button in the bathroom!