Hightide Burrito Company coming to San Marco

[urbanjacksonville]

http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/01/11/hightide-burrito-company-coming-to-san-marco-uncommon-grounds-closes

Hightide Burrito put up a sign this sometime this week announcing their arrival in San Marco. It’s owned by Alex Juarez and appears to be a franchise out of Charlottesville, NC. From an article at charlottesville-dining.com

High Tide has that beachy-Mexican fusion vibe to it, but with less of a California surfer dude and more of a Southern, Kenny Chesney feel to it.

Whoa! That’s an interesting mix. I honestly don’t care what the atmosphere is like, if the burritos are better than Moe’s, I’m down. Charlottesville reviews are mixed, but I’ll wait to reserve judgement until I try it myself.

[blizz01]

Man, I HATE Moe's...............Welcome to town.

[thelakelander]

Hightide, Oral Explosion, etc?  I guess San Marco must not be doing that bad after all.

[RiversideGator]

So much for the prediction that 75% of all entertainment/dining businesses would be out of business.   

[alta]

I saw the the Hightide Burrito sign the other day driving up Hendricks.  The Urban Market, a new Mediterranean/Greek restaurant and new Jazz Club are opening in Springfield in the next couple of months.  I've heard that the owners of Three Layers might be opening a Wine Bar in the back of Three Layers too!  Things are looking up in Springfield also!!!

[thelakelander]

Where will the jazz club be located?

[copperfiend]

High Tide has that beachy-Mexican fusion vibe to it, but with less of a California surfer dude and more of a Southern, Kenny Chesney feel to it.

That alone makes me not want to go there.

[alta]

The Jazz Club is going in at 8th and Pearl.  I am going to try to stop by this week to see if I can get some information.

[zoo]

The name High Tide has that beachy, California surfer dude vibe, so if they were going for Kenny Chesney, they are mis-named (of course, maybe the Kenny Chesney bit is just how they are modifying their pitch for our oh-so sophisticated market).

If they are anything like Wahoo's on the West coast, they'll be great.

Mediterranean/Greek place naming sucks, too. The Urban Market? Mike, how about Wafaa's - as your wife will be the chef, and that's her name, and it's alludes to the product mix, give it some thought, please. It's got to be better than Urban Market - ugh!

To all restaurant and retailers, naming, merchandising, and a solid product/service/operational mix DO matter.

[02roadking]

Zoo, Urban Market is at the Cesary project.

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

Welcome burrito restaurant number 452,124,234,233 to Jacksonville

[The Compound]

Welcome burrito restaurant number 452,124,234,233 to Jacksonville

OLO

[copperfiend]

Welcome burrito restaurant number 452,124,234,233 to Jacksonville

Hopefully this one serves burritos with less than 1000 calories.

[David]

I only caught a glance as I drove by, but high tide looked pretty open today at lunch as there were people sitting at the tables.... I'll double check on my way home.

Has anyone ever eaten at one? I'm curious as to what makes them stand out.

My mistake, I was under the assumption that this was a chain restaurant.

[obie1]

they aren't a chain, that's wrong. I am gonna stop by some time soon and report back.