CaJohns Flavor & Fire

CaJohn’s is a must stop in the North Market, to get some of the best hot sauce. I alway have some free samples whenever I’m in there. This is a locally owned company that won’t use any preservatives in their products. It’s a great way to support the local economy. What’s most important is the hot sauce there is incredibly good and really hot.
In addition to hot sauce, they also have barbeque sauce and salsa. These also should be tried. I like some of the milder and sweeter salsas, like peach. The hotter ones are still the best. Whichever you choose, it’s high quality and full of flavor. It seemingly has an endless variety and there are different samples each time. Try not to burn your mouth with the real hot ones.
I think CaJohns is one of Columbus’s best small businesses. They also have a store in Westerville, so you won’t have to come all the way here. This is highly recommended for hot sauce fans and overall small business supporters.

CaJohns salsa are awesome, plain and simple. My girlfriend and I are both salsa fanatics, and I always have to bring some CaJohns back to Charlotte when I’m on break from classes at OSU. I’ve tried a few of their hot sauces (only bought one total), and they all seem pretty tasty as well. They have any range of spice you can want for both the salsas and hot sauces — everything from kid friendly to feeling like a fire breathing dragon. The prices are a bit steep, even in comparison to some other gourmet salsas and sauces, but the quality is superb so I can’t complain. The workers always seem very friendly and helpful (without being pushy) as well.

CaJohn’s makes the highest quality hot sauce, BBQ sauce, salsas, and seasonings around! They use amazing ingredients and the flavors are absolutely wonderful. You can find everything from mild to the hottest on the market. I take their chips and salsas with me when I have to bring a dish but I don’t have time to cook, and they are always a favorite — not the boring average grocery store selections!

It’s *just* hot sauce, right? It’s practically a condiment. That’d be like reviewing a bottle of ketchup…
Wrong.
It’s not *just* hot sauce… it’s CAJOHNS! This is locally-​made goodness that literally (okay, figuratively) makes everything better. I have three bottles in my cupboard, and I pick one of them for almost every dish I cook. If you think of cooking like music, CaJohns adds the right notes that fill a chord. This hot sauce is better than any others I’ve ever had (and I’m from Louisiana and used to go on near-​annual school field trips to the Tobasco plant on Avery Island).
Then there’s the people at CaJohns. I’ve mostly interacted with Doc, but everybody here is super friendly and helpful. They’re passionate about their product and care about their community.
A superior product + amazing people = a winning combination.

Everything is hawtsome! Sorry, that was terrible. But it is a very nice sauce shoppe.
I’m a bit enamored with sauce which some might describe as «cray-​cray.» My favorite to be found thus far is their Jolokia sauce; the wing and salsa isn’t bad but I heart the full out sauce. Packs a punch; sets the lips and top of the head to tingle.
They also always have a nice little sample available which changes regularly, and they do validate parking.

If it’s hot sauce you want, CaJohns Flavor & Fire has it. My brother-​in-​law bought a bottle of their Carolina Reaper sauce, which is 1.3 million Scoville Units. A couple weeks later, I visited him and we all started tasting it, one by one. It was so much fun to watch each person’s reaction to this mouth torturing hot sauce! Every person wanted milk or ice cream to cool down. It just plain burns a hole in your tongue for five minutes! Well, not really, but it’s hella-​hot!
Get yer sauce on!

CaJohns is a great stop when visiting my favorite place, the North Market. As far as samples go, CaJohns has the widest variety of things sitting out for people to taste. Be ready to sweat for your snack, most of the sauces and salsas pack a considerable level of heat. The fruit salsas stand out to me, I especially like the peach. I don’t know how widely their products are distributed, but I imagine you can find everything they make at this location.
I like opportunities to share local products. It’s a no-​brainer to grab a bottle of hot sauce when I’m getting a gift together for someone. They love to do gift packs! Go check it out!

I came by here during the Arnold Weekend.
I tried one of their hot sauce and salsa samples and I was hooked. I ended up walking away with 6 mini bottles of the concentrated Scorpion, and Ghost chili purée. I would have bought less, but the nice lady told me if I buy X bottles, I get 1 free. I’m a sucker for a seal and I LOVE spicy foods.
$ 10 – 12 per bottle of hot sauce may seem insane, but this is not your normal vinegar hot sauce. It’s super concentrated so a little bit goes a VERY long way. I’ve been using the stuff to amp up the cheap Mexican hot sauce I’ve bought from the grocery store.
It’s actually cheaper here than buying online. I would say I wished I lived in Columbus just so I can satisfy my desire for the hot spicy stuff. On second thought, the bottles I bought should easily last me a few years. I’ll come back again when I go check out the Arnold again.
For what you’re getting, I think the prices are actually fair and more than reasonable.

As the Columbus Wing King, Cajohn’s and I have known each other for years. While their products go beyond wings into salsa, barbeque and other sauces, we do share a philosophy on all things hot. It can be super hot, but it must still have a good taste as evidenced by their X-​hot salsa line. Very hot, (extremely hot to some of you ladies) but still with a lot of taste. For those of you who thing you have to prove your manhood on something killer hot, you can find that here too. Liquid Stupid comes to mind.
If you want to find out everything about all things hot, stop in for a visit, sample, and a few words.

The mango salsa with habanero is awesome! Huge selection.
By the way, they’re in the North Market.

MMMM. Free salsa samples and complimentary food poisoning. The cheapest bottle of hot sauce is 6 bucks! Pass on this place and pass the Trappey’s. BTW, a lot of the” non-​extract” sauces are made from a chemical. Bleach too burns but that doesn’t mean it’s good.

I agree with Barb, at least to a degree. If he’d cut his prices a bit, like $ 2 per jar, he’d probably sell a bit more. I thought some of the flavors were pretty good but I wasn’t going to pay $ 6 a jar for them.

Talk about a hot head. If you’re one, this place will get you going. I can handle spicy foods (to a degree), but I don’t enjoy them like some people do. I don’t seek them out, and I definitely don’t see them as something to be conquered. But, I know a few people who do — all men, how strange. One of those men is my boyfriend’s brother. He can eat habaneras like they’re pickles and he mows down the blazin’ wings at B-​Dubs without shedding a single tear or a drop of sweat. He might sniffle a bit or get red in the face, but he does that anyway. He’d love this place.
Cajohn’s does nothing but hot sauce. They have bottle upon bottle of liquid fire. Their stand in the North Market practically glows red. They offer free samples of a BUNCH of different sauces and salsas. They have some very odd flavors including fruit salsa like apple and berry. Lucky for me, they have some mild salsas and taco sauces. I love a smooth taco sauce and have been really into Mexican food lately. But if you’re a daredevil, they can meet your needs too. They’ve never been one to disappoint, as backed by their numerous awards and television features. They have gift baskets that can be customized upon request. There are also rubs and powders.
Cajohn’s uses natural products and avoid preservatives.
Perhaps a good Christmas idea if you know someone who likes to spice things up.