Cactus Grill
| Address: | 3900 Bayliss Ave, Clearlake, CA 95422, USA |
| Phone: | +1 707-994-0905 |
| Rating: | 4.3 |
| Working: | 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM Closed |
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Lisa
The food is consistently top-notch, and Im from San Diego County, so this is high praise coming from me. I moved to Lake County about a year-and-a-half ago, and one of my first, awful joneses here was due to the lack of decent Mexican food. Hubs and I have tried Mexican restaurants from here to San Francisco, and every single one (save this one and another in Middletown) have been INCREDIBLE disappointments. Who puts mole on a cheese enchilada?!? And I get that Rice-a-Roni is "the San Francisco treat," but it never, EVER belongs in a burrito! The service is also top-notch (very friendly, smiley, efficient, and not full-of-bull fakey like some places). Its family-owned, and they are a nice group of people. Its also incredibly easy to phone in a take-out order, and Ive never had to wait for one to be ready! The portions are ample - I can eat my Chicken Tostada Salad over the course of two or three days, my little one cannot eat his whole kids meal at once, and Hubs usually polishes off his Carne Asada Nachos the next day, as well. The choice of black or refried beans is nice, and the refries arent all mush and glop. You can actually bite into whole beans! Lake County is severely lacking in decent restaurants (of ANY type), so finding Cactus Grill made me VERY happy!! In fact, Im munching on my Chicken Tostada Salad right now! :)
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Janelle Barnes
I have been going here for....years..lol and it is the BEST Mexican Restaurant in Lake or Mendo Co as far as Im concerned. They always know who you are, and most of the time what you want before you order it, unless you throw them a curve ball and order something different than your usual. If you havent had their Garlic Shrimp....You have not lived..they are that good. Roberto and his family that run the place are just awesome people. You cant ask for better food, service, or atmosphere. So go down and check them out, Try the Garlic Shrimp, and youll be hooked. But everythings good, Make sure your hungry cause they dont skimp on the food that they give you. And if you get one of the Burritos make sure your really hungry...CACTUS GRILL ROCKS!!!
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Scott Welker
Very very good Mexican, but it is the amazing salsa bar that really sets Cactus Grill apart. They have a lovely patio for outdoor seating, very friendly staff, and the usual array of dishes. I lover their salad selection with wonderful refreshing additions like mango, jicama, and marinated shrimp or chicken. The salmon tacos are also particularly delicious and a great value, but the other Mexican dishes are excellent also. The only thing missing (and this purely personal) would be a chile relleno with some creative flair. The one they have is fine, but given how excellent the rest of the menu is, Id like to see the chefs considerable talents devoted to this, my favorite dish, instead of making it the same way everyone else does. Bravo!
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Zachariah De Mario
Found this place tucked away near my wifes place of work one day. If youre driving too fast, youll miss it. We moved to the area about two years ago and have been struggling to find a good Mexican place that isnt over priced and/or below average quality. While its not like our old "regular" place, I think we finally found what weve been looking for. Weve only been here a few times but the food is consistently good and prices are great. Service is super friendly and quick. Its worth driving all the way in to Clearlake for this place.
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Jayster Qureshi
Me and my wife went for Mexican food, we were both forced to take the half back for tomorrows lunches...That chef there LOVES his work and am always greeted with a smile...the wife suggested I order a hamburger and fries to go...did that today...the BURGER was huge, served with tomato, onion and lettuce slices...they said it would take fifteen minutes but they had it ready in five~ HUGE portions grilled to perfection...that chef knows what hes doin there~....too many fries...start to look like a Wisconsin resident~
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A Private User
Sorry for the long rant, but it was worth writing! Please read! I have 3 remaining "best ever stars" and this place deserved one! So unique and diverse! Im a vegetarian, and they were very veg friendly i could eat just about everything! I had the Fresh Mex Salad with grilled veggies! And my husband had the Paella Burrito with shrimp, scallops, lenguiza, and a chipotle sauce, he was more than happy! And we had to share the Artichoke Quesadilla! The salsas were out of this word! place is very humble..
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Julia Boyce
Cactus Grill has been a favorite of mine for many years now. The Chefs there always have excellently excuted every dish that they prepare and the waitstaff are very friendly and make your eating experience a pleasurable one. I have moved out of State a couple of times and come back, and the first place I stop to get the best Latin food is Cactus Grill. There is no place like home to receive the best of the best..Thank you for being my all time favorite resturaunt.
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A Private User
The quesedillas are the unique items on the menu -- you simply wont find quesedillas like these anywhere else in California, which makes the Cactus Grill unique (aside from the fact their traditional Mexican menu is world class). Great food, good salsa bar, reasonable prices and friendly people -- which is a good reason why this place will keep going even if the local economy isnt doing so well...
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Allie Sundberg
My mom and I stayed in Clearlake for 2 days. I looked up restaurants and this one had some of the best reviews. It was delicious and I would definitely go back. Their salsa bar is awesome. I was a fan of the cucumber salsa. And the chicken, spinach, and cheese quesadilla was also delicious. I would totally go back :)
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Camille Cloyd
My friend and I went to Safeway and asked where good mexican food was and a young lady said Cactus grill so we went searching for it (new to the area). We found the quaint little place with great service, yummy tasting salsa, and my shrimp burrito was out of this world, fresh hot and great tasting. We will be back!!!
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Rusty Sweeden
The Cactus Grill is a good environment its reasonably priced its not too much at all and the food is excellent I highly recommend this place because hes people really take care of you to go all out to make sure that you have everything that you need
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Adrian Torres
We came from Bay area to this town to work, so we were looking to have some nice Mexican dinner, what a nice surprise, the place is cozy and clean, it has a outdoor tables with heater it was really nice. 100% recommend it.
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avie jay
Something for everyone! Come here just to taste salsa and have some fresh hot food and good service. Update 6-21-17 Fish tacos were perfection, and service was on piont. Wish i could gove more stars!!!!
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A Private User
Fantastic food and service. My family has food alergies and the special orders never fluster the staff. One cannot eat pork, one dairy, and the other well you dont want to experience what avacado does.
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Brianna Harris
My favorite place to eat Mexican in Clearlake. Tex Mex style and street style tacos. Everything is amazing, especially the grilled shrimp oh my gosh. Also salmon, mahi burrito, salads, salsa bar
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Chris Garris
Small Mexican place on Lakeshore, very friendly, well done margaritas and nice menu that isnt out of control. Big portions and a great patio make this place my fave Clearlake haunt.
