Cactus 2 Restaurant & Cantina Menu – Iowa City, IA

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Iowa City, IA

Based on 54 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in

Cactus 2 Restaurant & Cantina 52240

Address:
314 E Burlington St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Phone: (319) 337-2464

Website: https://cactusiowa123.com/

Hours

Sunday 5–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
5–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 5–10 PM
Wednesday 5–10 PM
Thursday 5–10 PM
Friday 5–10 PM
Saturday 5–10 PM

Menu

Combination Plates
1. 1 Enchilada, 1 Burrito & 1 Chile Relleno $8.99
2. 1 Enchilada, 1 Tostaguac & 2 Tacos $8.99
3. 1 Chile Relleno, 1 Chalupa & Rice $8.99
4. 1 Enchilada, 1 Chalupa & 1 Taco $8.99
5. 1 Enchilada, 1 Chile Relleno & Tacos $8.99
6. 1 Enchilada, 1 Burrito & 1 Taco $8.99
7. 2 Tacos, Rice & Beans $8.99
8. 1 Enchilada, 1 Tamale, Rice & Beans $8.99
9. 1 Enchilada, 1 Chile Relleno, Rice & Beans $8.99
10. 1 Enchilada, 1 Taco, Rice & Beans $8.99
11. 2 Enchiladas, Rice & Beans $8.99
12. 2 Enchiladas, 1 Taco & Rice $8.99
13. 1 Burrito, 1 Tamale & 1 Enchilada $8.99
14. 1 Burrito, 1 Enchilada, Rice & Beans $8.99
15. 1 Burrito, 1 Chalupa & 1 Enchilada $8.99
16. 1 Chalupa. 1 Taco & 1 Tostada $8.99
17. 1 Taco, 1 Chile Relleno, Rice & Beans $8.99
18. 1 Burrito, 1 Taco & 1 Chalupa $8.99
19. 1 Burrito, 1 Chile Relleno & 1 Taco $8.99
20. 1 Burrito, 1 Taco, Rice & Beans $8.99
Create Your Own Combination
Pick up your 3 favorite items.
$9.25
Salads
House Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with bell peppers, red onions, tomatoes, cheese & croutons.
$3.99
Guacamole Salad
Lettuce, guacamole & tomatoes.
$4.99
Taco Salad Fajita
A crispy flour tortilla with your choice of grilled chicken, steak or mix & melted cheese sauce. Served with sauteed onions, tomato & bell peppers. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomato, guacamole & cheese.
$9.99
Grilled Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken breast served with romaine lettuce. Topped with tomatoes, onions, croutons & cheese.
$8.49
Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp served with romaine lettuce. Topped with tomatoes, red onions, croutons & cheese.
$9.25
Taco Salad
A crispy flour tortilla with your choice of ground beef or chicken & melted cheese sauce. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & tomato.
$8.99
Burritos
Burrito Cactus
Ground beef or chicken topped with red sauce, lettuce, sour cream, cheese & sliced tomato.
$8.99
Burrito Loco
Your choice of pork, beef or chicken. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, cheese & tomato.
$7.99
Burrito Mexicano
Chopped steak, cooked with hot sauce rolled in flour tortilla & served with rice & beans.
$8.99
Sancho
12 inch flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo. Your choice of grilled chicken or steak. Topped with shredded cheese, red & green sauce.
$9.99
Senor Burro
12 inch tortilla filled with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream & your choice of beef, chicken, carnitas or shrimp. Topped with Colby cheese.
$9.99
Carnes
Steak Mexicano
T-Bone steak with jalapeno peppers, onions, and tomtoes. Served with beans, and tortillas.
$11.99
Steak Texano
T-Bone steak, with beans, tortillas and house salad on the side.
$11.99
Steak Colorado
T-Bone steak topped with our special red sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
$11.99
Steak Sinaloense
T-Bone steak, sauteed with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$11.99
Carne Azada
Grilled steak served with lettuce, guacamole, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, rice, beans, and tortillas.
$11.25
Tacos De Carne Azada
Three flour or corn tortillas, stuffed with chopped steak. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and green sauce on the side
$9.50
Chile Colorado
Chopped steak, cooked with our special spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas
$10.99
Chile Verde
Shredded pork cooked in a spicy green sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$10.99
Carnitas
Pork shank, served with rice, beans, lettuce, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, guacamole and tortillas.
$10.25
Milanesa
Steak or chicken, served with rice, beans and salad.
$10.49
Seafood Special
Camarones A La Diabla
Spicy shrimp. Served with rice and salad
$12.99
Camarones Primavera
Grilled shrimp & vegetables topped with cheese sauce. Served over rice.
$10.99
Burrito Cancun
12 inch flour tortilla stuffed with fish & shrimp cooked with our special sauce. Filled with rice, beans & pico de gallo. Topped with our special chipotle sauce.
$11.99
Fajitas Infierno
Grilled shrimp with special spicy sauce, grilled onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese & tortillas.
$14.99
Pescado Relleno
Stuffed tilapia with seafood mix, covered with special dressing. Served with rice & salad.
$12.99
Cocktail De Camaron $12.99
Tacos De Camaron $11.99
Seafood Chimichanga
Flour tortilla stuffed with seafood. Deep fried & topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo.
$10.49
Desserts
Sopapilla $2.99
Flan $3.99
Fried Ice Cream $4.49
Especialidades
Chicken Rice
Chicken strips topped with cheese. Served over rice.
$7.99
Chimichanga
Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of beef or chicken. Deep fried & topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo.
$8.99
Chimichanga Special
Grilled chicken, stuffed with mushrooms, sauteed onions, topped with red and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$9.99
Rolled Quesadilla
Steak or chicken rolled in a 12 inch flour tortilla, with pico de gallo and cheese. Served with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream
$9.25
Quesadilla Monterrey
A cheese & bean flour tortilla stuffed with steak, chicken or mushroom. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo & guacamole.
$8.25
Pollo En Chipotle
Chicken breast with chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
$9.25
Pollo Con Chorizo
Grilled strips of chicken with mexican sausage, topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$9.25
Chicken With Garlic
Chicken breast grilled with shrimp & vegetables. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & tomato.
$9.25
Flautas
Three rolled flour tortillas, deep fried, topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & tomato.
$8.25
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Fried corn tortillas. Your choice of red or green sauce. Topped with chicken and cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomato.
$8.49
House Special
One enchilada, one chalupa, one taco, one tamal, one chile relleno. Served with rice and beans.
$11.99
Taquitos Mexicanos
Three deep fried corn tortillas filled with chicken breast & topped with lettuce, tomato & cheese. Served with rice, beans & guacamole.
$8.99
Camarones A La Diabla
Spicy shrimp. Served with rice, tortillas and salad.
$11.99
Fish Tacos
Three soft corn tacos filled with grilled fish, avocado, lettuce, tomato and mayonaise. Served with rice and salad.
$10.99
Super Cinco Platter
Three soft corn tacos filled with grilled fish, avocado, lettuce, tomato and mayonaise. Served with rice and salad.
$10.99
Tortas
Mexican bun, your choice of carnitas, chicken or carne asada, with lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, cheese, beans, mayonnaise and jalapeno.
$6.99
Lunch Menu
Lunch Burrito
One beef or chicken burrito. Served with rice & beans.
$5.75
Lunch Vegetarian
One bean burrito, one cheese enchilada & Mexican rice.
$5.75
Lunch Garden
One chile relleno & beans. Served with guacamole salad on the side.
$5.75
Super Lunch
One enchilada, one taco – your choice of beef or chicken. Served with rice or beans.
$5.75
Huevos Divorciados
Two eggs over easy, with green & red sauce. Served with rice & beans.
$5.99
Huevos a la Mexicana
Two eggs, scrambled with onions, tomato & jalapeno peppers. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
$5.99
Huevos con Chorizo
Two eggs, scrambled with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
$5.99
Burrito Cactus
Ground beef or chicken topped with red sauce, lettuce, sour cream, cheese & sliced tomato. Served with rice & beans.
$6.49
Taco Salad
A crispy flour tortilla, your choice of beef or chicken. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, cheese & tomatoes.
$6.25
Taco Salad Fajita
A crispy flour tortilla – your choice of grilled chicken, steak or mix, with sauteed shredded cheese & tomatoes.
$7.25
Fajita Steak or Chicken
Your choice of steak, chicken or mix. Topped with sauteed with onions, tomatoes & bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo & tortillas.
$8.25
Tostada Grande
A flat crispy flour tortilla topped with beans, beef or chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onions & avocado.
$5.99
Vegetarian Entrees
2. One Cheese Enchilada, One Bean Burrito & Bean Tostada $7.99
3. Cheese Enchilada, One Chalupa & Rice $7.99
4. Two Bean Burritos w/ Mexican White Cheese Sauce $7.99
5. One Chalupa, One Bean Burrito & One Quesadilla
Two chile poblanos, cheese inside bread & 1 red sauce & 1 green sauce.
$8.99
6. Vegetarian Fajitas
Mushrooms, calabacitas sauteed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo. Served with rice & beans & flour or corn tortillas.
$10.99
7. Two Chiles Rellenos Rice & Beans
Two chile poblanos, cheese inside bread & red sauce.
$10.99
Appetizers
Guacamole Dip $4.99
Cheese Dip $4.99
Bean Dip $3.99
Quesadilla
Choice of cheese, grilled chicken, or steak.
$4.99
Beef Nachos $6.75
Beef and Bean Nachos $6.99
Chicken Nachos $6.75
Cheese Nachos $5.99
Bean Nachos $5.99
Nachos Supreme
Beef, chicken, beans, lettuce, tomatoes & sour cream.
$8.49
Queso Fundido
Chorizo topped with hot melted cheese.
$6.99
Burrito
Choice of steak or mexicano.
$5.49
Authentic Mexican Plates
Milanesa
Breaded rib-eye steak with fries, lettuce, tomato, avocado, rice and beans
$10.99
Tortas
Mexican bun, your choice of milanesa, chicken or carne asada, with lettuce, tomato and avocado.
$6.49
Mole Poblano
Chicken breast covered with our new chocolate sauce, served with rice and beans.
$11.99
Gorditas
Pick three. Pork, chicken, steak, ground beef. Served with rice and beans.
$10.99
Pechuga Empanizada
Breaded chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, onions, bell peppers, avocado & rice.
$9.99
Sopes
Three thick corn tortillas topped with beans, green sauce, lettuce, cheese, tomato & sour cream. Your choice of steak, chicken, ground beef or sausage.
$8.99
Lunch Special
Beef Tostada
A flat crispy corn tortilla topped with beef. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese & tomatoes.
$5.75
Chicken Tostada
A flat crispy corn tortilla topped with chicken. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese & tomatoes.
$5.75
Tostaguac
A flat crispy corn tortilla topped with beans, ground beef, lettuce, guacamole, shredded cheese & tomatoes.
$5.99
Chalupa
A flat crispy corn tortilla topped with beans, lettuce, guacamole, shredded cheese & tomatoes.
$5.75
Taquitos Dorados
Two rolled corn tortillas – your choice of chicken or beef. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & tomato.
$6.49
Super Taco
A crispy flour tortilla, your choice of beef or chicken with lettuce, tomato & sour cream.
$5.75
Taco
A crispy corn tortilla – your choice of beef or chicken, with lettuce & cheese.
$5.25
Enchilada
A soft corn tortilla – your choice of beef or chicken. Topped with shredded cheese & red sauce.
$5.25
Enchilada Mazatlan
One shrimp & crab enchilada. Topped with spinach sauce, lettuce, sour cream & tomato.
$6.49
Chimichanga
A flour tortilla, deep fried. Your choice of beef or chicken. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream & tomato.
$6.49
Tamale
One pork soft corn dough stuffed. Topped with red or green sauce & cheese.
$5.75
Enchiladas Verde
Two chicken enchiladas served with green jalapeno sauce, sour cream, cheese, rice & beans.
$5.99
Side Orders
Refried Beans $1.75
Rice $1.75
Tortillas
Corn or flour.
$0.75
Salsa Verde $1.00
Cheese Dip (3 oz.) $2.75
Sour Cream $0.85
Pico de Gallo $1.00
Shredded Cheese $1.25
Lettuce $0.75
Guacamole Dip (3 oz.) $2.75
Avocado $2.25
Chili Toreados $1.99
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Del Mar
Three enchiladas 1 shrimp, 1 crab and 1 cheese. Topped with red sauce, lettuce, tomato and guacamole.
$10.25
Enchiladas Cactus
Three enchiladas 1 chicken, 1 beef and 1 cheese. Topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream, served with rice.
$9.99
Enchiladas Verde
Three white chicken breasts covered with our special jalapeno sauce. Topped with cheese and sour cream.
$9.25
Trio Enchiladas
Three chicken enchiladas, green & red sauce, mole, cheese, onion, sliced avocado, rice & beans.
$9.49
Enchiladas Las Cinco
Five enchiladas, 1 ground beef, 1 cheese, 1 chicken, 1 bean and 1 carnita. Topped with red sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomato, and cheese.
$9.25
Enchiladas De Chorizo
Three flour tortillas filled with chorizo and beef. Served with rice. Topped with our cheese dip, lettuce and tomato.
$9.25
Seafood Enchilada
Shrimp and crab enchilada. Comes with rice, cheese dip, avoccado, sour cream, lettuce & tomatoes.
$10.99
Fajitas
Special Cactus Fajita $14.75
Double Order Special Fajitas
Steak, chicken, shrimp & Mexican sausage. Cooked with our special recipe. Sauteed onions, tomatoes & bell peppers. Served with cheese, quesadilla, nopales, rice & beans. Garnished with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo & tortillas.
$26.49
Fajitas Rancheras
Steak, chicken, shrimp and mexican sausage. Served with sauteed onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$14.25
Fajitas Con Queso
Your choice of chicken, steak or mushrooms. Cooked with bell peppers, onions & tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
$10.99
Fajita Steak $11.99
Fajita Chicken $11.99
Double Order Fajitas
Your choice of steak, chicken or mix. Topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes & bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo & tortillas.
$20.99
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp with sauteed onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo & tortillas.
$14.25
Fajitas Infierno
Grilled shrimp with special spicy sauce, grilled onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese & tortillas.
$14.99
Quesadilla Fajita
Quesadilla with chicken, onions, green peppers & cheese. Served with rice, pico de gallo, sour cream & guacamole.
$10.99
Kids Specials
Kids Taco
Served with rice & beans.
$4.99
Kids Burrito
Served with rice & beans.
$4.99
Kids Enchilada
Served with rice & beans.
$4.99
Kids Quesadilla
Served with rice & beans.
$4.99
Chicken Nuggets
Served with french fries.
$4.99
Chicken Tenders
Served with french fries.
$4.99
A La Carte
Chicken Enchilada
Choice of one or three.
$2.49
Cheese Enchilada
Choice of one or three.
$2.49
Beef Enchilada
Choice of one or three.
$2.49
Beef Taco
Choice of one or three.
$2.25
Flautas Beef
Choice of one or three.
$2.50
Flautas Chicken
Choice of one or three.
$2.50
Taco de Carne Azada $2.99
Tamale $2.50
Beef Tostada
Choice of one or two.
$2.99
Tostaguac
Choice of one or two.
$2.99
Tostaqueso
Choice of one or two.
$2.99
Chalupa
Choice of one or two.
$2.65
Super Taco
Choice of one or two.
$2.49
Beef Burrito
Choice of one or two.
$2.99
Chicken Burrito
Choice of one or two.
$3.25
Bean Burrito
Choice of one or two.
$2.49
Soups
Tortilla Soup $4.99

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Reviews

Alex Leaskas
I don’t find the food to be all that good at all, and I’ve tried quite a few different things. I still go and am still working my way around the menu. Hopefully I will find what I like. But their drinks are good and the atmosphere is really great. Love to pregame here.

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Phil
Similar to cactus 1 – good service, okay food. Great specials.

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Michael Fraiman
The chips SMELLED musty, like when you leave foodstuffs in your pantry for years and then take a sniff and regret it. Still edible, just… off-putting. Clearly not fresh. The entrees were good (chalupa, bean burrito and cheese enchilada with sides) and the price was right for the lunch special, but we wouldn’t return if we had the choice.

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Carter Yerkes
Anthony and Sunday make Cactus 2 the best Cactus by far. Their service is awesome, food is great, and your drink is always kept full. Super chill restaurant, highly recommend.

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Payton Kline
Newer and nicer than Cactus 1 with the same quality of food. Polite staff and an overall great experience. Will say that even with this Cactus being newer, Cactus 1 still just feels like a more authentic Mexican restaurant to me.

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Mikala Cicalo
Food was fast, but the quality was horrible. For what they charge and what they give you ridiculous. I ordered a chalupa that looked nothing like how it should and for paying 34 dollars at the end the only good thing I can say they have are their drinks.

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Catherine Burkhardt
Went in on a Saturday and they said it was going to be a half hour wait. My boyfriend and I made it clear that we were willing to wait. We also saw three open tables available and this resturaunt does not reserve so we were co fused. The host then kept changing the wait time to 45 min and then to an hour. Then proceeded to tell us they couldnt serve us because they didmt have any servers on.. on a Saturday…the night of an iowa iowa game. Anyways the host pretty much shoved us out the door and lost a big tab. Horrible service.

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Aaron Van Noy
This is the more hidden Cactus restaurant that is less than a block away from Cactus restaurant. There are stairs to get into this restaurant so I don’t think it’s wheelchair accessible. Food is just as good as the other location. This time staff was just OK.

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Tim Berry
Great little Mexican restaurant. Chips and salsa are very good. Sancho burrito with green sauce is outstanding. Service is excellent. Also great selection of vegetarian options.

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Ryan Evans
Great food and atmosphere. Servers are all friendly & helpful. Friends have told me how good their margaritas are, but I have yet to experience them firsthand.

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