Cactus 3 Menu – Iowa City, IA

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Iowa City, IA

Based on 52 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.0 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Cactus 3 52240

Address:
114 S Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Phone: (319) 351-3425

Website:

Hours

Sunday 5 PM–12 AM
Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–12 AM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–12 AM
Wednesday 11 AM–12 AM
Thursday 11 AM–12 AM
Friday 11 AM–12 AM
Saturday 11 AM–12 AM

Menu

Antojitos
Bean Dip $5.99
Cheese Dip $7.19
Guacamole $7.19
Cheese Nachos $8.39
Bean Nachos $8.39
Chicken Nachos $9.30
Beef Nachos $9.30
Cheese Quesadilla
Guacamole, pica de gallo & sour cream .
$8.39
Beef And Bean Nachos $9.59
Steak Quesadilla
Guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
$11.99
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
$11.99
Nachos Supremo
Beef, chicken, beans, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
$11.99
Queso Fundido
Chorizo topped with hot melted cheese.
$9.59
Steak Burrito $8.99
Burrito Mexicano $8.99
Steak Nachos $14.39
Steak & Shrimp Nachos $15.59
Shrimp Quesadilla $14.39
Fiesta Dip $9.59
Sopa and Salads
Sopa De Tortilla
Tortilla soup.
$7.19
Casa Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with bell peppers, red onions, tomatoes, cheese and croutons.
$5.99
Guacamole Salad
Lettuce, guacamole and tomatoes.
$7.19
Taco Salad Fajita
A crispy flour tortilla with melted cheese sauce. Served with sauteed onions, tomato and bell peppers. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomato, guacamole and cheese.
$13.19
Ensalada De Pollo
Grilled chicken breast served with romaine lettuce. Topped with tomatoes, onions, croutons and cheese.
$11.39
Ensalada De Camaron
Grilled shrimp served with romaine lettuce. Topped with tomatoes, red onions, croutons and cheese.
$12.30
Taco Salad
A crispy flour tortilla with melted cheese sauce. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomato.
$11.99
Especialidades
Chicken Rice
Chicken strips topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice & tortillas.
$12.59
Camarones A La Diabla
Spicy shrimp. Served with rice and salad.
$15.59
Tacos De Pescado
3 soft corn tacos filled with breaded fish, avocado, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. Served with rice and beans.
$14.34
Chimichanga
Flour tortilla stuffed with choice of beef or chicken. Deep fried and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
$11.94
Chimichanga Special
Grilled chicken, stuffed with mushrooms, sauteed onions. Topped with red sauce and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$13.50
Rolled Quesadilla
Rolled in a 12″ flour tortilla, with pico de gallo and cheese. Served with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream
$12.30
Quesadilla Monterrey
A cheese and bean flour tortilla. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.
$13.50
Pollo En Chipotle
Chicken breast with chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$12.30
Pollo Con Chorizo
Grilled strips of chicken with Mexican sausage, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, cheese and tomato.
$12.30
Tortas
Mexican bun with lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, cheese, beans, mayonnaise and jalapeno.
$11.39
Chicken With Garlic
Chicken breast grilled with garlic. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, cheese and tomato.
$12.30
Flautas
3 rolled flour tortillas, deep fried, topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomato.
$11.10
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Fried corn tortillas. Topped with chicken and cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomato.
$11.34
House Special
1 enchilada, 1 chalupa, 1 taco, 1 tamale, 1 Chile relleno. Served with rice and beans.
$16.74
Taquitos Mexicanos
3 deep fried corn tortillas filled with chicken breast and topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese. Served with rice, beans and guacamole.
$11.94
Cocktail De Camaron $14.39
Fajitas
Special Cactus Fajita $20.10
Fajita Double Order
Steak, chicken, shrimp and Mexican sausage. Cooked with special recipe, sauteed onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with cheese, quesadilla, rice and beams. Garnished with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$34.19
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.
$19.50
Fajitas Con Queso
Cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$14.39
Fajita Steak $16.79
Fajita Chicken $16.79
Double Steak Fajita
Topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$27.59
Double Chicken Fajita
Topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$27.59
Double Mix Fajita
Steak and chicken. Topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$27.59
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp with sauteed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$19.50
Fajitas Infierno
Grilled shrimp with special spicy sauce, grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$20.39
Quesadilla Fajita
Quesadilla with chicken, onions, green peppers and cheese. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
$15.59
Carnes
Steak Mexicano
T-bone steak sauteed with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$16.79
Steak Texano
T-bone steak with rice, beans, tortillas and house salad on the side.
$16.79
Steak Colorado
T-bone steak topped with our special red sauce. Serve with rice, beans and tortillas.
$16.79
Carne Azada
Grilled steak served with lettuce, guacamole, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, rice, beans and tortillas.
$15.90
Tacos De Carne Azada
3 tortillas stuffed with chopped steak. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and green sauce on the side.
$13.80
Chile Colorado
Chopped steak, cooked with special spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$15.59
Chile Verde
Shredded pork cooked in a spicy green sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
$15.59
Carnitas
Pork shank, served with rice, beans, lettuce, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, guacamole and tortillas.
$14.70
Milanesa
Served with rice, beans and salad.
$14.99
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Del Mar
3 enchiladas, 1 shrimp, 1 crab and 1 cheese. Topped with red sauce, lettuce, tomato and guacamole.
$13.50
Las Cinco
5 enchiladas, 1 ground beef, 1 cheese, 1 chicken, 1 beans and 1 carnita. Topped with red sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomato and cheese.
$12.30
Enchiladas Cactus
3 enchiladas, 1 chicken, 1 beef and 1 cheese. Topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with rice.
$13.19
Enchiladas De Chorizo
3 flour tortillas filled with chorizo and beef and rice. Topped with cheese dip, lettuce and tomato.
$12.30
Enchiladas Verdes
3 white chicken breasts covered with special jalapeno sauce. Topped with cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
$12.30
Trio Enchiladas
3 chicken enchiladas, green and red sauce, mole, cheese, onion, sliced avocado, rice and beans.
$12.59
Seafood Enchiladas
2 shrimp and crab enchiladas topped with spinach sauce, sour cream and 2 slices of avocado. Served with rice and beans.
$14.39
Burritos
Burrito Cactus
Pork carnitas, ground beef or chicken topped with red sauce, lettuce, sour cream, cheese & sliced tomato. Served with rice & beans.
$13.19
Burrito Loco
Your choice of pork carnitas, beef or chicken. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, cheese & tomato.
$11.99
Burrito Mexicano
Chopped steak, cooked with hot sauce rolled in flour tortilla and served with rice & beans.
$13.19
Sancho
12″ flour tortilla. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. Topped with shredded cheese, red and green sauce.
$14.39
Senor Burro
12″ tortilla served with rice, beans, guacamole and sour cream. Topped with colby cheese.
$14.39
Burrito Los Dos Amigos
1 ground beef burrito, 1 chicken burrito.
$14.39
Combination Plates
One Enchilada, 1 Burrito And 1 Chile Relleno Combo $13.19
One Enchilada, 1 Tostaguac And 2 Tacos $13.19
One Chile Relleno, 1 Chalupa And Rice $13.19
One Enchilada, 1 Chalupa And 1 Taco $13.19
One Enchilada, 1 Chile Relleno And 2 Tacos Combo $13.19
One Enchilada, 1 Burrito And 1 Taco Combo $13.19
Two Tacos, Rice And Beans Combo $13.19
One Enchilada, 1 Tamale, Rice And Beans Combo $13.19
One Enchilada Combo
1 Chile relleno, rice and beans.
$13.19
One Enchilada, 1 Taco, Rice And Beans Combo $13.19
Two Enchilada, Rice And Beans Combo $13.19
Two Enchiladas, 1 Taco And Rice Combo $13.19
One Burrito, 1 Tamale And 1 Enchilada Combo $13.19
One Burrito, 1 Enchilada, Rice And Beans Combo $13.19
One Burrito, 1 Chalupa And 1 Enchilada Combo $13.19
One Chalupa, 1 Taco And Tostada Combo $13.19
One Taco, 1 Chile Relleno, Rice And Beans Combo $13.19
One Burrito, 1 Taco, And 1 Chalupa Combo $13.19
One Burrito, 1 Taco & 1 Chile Relleno Combo $13.19
One Burrito, 1 Taco, Rice And Beans Combo $13.19
Create Your Own Combo $13.50
Vegetarian Entree
Quesadilla Fajita Vegetarian
1″ vegetarian quesadilla filled with fresh grilled yellow, green and red bell peppers as well as fresh onions and mushrooms. Rice and beans on the side.
$14.94
1 Cheese Enchilada, 1 Bean Burrito And Bean Tostada $10.79
Cheese Enchilada, 1 Chalupa And Rice $10.79
2 Bean Burritos
Served with Mexican white cheese sauce.
$10.79
1 Chalupa, 1 Bean Burrito And 1 Quesadilla $11.99
Vegetarian Fajitas
Mushrooms, calabacitas sauteed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans and tortillas.
$15.59
2 Chiles Rellenos Rice And Beans
2 Chile poblanos, cheese inside bread and red sauce.
$15.59
A la Carte
Chicken Enchilada $4.19
Cheese Enchilada $4.19
Beef Enchilada $4.19
Beef Taco $3.90
Chicken Taco $3.90
Flautas Beef $4.20
Flautas Chicken $4.20
Chile Relleno $6.30
Taco De Carne Azada $4.79
Tamale $4.20
Beef Tostada $4.79
Tostaguac $4.79
Tostaqueso $4.79
Chalupa $4.38
Super Taco $4.19
Beef Burrito $4.79
Chicken Burrito $5.10
Bean Burrito $4.19
Little Cactus (12 Years and Younger)
Kids Taco
Served with rice and beans.
$8.39
Kids Burrito
Served with rice and beans.
$8.39
Kids Enchilada
Served with rice and beans.
$8.39
Kids Quesadilla
Served with rice and beans.
$8.39
Kids Chicken Tenders
Served with french fries.
$8.39
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Served with french fries.
$8.39
Side Orders
Refried Beans $3.30
Rice $3.30
Corn Tortillas $2.10
Flour Tortillas $2.40
Salsa Verde $2.40
3 Oz. Cheese Dip $4.50
Sour Cream $2.22
Pico De Gallo $2.40
Shredded Cheese $2.70
Lettuce $2.10
3 Oz. Guacamole Dip
Served with chips.
$4.50
Avocado $3.90
Chiles Toreados $3.59
Chips $5.10
Desserts
Sopapilla $4.79
Flan $5.99
Fried Ice Cream $6.59

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Reviews

Cole Ulbricht
I’ve never written a review before but I really needed to let people know this is the absolute worst Mexican food I’ve ever had.

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Zaden Issah
I’ve eaten here in the past and things were adequate, but boy tonight really pushed that to bad. I sat down and was given a menu. When I said I wanted the Pollo en chipotle and pointed to it on the menu, my server said he needed to check if they had it.

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kylie lynn
got chips and guacamole to go they gave me my guac in a raminken and somehow the total was 9.54 I CANNOT also the chips were cardboard

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Raquel Gitch
Service was fine. Red salsa not so fine. Meal was really delicious so it made up for the ok setting. We may have had a better time if we could have taken advantage of the driving menu.

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Rhonda Westaway
I’m really impressed by the food and the service at Cactus 3!!!!! Best Mexican food in Iowa City. They made my order just how I wanted it!!! I will be back for sure!!!!

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Louie Brigl
The only good thing is our waitress was very nice!

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Shannon Mulligan
Cactus three is a roll of the dice. Every experience is different. I’ve never been dissatisfied. What will cactus 3 bring you? Who knows. All I can say is that I love it. All of it.

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Dylan Miller
As a man who has been to restaurants and worked in customer service I will say this: In my experience the one redeeming quality they have is they make a pretty good burrito but with every bread comes butter. When I was there on my birthday in the evening it was loud and chaotic. In a town full of youngsters they give you a free shot on your birthday if your over 21 wile your surrounded by under age drinkers. The only reason I came back during lunch next year is because they don’t have a lot of restaurants with burritos in Iowa city and when I did I had to get the severs attention when he was slacking of and flirting with a group of girls who were like literally the only people who were there. And when I did he came up with the worst cover story I’ve heard saying he was tired that morning and had to get up early. I had to get his attention again when I was done eating. he was joking and swearing with the same group. His cover story did not change when he came to collect my payment and it was pretty obvious that he had four hours to drink coffee when he arrived to work.

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Bill Minor
Absolutely AWFUL!!! Arrived around 6 PM and no one there so we thought “oh score!” Never have we been so wrong! We now realize why no one was there. Service was S-O S-L-O-W. Ordered Cuervo Gold margaritas and they tasted like they were in a pitcher full of ice all afternoon….yuck. after telling the staff they explained to us that “that is how these are with the good tequila….and almost straight tequilla” …I’m pushing 60 and they thought they would pull the wool over our eyes. So we ordered regular margaritas….

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Bryonna Jordan
It took 10 mins for ya to be greeted ! Our server wasn’t wearing a mask. Our table was dirty and sticky all over. Waiting on a drink while everywhere else had there’s for 10 mins. We had to ask another server to get our server so we could order ! And our server was no where to be found when we needed her. Their other servers with there hair down not pulled back.

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