Our server was exceptional at the Yellow Cactus. I got the Speedy Gonzalez lunch special with a beef taco and a chicken enchilada. The taco was loaded and flavorful, a very generous size. The chicken enchilada was good as well as the beans. They have many daily specials and it's worth a visit! read more

Our first time at The Yellow Cactus! My sons and I came for lunch, ordering cheese dip to enjoy with our chips and salsa. I enjoyed both their mild and spicier salsa. Good flavors. I'm already craving it for tomorrow. My youngest traditionally ordered a cheeseburger with fries (his version of Mexican). The burger was massive! My other son enjoyed the 2 tacos with rice and I did the combo with a burrito, taco and rice. So much food! I couldn't even make it to the taco. Lots of beef stuffed inside. Friendly service and attentive, bringing us chip and drink refills. Plenty of indoor seating (no outdoor patio) so this is a good spot for groups. Colorful, bright colors. Clean bathroom and huge parking lot. read more

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Super amazing as always!!!! I have my muse, Chori pollo with spinach & mushrooms as always cause I don't want no body else baby. Lol my daughter got a carnitas burrito- she had to order it specifically it's not on the menu- so chicken add carnitas boom she's happy! read more

The Yellow Cactus - Carnitas burrito (have to ask for it) - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

FOUR STARS PLUS!!! FIVE STARS PLUS FOR FOOD!! This Jeffersontown location is in a strip mall. Several other eateries there now. The inside is much prettier than you would expect. The best Mexican I've eaten for the price. Delicious salsa plus a spicy ranch flavored dip....yum! Big portions, a queso like topping if u choose rather than traditional red sauce. Queso delicious on huge seafood burritos entree. Was with 14 others. Everyone loved what they got. Bargain lunch specials. LOOK UP for DAILY specials!! Very Quick service...even a speedy Gonzalez menu if u are on the run. Servers very prompt and friendly. Just one thing....if you choose a virgin drink, our experience....you will not get it. She said she understood, but after drinking half of my Marguerita, she said YES, there is liquor in it!! She just laughed, nervously I suppose. She appeared to not understand. We take meds that interfere with the alcohol...had to sit there an hour longer!! We were ok with that but I could see a guy just receiving his pin from AA, headed for disaster. Seriously!! This was not my first visit...I absolutely will return but sad than I cannot trust the staff with a nice mocktail for me!! read more

Mehhh...I really wanted to like this place and had high hopes based on the ratings, but it just didn't hit the mark for me. Pretty on par for any fast casual Mexican spot like El Nopal, which I also didn't like much at all either. Mexican places like this seem to have multiple locations around town so maybe I'm just not a fan and other people are... Everything we had seemed to be just sitting around or heated up in the microwave. The tostaguac wasn't horrible, but the ground beef was luke warm. The chille relleno tasted fine but was so hot it had to came out of the microwave. Somehow the taquitos weren't even hot, which should've came directly from the fryer. The queso was our favorite part, along with the free salsa. The decor and everything inside was cute and looked nice overall. It was located in a small strip mall and the other main reason we ate here was Bingo a few businesses down. I won't be back due to not enjoying the food enough and it also not agreeing with us the day after... read more

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This is what you want in a local, authentic Mexican restaurant. The portions are large, the staff are friendly and the quality of food is excellent. The Jtown Yellow cactus has become our go to Mexican restaurant. Skip El Nopal. This is a lot better read more

The yellow cactus is a Mexican eatery in the Jeffersontown portion of Louisville tucked away In a very massive and unassuming shopping center off six mile lane. I travel the area frequently and have never noticed this place until I stopped in the other day to have lunch with my family and some family friends. Walking in and it's a rather spacious place. Extremely colorful and vibrant decor and vibe. Like so colorful and vibrant it would be hard to be an a sour mood here. Very uplifting. All the tables and Chairs looked to be hand crafted and hand painted. Someone spent a great Detail on making this place appear the way it does. The staff on this sleepy weekday we stopped in was pretty sleepy themselves. We was the only customers in on a random late November monday at 11am and all the workers sat a table playing on there phones majority of the time. We had a large party and our food came out fast. But if we needed anything we had to stand up and give a neighborly wave. I jokingly asked the teenagers in my party if they were communicating with the staff since they all had faces buried in phones. The complementary chips and salsa weee very good. Salsa had nice flavor and chips good taste as well. Came with traditional mild and hot options. Put party of ten people sampled the menu pretty well. The younger kids went with a kids chicken tender meal and it got mixed reviews. Some ate it all and others a piece here and there. My wife got a steak ranchero and while it was overpriced at around $20 she did say it was good. Said steak nice and tender. My oldest daughter got a steak burrito and her best friend got a steak quesadilla. They both stuck with the theme that the steak was top notch and they enjoyed it. I personally got the Pollo con chorizo which was grilled chicken, cheese sauce, rice and chorizo. Our friend got a Similar plate except it had no chorizo. She loves hers and had plenty of cheese sauce. Me I was disappointed. It's like they skimped put on the cheese sauce to add some chorizo and my chicken was rubbery. So rubbery that when I went to cut it up what little cheese sauce I had slide off my plate and on the table. Bummer. Overall majority of the people in our party loved our meal. Place had great vibe and decor. Our waitress maintained her focus for the most part but it isn't easy being the only one working when all your co workers are sitting at a table playing on the phone. I get it. Slow boring day but you have to understand perception that can put off. I'm sure on busy days they don't do that. As for the kitchen staff they were very fast and we got of food out quick, correct and warm. Solid Mexican eatery. Worth a shot if you are in the area and looking to try a New Mexican establishment. read more

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I've always said (at least since moving to Louisville) that when one Mexican restaurant closes it's doors (Mi Casita) another one opens. Such is the case with The Yellow Cactus. We were able to visit on the first weekend they opened, after having waited for what seems like forever for it to open. We'd drive by frequently, looking to see an opening date but not seeing anything. Fortunately my wife takes Karate around the corner and came home on this Saturday and when I asked where she wanted to go for lunch her answer was "just drive. I'll navigate". The restaurant is very colorful and the menu is huge. By "huge" I mean "enormous". By "enormous" I mean "extensive" By "Extensive" I mean "Freakin' MASSIVE!" The furniture is decidedly Mexican, very similiar to the very colorful table and chairs you see frequently at Mexican eateries, but uniquely on the back of all of the booths it says "Fiesta Mexicana". I love this kind of furniture and if my dining area at home was large enough we'd be eating at this furniture every day. Well, until my wife came home... We were seated immediately and handed the aforementioned menus. The is A LOT to peruse through where this menu is concerned. The chips and salsa we good. The chips were your typical tortilla chip affair, the mild sauce pretty average, but the hot salsa? EXCELLENT! Spicier than your average salsa, so I loved it I settled on the Burrito Carbon, my wife the Arroz con Pollo. Both were excellent and served VERY hot. I'm going to say less than ten minutes from order to delivery. The atmosphere is very laid back and quiet. Our server was on the spot with drink refill and anything we needed. I always welcome new eateries and this is one that we'll frequent VERY often. read more

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Enjoyed our dinner, food and service until the bill came with a $4.50 surcharge for paying with a credit card. This was a shocker as there was no mention of this prior to presenting my card. Granted, no fault of the server but instead of a 25% tip ($100+ bill), I reduced it by $2 to so everyone had skin in the game. I wouldn't mind paying if I had been warned in advance and given an option to pay in cash. Needless to say, I won't be back!!! read more

The Yellow Cactus - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

The portions are huge and the service is excellent. The enchiladas mole is my go to. The seafood burrito slaps too.

This is as a nice, bright & clean place. We enjoyed our lunch. A fajita taco salad and the pollo con arroz. Fast, efficient and friendly. read more

The Yellow Cactus - Fajita taco salad. I got queso cheese on the side instead of shredded. - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Decent Mexican. Friendly staff. Not too crowded during the week. Would go again. Kid friendly read more

The Yellow Cactus - A bowl of meat - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

It was pretty tasty; it's just not the absolute best in town. Service was top notch and the restaurant is very cozy and colorful. read more

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The Yellow Cactus is awesome! We were in search of a new Mexican restaurant to try near our home, and this place was the first to peak our interest. For some reason Google says it is closed permanently, but it is in fact open and fully operational. I was immediately intrigued at the colorful decor upon walking in... It's so pretty in here! The food is pretty much the same as you'd get it at your standard Mexican joint, but it's great and a large portion at that! Very friendly staff and incredibly quick service! We were in and out probably within 40 minutes. I'd be glad to come here again! read more

Really good Mexican restaurant that offers all the classic dishes known for this kind of cuisine. Friends and I stopped in here one evening and we were happy to try a new place. I really liked the atmosphere and the colors of the place. The drinks were great and so were the dinners. The tacos were crispy and the chips and salsa was tasty. I will be back read more

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My FAVORITE sit down Mexican place in Louisville. Great food, great drinks, decent prices, great service! I've been here with family as well as for a night out with friends and their margaritas are EXCELLENT. They also have specials for food/drinks in certain days of the week! I recommend the steak fajitas, their tamales, and the frozen margarita (any flavor!). read more

We entered Yellow Cactus (@ 9111 Galene Dr Louisville, KY 40299), a clean, bright, and cheery environment at 3:30 in afternoon. We, my wife and I, went exploring here and had a great time. We are new in Louisville. My choice, El Patron burrito, with the steak option was a tasty, new experience for me, in this new restaurant for us. My wife enjoyed her meal, a Chichimanga filled with Chicken, as well! The entire restaurant's furnishings were uplifting, and very uniquely crafted. Our server was upbeat, friendly, helpful, and effective. This was our Valentine's Day outing, and the waitress, graciously included a complimentary plate of cinnamon baked wafers, covered with chocolate syrup and whipped creme - (we grew up calling them "crustos'). For both of us, there was plenty in each entree, along with sit-and-dip nachos, and a sweet light-colored sauce, a Hot and a Hotter Salsa, before and during the meal. We so enjoyed this date, I, for us, took time to personally thank the manager on duty, regarding the hospitality, food, service and the presentation provided by the Yellow Cactus, before we left. This was a great experience, with no hint of a problem or oversight... just a good dining experience! read more

Great service and delicious food The Yellow Cactus delivers a great meal. However, be aware that beans are canned and some dishes are reheated. read more

The Yellow Cactus - Vegetarian Combination - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Delicious food! Hot and fast, and reasonably priced. Plenty of food and the sweet tea is southern approved. I had the lunch combo with taco, relleno beans and guacamole salad. read more

The Yellow Cactus - taco was good,too! - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

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Gave this restaurant a try based on the reviews and unique name. Nice place inside, but on the small side. They immediately took my take out order for two. I ordered the steak rachero and chickens wings for her. Half of the meal was good and half was not so good. That steak had pretty bad flavor to it. She loved the chicken wings but not parts of the sides. I liked the rice and beans. Bottom line I will skip this place from now on. read more

Returned here recently and the menu has changed. It appears new management may have taken over. Service continues to be great as the staff is beyond incredible. The food has definitely taken a step back from 5 stars to 2 stars. In the past the food was fresh and incredible. Now it is on par with most of the other Mexican restaurants in the area. The salsa is amazing, the mole enchiladas are not good, and the Chori Pollo Quesadilla is no longer available. Very disappointed and saddened. read more

I'd been hearing a lot about yellow cactus. So I wanted to check out the hype. I must say it had lived up to the hype. I ordered the steak fajitas quesadilla. The well seasoned steak and peppers tucked in nicely into a fresh flaky tortilla drizzled with creamy queso was everything I wanted and more. I was only able to eat half due to the portions. The picture I attached is the other half that was left. I don't usually leave reviews but this place here well deserves a review. I highly recommend coming to yellow cactus. read more

The Yellow Cactus - Fajita Quesadill Grande - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Food was tasty Service fast and friendly Place is clean Price is right Large groups welcome read more

Had to stop in our neighborhood restaurant to support local businesses. This little place is nice. Very clean, bright staff is friendly and helpful. It has a nice little bar and plenty of TV's. The booths are nice and plenty of room. It has both tables and booths. My wife and I were pleased. The chips were fresh and warm,, the salsa was just right, not all watered down. It had plenty of taste and heat. Our main dish was chicken fajitas. It had a good taste and was well cooked. For dessert we had the chiros and they were wonderful. I hope this place doesn't change, they have a good thing going. This place had a nice crowd tonight and you feel welcome. Try it out and see for yourself. read more

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Food was delicious and portion size is huge...next time we will split an entree. Wait staff was fun and did a good job! Atmosphere is typical for Mexican restaurant-plenty of seating and parking is no issue. Only reason I didn't give it a 5 star rating is lack of creativity with decor and menu items. While the guacamole and queso was good it didn't appear to be made fresh- read more

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Food was delicious, and service was great. The restaurant is very colorful, aesthetic, and nostalgic. Large portions and very tall pours of beer. I never wrote reviews but this place is underlined so I want people to know. read more

We came in on a Friday evening and they immediately sat our family of 5. They were definitely busy but our waitress was pretty efficient at taking care of us. Food came our quick after ordering. Everything was delish and will definitely be coming back. I need to try their margaritas! read more

The Yellow Cactus - Kids menu - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

This place is great!! Best margarita in town!! Quasidilla or Burritos deluxe are awesome!

Love this place! The super friendly people and the incredible food make me happy! Try the chicken soup, loaded with veggies and chicken and the most incredible broth; you're gonna love it! read more

So a friend of the family recommended this restaurant as his favorite Mexican restaurant in Louisville and we had been wanting to eat here for a while. We stopped in and everything was great from the food,service and atmosphere. The decor was cool too. read more

This is such a great Mexican restaurant. In a city where all of the Mexican restaurants appear to essentially be the same, Yellow Cactus is better. My wife has noticed that several do not have mole, but Yellow Cactus does add it's very good. My wife makes authentic mole with Mexican chocolate and spices purchased from a market in LA, so it probably came from Mexico... yellow cactus mole comes close. Their beer and fajita specials on certain weekdays are really amazing and they mail plenty of coupons to our home. read more

The lime in their margs has to be fresh squeezed because it's the only lime margarita I like!! We also tried the swirl and it was awesome. We got the chimichanga and the tacos de carne asada and MAN they were tasty. Everything has great seasoning, even the salsa. You could tell that when we went the staff was overwhelmed but they were all so friendly and helpful. read more

The chicken enchiladas mole is to die for! They also have a mushroom quesadilla for my vegetarian girlfriend!

Absolutely delightful, the portion sizes are huge and food is delish. Great service and super reasonable.

I was surprised. Nice decor, clean, and food was very tasty. There are soooo many Mexican restaurants in Louisville, but I like this one a lot. You will too! read more

We ordered takeout & it was great! Got chicken fajitas dinner Will definitely be coming in to eat also

This is our new favorite neighborhood place! Excellent food, the hot salsa and chips are sooo good. Margaritas are NOT for kids, if you know what I mean. We have been here at least 4 times, we will probably eat here once a week. Highly recommended. read more

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So I will not eat at this PLACE AGAIN! Went to the Jeffersontown location ordered the TRIFECTA COMBO, they never gave me my third option! When I called the manager said the beans and rice were the third option. I pointed out the menu clearly states the beans and rice come with the combo! It also clearly states to choose three items and not that the beans and rice counted as one! I guess the Duo is really a single. The manager was extremely rude saying I can do nothing for you it is what I say. Well why don't your read your menu! False advertising and super poor service! This is the menu item tell me if I am wrong please!! I will never be back to this establishment. Unless that manager is fired!!! read more

The Yellow Cactus - Mexican Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Good food and service. They are generous servings. The ambience is very bright lighting and colors.

We just had dinner at the Yellow Cactus. When we walked in a white board listed todays specials including a 22 oz lime margarita for $6.99, flavored for $7.99. We ordered 2 lime margaritas. When the bill came the charge was $8.99 for each drink. We walked to the front of the restaurant and double checked the price on the white board. We went up to pay for our dinner and questioned the difference in price, the man at the register said, no that's not the price today, even though that was listed on the white board as today's special. We paid the $8.99 price and left. The restaurant should have honored the price on the white board, we will never go back. Ruined an otherwise good dinner. There are other restaurants to choose, go somewhere else read more