Beautiful restroom Sink
Chicken fajitas
Exterior
Entrance with hours
Menu
A bowl of meat
Exterior
Interior
Menu
The Bar
Dining area
Menu
menu
Colorful Dining area
Interior
steak, food
Interior
Inside the chicken enchilada mole
Decor
food, tacos
Cheese Dip
El Patron Burrito
Menu
dessert, drink
Clay H.
Dec 13, 2024
The portions are huge and the service is excellent. The enchiladas mole is my go to. The seafood burrito slaps too.
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Donna S.
Jan 7, 2024
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!!
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Lorie L.
Feb 21, 2023
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.
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Gypsy G.
Jan 27, 2023
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!
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Myles K.
Jan 1, 2023
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...
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Brittney H.
May 24, 2024
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!).
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Brittany Y.
Dec 31, 2023
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.
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Joseph G.
Nov 23, 2021
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.
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M K.
Feb 16, 2025
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!
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Phil D.
Aug 12, 2024
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!!!
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