Cactus Pear Menu – Cincinnati, OH

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Cincinnati, OH

Modern Southwestern chow & margaritas, dished up in a cozy dining room & on an intimate patio. Based on 694 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.0 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Cactus Pear 45220

Address:
3215 Jefferson Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Phone: (513) 961-7400

Website:

Hours

Wednesday 11 AM–9:30 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9:30 PM
Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 4–10 PM
Sunday 4–9:30 PM
Monday 4–9:30 PM
Tuesday 4–9:30 PM

Menu

Salads
Blt Salad
Romaine, bacon, tomato, and shredded cheese. Topped with ranch dressing.
$14.99
Field Green Salad
Carrots, celery, cucumbers, roasted red peppers, chick peas, red onion, and feta cheese with smoked tomato vinaigrette.
$12.99
Spinach $ Salmon Salad
Red onions, black beans, corn, jalapeños with balsamic vinaigrette.
$16.99
House Salad
Romaine, red onion, bleu cheese, sun-dried cranberries, and pepitas, with balsamic vinaigrette.
$4.99
Sandwiches
Spicy Shrimp Po’ Boy
Deep-fried chipotle shrimp, chorizo blend with peppers, onions, lettuce, and tartar sauce on a poppy seed bun.
$12.99
Southwest Gyro
Chipotle hummus, grilled chicken, tomato, piquillo peppers, red onion, romaine, and feta served on a pita bread.
$12.99
Steak Caesar & Avocado
Grilled steak, melted cheese, romaine, sliced avocado, tomato, and caesar dressing on a toasted ciabotta.
$13.99
Aztec Tofu
Deep-fried tofu with guacamole, lettuce, chipotle aioli, and tomato on toasted sourdough.
$11.99
Portobello Wrap
Sautéed portobello mushroom, piquillo peppers, pickled onion, feta, basil, and lettuce.
$11.99
Arizona Wrap
Bacon, smoked turkey, house blend cheese, lettuce, tomato, and ranch dressing.
$11.99
Chicken Vera Cruz
Grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, swiss cheese, and chipotle aioli on tossed ciabotta.
$12.99
Fish Sandwich
Battered tilapia, pepper jack cheese, tartar sauce, lettuce, and tomato on rye.
$13.99
Burger
Served with your choice of three toppings: cheddar, swiss, or pepper jack cheese. Bacon, jalapenos, grilled onions, portobello mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, and red onion on a pretzel bun with side of chipotle aioli.
$12.99
Cactus Pear Grilled Cheese
Bacon, avocado, tomato, and house blend cheese on toasted sourdough bread.
$11.99
Blackened Chicken Wrap
With black bean and corn salsa, pepper jack cheese and chipotle aioli.
$12.99
Salmon Wrap
With goat cheese, black beans, spinach, and cucumber salsa, served with mexican rice.
$16.99
Quesadillas
Grilled Chicken & Cheese $9.49
Grilled Steak & Cheese $9.49
Grilled Shrimp & Cheese $10.99
Veggie & Cheese
Black bean, corn, red onion, and jalapeño.
$9.49
Cheese Quesadilla $8.49
Kids
Chicken Tenders & Fries $8.99
Penne Pasta
Topped with parmesan cheese and a side of fruit.
$7.99
Burrito
Chicken or steak with cheese wrapped in tortilla, served with fries or fruit.
$8.99
Cheese Quesadilla
Served with fries or fruit.
$7.99
Desserts
White Chocolate Bread Pudding
With caramel sauce
$6.99
Key Lime Pie $6.99
Lovin’s Spoonful Chocolate Cake $6.99
Starters & Small Plates
Wings Of Fire
(6) spicy chicken wings served with celery and blue cheese dressing.
$9.99
Blue Corn Nachos
Piled high with melted cheese, black beans, jalapeños, sour cream, tomatoes, and guacamole.
$9.99
Flameado
A casserole of baked cheese, chorizo sausage, caramelized onions, and poblano peppers, served with warm flour tortillas.
$12.99
Mac & Cheese
A little spicy with queso and mixed cheese.
$11.99
Spinach Queso
Spinach, cream cheese, romano, parmesan, and house blend cheeses and herbs. Served hot with toasted pita bread.
$12.99
Chipotle Hummus
A southwest version of traditional hummus with fresh vegetables and pita bread.
$9.99
Queso Blanco
Served with housemade corn chips.
$7.99
Roasted Tomato Salsa
Served with housemade corn chips.
$3.99
Fajitas
Caribbean Fajitas
Jerk bbq chicken on a bed of peppers and onions, zucchini and sweet potatoes with a side of pineapple salsa, sour cream and lettuce.
$19.99
Portobello Fajitas
Chipotle and roasted garlic.
$16.99
Shrimp Fajitas
Chipotle, roasted garlic, and peppers.
$19.99
Steak Fajitas $18.99
Chicken Fajitas $17.99
Egg Plant Fajitas $14.99
Tofu Fajitas $14.99
Specialties
Bluecorn Enchiladas Of Beef
A blend of braised beef, peppers, and onions, wrapped in a blue corn tortilla and topped with mole sauce, melted cheese, and lemon sour cream. Served with black beans and rice.
$12.99
Chicken Enchiladas
A blend of braised chicken, peppers, and onions, wrapped in a yellow corn tortilla and topped with tomatillo and ancho sauce, melted cheese, and lemon sour cream, served with black beans and rice.
$12.99
Cheese Enchiladas
A blend of five cheeses, peppers, and onions, wrapped in a yellow corn tortilla and topped with ancho sauce, melted cheese, and lemon sour cream. Served with black beans and rice.
$11.99
Red Pepper Noodles
Fresh made red pepper noodles tossed with green peppers, pico de gallo, mushrooms, and roasted garlic. Topped with feta and parmesan cheeses.
$13.99
Shrimp Marguerite
Sautéed gulf shrimp, roasted garlic, chipotle, and pico de gallo, tossed with fresh-made red pepper noodles, and topped with feta and parmesan cheeses.
$15.99
Pork Chop
(2) served with white rice and mango salsa..
$15.99
Tacos
Soft Tacos
(3) flour or corn tortillas, lettuce, sau- téed onions, pico de gallo, sour cream, and your choice of chicken, steak, or vegetables.
$12.99
Three Little Pigs Tacos
Fried pork belly, house cheese blend, chorizo blend with peppers and onions, bacon, lettuce, and pico de gallo on a corn tortilla.
$12.99
Fish Tacos
Baja-style battered tilapia, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, and lime with a side of sour cream on a corn tortilla.
$14.99
Shrimp Tacos
Spicy chipotle fried shrimp, mango salsa, pickled onion, mango sauce and shredded lettuce on a corn tortilla.
$15.99
Tequila Plata
1800 Silver
Cabo Wabo Blanco
El Jimador Silver
Milagro Silver
Don Juilio Blanco
Jose Cuervo
Herradura Silver
Patrón Silver
Espolón
Lunazul
Hornitos
Cazadores Blanco
Tres Agaves
Corralejo
Corazon
Jose Cuervo Tradicional
Tequila Reposado
Milagro Reposado
Herradura Reposado
Jose Cuervo
Patrón Reposado
El Jimador Reposado
Cazadores Reposado
Bobel
Corazon
Avion
Espolon
Casmigos
Jose Cuervo Tradicional
Lunazul
Taguila Anago
Don Juilio Anejo
Herradura Anejo
Patrón Anejo
Cazadores Anejo
Sauza Hornitos Anejo
Patrón Xo Café Liqueur
1800 Aejo
Draft Beer
Negra Modelo
Pacifico
Dos Equis Amber
Stella Artois
Bud Light
Rhinegeist Truth Ipa
Great Lakes Eliot Ness
Specially Beer
Corona
Corona Light
Modelo Especial
Tecate
Blue Moon
Newcastle
Heineken
Yuengling
Miller Lite
Michelob Ultra
Budweiser
Coors Light
St. Pauli N.a
Margaritas
Golden $7.99
Strawberry $6.99
Peach $6.99
Raspberry $6.99
Piña Rita $6.99
Cucumber $6.99
Mango $6.99
Sangria $6.99
Blood Orange $6.99
Melon $6.99
Pama $7.99
X-Rated $7.99
Prickly Pear $7.99
The Perfect Margarita
Patron silver, cointreau and fresh lime juice served on the rocks
$9.49
Rocks $6.99
Frozen $6.99
Half & Half $6.99
Others
Tequila
2 oz. pour served neat with a lime wedge

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Reviews

Britany Dumford
They were out of alot of things when i was there. The food was very different than regular Mexican food. The only good thing was the cheese dip which was very small and very expensive and the margaritas that they had in stock. The pricing was also wrong for the drinks. Oh and our friends food came out very late. The rest of us were almost done. I don’t plan to go back

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Krystina Brundidge
Cactus pear has fell off bad . For starters the guy answering the phone needs more training . I order two items , ge reappeared both back but only rung up one thing . . They Charged me $17 for a Salmon Cesar salad . They gave me a big box a lettuce & the salmon was almost as thin as paper and as big as the palm of my hand . I also order the queso and the chips aren’t even authentic or house made . It’s literally nacho chips you get at the movies or a high school football game , gross . I wish I would have looked inside the box of chips before I left otherwise I would have refunded that too . I’m very disappointed. I brag to ppl about the salad . I haven’t been in a year and I come back to a place I love just to be disappointed.

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Amber Napier
Was hoping to be more impressed, but everything was just ok. First off the whole place kinda smelled like a bathroom. Like they are having sewage issues. We was the only table in there and the waitress never came back after we got our food. We ordered 2 of the ‘perfect margaritas’, they was anything but perfect. They were watered down. Tasted like lime and salt. Waitress was nice and got us different drinks but not before she explained how they were made and in a nice way made it seem like it was our issue. But I’ve tried many margaritas and these were some of the worst. The food was good. But nothing special.

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Bonnie Burdsall
Awful. They have fallen completely off. Parking lot was full so we had high hopes. Terrible, lukewarm food. Tasteless margaritas and guacamole. And it smells like poop as you walk in the front door and on your way to the bathroom. Nice staff who likely deserve to work somewhere that doesn’t need to be shut down by the Health Department.

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B Hos
Decent tex-mex place. The location is within walking distance of the Cincinnati zoo; we ate here for lunch when we went to the zoo. The flavor on the cheese fajita was bland, my partner’s blue corn fajitas definitely turned out better.

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Alexandra Moore
The only good thing about this place was my server. Holy cow it was really bad. The restaurant smells like a cat box. The food was absolutely sickening. They should burn the place down for insurance money.

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Shawn Royer (Shawn Goodman Jazz)
My fiance and I had a really great time here. I used to work here way back in 2001… Can’t believe this place is still open!! People still drive from far (like I did today) just for the chips and salsa, which I highly recommend (of course, now they charge for it, but it’s worth the $2.50)…

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Greg Schnittger
Service was outstanding. Our waitress went above and beyond and was a shining star. The food, however, was disappointing. Very bland and the corn tortillas that served as taco shells fell apart easily. First time I’ve ever had to eat tacos with a fork.

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Erika Dawson
The restaurant was freezing! My group was placed in the back room, and there was no heat. It was 20 degrees outside, and it felt just as cold inside. It took extremely long to order our food. There was only 1 server taking orders for 2 tables of 9 people. The food was brought out in stages. I ordered fajitas, so it would have been nice to have the meat, peppers, and onions along with the rice, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, and tomatoes at the same time. This was my first time at the restaurant and I wasn’t impressed. However, I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt since it appeared they were short staffed. Also, our server was never rude, just extremely busy. The food was pretty good, so that helped.

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Maria Fonseca
I love the food. I have been here a few times because I love this cuisine and they do it well.

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