Kahlua’s Cafe
“This is still the only place I've found in the entire city that has grilled cactus tacos and their deliciousness defies adequate description.”
“We had three tacos – beef, tongue, and carnitas, along with one of the specials, a carnitas dish that came with guacamole, rice, black beans, grilled scallions, and corn tortillas.”
“The tongue was alright, a little too gamey for me, I wanted it to be either more like liver or more like steak.”
Kahlua’s Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
3 reviews
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They stuff their tacos. I couldn't finish the two that I ordered (pork and beef tongue). I've never had beef tongue and figure this place serves enough of it to have it fresh and cooked well. The tongue was alright, a little too gamey for me, I wanted it to be either more like liver or more like steak. Pork tacos were excellent.
We shared a side of the cactus since there were good reviews. It's a weird texture, kind of like those flat long string beans but slightly slimey. Doesn't have much flavor, but it was grilled nicely with salt. Better cut up and mixed in with my taco. The size of a side of cactus was pretty big, 2 large pieces.
The price was good, the food good, the place clean with sturdy tables, kind of homey. I like the little magnetized curtain at the doorway- no flies in here! I'd go back for my 'gringo' choices, LOL. And a diner was eating a bowl of chicken soup that looked pretty tasty.
I had pretty high expectations for this place based on the Yelp reviews (my roommate also said this place was good but I'm pretty sure he has no taste buds). I had the monterrey enchilada with salsa verde which came with a side of rice and beans. The enchilada itself was pretty tasty but it was literally just a tortilla with seared cheese. Delicious, but maybe stuff another layer of something in there? The rice and beans were almost embarrassingly bland. I didn't put any salt or cotija on it just to see if my taste buds needed to adjust from all the salt in the cheese but no dice; they just tasted like absolutely nothing. My friend had chicken tacos that came with guacamole and she ended up using my salsa verde because her food didn't taste like anything, either. I want to give them another chance but only because they're so close to my house. I definitely wouldn't go out of my way for them, though.
I really loved the colorful interior, and our waitress was friendly and patient.
The food was good. The salsa that comes with the chips was delicious. The guacamole was really plain and simple- too simple for me. I think all they put in it were onions and I like a lot of stuff in mine. We actually ended up even adding salt and pepper to it.
The Fajitas Shrimp were good but there wasn't much to them, though the shrimp was fresh and delicious. I also got a carnitas enchilada with salsa verde. It was good but I do with the salsa had been spicier and there had been more pico de gallo on top.
Overall it was a good meal but not something I would come out of my way for. A somewhat seedy fella attempted to buy us a drink (we were three women dining alone). Our waitress came over to let us know, and told us we could refuse if we wanted to, and we did. My friend who lives in the area says that's pretty normal.