So, the newest spot we visited lately was Cactus Club -- a tex-mex place in Back Bay. They have been voted to have the best margaritas, fyi. I had the frozen strawberry marg and it was delicious and perfect w/some nachos.
If you're low on cash, on a budget or looking for a happy hour special, then Cactus Club can deliver. From 4-7 during the week they have 1/2 off apps! Score. The nachos are regularly $11, so you do the math.
These nachos come w/a choice of chicken, beef, chili or veggies. We went for the vegetarian nachos this time. I am usually a big chili nacho girl so I was a bit worried but I was surprisingly pleased! The nachos were great.
The scoop? Well, the nachos had cheese (perfectly melted!), black beans, sour cream, pico de gallo, jalapenos and scallions. The only thing missing from this is obvious -- GUACAMOLE! Where is my guac?! Miss Nacho needs some guac in her life. However, I will forgive them for not serving their nachos w/guac because their layering was excellent. Unlike some other nachos, there was cheese all the way through the nachos! It was like going on a scavenger hunt and not sure what you'll find in the depths of the nachos and all of sudden you see some cheesy goodness...all over.
Mamacita Salsa would have been pleased because the salsa (pico de gallo) was fresh and not out of a jar! Woo. However, we could have used some more. Mr. Jalapeno would have loved the jalapenos too - there was a big daddy up in there. In fact, I stacked them in a pile so he could have enjoyed them. He likes it spicy.
Let's get into the aesthetics -- was this the best presentation? Mm..no. It wasn't bad but it didn't seem as pretty as other nachos I have seen but this is probably due to the lack of green because of the missing guac :-( And, the serving size was not as big as some other places but probably actually more typical for an appetizer. These nachos can feed 2 people but no more -- unless you are going to eat like a beast afterwards.
The service...well, it left something to be desired. Where the eff is our waitress?!? We were stuck at the window counter so we were sort of abandoned. She wasn't on top of her game...maybe she would have been had she known Miss Nacho was in her presence.
Would I go back for these nachos? I would! They were surprisingly satisfying despite the lack of meat. This may disappoint the carnivores out there but make my veggie friends very happy.
Xo,
Miss Nacho
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UPDATE!
I went back to Cactus Club the next night and tried the beef nachos and wanted to report!
In sum: Veggie were WAY superior.
The beef nachos seemed to be a bit bigger this time because I found myself eating less and having some nachos left over (maybe because they weren't as good?). However, they weren't as good as the veggie. I was there with miss Mamacita Salsa who also seemed to think that the nachos were not up to par w/the normal Cactus Club nachos. The nachos were soggy this time towards the bottom and sloppier. Also, the beef was nice but there almost was too much beef where it overpowered the other ingredients.
Nach-o-meter: 5/10
Xo,
Miss Nacho
Check out the menu here: Cactus Club
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