Cactus

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Today for lunch my husband and I ate at Cactus in South Lake Union.

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We originally tried a pulled pork tostadas from Cactus at the South Lake Union Block Party a couple weeks ago.  The tostadas we tried looked like the Ceviche Tostadas shown above, but they had yellow corn tortilla chips, guacamole and pulled pork.  Unfortunately, Cactus does not actually serve the food they served at the block party.  I was rather disappointed.  

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The Restaurant decor was amazing.  

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I particularly liked the custom rod iron.  

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And vibrant colors and light fixtures.

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For my drink I had the Strawberry-Tamarind Lemonade.  It was tart, but I could taste the real strawberries.  For lunch I ordered the Butternut Squash Enchilada.  It had white corn tortillas, Jack and goat cheeses, spinach, roasted butternut squash, caramelized onions, mole rojo and guacamole.  The guacamole, butternut squash and mole rojo was tasty but sparse, so overall, the enchilada was bland.  I feel like the restaurant focused too much on the building and interior aesthetic and too little on the service and food.  My husband ordered the Blackened Chicken Tamales, and he didn't love them.  According to him, they had too much corn and not enough substance.  My husband and I won't be eating at Cactus again, unless we are only ordering guacamole, but even that is a bit pricey.