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Inexpensive, fast, mexican food would be the four words to summarize your experience at Cactus Grill. This restaurant is located in a small strip mall that is adjacent to subway and Espresso Royale. Very limited parking spot and you may even miss the entrance when you come the first time. When you go order it is just like Chipotle, however the rice is not cilantro rice but spanish rice and the ingredients appear to be slightly lesser quality in terms of freshness and taste, however the daily special at 5.25 make up for this. Check out the pictures I scanned of the menu to determine which days you want to go. Otherwise the burrito is way better than the panchero burrito. So if you don't have to travel to prospect or on campus for chipotle, this can be your one stop shop.
Pros: cheap daily specials, quick, inexpensive
Cons: very small parking lot, hard to get in, lower quality than chipotle. The honey chicken reminds me of the chicken you get at the asian restaurants at the mall. Some poor health code violations which can make you leary, however that price still wins me over :)
Hidden deals:
Daily special 5.25
Monday- Chicken burrito
Tuesday- 3 chicken taco
Wednesday- Steak burrito
Thursday- Chicken quesadilla and chicken taco
Friday- Fish, tofu, or veggie burrito
Saturday- Chicken burrito
Health code rating: D. There are some terrible food handling reviews. It was recently covered in the newspaper as well. "The restaurant received an adjusted score of 30 and seven critical violations, including foods at preparation tables being improperly stored, a delivery from the morning still sitting out and raw meat being dispensed inside the undersized, walk-in cooler."
http://il.healthinspections.us/champaign/estab.cfm?facilityID=1361
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