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Steel Cactus - Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

Steel Cactus - Shadyside

3.4 (19)
$30 and under
Mexican
5505 Walnut St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

About this restaurant

  • Good for groups
  • Great for happy hour
  • Romantic
We serve authentic and delicious Mexican cuisine and drinks on both the second and third floors that encompass the restaurant. A fun open-air retractable rooftop makes for a fantastic spot for outdoor eating and late night drinking! Open Monday through Thursday 11AM-12AM. Saturday and Sunday 10AM-2AM.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–12:00 am Fri 11:00 am–2:00 am Sat 10:00 am–2:00 am Sun 10:00 am–12:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 19 people are saying

Steel Cactus - Shadyside reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.4
3.4 based on all time ratings
  • 3.6Food
  • 3.5Service
  • 3.6Ambience
  • 3.4Value

NoiseModerate

19 Reviews
  1. RickB

    Pittsburgh / Western PA5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on November 2, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Pleasant experience. Good food & good prices.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco Bay Area1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 26, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great tacos. Sat on roof top

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Pittsburgh / Western PA1 review

    3.0

    Dined on October 26, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Waitress wasn’t very attentive

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  4. blf56

    Pittsburgh / Western PA11 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on September 20, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    I cannot recommend this place at all. The floor was filthy. Their kitchen, by the waitresses’ assessment, is too small for the number of seats that they have, and service is always slow. Waited about 50 minutes for perhaps the worst taco I have ever eaten. They seem to do a booming business in alcohol really they’re more of a bar than a restaurant.

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  5. StephenS

    Pittsburgh / Western PA6 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on September 6, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Food was not close to authentic Mexican, and not good. Service was very slow.

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  6. AnitaU

    Pittsburgh / Western PA2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on August 30, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    They remodeled the rooftop and it looks great!!! I’ve been here several times and I always enjoy myself🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Pittsburgh / Western PA1 review

    2.0

    Dined on August 18, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Waitress refused to serve me alcohol even though I’m well over the legal age limit. Took her 40 minutes to refill my water and I asked for napkins twice from 2 different servers and never received them. Queso dip was cold. They were not busy by any means, but somehow it still took us over 2 hours there. Would not recommend.

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  8. ArtRios

    Tampa / Central Florida West95 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on July 21, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Cool upstairs setting in Shadyside, food is ok, lively place.

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  9. Miggs

    Pittsburgh / Western PA5 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on July 15, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    It took over 1 hour to get our food. The waitress tried to do the best she could. The manager talked with us a few times. The manager gave us a discount on our food. Not sure if I will go back.

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  10. SaraM

    Pittsburgh / Western PA3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on June 29, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    We went to steel cactus on a Friday night with reservations at 8:30,we were seated promptly and our server was over to wait on us fairly quickly,the food and drinks were great and our server was excellent,the only issue we had was that there was no air conditioning and it was over 80 degrees outside,our server kept apologizing and told us that the air had just broken and they were waiting on a part for it, while that’s fine and we understood it was beyond there control, we didn’t get why they didn’t have fans going or at least open some windows.We were pretty toasty while eating and we recommended that they didn’t seat anyone in the section that we were in because it was right next to the kitchen and it was hot! If it wasn’t for that issue it would have been a perfect experience. I would go back when the air is fixed.

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Steel Cactus - Shadyside is rated 3.4 stars by 19 OpenTable diners.

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5505 Walnut St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Shadyside
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–12:00 am Fri 11:00 am–2:00 am Sat 10:00 am–2:00 am Sun 10:00 am–12:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining
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