Be a Star in the next Iron Cactus Commercial!!
Ever dreamed about being marginally famous? Now’s your chance! Iron Cactus is doing a commercial and we’re asking for your help. Yes, you, reading this blog. If you’re reading this post, you’re worthy of a starring role!
Just like our food, we’re trying something a little different. Iron Cactus is a unique dining experience that attracts unique people like yourself – people passionate about our food. That’s kind of our thing. Well…that, and tequila. Oh…and our happy hour…you get the point. So, we wondered, why not celebrate these unique people by putting them in our commercial?
This is where you, reader and presumed eater/drinker, come in. Come into any Iron Cactus with your friends and enjoy your favorite food and drinks, as per usual. This time, though, record it. Take pictures or get it on video, the weirder, happier and more delicious, the better. Go nuts, whatever you want. Then email us your collected works of art at BeOnTV@ironcactus.com.
That’s it. Sit back and wait as the trappings of fame gradually overwhelm your life and your only solace is lobster tacos and happy hour margaritas, which isn’t really so bad, if you think about it.
This past week, we had a very special guest at the Iron Cactus on Sixth Street. Maddie joined us on Wednesday afternoon on our outdoor patio for a margarita and chips. While that doesn’t sound terribly unusual, Maddie is actually a Yellow Labrador, and she was there to help create a great new TV commercial for our friends at the Austin Animal Center.
Austin Animal Center is trying to impress upon people the importance of tagging and microchipping their pets, so if animals get lost, they can be returned to their owners. The idea of the TV spot was to feature Maddie whimsically enjoying popular, iconic Austin locations, and finally being returned to her owner, thanks to her microchipping and tags. So Maddie spent a day getting a trim at Birds Barbershop, catching a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse, paddle-boarding on Lady Bird Lake, listening to a lively street musician on South Congress, and enjoying chips and an afternoon drink from her “margarita bowl” with us at the Iron Cactus. (Animal activists relax; Maddie’s marg was actually just water; although, the ones enjoyed by the creative team from MOSAK Advertising & Insights were very much the real thing and very much enjoyed!)
Maddie joined us for a couple of hours upstairs on the rooftop patio being served by Danielle. Besides working at the Iron Cactus, Danielle is an actress, and she smoothly delivered her lines and margaritas with the friendly service upon which we pride ourselves. Everyone else, from bartenders to managers, also contributed. As animal lovers, we are always happy to help out for a good cause, and the Austin Animal Center is certainly making life better for these animals, their owners and our fellow Austinites. The spot should be running soon and will be posted at AustinAnimalCenter.org.
Austin Animal Center recently opened their new location on the east side at 7201 Levander Loop, and you can have your pet tagged and microchipped there. It’s easy and painless. You’ll also be able to view the spot on the Austin Animal Center Facebook page, as well as our Facebook page. Look for the spot and we’ll look for you on our outdoor patio overlooking Sixth Street enjoying a tasty marg. As Maddie can attest, “it’s a great place to hang out.”
On a recent KXAN Tasty Thursday, Gary and Adam from Iron Cactus stopped by to share their recipe for lobster tacos.
Ingredients
4 oz diced Lobster (portion bag)
0.25 oz Soy Bean Oil (1/2 Tbsp)
0.25 oz diced Jalapenos (Deseeded) (1/2 Tbsp)
1.5 oz prepped Lobster Sauce
1.5 oz shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
1 oz White Wine Cooking
0.5 oz julienne Fresh Spinach
3 ea 4.5″-5″ Flour Tortillas
0.5 oz prepped Veggie Baste
1 oz prepped Pico de Gallo
2 oz prepped Red Pepper Coulis
0.5 oz. prepped Chiffonade Spinach
Directions
1. Pre-heat a saute pan, heat the oil, add the lobster, jalapenos.
2. Saute for 3 minutes, deglaze with white wine, reduce the wine by half and add the lobster sauce
3.Simmer sauce for about 1 minute, remove from heat, and stir in the cheese, then add the spinach.
4. At the same time, brush tortillas with baste and grill making diamond marks. Then fill the tortillas with equal
of the lobster mixture.
5. Place pico at point of tacos on top of lettuce.. Place a 2oz ramekin of red pepper coulis on the plate
beside the pico.
Have you tried the recipe? What did you think?
Iron Cactus gift cards make the perfect Christmas gift for your loved ones. This year Iron Cactus introduces “Give Back” gift card this holiday season. Iron Cactus will donate 20% off all gift card proceeds to Soldiers’ Angels from December 1st-December 31st, 2011. For your convienence, you can now order the gift card online: https://onelink.quickgifts.com/merchant/iron-cactus/ Merry Christmas!
Let Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurant be your wedding venue on the San Antonio River Walk
Looking for a place to book an upcoming wedding event this year? The Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurants in Downtown San Antonio should be the first place you call. We can accommodate small private wedding parties or larger groups up to 350 people. And we have several private event rooms to choose from.
Plus if you book your event with the Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurant on the Riverwalk in 2011, you’ll receive a complimentary champagne toast! Email Rhyann for exclusive details at Rhyann@IronCactus.com and mention this month’s blog!
Your special wedding event will be even more memorable when you choose the Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio as your wedding venue.
Keep the Fiesta going at the Iron Cactus, one of San Antonio’s most unique Mexican Restaurants
It’s that time of year again; the Fiesta San Antonio is back and ready to celebrate the diverse history and culture of the city! With over 100 events to attend, this fiesta is truly an event to experience with family and friends.Fiesta San Antonio is April 7 through April 17. Here are just a few details:
Through all the festivities, keep the fun going at one of the Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurants on the San Antonio Riverwalk with a Silver Spur Margarita and our delicious Cactus Quesadillas! If you’re at Fiesta, you’ll already be close to downtown San Antonio and the San Antonio Riverwalk. So make the Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurant your place for dinner.
Long Live the Alamo and the Iron Cactus, the most unique of San Antonio’s Mexican Restaurants.
When you go to one of the Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurants on the San Antonio Riverwalk, remember that this year marks the 175th anniversary of the Battle at the Alamo in 1836. For thirteen days, two-hundred Texans fought to defend the Alamo from over a thousand Mexican troops. Though the battle was lost, it inspired the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo” which rallied the troops to victory in the war. Because of this battle, the Alamo has become a widely known San Antonio historical landmark that continues to be visited each year.
So on this special occasion be sure to make the trip out to this historic landmark and keep the tradition going by bringing the family into one of the best San Antonio Riverwalk Mexican Restaurants, for a taste of our delicious Tex-Mex cuisine!
Keep The Evening Going At The Most Festive Mexican Restaurants on the San Antonio Riverwalk!
In addition to enjoying great cuisine at one of the Iron Cactus Mexican Restaurants, the San Antonio Riverwalk has many fun activities. This month, be sure to head downtown as art, music, and theater fill HemisFair Park on Saturday, March 12th. The Annual Luminaria Arts Festival is back and lighting up downtown with art, film, and street performances from regional artists and musicians. Be sure to keep this spectacular evening going with dinner and drinks around family and friends at San Antonio’s most unique Mexican Restaurant, The Iron Cactus.
606 Trinity St,
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 472-9240
200 River Walk Suite 100,
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 224-9835
