Pink Cactus, Charleston: Reviews & Ratings (November 2026)

Name: Pink Cactus
Price range: $

#1 Best Lunch #7 Mexican ▲#135 Best Overall ▼

Good for Lunch

3.6

TasteSignal Crowd ScoreBlended across 2 platforms · how this is calculated

Google★ 3.9485 reviews

Yelp★ 3.3about 255 reviews

Diner ratings checked Nov 2026. Platforms with fewer than 50 reviews are not counted.

Address100 Spring St A, Charleston, SC 29403

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Why Pink Cactus ranks where it does

Best Lunch in Charleston, SC

No change

Lunch recognition: Post and Courier (Feb 2026), Charleston City Paper (Oct 2025).
Critic recognition from Post and Courier and Charleston City Paper in the last five years.
Diner ratings: 3.9 on Google (485 reviews); 3.3 on Yelp (about 255 reviews).
On major critic lists in 3 different years (2021, 2025, 2026).

Best Mexican Restaurants in Charleston, SC

▲ from #8

Critic recognition from Post and Courier and Charleston City Paper in the last five years.
Diner ratings: 3.9 on Google (485 reviews); 3.3 on Yelp (about 255 reviews).
On major critic lists in 3 different years (2021, 2025, 2026).

Rank history

Category	Oct 26	Nov 26
Best Lunch	#1	#1
Mexican	#8	#7
Best Overall	#121	#135

A dash means it was not ranked in that category that month. See everything that moved this month.

What critics and guides say

Post and Courier: 15 Charleston restaurants to try for lunch this month (Feb 2026)Charleston City Paper: 10 places where you can do a quick lunch in Charleston (Oct 2025)

Also top-ranked for Best Lunch

Malagón Mercado y Tapería, Slightly North of Broad (SNOB), Xiao Bao Biscuit, The Pass. See the full ranking →

Frequently asked

Is Pink Cactus good?

Pink Cactus ranks #1 for Best Lunch in Charleston on TasteSignal for November 2026. Lunch recognition: Post and Courier (Feb 2026), Charleston City Paper (Oct 2025).

What is Pink Cactus' TasteSignal Crowd Score?

3.6 out of 5, the average of its ratings on Google and Yelp (platforms with 50+ reviews), checked Nov 2026.

Where is Pink Cactus?

Pink Cactus is at 100 Spring St A, Charleston, SC 29403 (Downtown).

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