Casa Cactus Group Inc.

What Casa Cactus Group Inc. does

Casa Cactus Group Inc. operates Casa Cactus, a single-location specialty coffee shop at 4595 North Elston Avenue in Chicago's Mayfair/Albany Park neighborhood. The business serves walk-in individual consumers and small private-event customers with a menu centered on Mexican-inspired coffee beverages — Café De Olla, Café Con Leche, Horchata Latte, Casa Latte, Cold Brew, drip and iced coffee — and traditional Mexican pastries including empanadas, bolillos, conchas, and moño. Beverage prices range from $3.25 (drip) to $6.00 (specialty lattes); food items are priced at $5.00. Coffee is sourced via a partnership with Backlot Coffee roastery. The cafe operates 61 hours per week (Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sat-Sun 8:00 AM-4:00 PM) and is paired with an adjacent Plant Shop Chicago that reinforces its cacti-themed interior aesthetic.

Revenue is generated through direct retail sales of beverages and food, rental of the cafe space for private parties and corporate functions, and digital gift cards sold through Square's platform. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer and hyperlocal: the company drives foot traffic through Instagram (@casacactuschicago), Facebook, an optimized Google Business listing, an email newsletter, and recurring community events such as National Coffee Day. There is no online ordering, no delivery, no app, no disclosed e-commerce beyond Square gift cards, and no second retail location.

There is no proprietary technology platform; operations run on commodity SaaS (SpotHopper for the website, Square for payments and gift cards). The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no management team information, no revenue figures, and no expansion beyond the single Chicago store. Customer relationships are predominantly transactional walk-ins, with no enterprise or contracted recurring-revenue accounts.

Name

Casa Cactus Group Inc.

Legal name

Casa Cactus

Website

https://casacactuscoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Casa Cactus Group Inc. operates a single-location specialty coffee shop in Chicago's Mayfair/Albany Park neighborhood, serving walk-in consumers and private event bookers with Mexican-inspired coffee beverages, traditional pastries, and cafe rentals. Coffee is sourced through roaster partner Backlot Coffee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG), Espresso Bars & Coffee Bars (THAFADAD)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee shop
• Mexican-inspired beverages
• Artisan pastries
• Private event hosting
• Café retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beverage Sales: Direct retail sales of specialty coffee drinks including Café De Olla, Café Con Leche, Horchata Latte, Casa Latte, Cold Brew, Drip Coffee, Iced Coffee, and seasonal specials. Prices range from $3.25 for basic drip coffee to $6.00 for specialty lattes.
2. Food Sales: Retail sales of Mexican pastries and food items including empanadas (guava + cheese, fig + cheese, ham & cheese, beef habanero), bolillos (chorizo, ham), and pan dulce (conchas, moño). Food items priced at $5.00.
3. Event Space Rental: Private party and event space rentals for birthdays, office functions, and special occasions. The spacious cafe is rented out for gatherings.
4. Gift Cards: Square-based gift card sales for customer purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Casa Cactus Group Inc. operates a single-location specialty coffee shop in Chicago's Mayfair/Albany Park neighborhood that sells Mexican-inspired coffee beverages (Café De Olla, Café Con Leche, Horchata Latte, Casa Latte, Cold Brew, Drip Coffee, Iced Brown Coffee) and traditional Mexican pastries (empanadas, bolillos, conchas, moño). The café also rents its space for private parties, birthdays, and office functions, and sells gift cards through the Square platform.

Product overview

Casa Cactus is a single-location specialty coffee shop in Chicago's Mayfair/Albany Park neighborhood, offering a focused product portfolio centered on Mexican-inspired coffee beverages and traditional Mexican pastries. The core offerings consist of hot and cold coffee drinks (Café De Olla, Café Con Leche, Casa Latte, Cold Brew, Drip Coffee, Iced Coffee), specialty lattes (Horchata Latte, seasonal specials), and non-coffee beverages (Hibiscus Lemon Soda). The food menu features baked empanadas (Guava + Cheese, Fig + Cheese, Ham & Cheese, Beef Habanero), bolillos (Chorizo, Ham), and pan dulce (Conchas, Moño). Additional services include private event/party hosting and a plant shop adjacent to the cafe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Café De Olla

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Backlot CoffeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Casa Cactus collaborates with Backlot Coffee, a roastery, to source and serve their coffee beverages. The partnership was notably highlighted for the Horchata Latte seasonal special featuring dairy-free formulation. The collaboration positions Casa Cactus as serving Backlot Coffee beans, adding credibility to their coffee quality claims.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Starbucks Reserve: Specialty/premium cafe concept from Starbucks. Comparable as a coffee cafe in the same Chicago market with specialty beverage offerings, though at massive scale and with different brand positioning.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Multi-city specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator. Comparable as a specialty coffee cafe chain with a similar premium positioning, though at a much larger scale across multiple U.S. markets.
• Collectivo Coffee: Midwest specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator. Comparable as a regional specialty coffee chain with cafes and a similar community-focused atmosphere, though it operates across multiple states.

Others

• Backlot Coffee: Chicago coffee roastery and supply partner. While not a direct competitor in the cafe space in the same way, Backlot is comparably positioned as a Chicago specialty coffee brand and is directly relevant as Casa Cactus's bean supplier.

Direct peers

• Gaslight Coffee Roasters: Chicago independent specialty coffee roaster with a small footprint of cafe locations. Comparable as a small, independently owned specialty coffee operator in the Chicago market with a focus on craft coffee and community atmosphere.
• Café Urbano: Independent Chicago cafe focusing on Latin-inspired coffee and pastries. Comparable to Casa Cactus due to its Mexican/Latin American inspired coffee concept in the same metropolitan market.

Regional players

• Dark Matter Coffee: Chicago specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator. Directly comparable as an independent Chicago specialty coffee shop with a distinct brand identity and focus on coffee quality.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Chicago-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with multiple locations. Comparable as a specialty coffee cafe in the same Chicago market, though at a larger scale and broader menu.
• Metropolis Coffee Company: Chicago specialty coffee roaster and cafe. Comparable as a Chicago independent specialty coffee operator with cafe locations and roasted coffee offerings.
• Big Shoulders Coffee: Chicago-based specialty coffee roaster with cafes in the metro area. Comparable as a Chicago specialty coffee chain with strong local brand presence and cafe operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/107507401772183
• Instagraminstagram.com/casacactuschicago

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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