[Nopalitos Southwestern Cafe - Sacramento, CA The nopal cactus, often called the prickly pear, produces two important food crops. One is the nopalitos, the elongated pad, and the other is the cactus's prickly pear fruit. So central was nopal to the indigenous culture of Mexico that its name forms the root of Mexico City's Aztec name, Tenochtitlan, meaning place of the cactus.” The nopal cactus is also the basis for the name of the Nopalitos Southwestern Café….a popular, cozy neighborhood café located on the corner of 56th and H Street in Ea]