The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Forest Lake, May 2024

"Burrito was delicious. The cheese curds just became my favorite, super yummy. First time here. Staffs were super helpful and friendly. Restaurant was..."

Chuck Millar

Kfc

70/100 (3078 ratings)

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$5 Mr. Large Burger

84/100 (2944 ratings)

"This place is great. Food is really really really really yummy! Owner (I think) is super nice and fun. I would recommend the Gyro and burger. I will..."

Heidi Johnson

"Great Value and Great Tasting Food! I have tried a half lb blue cheese hamburger, a huge gyro and a 2lb chicken burrito. My kids ate here for lunch..."

Rodlangevinac80

"This had to be the best (non-sit down meal) burrito I have ever eaten, the customization options are second to none. Not open Monday's just a FYI...."

Joeb

"Burrito! Always has fresh ingredients and the chipotle sauce is to die for! I've been here a million times the food keeps bringing me back. Also love..."

Jackwillman8

"Burger!. My husband and I went to Mr. Large Burrito & Burger Saturday. I'm a burger lover. I had the Cowboy Burger and it ROCKED! My husband had the..."

Annieboo

"Burrito was delicious. The cheese curds just became my favorite, super yummy. First time here. Staffs were super helpful and friendly. Restaurant was..."

Luke Chang

"Good food...the burrito is huge ND the burgers delicious. However, the fries are a little bit extra..."

Ingrid del Pilar Méndez Lárez

"Dine in experience what good. You will be paying more than 5 dollars for anything but a plain burger, but prices are really fair. Had some of the..."

Cole Steven

"Counter guy was great, very charismatic. Even have me a sample of their gyro meat. (which was amazing btw), unfortunately, the burrito I had was..."

shaun spratley

"Yep, the reviews are correct. This place is great. Fries came out fresh, hot and crispy and you can taste the beefy flavor in the burger. We also had..."

Thomas Vanden Berg

"This place is fantastic! Better burritos than chipolte, the best fries ever, amazing euros, all at low prices you can't imagine for the quality of..."

Chuck Millar

Applebee's

70/100 (2852 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Friendly staff, food was pretty good. Little mix up in the order but hey we had 6 people. Over all nice..."

Daniel Stenzel

"After being stuck someplace for nearly 8 hours without food I was able to order online for pickup before the cutoff time. I was pretty hungry. I was..."

Jeannie Anderson

"Sidney the to go specialist went above and beyond to help me when I visited there last night, she noticed I was looking for my waitress to pay and..."

Hailey Love

"Great food and amazing..."

Terra Wicklace

"It applebee's so...bit the service was good. Drink was well made. Clean and safe..."

Emma Norwood

Culver's

76/100 (2756 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"If you’re in the area and looking for a great meal make sure you stop in. Here you don’t get McDonald’s and Burger King quality, you get..."

Keith Wegner

"Great burgers and concretes. We got 2 butter burgers, a small fry, a scoop of ice cream, and a chicken salad to go. The drive through was fast and..."

Andrew Dunn

"Overall very impressed. Food was amazing, came out quickly and the staff was very friendly. 5 stars. Will definitely be..."

Evan Peterson

"We got there and they were very busy inside and at the drive up. We decided to do drive up so we could head back home. There was a bit of a wait, but..."

melissa white

"The service was fast. The food was hot. Would have been 5 stars but the cheese curds tasted like oinion rings and were..."

G 2

Norman Quacks

81/100 (2612 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Excellent! Have wanted to try this place for awhile. Happened to be in the area today so we stopped in. We were so glad we did! Ordered the onion..."

Justin Sticht

"A lot of our friends have been talking about this Chophouse so our family decided to visit the Stillwater location last weekend. As we pulled into..."

Mike Murphy

"It was our first time there. It was kind of late so we decided to share an "almost famous sampler platter" figuring it would be small 😃. For..."

Sandy K.

Wendy's

70/100 (2276 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Big Bacon🥓Cheddar🧀 Burger🍔 Tripple the meat! Was pretty good needs alil more sauce I think and I LOVED the Bacon Jam! (PS they sell Bacon..."

vApE rOoSkI

Subway

70/100 (2253 ratings)

"I was in twice yesterday. There were two high school guys working (one was Garrett, didn’t catch the other name) and they were great. They were..."

Shannon Dempsey

"Came in just before closing when they had already locked up, but they unlocked it for me, were very professional and polite, very thankful for the..."

Lainn Kresnya

Keys Cafe & Bakery

82/100 (2050 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

The Old Log Cabin Restaurant

84/100 (1970 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Starbucks

72/100 (1898 ratings)

Coffee & Tea

Sit down

"Inside service was great the last 4 times I’ve been there. Great place to sit and relax. Good wifi. Staff has always been friendly and courteous as..."

Wes Thomsen

"Great coffee shop, great layout indoors but consistently long drive thru line. Which works when you plan to multitask while waiting! Dairy free &..."

Kris Jacobson

"Pretty good. Long wait but everywhere is short staffed. My drink isn’t the best but I’d be willing to come back to try again...."

Gracie Peterson

"Love half price summer Tuesdays! Starbucks member perks are great and their drinks are consistently..."

Susan Dickens

"Long line in drive thru, but went extremely fast. Friendly and kind. Drinks turned out..."

Kush Kitten

Taco Bell

76/100 (1631 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"I like to eat tacos, my girlfriend and her dogs also like them. We order soft shells and get chicken or beef. I don't like beans. Even if they're..."

Patrick Wagner

"Really great place to eat. The cashier who was new was struggling and got good help right away. Everything was clean. People were friendly. Great..."

Katie Hopkins

"Easy online ordering. It's nice to be able to really look at the menu and get what you want instead of rushing because someone is in line behind you...."

Christopher Hirsch

"The service was lightening fast and the people were very nice. The food tasted great. The restaurant was clean. Big snow storm today, but even a few..."

Greg M

White Castle

79/100 (1611 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"They were very busy and suffering from staff shortages. It took awhile to get my order. One of the nice female staff notices that I'd been..."

jason abbott

"It's White Castle what more can you say. There fast usually courteous, I usually get mine without onions they could do a better job of not getting..."

fnaf fan101

"We've been here multiple times when it's been busy and they always get our order out quickly! Everything has been hot and..."

April Preheim

"Best kept secret is their fried egg sandwich. Try fried egg and sausage. I get Wheat with extra extra butter. Just like at home only better! Don't..."

Dave Klotz

"This is one of the greatest White Castles known to man. It's delicious, the workers are very nice, and when I was having car trouble they were able..."

Coleman Nelson

Vannelli's By The Lake

84/100 (1494 ratings)

Arby's

76/100 (1383 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Cheap Eats

"For fast food this is one of my go to places in town. Try the market fresh turkey and Swiss, or a French dip with double meat. It's hard to beat the..."

Dan Schultz

"Our gal that was working from counter today (around noon, red curly hair) was AMAZING! She had great customer service and was super friendly, thank..."

opineso fine

"We did an online order and it said to pick up at 8pm, so I just went in to do an order pick up. They were busy, and didn't get my order. The..."

christina Kralewski

"Besides the 10 min wait in thy drive thru, the food was hot and fresh and the man in the window was friendly and..."

C ShellTrack

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

70/100 (1336 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Our waiter Robert was so good and efficient. The food was good also. We asked for special seating and got it. They were..."

Debby Hudella

Taco John's

72/100 (1256 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Local Fast Food Review I know it's hard to believe, but I've only been to a @tacojohns once before (a good ten years prior) And when it comes to..."

Lindsay Ferris Martin

"Probably the best Taco John's I have ever been in! The food was terrific, the place was super clean, and the staff were friendly and made for a..."

Sue Walton

"Taco John's has always been a favorite of mine. But they've exceeded my expectations every time I've been there recently while almost all other fast..."

Ben

"My favorite location by far. The staff are always extremely professional and polite. The food come out fast and fresh. The breakfast is my go to...."

Stefon Pleski

"We stopped in for a late lunch on New Year's Day and ordered two vegetarian Taco salads. The boyfriend was pleasantly surprised that the woman..."

Amy Kwan

"Taco John's is a unique place a sea of monotonous fast food that is Forest Lake. The grilled taco, Potato Oles and rediculously large drink cups..."

M Lindholm

"I've never had a bad experience at this Taco John's. The staff got us through a fairly heavy line quickly and efficiently and they always seem happy..."

Faye Gillespie

Stella's On 97

86/100 (1248 ratings)

Accepts American Express

Wheelchair Accessible

Accepts Discover

Serves Alcohol

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

"Stella's has delicious food, from the fish tacos to the champagne chicken to the salmon! We have always had wonderful service, Streeter and Andrea..."

Kim Lindstrom

"Excellent experience. We ate boneless wings w/buffalo sauce, fish tacos and pulled pork sandwich. All we're fresh, with the fish tacos being our..."

Rhea Friederichs

"We used Stella's for our groom's dinner last week. Service and food were both exceptional. Everyone in our party of 31 (25 adults and 6 kids) said..."

Michelle Bernard Griffith

"Outstanding in every way! Our first time to this great place..the Steak compares to 5 star establishments. Obviously a highly trained chef in the..."

Linda Casbeer

"Just finished a wonderful Valentine's Day Dinner! Service was exceptional and the food was delicious: Ahi Tuna, Champagne Chicken and Lamb. Highly..."

Nicole Lepak Melberg

"30 people in our group. Best time ever. Jackie did an awesome job keeping up with all of the drink and food orders. We all appreciate her very much...."

LaRue Clayton

"We called last minute for dinner. Valentine’s Day! They just had a cancellation so Mom, Al and I got there and were so pleasantly surprised By the..."

Cheri Hanson Pepin Burger

"Best Bloody Mary in a long time. I will go back for another. Food was good and so was the service. The patio is..."

Geneva Kubal

"Great service, great food of coarse, and reasonable pricing. My new favorite place to go. Don't forget desert. We did key lime pie and carrot cake...."

Eber Lusty

"Stella's is our favorite local restaurant. Highly recommended: Steak medallions and Monkey's Uncle appetizers, and the grilled caesar..."

Sheldon Wolfe

"We love Stella's! Food has always been exceptional, the sauces are very tasty. Service is great, always with a smile. My go to is the Champagne..."

Dawn Mezzano

Burger King

70/100 (1243 ratings)

"Went through the drive thru quickly and got a jr whopper. Hadn't had the King since 2019. It was a good..."

Steven Stryker

Famous Dave's Bar-b-que

83/100 (1241 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Absolutely love this place. Ribs were tender. I got the 4-slab platter and went home with 2. That tells you how much food you get. Good customer..."

Linda Dixon

"Awesome meal and great to sit on the patio, we will be..."

Jill Johnson

"I loved it. The food was good and the atmosphere was..."

Karlene Harthun

"We arrived with a coach bus full of kids and parents. We called ahead of time to let them know we were coming. The time it took such a large group..."

Judy Nelson

"Always have great service and great food! We served a ham from Famous Dave's for Easter...Wow it was..."

Stev Stegner

"It is one of the best places for wings and ribs!!!..."

Dave Neegan

"Wonderful. Try the catfish fingers for an appetizer. They had banana pudding for desert...."

Royal Carlson

"It was amazing food and the wonderful staff there gave my 99 year old grandpa a hat and some bbq sauce for his birthday they are so wonderful and we..."

Becky SoGorgeous Washington

Don Julio's Mexican Restaurant

93/100 (1228 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"We eat at the Forest Lake restaurant at least one a month.. Food is always spot on and the margarita’s are delicious !! The best staff at this..."

Leanne DeMars

"Always have great service everytime we come in! The food is awesome and so is the..."

Melissa Oachs Mortensen

"I've been goin here frequently for around four years and it is hands down the best food with the best prices and the best service out there. My..."

Ricky Lee

"Forestlake don julios is THEE best� I came home from college and you bet that I came here again. The waitors are always so friendly and smiley!..."

Ariel Brown

"We had a great time yesterday at Don Julio's. It was fun listening to them sing happy birthday to my mother-in-law. And great..."

Teresa Miller

"Celebrated a bday I truely love this place the food is incredible. The waiters are incredible. Can't wait to go back. Best margaritas..."

Dawn Gominsky

"The food is spot on and the service is lightning..."

Eric Solsrud

"Great food and great service, everyone is very..."

Jeremy Holcomb

"Really great service with really great workers. They're quick with bringing out your order. I've been here several times and can't remember a time..."

Max Ingalls

"Was looking for great Mexican food, and Don Julio's was pretty good. Fast service, great salsa and the have..."

Eddie Phillips

"First off don't get a margarita unless they change them somehow (hope they are listening). Otherwise outstanding meals and service. First time there..."

Matthew Gerths

"Excellent drinks, great service and decent food. They could try a little harder on their staples such as enchiladas and tacos but everything else,..."

Basil Moncrief

"Always excellent service and great food with large..."

Tasha Abrahamson

"The food is awesome! I had chicken fajitas. There was much food I had enough for lunch the next day. The staff is great they refilled or water..."

Jennifer Gelking

"Wonderful vibes and super amiable service. The meals were fresh and delicious. Will easily recommend this place to..."

Cynthia Farrell

"Super inexpensive and tasty Mexican food with a huge/varietal menu. Great margaritas and Mexican mules. Sweet mostly shady patio, and the service was..."

Zelen

New China Buffet

82/100 (1063 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

Dinner

Mid-range

"My family ordered take out a few days ago and it was great. I hadn't been to China buffet in years. We ordered here because our usual two places were..."

Sandy

"My wife and I love coming here! They have amazing creamy coconut shrimp, honey pork and jalapeño chicken. Always very friendly, quick and..."

Shane Kennedy

"I've eaten here for years and their food is very consistent. I primarily eat at the buffet or get the buffet to go, but have also gotten take out and..."

Krista S

"One of our families favorite places to eat! Staffing is very nice, good at keeping drinks filled, and fresh food out in the..."

Aly Kay

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Mallards Forest Lake

Wheelchair Accessible

"Today 6/26/22 my family and I tried this restaurant for the first time for my birthday and I must say everything we had was absolutely delicious...."

Tayler Dyrda

"We love to eat so we decided to try their most popular dishes: -Blackened Fish Tacos -Barramundi Rodrigo and -the Surf & Turf. The quantity of the..."

Nilly Rahimi

"Thank you for making date night a good one. Finally managed to surprise my wife with a date night without the kids so here we are back again to..."

Eddie

"We reserved the back room for a wedding rehearsal dinner. The food was fantastic, service was beyond expectations. The manager was extremely helpful..."

Joe Droel

"The Nashville hot chicken was juicy and tender, but not exactly spicy. I guess it had spice, but it was a polite spice, not bold at all. The fries..."

Nick Doten

"Had lots of fun for my cousin's birthday dinner! Drinks were amazing! So was the bartender! Waitresses were also very good checking in to ask us if..."

Lydia Kessel

"Went to the Forest Lake location this evening for our anniversary dinner. This was our first time there. The service was very good; welcoming,..."

Elain Tiedt

Domino's Pizza

"Dominoes in Forest Lake has always delivered fresh, good food and in a timely manner. Any mistakes they have made, they have realized themselves and..."

Kathryn Nyman

"Always a consistent experience here and pizza/food always fresh. Much better than any other Domino's locations ordered from. The Philly Cheese Stake..."

Matthew Arnsdorff

"Food was hot and fresh, would be 5 stars, except they had an employee, a young blond woman with short hair in a minivan, who was very rude. I tried..."

gabriel angel

"I mean I've been ordering here since I was 9(im 18 now) foods been great since they changed stuff up around 2014 I believe, If you see Tony making..."

Adam Wittwer

Mcdonald's

Wheelchair Accessible

Breakfast

Cheap Eats

"My favorite McDonald's...Great service, fresh food and a good..."

Diane Lee Lichey

"The workers here are great. Super helpful. And they always have specials. My favorite..."

Karina Larson

"This place is definitely McDonald's. I drove by this place and I was like, "yep, that's a McDonald's". As I came within closer proximity to this..."

Thomas Gagliardi

"Starving after taking in a theatre show and stopped here since nothing else was open. Turned out to be a great stop because the burgers were good and..."

Bully Yay

"McDonalds was quick detour from out way to North shore from Twin cities. Easy drive thru quick service. Food was..."

Balaji Himachalam

"Service was great, people were nice. Staff made sure I knew of their current deals. Restaurant has been remodeled and for a fast food place it is..."

Greg M

"It's McDonald's what're can I say, sometimes awesome service prompt, most of the time you have to wait. I'm pretty patient so waiting doesn't bug me...."

fnaf fan101

"Super sweet and competent staff! My double quarter pounder was fresh and tasty. That’s what I needed on my road trip!..."

Deb Brockmann

Jimmy John's

"This place rocks. You know it. Always delish. Always fast. Always consistent. My youngest loves it. It's worth a 15 mile drive for me anytime someone..."

Tom Holden

"I mean, I like JJ's and this place is that, so it didn't disappoint. I'm not a vegetarian, but the #6 is pretty decent and my go-to. I think JJ's..."

Anthony “Tony” Huber

"Great service and food. The young lady who made the sandwiches on our Sunday afternoon visit was very prompt and was super..."

Richard Hedeen

"I work here; it's honestly a really great place for me. The workers are nice and helpful with each other. Food is great too..."

Connor Braaten

The Grillium

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Wine and Beer

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

"Our waiter was extremely kind and social, the menu is huge! Poutine delicious. I ordered the seafood portofino- and while it was decent- I do wish..."

Latisha “Hungry Hiker Hodgepodge” M

"The Grillium is a great place to go for lunch. The owner is almost always around and very friendly. If you haven't been there stop by and try a..."

Dan Schultz

"We had dinner here for the first time. They did have a decent size menu. I got the Buffalo chicken wrap and it was pretty watery (I assume from the..."

Amy R

"General American style food at an affordable price. The menu has a variety of tasty dishes and the cooks are willing to make adjustments. Possibly..."

Spencer

"This was an unexpected delicious place to eat. We were looking for a last minute lunch option on mothers day and came here on the hopes we could get..."

Mary Jensen

"First time here for our Sunday Funday. Fun environment. And it was a blast! Angie was amazing!! Definitely recommend the drinks and food. We will..."

Ashley Marie Padilla

"Sat at the bar. Service was a little slow. It looked like they might have been short handed, like every business is these days. The French fries..."

Kim Paugel

Joy Garden

Wheelchair Accessible

Carbone's Pizzeria

Wheelchair Accessible

"I love Carbone's. I like my pizza with a thin crust, fresh veggies and cheese that stretches. I love round pizza cut into squares. I don't know why..."

Jeannie Anderson

"This is hands down, the best pizza in the forest lake area. They have the best thin crust (probably in the Twin Cities) and use an authentic sauce..."

Rachael Ryhn

"Good service, great pizza! This was our first visit. We came on a Saturday night at about 8:15. Seated promptly and food came quickly. We ordered the..."

Terri Seidl

"These guys are as professional and the staff is very attentive always willing to go above and beyond. I've been coming here for over 20 years and the..."

fnaf fan101

"Carbone's Pizza is a better alternative than the big brand pizza shops. Great sauce recipe and a nice thick layer of cheese. Today's purchase was..."

Dan Schultz

"We had to come in very close to closing but still they were able to make us a very tasty dinner. Pizza was great, was our first time eating there and..."

mouse poon

"This pizza was the best tasting pizza!! The crust was thin and crispy but not to crunchy, everything was fresh and as a take out order it was ready..."

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