The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Mankato, June 2024

"I stopped here on my way through town and placed an order through the app. The drive through line was long, but it moved quickly. The employees were..."

Amber Pietan

Kfc

70/100 (3263 ratings)

"Best service I've ever received at any KFC around the country coming from Brothers Davion & Damahntae! You guys rock!!! I'll be back to edit this..."

CannaBrandBuzz420

"It is KFC. They serve chicken. If that is what you are looking for, great. If you are looking for happy employees, no. If you are looking for a..."

Jon Loging

Mcdonald's

70/100 (3024 ratings)

"Excellent service. The food was brought to our table really fast and everything felt hot and tasted fresh and delicious. We ate in and the l service..."

Amanda Howard

Buffalo Roam Steak House

83/100 (2476 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

Dinner

Mid-range

Little Caesars

77/100 (2456 ratings)

Wendy's

70/100 (2386 ratings)

"I was thoroughly impressed. The drive thru guy that took our order was very polite. The guy expediting a little less but still very professional..."

Cameron Quick

"Stopped in this location today for lunch with the family. We don't go here frequently as we are from out of town. There was a lady working the lobby...."

Sarah C

"Understaffed but hard working employees. The drive thru was backed up at 7:30 p.m. on a Thursday. Ordering was kind of a fiasco because the boy was..."

Vanessa Zins

"Tried the hot honey spicy chicken sandwich. Pretty good. The regular spicy chicken is probably my favorite still. Staff is courteous and friendly...."

Alex Lazar

"I ordered the grilled chicken and it was the best grilled chicken sandwich I have ever had! It easily compared to a grilled chicken sandwich at a..."

A Hummel

Subway

74/100 (2260 ratings)

Restaurants

"These folks are ALWAYS on the ball. Food is always fresh and tastes great, and the guys can put it together faster than you can say the words. On top..."

Matt Walterson

"Touchscreen drive through ordering is a great addition! Much easier to see all the ingredients/options and have them read back to you. Staff is also..."

Marcus Corbin (CorbCreations)

"Was a little slow service wise, but the food was fresh and the coupons we had easy to..."

Jeweliawna Dietrick

"Great service best subway I Mankato very hard workers and they have great problem solving skills I came in at 4:21 on may 12 very pleased don't not..."

Queen Tixy

Red Lobster

85/100 (2192 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Always enjoy coming here. We go for All the Shrimp You can Eat or Lobster Fest & my husband enjoys the Admirals Feast, along with their their garlic..."

Hey Pmans

"Not the best picture, but they gave me variety when it came to lobster. They also gave me loads of butter which is very nice! Staff was pretty nice!..."

Viola Dokken

"Loved it!! The service was top notch!!!! Best to make reservations before, especially if you're with a larger group and/or dine on the weekend. Went..."

Jay Freeman

"We had dinner at Red Lobster in Mankato and ordered the steak and lobster dinner. We chose mashed potatoes with lobster sauce (delicious!) and a..."

Karin Ambros-Ward

"Pretty sure it’s the waitress and waiters birthday every visit. The hostess took out a lobster for my daughters to pet! Delicious but the Maine..."

Makaylalala Love

"The customer service was A+ and very covid safe. Great work guys. It's been 5 years since I been to a Red lobster. Great experience once..."

Jose Rodriguez

"Don't bother going if you're vegan because there's no vegan options there. The waiter was great. Knowing what I know about the fishing industry Ol'..."

J Wurmnest

Burger King

70/100 (1714 ratings)

"Went through the drive thru tonight at 11:30 and there was a blonde girl who looked like she was working all by herself. I didn't catch her name but..."

Lydia Ehret

"Food was excellent got two bacon cheese burgers Excellent a 10 great flavor. My husband had a fish sandwich he said was great tasting . French fries..."

cynthia dirksen

"I ordered a sandwich at the counter and told the young man that I was going to use the restroom while they were making my sandwiches and my fries,..."

A Hummel

El Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant

80/100 (1712 ratings)

Burrito Refried Beans

Grilled chicken

Ei Burrito De La Roqueta

CHIMICHANGA

El Molcajete

Michelada

Mazatlan Special Fajitas

Shrimp

Side Item Quesadilla Subbed Steak for the Chicken Extra Cost

Wheelchair Accessible

"Very good food and service. Their chips are quite good and so is their salsa. I'm newer in the area but have tried many Mexican restaurants in quite..."

Timothy Olson

"Best Mexican food that I've ever had. The service is on point. The drinks are delicious and the food is..."

Conceited Northcutt

"I’ve never been to a Mexican restaurant before and actually felt as if I was in Mexico! Astonishing atmosphere along with the upmost quality in..."

Jordan Mendez

"Excellent Experience...waiter was quick with everything had a party of 6 non stop service...Best Mexican Restaurant in Mankato Food was fabulous..."

Craig Leibel

"Great decor, fast and friendly service! Good deals for lunch specials. Highly recommended!..."

Brian Dawson

"We ordered take out. It was ready when they said it was going to be and tasted delicious. Friendly service even though they were super busy. I..."

Andrew Lange

"The cheese dip appetizer was very tasty. I don't usually eat anything spicy at all, so for me, I felt a tiny bit of heat on my tongue. Easy to fix..."

Mere H

Five Guys

85/100 (1708 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

Dinner

Cheap Eats

"First time experience. You can see your food being made. The menu is clear and understandable. The burgers are good but the hot dogs are better than..."

Jedediah Hacker

"Great burgers and fries made fresh when you order so everything is hot. Extra large portions. The regular fries spills into the bag or onto your..."

Andrew Pietsch

"Had a cheeseburger,fries,had lettuce,tomato, mushrooms, pickles, ketchup, could choose more! All were delicious,burger was done,tasty, fries were..."

Jackie Fisher

"Good, but expensive. Over 45 bucks for three burgers, drinks, and we split a fry. Ridiculous. That's Shake Shack pricing. At least it tastes ten..."

Tom C

"1st time eating there and it was excellent. Home made style fries and burger was awesome along with milk..."

neal fox

"It was fabulous I have always LOVED Five Guys. I had the Cajun Style fries with my burger and they were..."

Alex Villafuerte

India Palace

86/100 (1629 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"The food was excellent and the place was lovely. It gets busy but the staff are great with customer..."

Jeanne D Andre

"I seriously always forget to take the picture before eat. But the garlic naan is really delicious so have it’s gone already. Meals are always..."

Cuong Huynh

"Amazing food! My husband and I are not vegetarians, but we love us a good vegetarian meal! (And trust me, those are hard to come by 🙌) ..India..."

Rachel Scott Harrington

"Photos maybe don't do justice with how good the food was, but definitely the best North Indian food I've had to date, and that's after eating at..."

Omar Taylor

"Great Indian food. Not too spicy. Good ambiance and indoor seating too. Strongly recommended if you are into Indian..."

Amir Yosef

"I absolutely love this place! It’s one of my favorite ethnic restaurants that is located in Mankato. It’s owners and team are great! The food..."

Ken Alexander

Grizzly's Wood-fired Grill

75/100 (1574 ratings)

"I went here with my wife, we ordered the cheese curds. Amazing. The choices of lemonade are vast and delicious. Fast servers or I had a great..."

Ben Wilson

"The food is fine. I really liked their cheese curds. My pasta was good and my husband's order of chicken was a good sized portion. The service was..."

K.A.Q.

"Not bad, not great. Had walleye, it was good but not "oh, I gotta go back !!!!" I feel it's a run of the mill chain type..."

Kyflier

"First time in Mankato and tried the walleye. Excellent food and great..."

Rebecca Marcella Neel

"We greeted and seated promptly... But did have to wait to be acknowledged and drunk orders taken. Not too long, but enough to mention it at the..."

Michael Pritzlaff

"Service incredibly slow. So is the WiFi. If you have a smartphone there's plenty to do waiting on your server to acknowledge you. Food was pretty..."

Chris W

"Inexpensive and Tasty. I was visiting Mankato and found Grizzly's high rating on UrbanSpoon. It was easy to find, easy parking, snappy service,..."

Have Spoon. Will Travel.

"Good Food. Great Food, Good Service, Good Drinks and Reasonable Prices. Their smoked pork sandwich is worth coming back for. If you like wood fired..."

G Silver

"Great food. Awesome woodfire rotissarie and grill. Best steaks in my mind. Chicken is..."

Dan

"Amazing walnut, grape, apple salad. I added the grilled chicken. Which made it absolutely perfect. At first you think the shredded salad will be an..."

Sarah C.

"Pretty neat spot. First time here in Mankato for work. Came to grizzlys with some co workers. Good service, good cheese curds and the spicy chicken..."

Sebastijan fino

"from the moment we walked in we were treated with great customer service. our waitress suggested menu items and her recommendations were spot on!..."

Joe

"Food was fantastic. Service was outstanding. Ambience was great. Was cool to see chicken roasting over a wood fire right at the entrance. We got to..."

Colin Webster

"Great family atmosphere and good food. Excellent customer service and experience. The Texas egg rolls where..."

Jose Rodriguez

"Really awesome meal wonderful server my steak was medium rare just the way I like it vegetables full of flavor will eat there again. Many..."

Dori Sweet

Coffee Hag

87/100 (1494 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"This place was great!! Staff where incredibly friendly and really helpful in choosing a drink for me! The burritos where crispy and tasted amazing..."

Alex M Harnish

"Great coffee and espresso! Affirming, chill atmosphere. Very friendly and welcoming staff. This is certainly a highlight of visiting..."

Ben Skidmore

"Always enjoy it here but can’t believe I’ve never left a review here. The coffee’s always hit and I really enjoy their food options. The bowls..."

Cuong Huynh

"This place is FANTASTIC. The coffee is outstanding and the decorations are really cool. They have all gender bathrooms and signs of equality all..."

Chad Reickard

"Nice corner coffee shop with good indoor and outdoor seating..."

Scott Eggert

"Honestly loved this place. We're visiting from out-of-state and we are big coffee people. Really enjoyed my mocha and came back later for a drip..."

Brianna Fries

"Hippy college vibe, healthy vegetarian fare and cool staff. Total surprise find in Mankato. Absolutely loved our breakfast burrito, soup of the day..."

pavithra ram

"Stopped in for a quick Americano on my way out of town. Great place! Loved the coffee and the baked goods are out of this world. Great, welcoming and..."

Joaquin Muñoz

Applebee's

72/100 (1463 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Applebee's was a great place! Me and the other Elders went there to get food right before we had a big church meeting. The service was great and the..."

Benjamin Funk

"I go here often. Great service, great food, reasonable prices, clean. Sit at the bar and get exceptional service. Great franchise, well..."

Tod S

"Katie M at the bar was excellent, offered to take off Mac n cheese I just couldn’t eat because I was full, she could have just added to the bill..."

Jason Wells

"Was awesome dinner. We are an older couple so we were set in a quieter area. Food portions were plenty large... great for when you're super hungry. ..."

Tracey Miller

"Ambiance was very good. Very cozy place. Food was also very good. Greate Service. Highly..."

Chamath Hewagama

"Good food. They followed our request for changes on our meal with no issues. Food took longer then preferred to arrive. Waiter was very attentive..."

Maria Reeves

"The food was great! The waitress was super nice and was always stopping by our table to check if we needed anything. We'd gotten 4 steaks and they..."

Katelyn R

"This place seems to be run pretty smoothly. If we ever have a problem, its taken care of. Solid American food options, pretty reliably, and I am..."

Tiffany Adams

Wings And Rings

83/100 (1452 ratings)

Starbucks

74/100 (1408 ratings)

"Wonderful stop before you shop! Baristas are always friendly, helpful, and have a great sense of humor. I also appreciate that my coffee is always..."

Christi Smith

"My daughter loves this place. The other day she had a card not working and the cashier or barista worked with her several times to figure it out...."

Hodge Files

"I always love ve going to this Starbucks. Even when they are training in new barista's you always get a great..."

Norein Weinandt

"What can I say that hasn't been said about Starbucks they have great products great people eagerly waiting to show you why they're number one in my..."

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

82/100 (1359 ratings)

"Chipotle at this location has super friendly staff and even more friendly management. The food is always great for fast quality mexican food that's..."

GI Joe

"Just ate a burrito from here and mah belly be feelin thick and happy. 10/10. I went with the fried rice, mixed veggies, dark beans, Picaso A-sa-do,..."

Jeffrey Her

"Good fresh, fast food made to order, while you watch and give feedback. Plenty of..."

Brian Dall

Chipotle Mexican Grill

81/100 (1314 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

Dinner

Cheap Eats

"I just wanted to give a special shout-out to the staff at this Chipotle. My sister is a cancer patient, she is immunosuppressed with dietary..."

Nick Hoffman

Number 4 American Bar & Kitchen

85/100 (1273 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Arby's

76/100 (1270 ratings)

Arby's We Have the Meats

Meat Mountain Sandwich

Arby's Signature Sandwiches

"We have been here several times. The current crew of employees are great. The food is very good. One of the few fast food places I actually like. My..."

Steve Lell

"I go on my breaks here . Fries are always hot. And that bacon chicken sandwich is from the gods 🤩 agent approved..."

Agent Pickett

"Lately I've only been ordering their Greek Gyros! Yummy! So..."

Sean Higbee

Chick-fil-a

74/100 (1256 ratings)

"We showed up with like 40 kids and they were able to get all of our orders through. 10/10 would..."

The Marshmallow Nation

"Chick-fil-A is always a solid spot for lunch. I have to give them big props... While other establishments are suffering through a pandemic hangover,..."

Tom C

"This chick fil a does not exist. I’m still hungry and I feel lied to.. But my husband gave this place a good review so I guess we’ll keep this at..."

Layla Vickerman

"No chik fil a in sight so they lied but I’m in a good mood so 5..."

Will Vickerman

"I love Chick-fil-A and the Best part with this location is you don't have to worry about long queues or waiting line. They serve them fresh and pre..."

Hagilan Mohan

"Just great and tasty meals to try..."

Fahmi Misbah

Dairy Queen

84/100 (1232 ratings)

"This by far is the best Dairy Queen out there!!!!! The customer service is great and always have a very friendly staff to make your order. Great job..."

chris Rathman

"Love this DQ! Feels more personal, it's packed with character. Generous portions, it's a sweet treat that can't be beat in the heat. Friendly staff..."

Wes Thompson

"Those two lady that was wrestling and bustling behind that place get everything perfectly done and out in a fishing time shout out to those ladies..."

Agent Pickett

"We just had the best experience today at this Dairy Queen. I wish I would have wrote down the name of the young lady who helped us. She was..."

Jessica Meyer

"Went for family ice cream night with my son and grandson! We had a good..."

Carol Whitaker

"Blizzards are so good. You can't get it upside down, but that's cuz it's so..."

Karyn Graves

"The service was OUTSTANDING! Instead of going to the one in St Peter, we make the drive to this gem. It's well worth..."

Thora Drakken

Buster's

76/100 (1210 ratings)

"Love their brunch, I always get the Mess and it never disappoints. We always sit at the bar and bartenders always talk to us even though they are..."

Maria Johnson

"Staff was great. Items purchased were top shelf. Nice experience. Nice enough to let my youngest daughter work there. My wife is a part time cook..."

Marvin Weichman

"What a great place! Had a burger with frys was recommended to try the cheese sauce with it. Was not disappointed. The waitress was awesome with..."

Nathan Frank

Mom & Pop's

95/100 (1190 ratings)

Vegan Espresso Oreo Ice Cream Is the Bomb Com

Single Scoop Half Super Man Half Green Tea

Mackinac Fudge

Sit down

American

Non-smoking restaurants

Wheelchair Accessible

Gift Cards Available

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

Highchairs Available

Accepts Credit Cards

Cheap Eats

"The ice cream is very good. They have flavors unlike other ice cream places. The price is very..."

Conceited Northcutt

"The best ice cream I have ever had in my life. The customer service is wonderful. You can feel the joyous energy when you walk in the door. Thanks..."

Natasha Frost

"Cool little ice cream shop. Plenty of dairy free, oat or soy based flavors for those unfortunate enough to be lactose intolerant. Places inside and..."

Linda P. Brattain

"Delicious ice cream! Great variety of flavors! Staff is very friendly and courteous! Can't wait to visit..."

Cheryl Wilde-Laier

"Nice corner ice cream shop with good selections outdoor shaded picnic table seating out..."

Scott Eggert

"Ice cream selection was great but it was the outdoor eating area in back that made the experience..."

Bruce C

"Best ice cream and smoothies in town. Best atmosphere, outdoor seating, good parking and friendly stall, all in a renovated, historic building in old..."

Dana Leasman

Pizza Hut

70/100 (1184 ratings)

"Love pizza hut, my foods always been fresh and good at this..."

Missy Understood

"I usually order online, but i decided to just call today to order wings AND LET ME TELL YOU! That was the most professional phone call I've ever had..."

Mia Rodriguez

Rounders

79/100 (1180 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Solid bar with doubles before 11pm. That being said they usually charge more than other bars for the doubles. Good college scene but definitely come..."

Matt

"Pasta Thursday is wonderful idea and a great value with ample portions. The staff is also very awesome and..."

Mike Reinhart

"Absolutely love the food here, but our most recent experience was a real downer. We waited up front for a few minutes and were then told to seat..."

Bobby Popp

Weggy's On Campus

86/100 (1144 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Taco John's

79/100 (1139 ratings)

"Best Taco John's around! Hot, fresh, clean place, friendly staff.... Unlike the other one in town. You will never be disappointed going to this..."

Amy Topp

"I am ordering through drive thru. There is a few cars ahead but it actually moves at decent pace. The gentleman taking my order was great. He spoke..."

Mark G

"The food was good for fast food, I had two tacos (taco supreme) combo meal, and a loaded Cheetos Flaming Hot 🔥 Potato Ole it came $10 WOOF. Staff..."

Jason Grenard

"I've been to a couple taco John's over the last couple years and this was the first time I have gotten my order correct on the first try. They had..."

Krystin Hernandez

"Very clean on the inside. The churro I got had been sitting out for a while otherwise the food was..."

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