The best Restaurants in Mankato ranking of January 2025
207 restaurant menus in Mankato, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
"This was our first time at this restaurant and bar. Tammy was our server. She kept our glasses full! We ordered dinner which comes with a basket of..."
Rob Wilkening
"One of my favorite places in town! Never been served a bad meal and Papageorge's service is always top notch. My favorite meal is the Wild Mushroom..."
Beau
"Outstanding! Great food, love the Tuesday night chicken parm. Great steaks, nail the temp every time. Excellent value related to price. Awesome..."
Clayton Kalmon
"When you’re in Mankato or Madison Lake, do yourself a favor and come here for dinner. The whole time I was here, all the bar, grills and..."
Marina Bonnes
"We came during a non-busy time (around 2pm). The service was incredible. The food was so tasty; and it was obvious it was made with care by a very..."
Kayleigh Kurschner
"Very good food. Had the new york strip which was on special. Cooked just right served with good homemade sauces. Plenty of food with the meal, will..."
Lee Grinde
"Always great food here and reasonably priced. Ben at the bar makes absolutely killer old fashioneds. Beautiful decor and friendly staff. It's perfect..."
P W
"Their lunch specials are a good portion of food, with friendly staff and prompt service. Try the steak..."
"Excellent food, fast and reliable service. Their menu strays from your typical bar fare in which they take risks that are delicious. They also serve..."
Tommy Emery
"Have eaten here often. Had a burger... was great, pattie had a good flavor and was bigger then the bun and they crisp the bun on the grill. Have had..."
Patty Y
"The waitress/bartender Rachel was so sweet! She made suggestions based on what I might like, she was quick, and very attentive! The food was pretty..."
Tiffany Ward
"Great Atmosphere, friendly service, the waitress brought my drink (of water with a lemon) too me on there patio. The liquor and food menu is..."
Darnell Mosley
"Amazing food! Great beer and great service!!! Love this..."
Katie George
"Went here for the open mic NYE event and had a blast. Service was good and drinks were served up fast and accurate. The atmosphere was fun with..."
"Love this place! Favorite breakfast shop! Please expand..."
Isabel Schindler
"In the fall, they have warm apple cider with whipped cream and caramel. So delicious. Great..."
Sophia Hoiseth
"Family friendly and great service. The special Strawberry/Rhubarb coffee cake was a super combination of sweet and tart, soft and crunchy, and..."
Mark Laurel
"Love the food and the coffee is great too. It gets busy in the morning so I'd order ahead if you're worried about making it in and out..."
Megan Hancock
"Just stopped here this morning for their many vegan options and I was very happy. The place is very clean and they offer such yummy looking and tasty..."
Josephine Buscemi
"I really enjoyed their coffee and Vermont breakfast..."
"If you haven't had the buffalo chicken pizza you are intentionally choosing to void your life of amazement and joy. BEST PIZZA EVER!
For added joy..."
Andrew Atwood
"Awesome service, fantastic food and prices were very reasonable - way better than Pub..."
Kirk Ryerson
"Great hamburger and beer. Nice staff. Annoying patron sat next to me at the bar,..."
"we have had pretty decent service until our last visit. my wife's order was up in a bag sitting on a counter for 15 mins before the finally gave it..."
"The lobby is open again after being closed for what feels like a year or so. Slight remodel and ice machines are working again. As with all places..."
"On a street full of dive bars, pizza, and a grimy taco joint; Pita pit was a breath of fresh air. Walking in the place was cleaner than the street..."
chaz Tichy
"Haven’t been here in a while. They have definitely stepped it up. My wife loves their rice bowls, great food that you feel good about..."
Dusty Desantiago
"Pretty good fast food option. Feels healthier than most options and their new jalapeno sauce is spicy and delicious. Got a super Greek and a pesto..."
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"I took my family here for a lunch while we were visiting Mankato and hitting up some places downtown. The food here is very good, I had the Gyro..."
The Opiner
"We are so thankful to have Pita Pit! I have a wheat allergy, it's so hard to find safe food. I have gotten very ill from cross contamination at other..."
"I always enjoy going to this place they had one in Moorhead MN so i thought I would try this one. I order the burger fries and a shake. The Shake..."
Christian artiga
"Wow! Picked it because the reviews looked great after moving my younger sister into college at Mankato. We had 7 of us go and it was fantastic...."
Austin Smith
"Great restaurant! We had a couple of drinks and burgers. Cheese curd burger, and a triple cheeseburger. It’s was all great and hoping to be back..."
Pat Lealos
"Awesome place for a birthday lunch! Appetizers were great, burger was great, wings were excellent. If you haven't been here yet you have to go and..."
Dylan Thomas
"Nice ambiance,polite and helpful service food is great. I tried chicken wings with salt and vinegar they are really..."
Biljana
"Second time in and super busy, but worth the wait. Endless selection of beers and a tasty chicken avocado sandwich. Also, super patient waitress!..."
"Hardee's isn't my favorite fast food place, but when I occasionally eat here, I find the food to be just fine. It's always pretty much what I expect..."
Missy Isles
"Good place to stop in for truck drivers. You can park at the truck stop across the street and get to this restaurant fairly quick. It wasn't the..."
Luke Beise
"Came for breakfast on 3/30 and the drive thru cashier was very friendly and I got my food in a good time. The food as well was really good. Would..."
"I’ve had frozen yogurt in different places, but this yogurt is by far the best. They have several flavors of yogurt and a lot of toppings. The..."
Conceited Northcutt
"Delicious assortment of ice cream and frozen yogurt. You pay by the ounce for the yogurt so you can try a variety or just get one. Then add a..."
Jessica
"This place is literally the only reason I like going to Mankato. Everything is nice but please bring back the Yellow Cake one that one was so good...."
Abi Montoya
"Whenever we are in Kato we have to stop at FroYo. Delicious ice cream & gelato flavors, huge selection of toppings, friendly staff and atmosphere...."
Uncle Buck
"Store was clean and the selection was great. The end result was amazing. Didn't see that you were charged by the weight so had a bit of sticker shock..."
Spence Titus
"Friendly fast service. It was cold, so I was the only one there. Noticed that the worker was cleaning equipment. Tables and chairs were all clean as..."
"Another great local option for coffee. Staff is really great and the coffee is wonderful too. I enjoy the easy parking as..."
Cuong Huynh
"Great place for a cup of coffee. Has your pretty typical coffee menu (which rotates from time to time I believe), typical coffee prices, as well as..."
Levi Rainwater
"I understand why this place was rated Mankato's best in 2020. The coffee is great! I loved the vanilla honey bee. Fast and friendly service. Plenty..."
Michelle Long
"Nice place, eclectic arrangement, good coffee. Sometimes it's late to open, but I would totally go..."
Kevin Line
"Nice, happy people work together to give us great coffee and warm food. Very relaxing..."
"Nice area to but donuts and drinks in the morning. It gets busy so I ordered a take out in the morning. I get they are busy, but when I came in, the..."
Joy Kell
"Great food and coffee. Friendly people. A bit slow. Only one person taking orders in a busy day (National Donut Day). Don’t fill my hot drink most..."
Studio Audience
"They're bagels and their wraps are pretty good coffee obviously it's Dunkin' donuts so really good just got to speak a little bit louder so then the..."
Christa Moen
"Yummy and quick, but more importantly the staff took the time to answer my questions and listen to my..."
Jamie Lindblom
"Great staff, very friendly. Donuts were super..."
"The staff are friendly, and they offer a large variety of single slices of pizza, as well as whole pizzas! A word of caution though, their biggest..."
Emily Dittrich
"Great pizza and great place. I really dug the place and the food was..."
Jose Barcelo
"The slices they sell are massive! I wouldn't order a whole pie, you'll be full from 2..."
cpag7
"I always used to get pizza by the slice and it was ok . But tonight i got a 20 inch cheese pizza and it was really good asked for minced garlic.and..."
Hugo Cervantes
"Update 05/2022: place could use a deep clean but the below sentiment still stands.
Ballsy move putting your pizza joint across the street from..."
"Went for the first time tonight and my family and I are so glad we did. The food is amazing and the people working were very nice, respectful,..."
Vinny Scannell
"First time I came here they had VEGAN cheese!! The last two times though they have not :(
The crust is delicious, nice and crispy!
Still giving it..."
moxeev
"First time there today. Inexpensive and great quality food! We had the Tuscan pizza in the Roman size and their cheesy bread sticks. You're able to..."
Sabrina Ortiz
"Pizza on the patio! Love this place and the..."
Chad Ziemke
"Clean fast casual pizza restaurant, tons of options and food choices. Super good fresh mozzarella! Friendly staff, and a good value for..."
Ritchie Schaefer
"Best pizza I have ever had! I definitely recommend the smokey..."
kevin bohanon
"I always get a perfect vegan pizza made exactly how I like it. This time I got vegan cheese bread..."
Jordan Freitag
"Definitely a place to visit when in Mankato. You can totally customize your zza however you'd like and the crust is..."
"Went for the first time tonight and my family and I are so glad we did. The food is amazing and the people working were very nice, respectful,..."
Vinny Scannell
"First time I came here they had VEGAN cheese!! The last two times though they have not :(
The crust is delicious, nice and crispy!
Still giving it..."
moxeev
"First time there today. Inexpensive and great quality food! We had the Tuscan pizza in the Roman size and their cheesy bread sticks. You're able to..."
Sabrina Ortiz
"Pizza on the patio! Love this place and the..."
Chad Ziemke
"Clean fast casual pizza restaurant, tons of options and food choices. Super good fresh mozzarella! Friendly staff, and a good value for..."
Ritchie Schaefer
"Best pizza I have ever had! I definitely recommend the smokey..."
kevin bohanon
"I always get a perfect vegan pizza made exactly how I like it. This time I got vegan cheese bread..."
Jordan Freitag
"Definitely a place to visit when in Mankato. You can totally customize your zza however you'd like and the crust is..."
"Very helpful and friendly staff with excellent service. We were here on a Saturday evening for the buffet The pizza selection was great and they kept..."
A. J.
"We’ve enjoyed going out for supper at this Buffet (make sure to go after 4:30pm when their Buffet starts).
I like how they have a couple varieties..."
Hey Pmans
"We stopped on a Sunday afternoon and it was busy. The staff did an amazing job bringing out food and keeping everything neat and clean. There was..."
Erin Stahl
"By far the best Pizza Ranch I have been to! The staff is awesome, attentive and helpful which is hard to come by these days! My family and I..."
Vinny Scannell
"We were 8 people, eating lunch at 2:30 P.M. They still had plenty of food on the buffet. They brought out a fresh dessert pizza just when I was ready..."
Marilyn Dundas
"Great food on Father's Day. Quick to pick up our dishes, refilled everything very fast and tasty fresh..."
Amie Engels
"Stopped in for the buffet and it was excellent. Fresh pizza was out any time I went for..."
"Not much to look at, but the food is pretty good! The burger maybe a tad overdone, but the fried onions on the burger were done just right. They were..."
Sue Jones
"Quaint little place that we stopped at on our Motorcycles with a group of friends. There is a large Dam & covered Park bench area right in with this..."
Hey Pmans
"We rode the bike there it was a great ride the place was small with very limited tables but there is a nice park across the street with picnic..."
Kim Waldoch
"Pie, shake, food and beverage biking destination 10 miles out of Mankato on the shaded Red Jacket bike trail. 2 miles west of Rapidan on a country..."
Scott Eggert
"Great family that owns it. The pie was amazing!!!!
What a great little place. Not many vintage restaurants..."
Julie Jacobs
"Meet Jim the owner for the last 50 years. Pies are amazing,food good, sign the guest book. You'll only be a stranger..."
Kevin Line
"Excellent pie. We had the sour cream raisin and the banana cream and they were both outstanding. The dam burger was good, but it was so thick that it..."
JRob Zetelumen
"Who wouldn't love a beautiful country drive to an authentic 1950's mom n' pop shop that serves homemade pie by a river..."
"Awesome place! Love the sports atmosphere. Amazing pizza! I love that they offer dairy free cheese! Owners are extremely supportive of our community..."
Amber Leonhardi
"If you like thin crust pizza, Jake's is for you! Delicious! Long standing locally owned joint, with lots of Vikings autographs hanging up from when..."
Andrea Nevermind
"Need a pizza fix? This is the place to get it! Wow what a great crust, toppings everything was awesome. The wife had the Italian poor boy, was huge..."
Joel Englert
"Started going to Jake's stadium Pizza back in the 70s when it was located on the corner by the movie theaters nothing else was around it. It is still..."
BRIAN
"Excellent pizza and service here!
I don't come here as often as I used to. But whenever I do get here they never..."
"Well, if you are hungry and you want a lot of food per servings, this is the place! I had enough food to take home for my next meal! We ordered the..."
Rob Wilkening
"Susu is a wonderful person. We eat there family style every weekend. Its reasonable and she customize it. I forgot pics of the..."
Amitra Stone
"My favorite local restaurant in mankato. Always liked it. Very friendly stuffs. Owner is a real gentleman. Best dish: Walleye with Wild..."
Abdur Rahman
"We just moved here from AZ. I'm so glad we only live down the street from this place. Awesome, atmosphere, friendly staff, great music, and..."
Jose Rodriguez
"Stopped on a Sunday, great buffet, ribs, chicken, breakfast items, desert, very tasty. Josh and sue are very helpful. A very pleasant..."
Steven Taylor
"First time visit, very clean and beautiful interior! Wonderful wait staff! Super delicious food! Didn't find anything wrong!
We came for the brunch..."
The Pepper Puttz (The Suicidal Angel)
"I agree with others on sometimes waiting a bit at the front to be seated as there only seems to be one waitress for the bar area and one for the..."
"The service was great we really enjoyed our waitress. The atmosphere of the restaurant was nice. The food was good we didn't have any issues with..."
Mike
"What a great place. We've been twice now to watch the Mavericks NCAA hockey tournament and the food and drinks are awesome and reasonably priced. ..."
John MacQueen
"Graduation dinner reservation. They were ready for us as we walked in. We were seated right away & our orders were taken. They were very busy so we..."
Jen
"Awesome bar/restaurant. Friendly staff, great food. Cheese curds were excellent. Very clean place and happy atmosphere. Nice bathrooms..."
Josh Gibson
"Had a great birthday lunch at The Tav on the Ave. It is locally owned and they have so much good food, it is hard to choose off the menu. Great..."
Amber Pietan
"Love tav. Great place for your classic bar food as well as a few unique options.
Great drink selection, fun atmosphere, decent..."
Jared Hoscheit
"Great local bar and grill. Good atmosphere and food/drinks. Never had a bad time..."
"Customer service was amazing. The young man serving me made sure I understood what each dip was and asked me the perfect questions. Love..."
Taiton Moore
"Consistently always delicious. Every time my family comes to Wetzel's Pretzels we are greeted by friendly smiles and great food. We love this place..."
GI Joe
"Absolutely incredible food! The owner is great and the girl named Nicole was super helpful. Great prices, great food, great..."
Ethan Hayes
"There is nothing I love more at the mall then a quick bite to eat as I stroll and window shop. Most times, Im craving a fresh pretzel and a lemonade...."
Jennifer Sopsic
"Best place ever. I eat at least 4 times a day..."
Tyler Johnson
"Absolutely wonderful service. The workers are all so..."
"Mixed. Curry soup was fantastic but a bit rich.Staff were nice and helpful.Spouse loved some Mediterranean dish.Pad Thai wasn't..."
Arnold T. Pants Esq.
"Accidently recieved the wrong Mac and Cheese. It was quickly corrected! The customer service is excellent! They will take care of you if you happen..."
Brendan L
"Quick service minutes after they opened. Very good food. They had pictures of the menu items so you knew what you were getting. I like the customized..."
Hannah Lang
"We love the Mac & Cheese bowl, the Pad Thai with chicken, Korean meatballs, and the rice crispy bars. The staff are always friendly and..."
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