Burnsville does not need Minneapolis or St. Paul to feed itself well. Cedar Avenue and the strip malls around it carry a real Mexican corridor, a steady Vietnamese room, and enough sandwich lines and sushi counters to skip the drive north entirely. This list treats Burnsville as its own municipality with its own standards, not a suburb of anywhere.
№ 01
Blue Ox Sandwich Factory
Burnsville $
14270 Buck Hill Rd, Ste 115, Burnsville, MN 55306 · +19528982583
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The chicken bacon ranch is the order regulars keep coming back for, and the line at lunch moves fast even when it is out the door. Blue Ox runs a counter-service format built for quick lunches and casual family meals, with a gourmet sandwich menu deep enough to reward a slow read before ordering. It is the sandwich stop Burnsville treats as its default, not its backup.
What to orderchicken bacon ranch, gourmet sandwiches, half-smoke
№ 02
Saigon Palace Restaurant
Burnsville $$
401 W Burnsville Pkwy, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19528088920
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Pho tai is the anchor bowl here, built on broth that keeps regulars driving back across the metro for it. Saigon Palace also turns out egg rolls and a pad thai worth ordering alongside the pho, and the room handles groups without friction. It stands with Trieu Chau at the top of the Twin Cities' Vietnamese tier, and Burnsville gets to claim it as a hometown room.
What to orderpho tai, egg rolls, pad thai
№ 03
Porter Creek Hardwood Grill
Burnsville $$
14201 Burngarten Dr, Burnsville, MN 55306 · +19526981888
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Rotisserie buffalo wings open the meal strong, and the grilled steak carries the higher-end reputation this room has built for itself. Porter Creek runs a warmer, more formal register than most of Cedar Avenue, with vegetarian options on the menu and patio seating for warmer months. It is the pick in Burnsville when the occasion calls for something a notch above casual.
What to orderRotisserie Buffalo Wings, grilled steak, vegetarian options
№ 04
Mediterranean Cruise Cafe
Burnsville $$
12500 Nicollet Ave S, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19526416222
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The falafel sandwich remains the reason to order here, best paired with a Greek salad instead of fries. Mediterranean Cruise Cafe runs a large dining room that handles Saturday crowds without much of a wait, built for families and groups rather than a fast solo lunch. Consistency has slipped some from its peak, but the mezze platter and core plates still deliver.
What to orderfalafel sandwich, Greek salad, mezze platter
№ 05
Bricksworth Beer Co.
Burnsville $$
12257B Nicollet Ave, Nicollet Business Center, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19526575236
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Detroit-style pizza is the kitchen's calling card, crisp at the edges and loaded with toppings, and it pairs naturally with the house beer flight. Bricksworth is a brewpub built for groups, with enough open floor space to hold a coworker happy hour or a weekday afternoon crowd without feeling packed. Service moves quickly even when the room fills in.
What to orderDetroit-style pizza, burger, house beer flight
№ 06
El Super Taco
Burnsville $$
2001 Cliff Rd E, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19528908888
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The carne asada fries and breakfast burrito are the dishes that keep transplants from California and Texas coming back, and the salsa bar's green and habanero options back up the main plates. El Super Taco is a no-frills counter room in Burnsville that trades polish for volume and flavor, and regulars return multiple times a week for exactly that trade.
What to orderbreakfast burrito, carne asada fries, salsa
№ 07
Taqueria La Hacienda
Burnsville $$
2000 Williams Dr, Ste 105, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19528086895
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Carne asada tacos and chiles rellenos are the reliable order, priced fairly for the portions. Taqueria La Hacienda runs open-kitchen counter service where the prep is visible from the line, which keeps the menu honest even though it stays tighter than some competitors on Cedar Avenue. Waits can stretch at peak times, but the plates land well when they arrive.
What to ordercarne asada tacos, chiles rellenos, enchiladas
№ 08
Clive's Roadhouse Burnsville
Burnsville $$
13050 Aldrich Ave S, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19524263625
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Burgers, wings, and steak anchor a menu built for a full table watching a game rather than a quiet dinner. Clive's Roadhouse pairs a sports-bar dining room with patio seating facing the adjacent hotel lot, and the kitchen keeps ticket times fast even at lunch. It is the Burnsville room built specifically for groups and screens, not solo meals.
What to orderburger, wings, steak
№ 09
Taqueria Hidalgo
Burnsville $
12641 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19527071183
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Taqueria Hidalgo holds down the budget end of Burnsville's Mexican corridor, priced for regular weekday visits rather than special occasions. It sits alongside El Super Taco and Taqueria La Hacienda in a stretch of the city that has quietly become one of the most reliable Mexican food corridors in the south metro, counter service included.
№ 10
Tsunami Japanese
Burnsville $$
1601 County Rd 42 W, Burnsville, MN 55306 · +19526005594
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Nigiri and sashimi arrive with sharper plating than most counter-service sushi rooms bother with, and the roll list gives newer diners an easy entry point. Tsunami Japanese runs dine-in and delivery side by side, and the dine-in room is the stronger bet: the kitchen's presentation and freshness read more consistently in person than through a delivery bag.
What to ordernigiri sushi, sashimi, rolls
№ 11
Casa Maya Grill & Cafe - Don Chon
Burnsville
14635 County Rd 11, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19529779863
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The Taco Chon is the dish that built this room's name, and it survives the rebrand from Cafe Don Chon to Casa Maya Grill and Cafe intact. Carne asada and chiles rellenos round out a family-run menu sized for groups of six or more without strain. It is a Burnsville staple for anyone who wants a full Mexican dinner rather than a quick counter order.
What to orderTaco Chon, carne asada, chiles rellenos
№ 12
Lemon Thai Kitchen
Burnsville
12621 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337 · +19526003102
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Pad thai, green curry, and tom yum soup make Lemon Thai Kitchen the strip-mall stop drivers reach for on the way home rather than a destination in itself. Service moves fast on slow afternoons and the food holds up well for takeout, though the dine-in experience does not always match the kitchen's output. Order ahead and this becomes an easy weeknight fix.
What to orderpad thai, green curry, tom yum soup
Frequently asked
What is the best restaurant near me in Burnsville right now?
It depends on what you are craving. Saigon Palace Restaurant leads the Vietnamese lane, El Super Taco and Taqueria La Hacienda anchor the Mexican corridor along Cedar Avenue, and Blue Ox Sandwich Factory is the fastest reliable lunch. Each listing here carries an Insider Score based on the public review record, and no restaurant paid to be included.
Are there good options in Burnsville for a group dinner?
Yes. Porter Creek Hardwood Grill and Casa Maya Grill & Cafe - Don Chon both handle larger tables comfortably, and Clive's Roadhouse Burnsville is built specifically around groups watching a game. Bricksworth Beer Co. also has the floor space for a coworker or friend group without a long wait.
Is Burnsville's Mexican food scene worth exploring beyond one restaurant?
It is. El Super Taco, Taqueria La Hacienda, Taqueria Hidalgo, and Casa Maya Grill & Cafe - Don Chon each take a different approach, from California-style plates to family-style dinners, and together they form one of the stronger Mexican food corridors in the south metro suburbs.
How is the Insider Score for these Burnsville restaurants calculated?
The Insider Score is built from the public review record for each restaurant, weighing consistency and volume of feedback rather than any paid placement. No restaurant on this list paid for its ranking or its spot in the guide; the score and order reflect the record as it stands.
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The data first, then the verdict
We start with the review record, not a press release. Every room here is a real kitchen with a strong rating across a meaningful number of reviews, ranked on our 10-point Insider Score. We weight consistency over time and the rooms locals return to, not the ones tourists pass through once. The list updates as the data does. How we work →
Hodan Abdi
Staff Writer · Top of Minneapolis
Hodan Abdi is a Staff Writer at Top of Minneapolis. Raised in Cedar-Riverside two floors above the Somali mall her aunt worked in, she now lives in Eagan and covers the whole metro ring. She writes the guides, sweeps the suburbs, and covers the Somali and East African tables as the beat she knows best.
