Roseville runs on strip-mall parking lots and plaza addresses, and the food inside them does not need an apology. This list covers the roast beef counter, the Mexican dining rooms, the malt shop, and the rest of what actually earns a stop on Rice Street or Snelling Avenue.
1642 County Rd B2 W, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16517960040
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Baldamar sits inside a building bigger than most visitors expect for Roseville, with a bar side that gets attentive service and a lunch crowd that treats it as a discovery even though it has been open for years. The New American menu works for both a quick bar seat and a slower group lunch. Restaurant Week traffic says the kitchen can handle volume.
What to orderUnable to determine specific dishes from excerpts provided
№ 02
Pizza Lucé Roseville
Roseville $$
2851 Snelling Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16517896909
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The baked potato pizza, meant for dipping into sour cream, is the order regulars name first at this Pizza Lucé location. The room gets loud and fills up fast, but the gluten-free pizza and pasta lineup is a real second menu, not an afterthought, with matching gluten-free drink options. Service runs efficient even under a full house.
What to orderbaked potato pizza, gluten-free pizza, gluten-free pasta
№ 03
La Casita Mexican Restaurant
Roseville $$
1925 Perimeter Rd, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16512874055
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La Casita fills a big Roseville dining room with family gatherings and happy hour crowds chasing the five-dollar margaritas, prickly pear included. The chile relleno and enchiladas cover the standard Mexican menu without cutting corners, and the space handles large groups without the service falling apart. A dependable stop for a packed holiday table.
What to orderprickly pear margarita, chile relleno, enchiladas
№ 04
La Tapatia
Roseville $$
2730 Snelling Ave N, Ste 200, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16512536175
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La Tapatia earns its strip-mall address with chiles rellenos, carne asada, and enchiladas verdes that read as real Mexican cooking rather than a tex-mex compromise. The dining room comes recommended even to people who normally avoid strip-mall Mexican spots. Reservations are limited, so calling ahead or walking in on the early side works better than planning around a set time.
What to orderchiles rellenos, carne asada, enchiladas verdes
№ 05
Maverick's Real Roast Beef
Roseville $
1746 Lexington Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16514939672
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Roast beef is the entire reason to find Maverick's, a small counter operation built around a short menu and a run of dipping sauces, Maverick's sauce and horseradish among them. It is takeout-forward with limited seating, so plan on carrying the sandwich out. The roast beef itself, not the sides, is what regulars keep coming back to order.
What to orderroast beef, Maverick's sauce, horseradish dip
№ 06
Khan's Mongolian Barbeque
Roseville $$
2720 Snelling Ave, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16516313398
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Khan's runs the build-your-own grill format familiar to anyone who has eaten at a HuHot, with mongolian beef and grilled vegetables among the standards diners load onto their bowls before it hits the grill. The sauce selection could use more range, and not every grill station runs at once, but the format still works for a casual group meal at a fair price.
What to ordergrilled meat skewers, mongolian beef, grilled vegetables
№ 07
Original Malt Shop
Roseville $$
1125 Larpenteur Ave W, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16514880241
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The Fudge Scotchie and El Jefe get named as the order to make at this Roseville strip-mall counter, alongside malts that anchor the whole concept. Counter service and sit-down seating are both available, and the room runs loud when it fills with groups. Burger execution has drawn some complaints, so the malts and the named specialties are the safer bet.
What to orderFudge Scotchie, El Jefe, Malts
№ 08
Kyoto Sushi
Roseville $$
2100 Snelling Ave N, Ste 80, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16516365888
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The all-you-can-eat format at Kyoto Sushi lets a table work through spider rolls, volcano rolls, and hibachi steak without watching the bill climb, which makes it a group-friendly pick for a birthday or a casual family outing. Execution has been inconsistent, with some hibachi orders arriving overcooked, so this is a volume play more than a precision one.
What to orderSpider roll, Volcano roll, Hibachi steak
№ 09
India Palace
Roseville $$
2570 Cleveland Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113 · +16516311222
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Lamb palak arrives hot and well seasoned even on takeout orders, which says something about a kitchen that holds up outside the dining room. India Palace runs a buffet, but ordering off the menu gets better and more consistent results, according to the pattern in how dishes come out. Butter chicken and samosa round out the reliable menu order.
What to orderlamb palak, butter chicken, samosa
Frequently asked
What is the best restaurant in Roseville right now?
Based on the Insider Score, which weighs the full review record rather than any single visit, Baldamar and La Tapatia rank at the top for Roseville dining rooms, with Maverick's Real Roast Beef leading the counter-service tier. No restaurant pays to be listed here or anywhere on this site.
Where can I find good Mexican restaurants near me in Roseville?
Roseville has two distinct strong options: La Casita for a bigger room built for groups and happy hour, and La Tapatia for a smaller, more traditional dinner menu. Both are independently scored using the Insider Score system, and neither paid for placement on this list.
Is Maverick's Real Roast Beef dine-in or takeout only?
It runs primarily as a takeout counter with limited room to sit and eat, built around a short menu led by its roast beef and a range of dipping sauces. It scores well on the Insider Score despite the small footprint, which factors service and food quality, not seating size.
Is the buffet or the menu better at India Palace?
The review record points toward ordering from the menu rather than the buffet for more consistent quality, with dishes like lamb palak and butter chicken singled out as reliable. The Insider Score reflects that pattern across many reviews, and India Palace has not paid for its ranking here.
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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.
