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Zanz Mexican Restaurant

+1 507-388-4789
1041 Madison Ave, Mankato, MN 56001 United States of America
Open Today: 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM

Amenities

From the business
  • Identifies as women-owned
Service options
  • Outdoor seating
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
Popular for
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
  • Comfort food
  • Late-night food
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
Dining options
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Gender-neutral restroom
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Historic
Crowd
  • College students
  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • Tourists
Planning
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
Children
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
Parking
  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • Parking
Other
  • Identifies as women-owned

Best WLM Reviews

Hands down the best hard shell taco I have ever eaten, never really been many other taco places so maybe 2nd to some, very friendly staff and great service (these days) thank you Zanz, XO ????
literally just walked out of here,, was SO Excited to try this place it's been recommended to me by SO many people BUT these 3 workers and not a single glove to be seen.. im a CFPM..certified kitchen manager l,,like idk i couldn't bring myself to buy Anything.. not after kniwing what i know and at least not until I go there and there's manager becuz I'm assuming that's the only time they think they should follow the health code....it's really just not acceptable.. anyways yep
The food was good, made fresh. Had 8 cheese chilitos and 4 tacos split between 4 people and we left full.
Customer service was nice, thanked us before we left.
Definitely a nice spot for the summer time!
The kitchen and bathroom area are extremely filthy and scared my daughter and myself. My son was not scared. It also scared the worker at ZANZ that we dare go back there when I asked where are the restrooms? I could tell by the look he gave us. Seeing the state of the area questioned eating there again. 3 out 4 people including a Zanz worker are frightened of the state of the kitchen/bathroom area. This questioned our food even though it was OK.
Every time I come to town it is my first stop when I get to Mankato. Love the food, the chilitos are addictive. Sometimes I order a bunch of chilitos ahead of time and they make them up without cooking them and freeze them for me. Bring them home with me and just pop them in the microwave when I want one.
I would give this 3 stars, but there were a couple HUGE red flags that droppes it to 2 stars.
First...all in all, the food was decent, just not a very large serving for the price. Second... the 1 and ONLY bathroom is around back and basically in the kitchen area. It definently needs some attention and cleaning, and had i used the bathroom before I ate, i probably would have left with out eating.
Lastly... EVERY garbage can was full... there were 3 people working, we were the only sit down customers there, trays were stacked on the garbage cans, ash trays havent been emptied in who knows how long, (i dont smoke, so didnt bother me, just something i noticed) yet the garbage couldnt be changed?
So basically the food was ok, i havent gotten sick yet so thats good. Probably wont ever go back though...
We waited over 45 minutes for a portion of our order. The other food we got tasted old and was not consistent in flavor from one meal to the next. Employees did not seem to care that we had to wait for the food and blamed the previous shift employees for the wait.
One of my favorite places to go when in Mankato! One of the best "local" places to go eat!???? I highly recommend the cheese Chilitos! You won't be disappointed!

Quick Facts About Zanz Mexican Restaurant



Today

Opening Hours

Monday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM

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