Maria's Cafe
(612) 870-9842
1113 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis,
MN
55404
44.9626
-93.2579
Neighborhoods: Ventura Village, Phillips
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In Short
This 140-seat cafe, which opened in January 2000, serves breakfast all day and also offers a lunch menu. Most of the meals are South American, particularly Colombian and Venezuelan. Owner Maria Elena Hoyos, a native of Colombia, uses her hometown and family recipes to make dishes such as mango pancakes, cachapas (corn pancakes) and huevos pericos (a type of egg dish). She also caters business meetings at the restaurant.
User Reviews
Anonymous
September 23, 2008
I am in love with their corn pancakes. The coffee is surprisingly boring for that type of food. The lunch sandwiches (eggplant!) are phenomenal. The only thing that ever makes me apprehensive to go there is that they have some obnoxious hippy guy playing his guitar on weekend mornings. The hostess loves to seat us right next to him. I prefer to eat and have a conversation in the morning, not listen to a cheesy Beatles cover being sung practically in my lap. They always seem to be annoyed when I ask to switch tables, but wouldn't it make sense to ASK if you wanted to be seated near the music?
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furiae
July 13, 2008
Good, relaxed service. Pleasant outdoor seating. Wonderful corn pancakes. Wonderful stuffed omelettes! Thank you, Maria's!
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June 08, 2008
Maria's is always a stand and wait, but it is worth it. The corn pancakes are out of this world with all the sides that you can order. They also have a vegetarian sandwich which can be ordered for lunch that is wonderful. Even their oatmeal is delicious. Sometimes there is entertainment for the breakfast hour which is unique.
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Know Before You Go:
If Maria Elena Hoyos looks familiar to you, it's no wonder--she's been in the restaurant business since the early '80s. This eatery's owner and namesake once managed Rick's Old Time Cafe (now Victor's 1959 Cafe) and owned Maria's Breakfast Club at 56th and Lyndale until 1997.
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