Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Mendota Heights

Initial inspection was pleasant. When you enter the restaurant, you'll see it's well appointed with mostly natural materials (namely stone walls, funky glass vases, and a very pretty open kitchen). The service was attentive, but not overbearing. The only low was the filet tenderloin. While the sauce was delicious, and the visual was amazing, the meat itself didn't quite make the mark. Otherwise, the appetizers and desert were all amazing and performed. In the end, I would highly recommend this as a great fine-ish (not quite casual, not quite fine dining) dining experience.

Best dining experience in a while for us. We ordered the medallions, tomahawk steak, lobster tail, and crab legs. Everything was delicious, the juke box was juking, and the service was top tier 🥰 oh and the Rueben egg rolls were amazing 🤤

Our Valentine's Day evening was perfect at Kincaid's. Our salmon and Chilean sea bass were perfectly cooked, moist, and brought to our table hot. Seasoning and sauces were perfectly balanced. The molten chocolate cake and the apple crumble desserts were wonderful as well. And over all the years Kincaid's still provides the best margarita in town. Thanks to Diego for his menu recommendations, and the rest of the top-notch service. We will be back soon!

Only problem we had was the bar was backed up. We got our first round of drinks right away. We wanted our next round with supper and we were done for 10 minutes before they showed, the manager took care of it and all was good. It was Valentins so it was busy. Will not stop us from going back. Thanks Granit City. See you next time.

Always a wonderful experience at Joan's. The food is amazing and we love the fact that it is a family venture. Joan and Susan always remember us - even though we only go there 3-4 times a year. Also love the fact that their 4 course tasting menu does not include a desert course, which we always consider a throwaway. We are patrons for life!