South of the Border Cafe

4 MN-61, Grand Marais
(218) 387-1505

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Rodney Jackson

Great place, great service, ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: English Muffin, Fried Potatoes, Scrambled Eggs Bacon Hash Browns Pancake

H. Zimmer

Food was great!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fried Potatoes, Meat Lovers Omelette with Fried Potatoes

Ryan Callahan

Maybe breakfast is OK, but this place sucks for lunch.

Just giving it to you guys straight, but we came here for lunch and all of us were incredibly disappointed, especially for the price. First of all, the atmosphere is a dumpy diner which wouldn't be an issue if the food was good or a good value, but neither of those things is true. I ordered a burger which was small and lackluster, especially for 11 bucks. That's a burger only, no fries or sides. Speaking of which, to make it a "basket" is 6 bucks more which is a side of fries and a thimble full of coleslaw. Seriously, I laughed at the quantity of slaw when it came out. It is literally one large bite. The real kicker was when my girlfriend saw her chicken sandwich she ordered though. It was a Tyson frozen chicken patty on a regular store bought hamburger bun. We're talking the lowest quality chicken patty possible with a side of fries and one bite of cold slaw for 16 bucks. I'm usually the critical one and my girlfriend is easy going, but even she has been making fun of this chicken sandwich for the rest of our trip here.

You can get better quality food, better service, and a better atmosphere 1 block away at the Dairy Queen for half the price. This place is a joke and I hope you don't eat there. Not for lunch anyway. We tried it because the reviews were decent and I've never been more disappointed by other reviews compared to my own experience than this.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Gardner Hall

Good hamburger, but expensive ($10+ with lettuce and tomato, $15 with fries and cole slaw). Most food in the area is expensive. Friendly service, though a bit slow. Crowded when we were there at 11:30 AM.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

BW

Great little small-town diner! We've been to Grand Marais many times and never even knew this place was here, but we'll add it to our "must-stop" list for future visits.
We had breakfast omelettes with hash browns...delicious. Ample portions.
Our server was Aspen and she was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Potatoes

Deb Edwards

Always great food, and service! Pretty popular for breakfast especially, so get there early!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soups, Hash Browns, Fried Potatoes, Bacon Ham or Sausage, Scrambled Eggs Bacon Hash Browns Pancake, Two Eggs and Toast

Christy Conlan

Great burgers!!!!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amanda Weise

Not a place we would come back to. We walked in and the seats were all full, so we waited off to the side. We were never greeted or acknowledged by the staff. After we were seated (~10 mins), it took more than 40 mins to get our breakfast order. The food tasted good but it was not fancy or special. They charged 20.50 for a veggie omelet, fried potatoes, and a side of sausage links plus 3$ for coffee. We were really put off by the price and atmosphere and would pick another place for breakfast next time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Alex Pryde

Lovely people, nice food ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Hash Browns, Fried Potatoes, Scrambled Eggs Bacon Hash Browns Pancake

kassie koivisto

Food wasn't very good eggs were too white and oakie French toast was very blah blend.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Ken Lundgren

Stopped by for breakfast around 8.
Wasn't too busy, sat down at table right away. Service was great. Ordered the omelet with a pancake on side, delicious. Prices were good. I will definitely stop here again when I get back to this area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Meat Lovers Omelette with Fried Potatoes

Julie Lundgren

Great place for breakfast!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Potatoes, Meat Lovers Omelette with Fried Potatoes

Nathan Knauer

Great place to grab a traditional breakfast before doing some nature sightseeing!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wanderlust1

If you want breakfast and nothing else is available it does the job. Nothing special.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Becky Balder

Had lunch here and tried herring for the first time (I was a little wary...) it was FANTASTIC! The owner told us it was caught only a couple hours ago.....I will have it again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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