Merchants Cafe

09/30/2026

Merchants Cafe, Man oh man I never saw this place coming. I was born a worker and I will do anything for my family and anything for the people I love. All of my friends at work know how much I love them. Anyways, this upset person has been trying to intimidate and threaten the Cafe with the Better Business Bureau and the Minnesota Department of labor. Unfortunately, this person doesn’t know who he’s up against. I love too fiercely to accept this type of intimidation. I still don’t know how I got this lucky and I’m so grateful for everybody who comes to see us.

09/03/2026

We finally have our homemade jalapeño hot sauce back in the house. We will be making the habanero ghost pepper hot sauce soon!

08/28/2026

Gyros on special, $9.99!

08/04/2026

I don’t think I will ever fully understand why we are so lucky. Thank you my Friend. My Max says he’s famous now 😂

05/10/2026

I think this is my favorite gift my Max has ever given to me. Happy Mother’s Day everyone!! I am so grateful I’m good at restranting. We are so grateful for all of you!!

02/27/2026

Apparently The Star Tribune was with us and we had no idea! Super cool for our town to be published in this way. It definitely made our day to find out about it!

https://www.startribune.com/the-5-best-things-our-food-writers-ate-this-week/601579515th

Somali and Korean fare, plus comfort dishes with a twist, topped our list of favorite bites.

01/22/2026

Today is the slowest we have ever been sense we opened. Come see us! Mention this post and we will give you 30% off today!

01/14/2026

I’m not very good at a lot of things. Thankfully, I have too many responsibilities to remember all those things. Anyway, I missed our SEVEN YEAR anniversary. I don’t have all the words that come with the gratitude I feel to be able to say that and get to be with the people that I get to be with every day. I think last year we gave a discount to show gratitude? This year I think 20% off of take and bakes through Sunday and anyone who mentions this post 20% off their meal as well. I really don’t know how I got this lucky. Thank you so much to everyone who visits us for being such a great part of our community and for being in our lives.

01/06/2026

Current available take & bakes! Mention this post and receive 15% off your take & bake purchase! 1/6/26 thru 1/11/26. (Wild rice soup not included.

11/26/2025

Some of our new menu items! I cannot express how impressed I was with Diamond Jill’s Christmas grinch free absolutely amazing set up they do for our community for the past few years. SO generous and I get these treasure pictures for the rest of my life! Thank you!