El Sazon Tacos & More

Sueños Hechos Realidad

El Sazon started inside a BP gas station in Eagan — a tiny kitchen, a big dream, and food so good people drove across the Twin Cities to find it. Cristian and Karen De León built four concepts since, rooted in Mayan heritage and the belief that everything tastes better with family.

Porque en Familia Todo Sabe Mejor

When the world slowed down in 2020, Cristian and Karen — who met working side by side in a restaurant seventeen years ago — rediscovered something simple: meals shared together just hit differently. That kitchen-table reconnection became the spark that lit everything else.

The Gas Station Kitchen

In March 2022, El Sazon Tacos & More opened out of a small kitchen inside the BP off I-35E and Diffley Road in Eagan — a setting that surprised everyone except the people eating there. Word spread fast, and one self-described LA taco snob declared it the best in the Twin Cities.

From One Kitchen to Four

Cocina & Tragos brought chef-driven plates and cocktails to Lyndale Avenue, Eat Street Crossing planted our flag in Minneapolis, and Xelas in Stillwater opened a chapter all its own — taco omakase and five-course tasting menus rooted in Mayan culinary heritage.

Rooted in Mayan Heritage

Cristian grew up cooking to make a living, until the right mentors changed everything. His menus weave global flavors into a foundation of Mayan culinary tradition — every dish carries both his roots and his restlessness.

The Community Behind It All