Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives....Fargo Style

Since we have been here for 3 months now, we have had ample time to explore the dining options here in fabulous Fargo. We have learned a few things on our eating adventures:

1) There is no good pizza here

2) There are no good sandwiches here

3) Fargoians know how to make cupcakes

4) Small town living is great for finding amazing ice cream parlours

5) Indian folk like Fargo

6) Mexican folk don't like Fargo

So, going down the list....


There is no good pizza here...

We have decided that the best pizza we can find is Domino's. We tried a couple of the smaller, local places, and were quite freaked out when our pizza came to our table cut into bite-sized squares....really? What is happening, we felt like we had fallen into the twilight zone or something. After two twlilight zone pizza meals, we decided to stick with triangle pizza from Domino's....much safer!


There are no good sandwiches here...

Basically, we miss Roma's Deli in San Bruno. There are just no true Italian deli's around here...probably due to the distinct lack of real Italian people. We almost, key word here almost, went to what we thought was going to be a legit sandwich spot until we saw the drive-thru lane...a clear sign that this was not the sandwich establishment of our dreams, which we had hoped so much it would be. Turns out this place was a chain that just hasn't made it to the Golden State, hence us not realizing it was a fast-food chain. Our sandwich place of choice has thus become Subway...which also has a drive-through...it's no Roma's, but it will just have to do. We did also discover that our local cupcake bakery has a good lunch deal with a pretty decent sandwich, which leads us to our next lesson....


Fargoians know how to make cupcakes...


Meet Angel Cups...the Fargo version of Sprinkles, making it so much more affordable, thus making it that much more dangerous! The ladies here are very nice, and for $8 you can get a boxed lunch deal that comes with a nice plain sandwich on your choice of bread, a bowl of fruit, a pickle, a bag of chips, and a delicious cupcake. We go here way too much than is probably good for us, but we walk there so it's perfectly fine...right? Good thing we both have access to free gym membership really :) So bascially, we have been to Angel Cups so much that they know us, and a couple of weeks ago, during their anniversary extravaganza, we entered a raffle and each won a prize! Jenni got some yummy peach lotion and a $5 gift card, and Brad got a deceptively powerful mini-flashlight and a $5 gift card. Here are some pictures of us enjoying the wonder that is Angel Cups...

Brad likes to gobble his cupcake

Jenni opts for the proper way...using a fork

Small town living is great for finding amazing ice cream parlours...

One sunny day we had a craving for ice-cream, so we used good ol' Google Maps to find us a delicious place to get our fix. Introducing, Charlie's. Stepping into this place felt like we had arrived there via Delorian at 88MPH...all we were missing was Marty Mcfly by our sides and the image would have been complete. For those non-movie buffs reading, it was like going back to the 1950's. This place even makes their own waffle cones fresh when you order, and their mint-chocolate chip ice-cream is divine.


Indian folk like Fargo...

During our first few weeks here, we discovered a hidden gem in a shady parking lot next to a pawn store...Passage to India. Possibly the most delicious Indian food ever, and it was so authentic, we waited 30 minutes for the check to come when we were done. According to Brad this is always a sign of a true Indian restaurant. Besides waiting for the check for an eternity, the food here is amazing, and their chai tea is like heaven in a cup.


Mexican folk do not like Fargo...

We found the perfect Mexican restaurant...complete with Wednesday night margarita specials. Walking into Casa Ramos was like walking into a jungle, there was even a huge tree just chilling in the middle of the room surrounded by Mexcian beer flags. They served delicious enchiladas, and being that they were all California implants, they even made Brad burritos the way he likes them! The best part about Casa Ramos, besides the food, drink, tree, and awesome staff, was that it was stumbling distance from our apartment. So on margarita Wednesdays we could stumble home safely....sadly, however, our Mexican heaven has flown south for warmer climates. This past week they packed up the tree, beer flags, and awesome monkey chairs and headed for Mesa, Arizona. Sad days, we said our goodbyes to Carlos and Juan (and this sounds awful, but Jenni remembered his name was Juan because she knew it wasn't Jose and it started with a J) and watched teary eyed as they drove south into the sunset.

Brad in despair on our last night at Casa Ramos

Besides eating out, we have also been having some culinary adventures of our own. After watching cupcake wars, Jenni got the urge to bake cupcakes of her own. These were not your typical cupcakes either....they were Earl Grey cupcakes, and they were delicious.

Delicious Earl Grey cupcakes, waiting to be enjoyed

Jenni also tried her hand at roast potatoes. One Sunday, we enjoyed the poor man's version of a Sunday roast. We got a $5 rotisserie chicken from our local supermarket (pre-cooked of course) steamed up some frozen veggies, and roasted some potatoes. After setting off the smoke detectors and splattering hot oil all over, Jenni's roastie adventure turned out to be a success. All that was missing was some gravy, which mum sent over to us, so next time it will be complete and amazing :)

Brad approves of the deliciousness!

 That's it for now...stay tuned for more updates!