Where to eat in Grand Forks.

[gfhockey]

Half brothers has ok beer but a lot better food then rhombus brewery had

 

biggest mistake they didn’t allow pizza in

[The Sicatoka]

10 hours ago, sioux rube said:

I was just there Tuesday. Still as good as ever 

I have someone rolling through VC on Saturday; now I may need to tell them "delivery or don't bother".  

[geaux_sioux]

9 hours ago, gfNDfan said:

Completely true!   The beer and food was never really remarkable.  The ironic thing is the guy that started Half Brothers was the first and original brewmaster at Rhombus and struck out to start his own business and succeeded!   Drekker has done REALLY WELL in Fargo also...

https://brewhalla.co/

Staying there for a birthday weekend getaway - heard it's really cool.   Rhombus did a great thing repurposing the Old Met downtown.  That building is a historical gem and hopefully another micro brewer will step in and take it over.   

 

 

 

 

Love the owners of Drekker. Super nice guys. 

[gfhockey]

Had a sandwich yesterday with ole Jonny bonzer

 

very good sandwich

 

gasp

[The Sicatoka]

5 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Had a sandwich yesterday with ole Jonny bonzer

There was a day when if you were looking for Grand Forks Central staff about 3:30 pm ... go to Bonzer's.   

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

Had a sandwich yesterday with ole Jonny bonzer

 

very good sandwich

 

gasp

tell him increase portion size tho

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

Bonzers is a decent option, but IMO 21+ needs an asterisk in the context of community dining amid a wave of closures. 

Would love to see some local establishments reclassified - or regs relaxed - to permit families with children. Other states seem to have no problem. 

[SiouxHawkGuy]

6 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

Bonzers is a decent option, but IMO 21+ needs an asterisk in the context of community dining amid a wave of closures. 

Would love to see some local establishments reclassified - or regs relaxed - to permit families with children. Other states seem to have no problem. 

Seemed very odd getting carded for a cheeseburger at JL when I was a student. 

[nodak651]

Who wants to open a brewery?

Regarding the now-closed taproom, Winjum said he does not have any immediate plans, but is open to renting the space and equipment to an interested business owner.

“There are so many options and possibilities for that,” he said. “If there’s anybody out there that’s passionate about opening a business and comes to us with a plan, we’re open to ideas. We’ll see what happens.”

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/rhombus-guys-brewing-closes-downtown-taproom-will-cease-brewing-operations

[Speez]

18 hours ago, Cratter said:

I went to Lotzza Motzza frozen pizza and never looked back. 

Best frozen pizza I have had.  A few months ago they had their artisan crust pizza which is even better. Was as close to a really good Chicago thin crust pizza from a frozen product. Was only available for a few months. Must not have gone over well in Fargo as I can't find it anywhere .  Was really bummed about that.

[The Sicatoka]

3 hours ago, SiouxHawkGuy said:

Seemed very odd getting carded for a cheeseburger at JL when I was a student. 

Beer cheese?   

[SIOUXFAN97]

Rhombus guys for sure should have shuttled over their pizza to the brewery in boxes…….

[JohnboyND7]

On 7/20/2023 at 5:45 PM, Green Banner said:

Bonita Pizza, they make Up North Pizza and a few other brands.

Also give Johnny B's a try. Very solid frozen pizza. They have a restaurant in Jamestown. 

Johnny B's is very good. Will vouch for it

[LuvHockey]

29 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said:

Johnny B's is very good. Will vouch for it

I will as well. Very good pizza, also lavosh (cracker type crust with toppings) and good sandwiches too. Also large beer selection that includes Guinness.

[gfhockey]

Had a bar pizza at the legion in egf

 

homw made. Very good. 

[Oxbow6]

1 hour ago, JohnboyND7 said:

Johnny B's is very good. Will vouch for it

Their peanut butter jalapeño pepperoni pizza is a must.

[Smoggy]

Being that far down the road hurt. But the killers were losing their brewer and trying to become big canner. The stuff they can and sent to other other bars was "safe" but just wasn't that good. Issue for them is that their vats are so big it's tough to take risks and try new things. Half brothers keeps finding new popular beers like Pickle Rickle and rotates them in when they have the ingredients. But that also builds the demand.

Drekker is a different animal as they make awesome beer, still take chances, and have huge distribution. Heck it is cheaper to get down in Arizona than here.

[Sioux>Bison]

On 7/20/2023 at 6:13 PM, fightingsioux4life said:

How can Rhombus go from very successful to gone? The recent trend is very worrisome.

Thank god the pizza places are still open. Still one of my top favorite pizzas anywhere. I get it in Fargo all the time, Louisiana Saturday Night, Bleu Heaven, mushroom, so good! They should have stuck with just  Pizza because it’s the real star.

[gfNDfan]

On 7/25/2023 at 10:23 PM, Sioux>Bison said:

Thank god the pizza places are still open. Still one of my top favorite pizzas anywhere. I get it in Fargo all the time, Louisiana Saturday Night, Bleu Heaven, mushroom, so good! They should have stuck with just  Pizza because it’s the real star.

The Old Met building WILL BE a great microbrewery.  Rhombus Guys just didn't have the mojo - agree they should stick to pizza and let someone else come in and take it over that building - they can keep the apartments above.  

CALL DREKKER in FARGO - we stayed at Brewhalla last weekend and it was an amazing experience from start to finish.  Innovative vision, great marketplace and very creative brews!  My wife who doesn't like "craft" beer couldn't get enough of their fruit-sours.  We brought home a couple 4 packs as proof.  If you brew good and different beers in a unique place people will come and having good food is just a bonus - RG could never pull that off in this location.  No bad for them - just let some one move in who can make something of this amazing space!        

[SIOUXFAN97]

10 hours ago, gfNDfan said:

The Old Met building WILL BE a great microbrewery.  Rhombus Guys just didn't have the mojo - agree they should stick to pizza and let someone else come in and take it over that building - they can keep the apartments above.  

CALL DREKKER in FARGO - we stayed at Brewhalla last weekend and it was an amazing experience from start to finish.  Innovative vision, great marketplace and very creative brews!  My wife who doesn't like "craft" beer couldn't get enough of their fruit-sours.  We brought home a couple 4 packs as proof.  If you brew good and different beers in a unique place people will come and having good food is just a bonus - RG could never pull that off in this location.  No bad for them - just let some one move in who can make something of this amazing space!        

what happens in fargo can stay in fargo........

would be funny if half bros moved down into the RG guys brewery and then the clueless guys next door to the half bros (3 years reno'ing that building ffs) said f it and moved into half bros spot

[sioux rube]

I haven’t been in EGF in a long time. Is the old Whiteys building being used?

[gfNDfan]

13 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

what happens in fargo can stay in fargo........

would be funny if half bros moved down into the RG guys brewery and then the clueless guys next door to the half bros (3 years reno'ing that building ffs) said f it and moved into half bros spot

Yeah that would be hilarious!   

[jdub27]

13 hours ago, sioux rube said:

I haven’t been in EGF in a long time. Is the old Whiteys building being used?

https://www.bernieseastgrandforks.com/

[sioux rube]

1 hour ago, jdub27 said:

https://www.bernieseastgrandforks.com/

Thanks. How is it?

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, sioux rube said:

Thanks. How is it?

Spendy