Downtown Grand Forks

[The Sicatoka]

3 minutes ago, Green Banner said:

Not in Grand Forks, Crumbl is looking to hire 70 employees! 

For a cookie store?
Or are they going to be the bakery for other storefronts in the region? 

[Esoteric]

On 6/20/2023 at 11:46 AM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

yep...thought you meant a different hotel than the townhouse...the beacon is built where the townhouse used to be...

Have not been in Grand Forks for some time.  Not since my last child graduated from UND.  Is the Townhouse Motor Inn still in operation?  Seems like just yesterday I started as a freshmen student at UND. Moving off campus and shopping at my corner store at First Avenue North and Washington.  It was a Hugo’s store and I also met Hugo himself who was very elderly and carefully stocking shelves.  I saw that lot become the Townhouse Motor Inn and I was there on the opening day as the first night auditor.  Enjoy your time at UND and your time in Grand Forks, time and life go by quickly.

[Green Banner]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

For a cookie store?
Or are they going to be the bakery for other storefronts in the region? 

--Excert from the Herald article on Crumbl.--

The Powells started to work on acquiring a franchise about 10 months ago. It will be more than a year of planning when the business opens. They plan to hire about 70 workers.

“When you first open, you’re just that busy,” Powell said. “You have to have that coverage to make 4,000 to 5,000 cookies a day.”

[SIOUXFAN97]

Just now, Green Banner said:

The Powells started to work on acquiring a franchise about 10 months ago. It will be more than a year of planning when the business opens. They plan to hire about 70 workers.

“When you first open, you’re just that busy,” Powell said. “You have to have that coverage to make 4,000 to 5,000 cookies a day.”

are the "Powells" local?

[Green Banner]

2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

are the "Powells" local?

They are from Utah, and moved here to open Crumbl. They have family in ND that has the franchise in Fargo and Bismarck 

[SIOUXFAN97]

I see that Insomnia Cookies stay open late.......(you should too Tea & Crepe)

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

15 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

can stores that cater to one thing make it today...the soap place by lowes, crumbl cookie, and this one going up downtown next to bonzers?

Grand Forks can barely sustain two sandwich shop chains, and a whole lot more people eat lunch regularly than overpriced cookies. 

No way Crumbl and Insomnia both make it. 

[jdub27]

1 hour ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

No way Crumbl and Insomnia both make it. 

Only thing they have going for them is that they cater to slightly different demographics and are nowhere near each other.
Real Good Cookies seems to be doing OK, wonder how they will fit into it all.

[gfNDfan]

However it turns out you can say "THAT'S HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES!"  (cue: rimshot)

(also cue: Cricket Noises)

Thanks!  I'll be here all...oh f*ck it

Some other interesting recent adds to the GF food scene:

-- NautiBowls - too much for a dessert, lunch?-okay I guess.   Mix it up and it's good but SUBSTANTIAL.   Go for a small when you try it the first time.   HORRIBLE location in the myriad of empty strip mall spots in GF.   Lots of bad puns about being "Nauti" for the workers - we get it but ugghhh.

-- Tropical Cafe - decent and a much better location.   Smoothie was good but also substantial.  We'll see.... 

[UNDBIZ]

Crumbl does very well in Bismarck.  Their cookies are expensive, so I don't think they really need to sell a LOT to turn a profit.  Most of those 70 employees will be part-time kids working a few hours per week.

[Cratter]

I'm always surprised how well these herbalife/nutrition shake places do.

If you're a guy you likely don't even know they exist.

And there's like 3 or 4 or more in gf. 

Couldn't tell ya. I'm a guy.

Did see one closed (energ nutrition).

Keeping with the downtown theme of this thread. There is one downtown: Impact Nutrition.

[SIOUXFAN97]

That yoga spot downtown seems to be doing fine....lot of activity in there.

[The Sicatoka]

3 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

That yoga spot downtown seems to be doing fine....lot of activity in there.

How do you know that?
Are you not obeying the restraining order that precludes you from staring through the windows during classes?    

[Blackheart]

3 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

How do you know that?
Are you not obeying the restraining order that precludes you from staring through the windows during classes?    

No law against the high powered binoculars?

[Kab]

On 9/19/2023 at 1:32 PM, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

Grand Forks can barely sustain two sandwich shop chains, and a whole lot more people eat lunch regularly than overpriced cookies. 

No way Crumbl and Insomnia both make it. 

They are far enough apart that they can both make it if they did a good job of planning 

doubt someone who wants cookies will drive to the other side of town to buy them

i hope it draws more people to those parts of town 

sell them at sporting events, if you can get $9 for a beer cookies would be a better deal 

[gfhockey]

Where’s the yoga spot

[SIOUXFAN97]

27 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Where’s the yoga spot

ground level of corporate center.....just down from bonzers.