North Dakota is one of those states that we wouldn’t have visited if we weren’t trying to finish the fifty states. And we would have missed out because Fargo was a vibe.
We only had one night for ND and decided to stay in Fargo. After the 3.5-hour drive from Minneapolis, we were ready for a snack. We parked downtown and found Würst Bier Hall. The weather was a bit chilly, and it was perfect for a hefeweizen, pretzel with beer cheese, and spaetzle mac and cheese.
Feeling cozy and satiated, we walked around downtown Fargo for a bit. It’s not a large downtown, but it’s very cute.
We stopped into Dempsey’s Public House for a drink before heading to our hotel for the night. Like most Midwestern towns, the Irish pub reminded me of Buffalo and we felt right at home. Also like most Irish pubs, the wine selection wasn’t great, but I did get to introduce The Husband to pull tabs. He also grew up in the Buffalo area but apparently didn’t frequent as many VFWs as I did.
(Despite growing up thirty miles apart, I spent my high school weekends drinking Zima and smoking cigarettes in fields, with the Attica prison in front of my house and the rodeo in the back, and The Husband spent his weekends at soccer tournaments and had the Erie Canal in his yard. It’s a good thing we didn’t meet until our twenties.)
Dempsey’s was having hot dog night, and you could order a free hot dog with a drink. We didn’t have any but I loved the idea.
We somehow found a boutique brewery hotel in Fargo, Brewhalla. It’s a food hall, brewery, shop, and hotel all under one roof. We booked a one-bedroom suite. The suite was nice and the bed was comfortable. Being an active brewery and food hall, it was loud at night but eventually it quieted down.
After we got settled, we went downstairs and checked out the shops and restaurants. We sampled some cheese, then I had a delicious lobster roll, and The Husband had a spicy chicken sandwich. We shared gelato and a flight of funky sour beers from Drekker Brewing Co. It was really cool to walk downstairs and be right in the middle of the action. It was pretty busy, too. It felt like most of Fargo was there.
The next morning, we had an early lunch in the food hall. I had the best veggie ramen that I’ve had in a long time. I’ll be the first to admit that meat usually makes a dish more flavorful, but the ramen was perfect just the way it was. The Husband had pizza, which was good but couldn’t compare to my ramen.
After lunch, we packed the car back up and headed to state 47, South Dakota!
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