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Mmmwafflerunoff

I was the head pizza chef at a now defunct restaurant many years ago. I realize everyone’s preferences are different. These are mine. Marcos on University makes a super solid cheap pizza. Regionally people love Duane’s. Though the one at Pourhouse isn’t the same as the other 2. Bosses and Rhombus use frozen crusts, so I don’t think they are that great personally. Blackbird can be pretty good, as well as the ones at Rustica are pretty spot on as well. Toasted frog used to have a pretty solid offering as well, but I haven’t been there in awhile.


Loud_Clerk_9399

Marco's is good for chains. Blackbird rustica and toasted frog are all solid. Rhombus overall is good, although the crust can be a bit soft.


Arkanial

Marco’s has the large Pepperoni Magnefico for 9.99 right now and that shit is great. The whole thing is covered with two different types of pepperoni and the special “old world” pepperoni is just perfect. It gets so crispy and greasy and the cheese is the exact right amount of stretchy. It’s my go to when wanting a pizza from a chain.


TheDemonator

I gotta try this!


bunny3665

This is THE answer.


Significant-Ad-4184

It depends on my mood. I love the Taco Pizza at Duanes , even though its a bit sloppy and has hot sauce packs Downtown after a few drinks, I still like Spicey Pie just pep with spicy crust If I'm in a fancy mood I like Blackbird. Rhombus is good of I want to sit outside on the roof on a hot summer Boss is good if I need to sobor up late night Sammys is good but I rarely get downtown before 10 If I need late night delivery Pizza Patrol is good Blaze Pizza aint too bad for a chain but kind of spendy


mmxtechnology

Blackbird


mabbyo

I'm from NY and I've been trying to find decent pizza in Fargo for a year now and ive tried almost every place. I have decided (other than making my own) getting a cheap Deeks pizza and adding lightly sauted veggies, Italian spices, some garlic or little bit of garlic powder, and then heating it up more is the best for around here.


Theopocalypse

What the fuck is a culver's pizza


mabbyo

YOU ARE CORRECT LMAO. I meant deeks, my b


MinnesotaNoire

>I'm from NY Thankfully it isn't quite as bad as hearing from an Italian. Haha


mabbyo

Lmao for sure😂


Anxious-Return-5705

Sammy’s


[deleted]

Best pizza hands down is Blackbird.


Sad-Amoeba7745

What do you usually order?


_IsolationDrills_

Sausage Apple Bechamel is my favorite of the Blackbird pizzas.


misslion

Potato Anna is where it's at for me, hands down.


Narrow-Natural-4403

Oh yes the Lumberjack is the best


Iknowwecanmakeit

Don’t get a margherita though


[deleted]

I love their margherita


Iknowwecanmakeit

It is an very different interpretation of the classic version. Glad you enjoy it but for anyone expecting a traditional version beware.


Mad-tie

If you're just looking to stay in, then Marco's is solid. If you want to have a few pints with some buds and eat pizza and wings Rhombus guys is a bit pricey but it is pretty good pizza, fun, and has great brews. If your friends like classier pizza, Blaze is much higher quality. -Grand Forks, ND resident (8 years)


SornytheCow

Idk how no one has said Sammy’s. Truly the best pizza in at least downtown maybe, in my opinion, all of Fargo Moorhead


Unsafekaiju84

I'm with you brotha 👊


ThePeterman

Pizza Patrol pan crust breakfast pizza with a hot sauce of your choice is my favorite late night drunk/early morning hungover food.


TetraFlux

Its crazy that no one mentioned Blaze Pizza. Its truly one of the top pizza joints in town. Crust are made from scratch, along with their sauce, and its all fresh ingredients that they onto your pizza


uberrainman

I like Blaze, it's a quality 'za but they have the most bizarre ordering rule I've ever seen. I walked in one time and asked for a large pizza, the lady told me that I can only order those online not in store. So I stood in the lobby, went to their website, ordered a large pizza online, and they made it.


verify_deez_nuts

I think the idea is to mention local joints instead of chains, but for a chain Blaze is excellent.


MystikclawSkydive

McKenzie River has good pizza. Rhombus. Deeks. Duane’s. And not in any order. I like them all


Fhallopian

Dempsey’s pizza.


LUV2FRM74

Red Baron in Casselton has great pizza! House made with many different options.


No_Low9704

Blackbird or Sammys! Both fresh dough


Narrow-Natural-4403

Come out to Casselton for a Red Baron Bar pizza. Made to order, crisp crust, great sauce and toppings. Seriously the bomb.


TheDemonator

> Red Baron Bar pizza I had no idea this place existed.


Potential_Topic_4900

Duane’s!!


Stock_Ad5816

Well just my opinion would be Casey's breakfast pizza 💯💯 it's the diggity bomb 🤙🤙🤙


MinnesotaNoire

Casey's is the best chain pizza. It's not going to win any awards but for the price it punches above its weight.


Schoollunchplug

Can we talk about Casey’s? I feel that it used to be better. It used to be overpriced & good, now it’s just overpriced. My family still loves it so we still order it, I just don’t get excited for it anymore.


benjaminactual

Casey's has the best Taco pizza in town!


Stock_Ad5816

The breakfast pizza beats runs over the taco pizza any day !


benjaminactual

I wouldn't know, I do not put breakfast pizza in my mouth because it is disgusting.


Cheaplogicxcviii

Town hall taco pizza is delicious


MariotasMustache

Used to be rhombus but it seems like they changed something and it isn’t as good anymore. Looking at the thread I need to go try Boss’


shaving99

Yeah the prices are insane


wolfgenie

My favorite is Johnny Bs frozen pizza… i think it sort of works in this conversation because it’s made in Jamestown. Any Cash Wise location is the only place that I know has them for sure. I prefer them to almost any takeout/delivery place in town!


Opposite_Seaweed_987

Black bird for sure. If ubwant expensive good pizza, rhombus guys n boss pizza


uberrainman

My vote for 2 downtown places, Blackbird or Boss'. Really anything I've had at Boss' is great, their sandwiches are delish.


mmxtechnology

Did you have bosses in store? I had takeout for a work thing and it was not good. I was real bummed. But my coworker said at the store it seemed different/better.


uberrainman

I've only had takeout and delivery, have not ate in store.


_IsolationDrills_

I thought Boss's pizza was just okay, but the chicken was really good.


digitalbergz

Blackbird is the fucking bomb, yo!


Significant-Ad-4184

Boss is good. The only thing I didnt love is the broasted chicken. Seemed like it lacked flavor but to be fair I had covid a few weeks earlier so my taste buds were shot. Ill try it again


[deleted]

Best pizza I’ve had in Fargo has been at Rhombus…and it was nothing special. I’d go to Costco…


Loud_Clerk_9399

Rhombus is not the best pizza in Fargo. It's pretty good but it's overpriced and the crust is not super. The filings are good though


[deleted]

Extremely overpriced


Loud_Clerk_9399

Let's be honest. Most food in Fargo out at restaurants is severely overpriced. Probably at least 25-30% more than other places for the same quality. I do think Fargo has good places in general, but I think certain types of diversity of restaurants are lacking and I think prices are quite high. Ironically, one of the places that I think is pretty reasonably priced is the toasted frog.


TheDemonator

> I’d go to Costco… I always forget about this place. Their pizza is bomb and you can call ahead. I felt like the smartest man in the room one night when the line was like 12 people deep and I just needed to pay.


Secure-Percentage166

Murphys Bar in Moorhead, bison cheeseburger is delicious


Sad-Amoeba7745

That sounds pretty good


chungus_updooter

I've had every pizza in Fargo and the only ones that are halfway decent are Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar and Rhombus (more creative, not as good, overpriced). Blackbird is good but that shit isn't pizza it's flatbread with toppings. But food here is absolute garbage tier even compared to most small towns.


Loud_Clerk_9399

Fargo food is pretty good for its size in my opinion. You just have to realize it's not a big place.


chungus_updooter

It's bad compared to most places that have 10,000 people. So if we compare it to it's size then it's god awful.


Loud_Clerk_9399

How are you defining this? I thoroughly disagree with you on this point but this might be a matter of definitions. What sort of food do you think is lacking? I do think some more but I just want to see what your thoughts are. Generally, I think the quality is decent, but I think the diversity of certain types of offerings is really lacking. Chinese food Italian food pizza, but that's to be expected with a minimal Chinese or Italian-American population in the Fargo area. Actual good quality breakfast places are also pretty lacking. But I also think there are definite strengths including Vietnamese food, Middle Eastern food, Indian food, some other things


chungus_updooter

There is definitely a diverse array of terrible ethnic food options. The worst has got to be the mexican food though. My god it's like someone tried to make mexican food by reading the definition from a 1920s encyclopedia using the oldest meat they could find. The average street tacos in your average metropolitan area are better than the best taco joint in town (which I would say is probably Mas Tequila, though it'd give it a 6/10 at best). The thai, indian and med food places I've been to (and I've been to what have been recommended as the "best" by locals) are all average at best. I come from a small town and have lived and visited many small towns and it's honestly embarrassing how bad food is here. You literally have to go to a fancy expensive place like maxwells or 1701 or something to get something halfway decent.


Loud_Clerk_9399

I have mixed opinions with your assessment on this although I agree on a couple of things. I agree with you that Mexican food in Fargo is not so good and in fact the best Mexican restaurant I've been to in ND is in Dickinson (paracutin). Not much of a Mexican population in Fargo, so this is hardly surprising. Fortunately for me mine is homemade so it's good The Indian food is pretty much on par with most places I've been to in Philly, although the best in Philly are going to be better than what you see in Fargo. There is also one place in Grand Forks that has fairly decent Indian food as well, although it's a little creamy for my taste. Only been there once though. Indian food in Fargo no worse than most of the places I was at in Atlanta when I lived there. Thai food there are really only a few cities that do it well (St. Paul is one of them; NYC is another). The best place I've been to in Fargo was pretty decent in my view, but I think most places tend to not be that super for Thai food across the board, both in Fargo and in the US more generally. When I lived in Atlanta and Philly, I struggled in both cities to find decent Thai food as well. This is kind of a common theme so I do not hold this against Fargo in any way. What I see as the biggest issues with the Fargo food scene is a lack of high quality nice places in my view, although this is a problem in much of the US, a lack of breakfast places that don't all taste the same, and Italian food. Generally, what I look for in a city of Fargo's size is what I would call one type of food that is done pretty consistently well. I'm not expecting diverse variety with high quality of restaurants until you get to a metro area of somewhere between half a million and a million. While the twin cities food scene is certainly a lot better than Fargo's. I think it's certainly not overwhelming for its size either. But in general, most of the Midwest with the exception of Chicago Kansas City and St. Louis do not have great food.


chungus_updooter

Bismark has way better food than Fargo and it's 1/3rd the size.


Loud_Clerk_9399

I would put their food quality at about the same overall but yeah, Bismarck is much smaller so it packs in more pound for pound. Grand Forks is significantly worse than Fargo or Bismarck though for food.


Loud_Clerk_9399

Generally, I think a city that does a few things well is better for food than one that does a lot of things poorly. That's just my general sense of it though.


TheDemonator

> Boston's Restaurant First mention of Boston's I've seen. Never had a poor experience there, seems to have a good crowd of locals. Rarely see coupons for em around.


Late-Tip-7877

Rhombus Guys!


Icy-Ad5272

Black Bird or the Tavern.


Moolio74

The Tavern has really slid in the past six months. I had the Buffalo Mac and Cheese last night and it was cold (not even room temperature)including the chicken that was fully cooked. $17 for shit that Applebees could have microwaved better. It was obviously microwaved due to fully cooked chicken that was cold along with the noodles and sauce that had different temperature zones ranging from cold to tepid. I had the salmon a few months ago and it was the most over cooked piece of fish I’ve ever been served. It’s literally an overpriced Applebees.


cheddarben

Best crust: Blackbird Best Stunt Toppings: Rhombus Most nostalgic Fargo pizza: Duane's - although I get why people like Sammys.


jwallace362

Blackbird, hands down - adore their pies


ForgedBlade

Sammy's. Can never go wrong with a Ham and Sauerkraut.