Thursday, May 15, 2008

Fargo!

UPDATE: This post is about Jazzie Mae's, a vegan restaurant in Fargo that no longer exists. I'll leave the post up for posterity.

Fargo, North Dakota just opened their first vegan restaurant, Jazzie Mae's. I'm pretty sure that means that North Dakota just opened up their first vegan restaurant as well. (I guess it's called a cafe, but I don't really distinguish between the two.)

This makes me happy. The Fargo Forum's review of the restaurant is positive, even though it has that whole insecure-in-my-masculinity "I love meat, but..." vibe to it. But like I said, it was a positive review, so hopefully the meat-eater angle will get more omnivores out to the restaurant.

I plan to eat at this restaurant every time I'm in Fargo. If I lived in Fargo I would eat at Jazzie Mae's every week just to do my part in keeping it open. Even if I didn't like the food. Fargo NEEDS this. Or rather, veg*ns living in Fargo need this. If you live in Fargo, please go now and let me know how it is.

So Fargo is now tied with Minneapolis/Saint Paul in the number of vegan restaurants. This makes me sad and happy at the same time. On the one hand, I feel pride in my home state and I'm overjoyed that there is a fully vegan option in Fargo. On the other hand, I really with the Twin Cities had more than one vegan restaurant.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've been there a few times and LOVE it! The space leaves a little to be desired but the food is fantastic. I'm so happy to finally have a vegan restaurant option in Fargo. It's not nice enough to go for a night out, but I try to go there for lunch at least once a week. I've had the Mediterranean sandwich, the vegan popcorn, the pate and the Veggie sandwich. They've all been delicious, I'm always so torn between getting something that I already know is delicious and tryig everything on the menu!

Al said...

That's great to hear. We're actually going to be in Fargo this weekend and plan to make it there at least once.

Kara said...

Thanks for the suggestion! I tried Jazziemae's on a recent trip to Fargo and I loved it! When I first walked in, it wasn't very obvious that it was an eatery. In fact, had I not known it was, I may have walked right back out. The space is a little odd, and because the place was busy, I ended up sitting at a table behind the cash register and right outside the kitchen. I couldn't see the kitchen, but I suspect there was only one person preparing and serving the food, which seemed a little inefficient to me. However, the staff was friendly and made me feel very welcome. The food was great (I had the Mediterranean sandwich), and even though it was busy, I was there less than 45 minutes. Thanks for letting us know about this place!

Al said...

You're welcome! Glad to hear the food is good. We have yet to try it, even though we've been in Fargo a couple times since it opened. The hours of operation haven't jived with our schedule yet. Maybe this weekend...