🥟 Fargo Meal Deals

Best Cheap Eats in Fargo
Two People, Under $20

🥟 Fargo  ·  10 verified deals  ·  Updated July 2026

Fargo is North Dakota's biggest city, a Red River border town with deep German-Russian and Scandinavian roots and a downtown Broadway that's quietly become one of the Plains' best little food strips. The local vocabulary is its own thing: hotdish (never "casserole"), knoephla (a German dumpling soup locals buy by the bucket), fleischkuechle (a fried meat-and-dough patty), and kuchen (a custard-and-fruit cake) for dessert. You'll find all of it at a 1950s diner and a boot-of-beer bier hall — and then a surprising newer layer: a Jewish-Scandinavian deli, a vinyl-spinning taco bar, hotdish on a pizza. Almost everything here is generous and cheap. We've linked official menus where we could confirm them; most are best found on the map.

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Kroll's Diner

German-Russian Comfort Food

The most North Dakota meal in town. This cheerful 'yah, you betcha' diner is where locals get their German-Russian fix: fleischkuechle (a seasoned meat patty fried in pastry), knoephla soup (sold by the bucket), hotdish and a few flavors of kuchen for dessert. Cheap, filling and gloriously regional. Two eat for around $16.

📍 Fargo, ND  ·  ⏳ Daily · check hours
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The Shack on Broadway

Best Breakfast on Broadway

Ask around for breakfast downtown and you'll be sent here. The Shack does big, honest morning plates — eggs, hash, pancakes — at diner prices, and the regulars will tell you it's the best breakfast on Broadway. Two eat for around $16.

📍 Fargo, ND (Broadway)  ·  ⏳ Mornings · check hours
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Rhombus Guys

Broadway Pizza & Hotdish Pizza

A Fargo favorite with a buzzy downtown location and rooftop patio. The pies are creative and generous — and only-in-North-Dakota, there's a tater-tot hotdish pizza (with jalapenos, unless you're a true Norwegian). Specialty pies now run $14 for the 8-inch and $23 for the 12-inch, so the two-for-$20 play is a small specialty or a plain custom pie split two ways.

📍 Fargo, ND (Downtown · Broadway)  ·  ⏳ Daily · check hours
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The Boiler Room

Subterranean New American

Tucked below street level in the historic Loretta Building just off Broadway, this cozy New American bar is a local favorite for Scotch eggs, tater-tot hotdish, chicken pot pie and an award-winning knoephla. Now dinner-only (Tue–Sat from 4pm) and a bit cocktail-forward — share a couple of plates to keep two near $20.

📍 Fargo, ND (Loretta Bldg · off Broadway)  ·  ⏳ Tue–Sat from 4pm (closed Sun–Mon)
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Vinyl Taco

Tacos & Vinyl Records

Street tacos, big margaritas and a wall of vinyl records setting the soundtrack — note it's a 21-plus bar. The weekday 3–5pm special (two tacos plus chips and salsa for $10 a person) puts two people at an even $20; regular entrées run $11–15.

📍 Fargo, ND  ·  ⏳ Daily · 21+ · weekday special 3–5pm
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Blarney Stone Pub

Irish Pub with Knoephla

One of the area's best Irish pubs, and a sneaky-good spot for Midwestern comfort: alongside the Guinness and pub grub you'll find a proper bowl of knoephla soup. Cozy, friendly and easy on the wallet. Two eat for around $18.

📍 West Fargo (1910 9th St E) + Hotel Donaldson, Downtown  ·  ⏳ Daily · check hours
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JL Beers

Burgers & Craft Beer

A casual local chain born in the Dakotas, JL Beers keeps it simple: griddled smashburgers, crispy fries and a deep, rotating list of craft beers, all at prices that make feeding two easy. Two eat for around $14.

📍 Fargo, ND  ·  ⏳ Daily · check hours
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Jade Dragon

Chinese & Pho

A no-frills, no-advertising local Chinese spot that regulars guard closely — the pho and egg rolls get singled out again and again. Big portions, low prices and zero pretension. Two eat for around $16.

📍 Fargo, ND  ·  ⏳ Check hours
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Cracked Pepper

Knoephla & Hotdish Cafe

A relaxed local cafe where the daily special is often some kind of hotdish — tater tot, chicken and rice, hamburger and potato — and the knoephla soup is award-winning. Comfort food, gently priced. Two eat for around $16.

📍 Fargo, ND  ·  ⏳ Weekday lunch only — Mon–Thu 10am–3pm, Fri to 2pm
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💡 Pro tip: All deals are community-verified. We linked official menus only where we could confirm them, so most spots here are map-only. Order knoephla by the cup, try a fleischkuechle, and save room for kuchen. The bier hall and Boiler Room plates are best split two ways. Hours and prices change, so check before a special trip. If something's expired, flag it on our main directory so we can update it.

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Taco John's

Daily Deals — $1.39 Taco Tuesdays · $2.79 Taco Bravo Thursdays

The Cheyenne-born West-Mex chain (1969, ~300 stores in 22 states) keeps two Fargo stores — University Dr and 26th Ave S — both running the chain-published Daily Deals: $1.39 crispy tacos all day Tuesday (they invented Taco Tuesday — and held the trademark until 2023), $3.19 Meat & Potato breakfast burritos Wednesday, $2.79 Taco Bravo Thursday, and $1.39 crispy tacos after 8pm every single night. Two people taco-crawl for $8–12 on any deal day, Potato Olés on the side. Prices are published chain-wide on tacojohns.com (exclude tax, participating stores, limited-time guarantee) — confirm at your store.

📍 Fargo, ND (26th Ave S + University Dr)  ·  ⏳ Tue/Wed/Thu deals · $1.39 tacos nightly after 8
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Firehouse Subs

Two $5 Snackers — $10.75 · Born in Jacksonville 1994

Jacksonville's biggest food export reaches here too: founded in 1994 by two firefighter brothers, now 1,200+ stores — with one store in town at 5675 26th Ave. S. The $5 Firehouse Snackers (BLT, Cordon Bleu, Sweet & Spicy Ham, Turkey Jalapeño half-subs) feed two for $10.75 all-in, and two small 4-inch Hook & Ladders run $12.78. The 8-inch mediums most people order run $10-plus — the only medium pair that stays near the line is the build-your-own ham or turkey. Priced on the chain's own ordering system at its Jacksonville San Marco store, July 2026 — prices vary by store, so confirm at yours.

📍 Fargo, ND (5675 26th Ave. S.)  ·  ⏳ Two eat from $10.75 · varies by store
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Buffalo Wild Wings

Pick 6 — Meal for Two from $19.99

The Pick 6 lets two people build a shared meal — choose six items across wings, tenders, and sides — starting around $19.99. A reliable two-for-$20 play at any BWW. Dine-in or takeout; pricing varies slightly by market.

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Olive Garden

Lunch Duos — Lunch for Two Under $20

Mon–Fri before 3pm, build a Lunch Duo from mini pasta bowls, sandwiches, and flatbreads, each with soup or salad — two people typically lunch for under $20 (prices vary by location).

📍 13th Ave SW, near West Acres Mall  ·  ⏳ Mon–Fri to 3pm
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