I’ve been slacking on giving you my list of first experiences. Frankly, I think I have missed a few months of experiencing firsts. There were a few events I wanted to attend and became overwhelmed with life, and missed them. I just got back from Fargo, N.D. Now, that was a big first for me. I never dreamed that I would go to Fargo, but I had to go on business and it was an interesting experience. Lots of flat land and not many African Americans.
Fortunately, the crew that I was with likes to try different restaurants that at least one of us had not been to before. It didn’t matter if it was a chain. The first night we went to Johnny Carino’s. I had seen the commercials, but didn’t know we had one in Robinson Township. It was enjoyable. The next evening was Vinyl Taco. I’m not a Mexican food fan, but I like tacos, at least, I thought I did. This spot was located in “downtown” Fargo. The area reminded me of Lawrenceville. Vinyl albums are the source for all of the music played in the restaurant, hence the name Vinyl Taco. It was a cool place with a lot of neat decorations. A sofa made out of a Coke machine caught my eye and a life size gold bison with a flat screen television in its side was interesting. The food was not good enough for me to go back, but I give them an A for originality.
Our third night, I got to pick the type of food and I wanted to do Chinese. It was recommended that we go to a place called Huhot Mongolian Grill. Not quite Chinese, but close enough. This was a real interesting buffet. You pick a bowl and then fill the bottom with frozen meat: pork, chicken, scrimp, meatballs or sausage. Then you add your noodles and vegetables and finally you add about six to nine ladles of sauce. There are about nine to select from. Then you take your bowl to an area where your bowl is put on a hot griddle and they cook your food very much like they do if you were to go to a Japanese steakhouse. If you stay in line the way they tell you to, the right ingredients will come back to you. I was impressed with the concept and enjoyed the experience. It is an all you can eat restaurant and the meal is about $14. I looked the restaurant up and see that most locations are in the mid-west. There are a few in the south. It seems very popular.
Even though we were on business we had a great time. We found a Dairy Queen nearby and went there twice; it was a great way to top off a meal. We also found a business that sold life size horses, bison and cows, and we saw a stuffed monkey in the window. This location made for some good photos to post on Facebook. I’ll be back next month with another list of firsts.
(Email the columnist at debbienorrell@aol.com)
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