Restaurant Equipment and Supply for Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks
Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks cook in the Red River Valley, on both sides of the North Dakota and Minnesota line. The comfort food here comes from the Germans from Russia who settled North Dakota: knoephla, a thick dumpling and potato soup, is a fixture at Kroll's Diner in Fargo. North in Grand Forks, Red Pepper has served its own menu since 1961.
This is farm country. Potatoes and sugar beets are major crops, Grand Forks throws Potato Bowl USA every September, and American Crystal Sugar, a grower-owned cooperative, is headquartered in Moorhead. Fargo's Red River Market fills downtown on Saturdays from July to October, and Moorhead celebrates its Scandinavian roots every June.
Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. Red River Valley orders ship from our Chicago warehouse, so Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to Fargo, Moorhead, and Grand Forks. The most common orders here are reach-in refrigerators, freezers, fryers, griddles, draft beer coolers, and ranges and ovens.
Knoephla at Kroll's Diner and Red Pepper in Grand Forks
Knoephla soup is a Germans from Russia dish, according to NDSU Extension, and Inforum describes it as "a thick, lumpy blend of dumplings and potatoes." Jim and Alvina Glatt founded Kroll's Diner in Bismarck in 1969. The Fargo diner, at 1033 45th St. S., serves breakfast all day, and Inforum, citing a Food Network list, says it goes through 245 gallons of soup a month in winter. In Grand Forks, Gordon Nelson opened Red Pepper in 1961, inspired by a similar restaurant his brother owned in Fargo. Bruce and Jan Tellmann bought it in 1973, and their son Jeff now runs it. The original is still at 1011 University Ave., there is also a Fargo location, and Thrillist once named it North Dakota's most iconic restaurant.
Soup by the gallon and all-day breakfast take ranges with big burners, griddles for the breakfast line, and chef bases to keep eggs and meat cold under the flat top. Quick-service kitchens like Red Pepper run on fryers, sandwich prep tables, and two-door reach-in refrigerators.
Potato Bowl USA and Red River Valley Sugar Beets
Potatoes and sugar beets are two of the Red River Valley's major crops. Grand Forks has held Potato Bowl USA each September for about six decades. The festival week includes a free French Fry Feed at University Park, which Visit Grand Forks bills as the "World's Largest French Fry Feed by Simplot," and it ends with the UND football game at the Alerus Center. Sugar is the valley's other big crop. American Crystal Sugar Company was founded in 1899 as the American Beet Sugar Company, took the name American Crystal Sugar in 1934, and has been a grower-owned cooperative since growers bought it out in 1973. It is headquartered in Moorhead, its nearly 2,800 shareholders grow about a third of US sugar beet acreage, and it runs factories in Moorhead, East Grand Forks and Crookston, Minnesota, and in Drayton and Hillsboro, North Dakota.
Fry feeds, game-day crowds and diners that cook from local spuds need high-output deep fryers, freezers for bulk fries and proteins, and work tables for cutting and portioning. Bakeries and cafes working with valley sugar add ovens and countertop display cases.
Red River Market, the Hjemkomst Festival and Drekker's Brewhalla
The Red River Market is an outdoor Saturday market in downtown Fargo that runs from July to October. It has been around since the mid-2010s and moved to Broadway Square, 201 Broadway, in 2021. Every July, the Red River Valley Fair runs in West Fargo. Across the river, the Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Midwest Viking Festival takes over the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead each June, with events at Viking Ship Park too. Fargo's craft beer anchor is Drekker Brewing Company, founded downtown in 2014. It moved into a historic 1880 building in 2018 and opened its Brewhalla campus on March 18, 2023, with an opening lineup of food vendors like Blackbird Woodfire Pizza, Mangata Wine and Raw Bar, Nichole's Fine Pastry and Duchesa Gelato, plus shops and a beer-themed hotel. In 2026 it became the official craft beer of NDSU Bison Athletics.
Market and fair vendors run on food truck equipment, griddles and undercounter refrigeration sized for a tight setup. Taprooms and food halls need draft beer coolers, back-bar coolers, glass merchandisers and ice machines, and wood-fired pizza counters add pizza prep tables.
Restaurant Supply Store in Fargo
We ship straight to your Fargo restaurant. Most Red River Valley orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Will-call pickup in Chicago is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most kitchens skip the drive to Chicago and let us ship it. From the Red River Valley that is a long round trip with a rented truck, so free freight to your door or curb is the easy call. Most calls from Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks are for a fast replacement, like a fryer or reach-in that quit before a Bison game day or Potato Bowl week, or for a full package for a new diner, taproom or food truck. Tell us what you are cooking and how much room you have, and we will help you size the line.
Why Fargo Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse
Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from Fargo Cass Public Health, Grand Forks Public Health and, on the Minnesota side, the Minnesota Department of Health and its local partners look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.
- Free freight on qualifying orders, no lift gate fees
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Serving Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks
Fargo is our hub for the Red River Valley, from Fargo in Cass County across the river to Moorhead in Clay County, Minnesota, and north to Grand Forks in Grand Forks County. Restaurants across the area get the same equipment, free lift gate freight, and warranty, and they talk to the same team.
Fargo
Fargo has knoephla at Kroll's Diner, the Red River Market downtown on Saturdays from July to October, and Drekker's Brewhalla. Operators looking for a restaurant supply store in Fargo usually need equipment fast, so we ship reach-in refrigerators, griddles, draft beer coolers and fryers anywhere in town.
Moorhead
Moorhead hosts the Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Midwest Viking Festival each June and is home to American Crystal Sugar's headquarters and a factory. Restaurants and caterers in Moorhead order ranges and ovens, freezers, work tables and ice machines.
Grand Forks
Grand Forks is home to Red Pepper, open since 1961, UND, and Potato Bowl USA every September. Kitchens in Grand Forks order fryers, sandwich prep tables, bar refrigeration and freezers.
Fargo Restaurant Equipment FAQ
Do you ship restaurant equipment to Fargo?
Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to Fargo and the rest of the Red River Valley by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.
Do you deliver to Moorhead and Grand Forks?
Yes. We deliver across the Red River Valley, including Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks.
How fast is delivery to Fargo?
Most Red River Valley orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.
Do you offer free freight?
Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.
Do you charge lift gate fees?
No. We do not charge lift gate fees.
What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?
We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.
Can I get help choosing the right equipment?
Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.
Can I pick up my order?
Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Chicago warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most Red River Valley orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.
West on I-94, our Bismarck page covers Bismarck, Mandan and Minot, and east our St. Cloud page covers Central Minnesota.
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