7 Famous Restaurants In North Dakota That Are So Worth Waiting In Line For

You may have heard of this famous restaurant before on a national scale, but you've never seen a Big Boy restaurant like this one in Bismarck. It's not just its unusual exterior that makes it special, it's the entire menu, too. This place is strictly drive-thru only and sometimes the line of cars goes off onto the street, but it's worth the wait to try some of their special items you won't find anywhere else. Things like pizza burgers, huge buckets of chicken, an entire pound of fries, and literal buckets of homemade gravy. This place is for pigging out on food you can't get at any other Big Boy restaurant in the world, and really in the state. Where else could you get fries covered in gravy like this? Seriously, it's worth all the hullabaloo.

The Big Boy restaurant is located at 2511 E Main Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501.

Get here early because if you don't, most of the donuts will be gone! Sandy's Donuts is by far the most popular donut shop in all of North Dakota's biggest metropolitan area. The line tends to be long, but it's one that's worth enduring just to try their amazing donuts that are baked fresh daily right in the store. You can also skip the wait with donut delivery. Either way, you'll fall in love with the delicious donuts here.

Sandy's Donuts has two locations, one in West Fargo at 301 Main Ave. W, and one in downtown Fargo at 300 Broadway North.

There's no other place quite like The Red Pepper in Grand Forks, and it's certainly gained a bit of a reputation. It's been around for 50 years and has expanded from one iconic location to four. This unusual spot is well known for their awesome grinder subs, tacos, and the fact that they refuse to have forks - only spoons. Weird? A little bit - but that's what they embrace, and people love it.

The Red Pepper has three locations in Grand Forks and one in Fargo. Click here for the location addresses.

The Pitchfork Steak Fondue is one of the most well known eating experiences in all of North Dakota. It's part of the Medora experience - the state's most popular tourist town - and shouldn't be missed. It's only open seasonally, and when it is the lines are long. But where else can you say you had a juicy steak cooked fondue-style on a real pitchfork? Plus, add on an unforgettable view of the badlands while you eat outdoors on a tray - cowboy style.

The Pitchfork Steak Fondue is part of the Medora Musical experience and is located at Tjaden Terrace, Chateau Road, Medora, ND 58645.