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It’s 1:15 p.m., and Marcus Traxler, Nick Lowrey and myself are sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Fargo.
We came here for the SDSU basketball games against NDSU — one last night and one tonight. Our minds are not on the games, though. We are still in awe of the pizza we just ate.
It’s called Rhombus Guys. I’ll just start by saying, if you’re ever in Fargo or driving through Fargo or thinking about Fargo, find a way to eat this pizza.
We ordered one pizza to share among the three of us — half “The Rockefeller” and half “Pacific Northwest.” Below are the ingredients on each:
The Rockefeller: roasted garlic white sauce, bacon, shrimp, spinach, onion, cream cheese, tomato and mozzarella
Pacific Northwest: garlic-infused olive oil, tomato, smoked salmon, feta, green olives, black olives and capers
When Nick was halfway through his second piece, he literally had to pause. He was too overwhelmed to speak, and when he did, he said he was close to tears.
He summed the whole experience up with a single word: “Awesome.” Actually, he said it about 17 times.
I’m not kidding. This was seriously good pizza. Marcus wrote a letter of admiration using crayon on the paper tablecloth.
Marcus and I determined that the “The Rockefeller” was our favorite, but Nick just couldn’t declare one to be lower than the other. In all their glory, each pizza was completely unique.
Nick’s insert: The shrimp, bacon, mozzarella combination was a recipe for happiness, and the smoked salmon added a sublime smoky finish to the briny capers and olives. When those flavors combined captain pizza materialized vanquishing for good and all the blandness that is chain pizza restaurants.
A word on the price: very reasonable. We ordered a medium, which came to a little more than $7 for each of us. We only had one piece left over, but not without thoughtful deliberation. Nick said that to eat it on a full stomach would only be disrespectful to the pizza.
He was exactly right. A pizza that good deserves only the best.
This is the manager of Rhombus Guys and I would like to thank you for the generous praise you have written. We are extremely happy that you enjoyed our pizza and hope everyone else does too. Keep up the good work and we would love to have you back. Ask for me of you are able to get in again. Thanks again!
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