Rooters - Fargo

They had good drinks offers; I got a cup of beer for about $2.75! Great ambience and it makes you feel like you in an old time saloon!

Not the same bar it used to be! Bartenders were unwelcoming and rude. Had one beer and left. Not going back.

Stopped in here on Friday 08/19/22 Around midnight-1am. Upon entering the bar the bouncer was immediately rude but I still was polite and handed him over my ID because some bouncers tend to be stand-offish. He looked at me and then looked at my ID and asked for my date of birth. I told him my correct date of birth and he then said that he is going to scan my ID and call Fargo PD to verify it. I initially thought he was joking and I chuckled but I then realized he was serious and I said “okay”. My friend and I looked at each other confused and he went to the side to let other people in the bar. He then came back to us and again stated that he’s going to call Fargo PD. My friend then asked him what’s the issue she’s obviously not under 21 and that we needed to use the restroom. He then said aggressively “You can go use the restroom somewhere else”. I’m unsure if I should feel flattered that he thought I was under 21 being that I’m nearly 30. I asked him if I can have my ID back and he then handed me back my ID. This is where I thought to myself that we were being discriminated against because we were 2 black women but he let the other people in that were white AND he didn’t heckle them about their date of birth. He also NEVER “scanned” my ID like he said he would. If you really were concerned that I was underage why didn’t you actually scan my ID and call Fargo PD like you said you would. And aren’t you supposed to keep the fake ID if you’re suspicious that it’s a fake? I was very upset leaving and he appeared satisfied that he made me upset since he was smiling while we were leaving. I’ve never had this happen to me and I’ve visited local bars in the area with no issue. I’m not sure if he was bored that night looking for someone to cause trouble so he can have something to do or felt like discriminating and treating us unfairly but it was really uncalled for and it should be looked into.

I love dive bars and thought this place was going to be great. At first appearance, my hopes were high. After I said hello to the bartender, and they walked away from me to go stand in the corner, I began to think differently. The ice cold vibe stayed the same when other patrons took our seats (seats that had beer and money in front of them) and we kindly asked them to move. They kept mentioning our bad attitude for asking them to slide over so we could grab our drinks.

I enjoyed the entertainment during my visit, but I found the drink prices to be quite high.