Varsity Ice House — Restaurant in Grand Forks

Food is so good! We get the Southwest Egg Rolls or the Firecracker shrimp every time we go there. They both pack a huge punch of flavor with a touch of heat. Entree's we try to have something new each time, but our favorites are the Henry & Primetime Burgers so far. We love that there is no upcharge for Sweet Potato Fries and the wings are phenomenal.

Service needs some minor improvements, it's a bit inconsistent. One time we were there service started strong then ended terribly, another time we sat there for 30 minutes with nobody coming to us, so we left. The most recent time we were there we either had no service for a period of time or 3 coming up at once which lead to one of our group members orders getting messed up & an extra drink getting added to their tab that nobody ordered or received. (They made it right & even comped that person's meal) However, if you get Ari (I believe that is his name) as a server you have been blessed by the service gods. Our best experiences with service have been when he is our server. He is always on top of what you need & checks in regularly, greets you with a big smile, and after a few times of seeing you, he remembers you (maybe not your name but that would be extremely...

Sheri Oteri and I hit up Varsity Ice House to watch the Vikings obliterate the Giants, and wow, the food? It felt like being smacked in the face by a flavor freight train.

The sticky Korean chicken slider nearly sent me into a coma. I'm talking eyes rolling back, vision blurring, full-on tastebud blackout.

Sweet, spicy, crispy chicken nirvana. And just when I thought I'd hit the pinnacle of food joy, out come the southwest egg rolls—little deep-fried miracles stuffed with everything good and holy. It was like they were hand-rolled by the culinary gods.

But then the service… man, they must've been running the same prevent defense as the Giants. Started off fast, then vanished into the ether by halftime.

Empty beers, no water, and I needed a damn search party to track down more of that godly Korean sauce for my fries. I was this close to going full DIY and raiding the kitchen myself.

But hell, with food this good, I’d forgive ‘em for the slow service. Just pack an extra water bottle and come ready to fight for...

Update: Stopped by Varsity Ice House this afternoon and talk about a 180. Service was excellent and the food was good as well.

Tried Varsity Ice House for the 3rd time. The first time I left after waiting 20 minutes and never even being asked for a drink order. Second time drink order didn't take long but once we had our drinks it was 20+ minutes before we were asked for our food order. Today was the third try, the drink order was quick, but once again the food order took 15+ minutes. I will say that the food was great, but after dealing with disappointing service we realized we were being charged a service fee that wasn't mentioned anywhere. Between the horrible service and unexpected fees I can guarantee you they won't be getting...