Horace has a new fast-food option. A McDonald's restaurant is officially open at 7785 Jack's Way, slotted between the town's existing Dairy Queen and a Circle K convenience store.
City leaders welcomed the restaurant on Nov. 5, according to Valley News Live, which reported the restaurant is open at the Jack's Way address. Separately, InForum reported the restaurant opened at the same address.
The site had been under construction for some time before opening. Per an earlier InForum report on the project, the location sits between the Horace Dairy Queen and a Circle K, a detail attributed to Nathaniel McHaffie, the city planner in Horace.
A Growing Commercial Corridor
The McDonald's arrival adds to a stretch of development activity in Horace, a fast-growing community just south of Fargo. For comparison, InForum's construction coverage noted that a McDonald's was built in 2023 in the Timber Creek development in south Fargo, giving the Horace project a regional precedent of sorts for how quickly these restaurants can go from groundbreaking to open doors.
Essentia Health has broken ground on a clinic in Horace that is expected to be completed by late 2027.
For now, residents in Horace have a new restaurant option sandwiched between two familiar neighbors, with the restaurant reported open for business as of this week.
