space aliens grill & bar type private founded 1997 headquarters bismarck north dakota slogan where earthlings are always welcome website www.spacealiens.com space aliens grill & bar in bismarck north dakota space aliens grill & bar is a small regional chain of outer space themed restaurants in the u.s. states of north dakota and minnesota . there are currently four locations . the company was founded in 1997 and is currently headquartered in bismarck north dakota contents 1 history 2 space theme 3 food 4 founder notoriety 5 locations 6 references 7 external links history edit the chain began in 1997 with the opening of the first location in bismarck north dakota . in 1999 a second location opened in fargo north dakota . at this point the owners decided to turn the idea into a franchise and the first franchise opened in may 2003 in waite park minnesota followed by a second franchise in albertville minnesota in 2006 and a third franchise in minot north dakota in 2006 . the minot location closed in 2012 . a fourth franchise opened in blaine minnesota in may 2007 but closed in october 2010 . the newest location opened in january 2009 in grand forks north dakota but closed in 2012 . space theme edit space aliens restaurants are characterized by futuristic looking exteriors with a large domed ceiling in the center of the building painted to show a view of outer space . throughout the restaurant many alien statues and other themed objects are displayed . some restaurants also feature an arcade room called galaxy games . the bar in the restaurant is referred to as the bar from mars . food edit space aliens is best known for its award winning citation needed barbecue ribs and fire roasted pizza ; however it has a wide selection of food items including steaks hamburgers and quesadillas . founder notoriety edit founder mort bank gained a minor bit of national notoriety in 2012 when he sold a gallon of mcjordan bbq sauce from his time as a mcdonald s operator on ebay for 9 995 . 1 locations edit bismarck north dakota opened january 1997 fargo north dakota opened december 1999 waite park minnesota opened may 2003 closed 2014 albertville minnesota opened april 2006 minot north dakota opened june 2006 . closed 2012 blaine minnesota opened 2007 . closed 2010 grand forks north dakota opened january 2009 . closed 2012 references edit michael jordan bbq sells for 10k . retrieved 2016 08 08 . external links edit space aliens grill & bar website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title space aliens grill % 26 bar & oldid 740678905 categories companies based in north dakotabismarck north dakotarestaurants in north dakotatheme restaurantsrestaurants established in 1997ufo culture in the united statesbuildings and structures in bismarck north dakota1997 establishments in north dakotahidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 september 2016 at 15 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view