March 10, 2022

Fat Kid Filly’s is getting ready to open a restaurant in Sioux Falls sometime this year, and it’s using a social media contest to build interest. Whoever guesses the correct location on its Facebook page will win a free Filly, a spin on a Philly cheesesteak, each week for the rest of their life. If more than one person picks the right spot, owner Cody Sauers said he’ll draw for the winner. The business, which started as a food truck, expanded into event venues and now has FatKid Saloon in Salem, continues to grow. Sauers said he expects to add a second racetrack – this one in Minnesota – to the locations where Fat Kid Filly’s are served. One recent expansion has ended. Fat Kid Filly’s no longer operates the kitchen at On the Rocks in Valley Springs.

Monks Ale House has a new weekend brunch menu with breakfast pizzas — gluten-free crust available — French toast, biscuits and gravy, a breakfast sandwich, and yogurt with granola. Bottomless mimosas and other drinks are available. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

TapHouse 41, which offers a menu filled with burgers, is offering fish specials for Lent. Get pieces of Harp Lager-battered cod with malt vinegar and Parmesan fries, coleslaw and a side of tartar sauce for $14. Pair it with the Irish Eyes a Smilin’ beer flight. There’s also a shrimp po’ boy with fried shrimp on a slice of sourdough, with cilantro pesto and a tomato and poblano chorone sauce. It’s served with sweet potato fries for $14.

The shrimp po’ boy is back on the menu through March 19 at JJ’s Bar in JJ’s Wine, Spirits & Cigars. It’s battered and fried shrimp with coleslaw, remoulade and sliced tomatoes on a Breadico roll.

Sickies Garage’s new limited-time offerings also are matched perfectly for Lent. Try the Kaboom Baby Shrimp, buffalo shrimp, grilled salmon or fish and chips.

Red Lobster has a new 10 Under $10 lunch menu available until 3 p.m. weekdays. Selections include garlic shrimp scampi, a crispy cod sandwich, popcorn shrimp and more. They’re available for dine-in or takeout.

Pinz, the bowling alley with a restaurant in Dell Rapids, has created a large menu for Lent that’s filled with fried fish, shrimp and “Krabby Cakes.” It’s available for lunch and dinner.

Sanaa’s 8th Street Gourmet is hosting a fundraiser lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to benefit World Central Kitchen.The organization began serving hot meals within hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and now is set up at eight border crossings into Poland. All proceeds will go to the organization. Owner Sanaa Abourezk is asking for a minimum donation of $20 per meal.

New cookie flavors are on the menu for March at Mary’s Mountain Cookies. Try the lemon drop, key lime and white chocolate macadamia nut.

The bakery along the boardwalk at The Cascade on North Phillips Avenue also has started making BowWowzer Biscuits for dogs. They’re made with spent grains from neighboring Severance Brewing Co. You might be able to get your cats to eat them too.

Glen Koch, the co-owner of The Cookie Jar Eatery in Shriver Square, is back at work after health issues and is busy creating additional flavors of Young & Richards Fudge. There’s a new Luck of the Irish mint chocolate fudge, and he’s even making new springtime cutouts.

Crawford’s Bar & Grill is teaming up with Fernson Brewing Co. for a six-course dinner Wednesday. The meal starts out with Rice Lager paired with confit duck panini and parsnip chips and wraps up with Twin Bing Stout paired with devil’s food cake filled with cherry French buttercream topped with salted caramel and minced pecans. Check out the full menu here. Tickets are $85, and there’s only a few left.

That same night, K Restaurant is offering a “Wine Pairings for the Real World” dinner. Chef Tina Kuehn is pairing six wines with a savory scone stuffed with peanut butter and jelly, spinach artichoke naan, mac-and-cheese with a Cheetos topping, pan-fried chicken, mini pot roast sandwich and an ice cream sundae. Tickets are $75. Reservations are required at 605-336-3315.

The three cocktail lounges under The Carpenter Group are having another in-house Tri Cup competition – this time featuring whiskey drinks in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day. Buy a drink at each lounge and turn in your card with your vote, and you’ll get a free signature cocktail. Carpenter’s The ’70s Bush features Bushmills Irish whiskey, Grand Marnier, cranberry and lime juices, simple syrup and Burlesque bitters. The Treasury offers Pearly Legal with pear-infused bourbon, St. Germaine, lemon, pear syrup, Burlesque bitters and egg white. Highball’s Irish Pirate has banana-infused Irish whiskey with falernum, chai tea syrup, lime and a Laphroaig rinse. Customers picked Highball’s Love on the Rocks in February.

Chef Omar Thornton has stepped down as the head chef of Leonardo’s Cafe at the Washington Pavilion. Thornton’s now-closed restaurant in Garretson, ‘O’ So Good, was featured on “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” last year. He had been working at the Pavilion since last August after a short stint of operating ‘O’ So Good out of the kitchen at Wileys. “It’s been on my mind lately, and finally it is time,” he wrote in a post on social media. “As of this point, I don’t know what I’ll do as a career, we all know there are some really good jobs out there, and maybe I might stay in the food industry or maybe pick something totally different.” He wrote that he expects his next day to be sometime next week.

Changes in service, hours

Starbucks at 13th and Minnesota remains closed after a driver suffering from a medical emergency Saturday afternoon struck the side of the building. The vehicle entered the coffee shop, injuring the driver, his passenger and seven employees and customers. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said. “We are working to reopen our store as quickly as possible,” a note taped to the drive-thru menu board reads.

Boss’ Pizzeria & Sports Bar in Tea has suspended lunch hours Monday through Thursday because of a staffing shortage. The restaurant and bar opens at 4 p.m. those days. It still opens at 11 a.m. Friday through Sunday.

Here are other food and drink headlines from the past week.

Owner turns east-side C-store into Mediterranean market, plans to add restaurant

New Harrisburg C-store to offer Godfather’s Pizza