Restaurant Roundup: Mystery beer machine, pickle juice slush, free custard
Aug. 11, 2022
Fans of the beloved mystery beer vending machine at the legendary Arrow Bar downtown on 10th Street will like this news. Sunny’s Pizzeria has created one that offers four categories: light, hoppy, sour and dark. Back in the day, the Arrow’s machine dropped cans like Schlitz or Milwaukee’s Best for 85 cents. It will cost you $5 at Sunny’s, and you still might get a Grain Belt. A couple of local brews in there are Fernson’s Curio and Remedy’s Queen Bee.
To celebrate National Frozen Custard Day, which was Monday, customers at Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers can get a free mini sundae through the app. The offer is good through Sunday, and no other purchase is necessary.
Here’s another app-only special. Cinnabon is marking the series finale of “Better Call Saul” Monday night with a “gene-rous” surprise. Six seasons ago, the show kicked off with lawyer Jimmy McGill, aka Saul Goodman, aka Gene Takovic, living in hiding, pretending to be a Cinnabon worker at a mall in Omaha. Use the code CALLSAUL to unlock a buy-one-get-one offer for a Center of the Roll.
Charcuterie boxes from Cultivated in Love are available now at WilLiquors. They come in three sizes: individual, two-person and four-person. Larger boards can be ordered for pickup with 48-hour notice.
Get ready to pucker up. The Pickle Juice Slush is back for a limited time at Sonic Drive-In.
Taco John’s has added a $3 Grande Beef Taco to its value menu. It’s a large flour tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef, Potato Oles, cheddar cheese, mild sauce, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. There’s also a mini version of the Fried Chicken Taco for $2.
Sanaa Abourezk is celebrating her birthday, which was Sunday, with a buffet Saturday at her restaurant to raise money for World Central Kitchen and its efforts to feed people suffering from flooding in Kentucky and fires in California, along with first responders and volunteers. Lunch at Sanaa’s 8th Street Gourmet will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds will go to the nonprofit organization. Check out her new haircut! “I never had the courage to change my hair until now,” she said in a social media post on her birthday. “I guess tattoo will be my next move.”
Glacial Lakes Distillery & Brewhouse has a new featured menu of drinks made with its spirits. The Downtown Daddy with gin, ginger beer, lime and sage-infused honey was created with the help of customer Steve Hartman. Another choice is Mai Tai-ed One On with almond-infused Wooden Boat Rum and a macadamia orgeat, which is a syrup. Some of the fruit-based choices include the Smoked Peach Brandy Old-Fashioned that’s sweetened with peach syrup and smoked with oak, and you’ll find drinks with strawberry puree, lemon curd and guava and lime juices with starfruit syrup and slices.
Get a free pint of beer for donating blood Friday at Remedy Brewing Co. The Community Blood Bank will be there from 1 to 6 p.m. Sign up for a donation time here; walk-ins are not allowed.
This fall, Sioux Falls Food Tours is launching Savor Sioux Falls, a food tour in a box. Diners will get gift cards to restaurants, a walking map to guide them on a tour, historical information about the sights along the walk and suggestions of what to order. Each box will work for two to four people Preorders are being taken now.
Changes in hours, service
Zoup is still closed. The restaurant hoped to reopen Aug. 8 after being closed since June 27 for a “store refresh.” The owner did not respond to an emailed request for an update.
Auntie J’s American Soul Food in Lennox was closed for several weeks while owner Joni Williamson revamped her hours and menu. Now, the restaurant is open from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday with a revolving menu that follows these themes: Taco Tuesday, Chicken Wednesday, Pasta Thursday, Fish Friday and BBQ Saturday. A country-style brunch is served on the first Sunday of each month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Here are other food and drink headlines from the past week.
New west-side Pizza Hut opens with big giveaway for grand opening
S.D. cookie company ‘wins the Super Bowl’ after closing deal with Walmart
Regenerative farm, restaurant group partner to provide outstanding produce
