Restaurant Roundup: New burgers, one-week-only creations, pizza hunt
March 31, 2022
Here’s the new menu for Wagoo Burgers, which takes over the kitchen Friday at Fernson Downtown. The new concept comes from the owners of Crawford’s Bar & Grill. “It’s a diverse menu with something for everybody on there,” said Derek Fernholz, co-owner of Fernson Brewing Co. The menu features locally sourced, family-grown beef from a farm near Humboldt. And those cattle soon will have spent grain from the brewery added to their diet, Fernholz said. Wagoo’s hours will follow the taproom’s, perhaps closing an hour earlier for cleanup, he said.
Boss’ Pizzeria & Sports Bar in the Ramada Hotel has started serving burgers. Boss’ started a seasonal burger shop in Keystone last year, and “we figured out we did them pretty good,” owner Jeremy Seefeldt said. He wanted to start building up the lunch menu at the sports bar and said burgers are a quicker option for customers who don’t have a lot of time over the noon hour. There are seven burger options, including a basic cheeseburger and the Founding Father, which is based on the signature pizza with the same name. The one-third pound patty is topped with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, cheese, crushed red pepper, ranch dressing, lettuce, tomato and onion. Seefeldt said that’s his favorite. To introduce the burgers, Boss’ is offering a buy-one-get-one special until April 8 if you show your server the Facebook post — and we’re guessing this article might do the trick too!
The Cookie Jar Eatery has created a catering menu since it has suspended serving lunch. Before, catering customers just ordered from the lunch menu, said Glen Koch, who owns the longtime bakery with his wife, Elaine. They aren’t sure if they’ll be able to find an employee to help them, so lunch hours remain on hold. Koch said they’ve been keeping busy making cookies and bars to fill the bakery cases and special orders. They do offer grab-and-go lunches with containers of chili and chicken tortilla soup to heat up and tubs of chicken salad and egg salad for making sandwiches.
Flyboy Donuts has a new trick up its sleeve for April Fool’s Day. Get a box of crumbs and sprinkles to set out first, along with a real dozen for later, or you can have a gift card tucked in with the crumbs. Order online at flyboydonuts.com for delivery or pickup.
Mary’s Mountain Cookies has started a Bake It Forward campaign. Buy a tag for a free cookie and hang it on a display at the shop on North Phillips Avenue for someone who deserves a treat.
Ten downtown Sioux Falls restaurants have created special menu items just for Downtown Restaurant Week. The new foods will be served April 1-9. Here’s what you’ll find:
- Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen: Curry Bison Tacos.
- Chef Lance’s on Phillips: Rosemary Filet.
- DaDa Gastropub: Beer-Battered Halibut Fish Tacos.
- Harvester Kitchen by Bryan: Rooted in Sioux Falls five-course tasting
- M.B. Haskett Delicatessen: Vietnamese Style Loco and Bahn Mi Sandwich.
- Minervas: Is It Spring Yet? dessert.
- Pizza Cheeks: The Giorgio.
- R Wine Bar: Tuscan Truffles appetizer, Pork Belly entrée and Carmello Cheesecakes.
- Sunny’s Pizzeria at EightyOne Arcade Bar: The Tyler Roney.
- Swamp Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen: Seafood Stuffed Chayote appetizer, Stewed Duck entrée and Pecan Praline Beignet.
Sunny’s Pizzeria is back with its third annual spring pizza hunt. Beginning Friday and every day in April, a token will be hidden in Sioux Falls. Owner Jon Oppold posts a clue every morning on social media. Find the token, and get a free medium pizza from the neighborhood shop at 1801 S. Walts Ave., on the corner of 26th Street across from USF.
Obscure Brewing Co. has two new featured pizzas on its menu: Loaded Tater Tot and Pulled Pork Mac & Cheese. They’re available for another month or so.
Fat Kid Filly’s is expanding the concessions side of its business to include the Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota. Last year, owners Cody and Amber Sauers took their food truck to Jackson for a few events and later in the season took over concessions at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon. Both racetracks are owned by Tod Quiring. Jackson’s first race is April 29, and Huset’s starts its season May 8.
New cocktails for spring are available at MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill & Pub. Huckleberry Lemon Drop and Watermelon Huck Bliss are returning favorites, and The Bee Sting and Melon Squeezy are new.
WoodGrain Brewing Co. is releasing its Pink Boots Brew on Friday. Every year, women in the brewing industry gather to a make a beer using a special blend of hops. This year’s WoodGrain creation is Yes Ma’am IPA, a New England-style IPA.
Check out the colorful new spring treats at Dairy Queen. There’s a new Poolside Punch Twisty Misty Slush, Fruity Blast Dipped Cone and S’mores Shake.
Changes in service, hours
Severance Brewing Co. is switching back to regular taproom hours Friday. It will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Rudy M. Navarrete’s Tex-Mexican Catering’s gig serving tacos and more every at Severance Brewing Co. has been extended through April. Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The partnership began in December.
The Breaks Coffee Roasting Co. is expanding hours to 6:30 p.m. beginning in April. This week, for downtown’s First Friday events, it actually will be open until 9 p.m. Find new art in the gallery, a featured cocktail for just that night and new featured drinks for April: Fake Spring and Dirty Dan.
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