Restaurant Roundup: New food hall offering, battle winners, monthly features
March 6, 2025
The new Nunzio’s Food Hall has added another offering to its lineup: Pierre’s Jambon Beurre. The sandwich features French bistro ham and your choice of imported Maison Bordier butter on a housemade levain demi baguette. It also serves Choux au Craqueline, which are creme puffs filled with pastry cream and whipped cream. The “food hall” is actually a takeout concept at Harvester Kitchen by Bryan. It opened last month with the return of Nunzio’s Pizza Kitchen and the new Corky’s Wine Shop. Hours for Nunzio’s Food Hall are 4 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Orders can be placed online at nunziosfoodhall.com anytime for pickup during those hours. Read more about the concept in this story we did last month.
Here are the winners of the February food contests that took place in Sioux Falls and the region:
- Southside Slamwich: In a close race, The Rush Bar & Grill won the second annual competition of 15 restaurants with Spicy Bourbon Bliss. Travis Betsworth’s creation is a fried chicken breast topped with maple bourbon bacon jam, Havarti cheese and onion strings on a brioche bun. The bar is running short on ingredients, but it will return to the menu, likely in early April. The Rush scored 4.696, edging out The Smoked Culture at 4.688 and JJ’s Wine, Spirits & Cigars at 4.6575.
- Sioux Empire Pizza Battle: Charlie’s Pizza won the inaugural competition with the Judy Garland. It has alfredo sauce, spinach, bacon, chicken, roma tomatoes and garlic, finished with Parmesan and sweet balsamic glaze. The restaurant will keep making the pizza when the ingredients are available. Each of the 11 restaurants donated a portion of proceeds to charity. Charlie’s recipient was Emily’s Hope.
- Bite-Sized Showdown: The Taco Vault in Worthing won the taco battle among seven small-town restaurants with a 4.84 customer rating, edging out Chuds Pub & Grub in Larchwood, Iowa, at 4.83. In addition to being the runner-up, Chuds sold the most tacos. The winning Do I Make You Corny? has sweet Cajun pork belly topped with street corn dip, Vault Sauce, pickled red onions, queso fresco and cilantro in a corn tortilla. It’s available for a short time but will be added to the menu soon.
- 605 Rural Burger Battle: Baltic Corner defeated five other bars and restaurants in the inaugural competition with The Boss Burger. It’s a bacon burger with beer cheese sauce, onion tanglers and American and Swiss cheeses on a pretzel bun. It has earned a permanent spot on the menu.
With the rising costs of eggs, Gregg’s Substation announced March 1 that “our egg salad sandwiches will be unavailable until further notice.” The sandwich shop had a change of heart, though, offering them on Ash Wednesday and deciding to sell them on Fridays during Lent.
Last month, Breadsmith revised its gourmet cookie offerings. Instead of four varieties of the month available every Friday and Saturday, there’s a cookie of the month that’s available every day. The flavor for March is cranberry granola.
Look’s Marketplace has updated its breakfast menu.
Both locations of Tinners Public House have new monthly food and drink features.
New featured food and drink menus are here for Tailgators Grill & Bar in Brandon.
Maribella Ristorante’s special entree for March is Cannellino di Passera, a cannellini bean soup with fresh vegetables and braised pancetta, served alongside pan-seared flounder, topped with a flavorful cannellini bean relish. The featured dessert is Torta de Mela, a cinnamon and nutmeg spiced cake baked with caramelized apple slices and topped with a vanilla bean mascarpone.
The March special at R Wine Bar & Kitchen is Adobo Pork Ribs. They’re paired with mustard seed fingerling potatoes and baked corn cheesy rice.
The burger of the month at Big Sioux Burger is the Reuben Burger. Two smash patties are topped with corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing, served on griddled rye bread.
Next door at Dahlia Kitchen + Bar, the taco of the month is Bang Bang Shrimp. A soft shell tortilla is stuffed with tempura shrimp tossed in bang bang sauce, with napa cabbage slaw, peanuts and green onion.
The three-course menu for March at Chef Lance’s on Phillips includes manicotti Bolognese, crab rangoon-stuffed beef Wellington and a mini grasshopper parfait. The regular menu is available too.
March pizzas of the month at Invictus Pizza Kitchen are The Hot Chick with a ranch base, mozzarella, pepper jack, feta, bacon, grilled chicken, red and green onions, jalapeno and a jalapeno ranch drizzle and The Reuben with rye aioli, mozzarella, corned beef, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing.
The March lucy of the month at Crooked Pint Ale House is the O’Lucy. The patty is stuffed with corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut. It’s topped with more Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing.
The Fryn’ Pan is offering a $5 breakfast for a limited time. From 4 to 11 a.m. weekdays, get two scrambled eggs; choice of bacon, ham or sausage; and two slices of toast. Add a side of hash browns for $1.
Big Poppa’s Pizza has a new special: Get $5 off any deep dish pie on Tuesdays. If you order online, use the code $5TUESDAY.
Crave American Kitchen & Sushi Bar is celebrating its 18th anniversary since the start of the chain with a burger special. Get a double smashburger, fries and endless soda for $16 every Sunday and Monday through March. Mention “anniversary smash” to your server to get the special price.
Here are the daily specials for March at Charlie’s Pizza.
March specials are available Monday through Thursday at the Hartford Steak Co. Tavern in Hartford. Get a hamburger for $7 or cheeseburger for $8, each served with chips.
Wendy’s has a new Frosty flavor for Girl Scout Cookie season. The Thin Mint Frosty is available in vanilla or chocolate and features swirls of a minty cookie crumble sauce. Try it through March or while supplies last.
Severance Brewing Co. and Intoxibakes are teaming up for a pairing of Irish-inspired beers and desserts. Pre-order tickets for the event, which will be from 5 to 7 p.m. March 13. The cost is $20.
Oh My Cupcakes used St. Patrick’s Day for inspiration to create its March flavors. The Pot-O-Gold is a signature vanilla bean cake filled with salted caramel, topped with green vanilla bean buttercream, gold coins – think sprinkles – and a rainbow candy. Magically Delicious is vanilla bean cake with colored sprinkles mixed in, then topped with marshmallow buttercream and rolled in marshmallow cereal.
The Beer of the Moment for March at Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews is a themed for St. Patrick’s Day. The Irish Astronaut, a twist on a black and tan, features Elysian Brewing’s Nitro Irish Stout on top of Space Dust IPA. Get $2 off a tall.
Here’s the featured drink menu for March at Josiah’s Coffeehouse, Cafe & Bakery.
And at Brioux Falls.
And at Zooks Coffee Bar in Tea.
And at Lava’s Coffee in Harrisburg.
And at Central Dakota Perk in Harrisburg and Tea.
And at Fit Revolution Nutrition.
Changes in hours, service
- The Scapegoat is opening earlier on the weekends: noon on Saturday and Sunday.
- Spring hours have arrived at Severance Brewing Co.: noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
- Baking up a Storm has new hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. This week only, it’s closing at 2 p.m. Friday and will be closed Saturday.
- Central Dakota Perk in Harrisburg has shortened its hours to 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the weekend.
Here are other food and drink headlines from the past week.
Dakota Butcher to expand to Sioux Falls with meats, groceries, catering
Ode to reopen in new home in time for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
Juice Stop steps up south-side service at relocated shop with drive-thru
Preview 3 crafted beverages competing in expanded Mash Madness
