Sept. 2, 2021

The new Roundhouse Brew Pub on 69th east of Cliff has introduced a feature menu with five special dishes. Try the chicken bacon ranch baked potato, BBQ sweet potato poutine, fish tacos, Roundhouse burger or the ham and blueberry goat cheese pizza. Local ingredients include russet baking potatoes form the Tschetter Colony along the James River and arugula and spicy microgreens from Cherry Lane Farm in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Monthly specials for food and drink are back this month at Tinner’s Public House. For sharables, there are beef skewers with pineapple, red onion and green and red peppers, served with a chipotle orange glaze. The Stobe Jones pizza is back, along with a peanut butter patty melt, teriyaki chicken salad, and steak and shrimp etouffee.

Fernson Brewing Co. has a new beer that pays homage to the University of South Dakota. Yipeeo! Red Ale takes its name from the Coyotes fight song and was created in congruence with efforts from the USD Alumni Association. Find it on tap and in stores throughout South Dakota.

Breaking Burrito is expanding with a second food truck that will make its debut this weekend at Country Apple Orchard’s kickoff to the fall season. It’s Carlos Salgado’s second attempt at having two food trucks after the pandemic decimated last season’s schedule of events. That extra truck ended up being sold to a Mexican restaurant in Minnesota. Salgado found his newest truck in Texas at the beginning of the year and has been working since then to build it out. Breaking Burrito II will run through October, including more events at the orchard. This season, it will serve only tacos and burritos. Next year, it will have Breaking Burrito’s full menu, and Salgado hopes to expand further with chimichangas, flautas, gringas, tortas, tamales and picada. He posts his schedule at the beginning of the week on his Facebook and Instagram pages.

Watecha Bowl has signed a lease to open a location in a food court at a mall in Norfolk, Neb. It’s the latest expansion for the Native American business, which started as a food truck last year. It’s expected to open early next year.

Brandon Lutheran Church is hosting its second and final food truck night of the season Wednesday. Hours are 5 to 7:30 p.m. Here’s the lineup of trucks: Fat Kid Filly’s, Tacos de Gringo, Old Skool Jersey Rippers & Balls, Berke’s BBQ, The Big Orange Food Truck, Hunny & Bunny and Marc O’s Festival Foods, with The SDSU Ice Cream Truck and Tropical Sno selling frozen treats. There also will be inflatables for the kids before and after an outdoor worship service at 6:5 p.m.

The inaugural Downtown Pork Showdown kicks off Friday with 16 restaurants competing for the best pork entrée. Diners will be able to find the dishes all month. They can rank them on the DTSF Digital Passport App to crown a winner. Try everything from osso bucco and pulled pork Wellington to pork tonkotsu ramen and sliders. Get all the details here.

Pinz, the Dell Rapids entertainment venue that offers bowling, darts and arcade games, reopens Tuesday after its summer break. The kitchen is open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9:30 pm. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. On Saturday, breakfast is served until 10:30 a.m., and on Sunday, it’s served until 1:30 p.m. The dinner menu also is available beginning at 11 a.m.

Hy-Vee is celebrating National Family Meals Month with free food for kids. Those 12 and younger can eat for free with each purchase of a select adult entree every day in September at all Hy-Vee food service departments and Hy-Vee Market Grille locations. The offer also is good at the new Wahlburgers that opens Tuesday in the Hy-Vee at 26th and Marion. It’s valid for dine-in and carryout or delivery from hy-vee.com/mealtime. National Family Meals Month was created by the Food Industry Association to raise consumer awareness of the health and societal benefits of sharing frequent family meals. Research shows that children who share regular family meals typically display better grades, improved nutrition, stronger family relationships and higher self-esteem, and they are less likely to use drugs and alcohol, Hy-Vee said in a news release about special events for the month.

Squealer’s Smoke Shack is no longer open on Mondays because of staffing issues. It’s also closed Saturday and Sunday this weekend because of the Labor Day holiday.

Sorry if we led you astray and you missed out!  Parlour Ice Cream House initially said it would be open through Labor Day, but the final day of the season was Aug. 29.

Several Sioux Falls area bars and restaurants displayed 13 beers or drinks on a reserved table to honor the service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. Here are a few photos of the tributes.

Let It Fly:

Office Bar, Montrose:

The Barrel House:

Squealer’s Smoke Shack, Tea:

The Wooden Nickel, Crooks:

Blarney Stone:

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

Raise a glass to Bourbon Heritage Month with 5 weeks of whiskey at JJ’s

New Starbucks planned for far west side

Build-your-own charcuterie with local meats on Minervas Market Bar