Restaurant Roundup: Taco burger twist, new healthy bowls
Jan. 29, 2026
There’s a new limited-time mashup at Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. The restaurant chain has created the Smash Burger Taco. It’s a grilled tortilla filled with a steakburger patty, American cheese, lettuce and jalapeno fry sauce. It can be customized with free ingredients like tomatoes and grilled onions, or you can pay extra for things like chili and bacon. It’s on the menu through March 3.
Two bowls have been added to the menu at Daily Clean Food & Drink. Golden Glow features bison meatballs, cottage cheese drizzled with hot honey, roasted sweet potato and fresh avocado on a base of cauliflower rice. Garden Hearth starts with a quinoa base and is topped with roasted broccoli, sweet potato, bell pepper and onion. There’s also arugula, pumpkin seeds and a garlic and herb dressing.
Nekter Juice Bar has introduced two limited-time nut butter protein bowls: the Peanut Butter Power Bowl with 30 grams of protein and the Blueberry Almond Power Bowl with 32 grams. The base of the peanut butter bowl is a blend of cashew milk, banana and peanut butter, with a dash of agave and vanilla. It’s topped with peanut butter protein granola, peanut butter drizzle, banana slices and cacao nibs. The blueberry almond bowl has almond butter and blueberries blended with vanilla whey protein and cashew milk. It’s topped with granola, strawberries and blueberries with an almond butter drizzle.
El Chamoy, a Mexican ice cream and snack shop, has added several savory offerings to the menu. It now serves tacos, burritos and tortas, all with several meat choices. There’s also barbacoa ramen, Mexican-style hot dogs and more.
Asiago Bagel Stacks are back at Panera Bread. Chicken Roma and Spicy Steak Asiago are permanent menu items at lunch and dinner for $8. In the morning, diners can choose from three new Breakfast Bagel Stacks on either the signature asiago bagel or new asiago everything bagel. Breakfast choices are Wake-up BLT, Farmhouse Duo and Sausage & Egg. Also new are Asiago Croissant Twists, made for snacking or dipping in soup.
The latest “Whopper by You” customer-inspired creation at Burger King is the Ultimate Steakhouse Whopper. The beef patty is topped with onion rings, bacon, sauteed mushrooms, Swiss cheese and peppercorn aioli on a toasted sesame seed bun. It’s also available as a Whopper Jr. A new sweet treat is warm Cinnamon Apple Pie.
Here’s the lineup for the $5 Community Dinners in February at the Sioux Falls Food Co+op. They’re served from 4 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday.
Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews has new daily specials.
Kingbird Coffee in Brandon is having another Yonutz doughnut drop on Saturday. Get a half-dozen big doughnuts or a dozen mini ones while supplies last. Customers also can pre-order and select their favorites from the Yonutz menu by going on the app or online at yonutz.com, selecting the Sioux Falls store and choosing a pickup time of 8:20 a.m. Saturday – that’s how the crew will know the doughnuts need to go to Brandon. They’ll be there by 7 a.m. The deadline for pre-orders is 5 p.m. Friday.
On Sunday, Kingbird Coffee is offering a chance to try all five of its new drinks for February in a $15 flight. The special will be available from 6 to 8 p.m., or customers can try free samples.
The Tavern Grill has a new app to use for ordering takeout, earning rewards, accessing exclusive perks and unlocking special offers. Get a free side of waffle fries for joining. Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. If you’re already a reward member, just reset your password to get started.
Events
Glacial Lake Distillery & Brewhouse’s final day will be marked with a Chili Crawl that also includes neighboring The Orion Pub and Full Circle Book Co-op. Chili will be served at all three spots from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Changes in hours, service
The Dugout Sports Bar & Grill in Hartford is closed temporarily. In a post on social media, the bar noted that because of “weather and business conditions we are closed for regular business hours until further notice. We are still booking parties and events! We will be back soon and can’t wait to take care of you all!”
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