July 2020 – Page 3 – F**k Yeah! It's Sioux Falls!

Tony Hawk In Town?

Tony Hawk was busted in the Badlands on Sunday for doing what comes naturally: Skateboarding!

It was all good — the fearless and friendly Park Ranger just wanted a selfie — but it got us thinking…any chance Tony’s hitting our skatepark today?

Tony & family are taking an All-American (and mostly Covid-sensible) vacation, RV’ing around the great wide-open spaces of the Wild West. While Sioux Falls is a happening town, it’s still an out-of-the-way place for most of our fellow Americans. But we are a great stop on the trail to some amazing sights, and it’s become something of a ritual around here to refresh a few weary travelers and long-lost friends every summer. Always a pleasure to do so!

So keep your eyes open. If you see Mr. Hawk kick-flipping around town, grab a selfie and send it over! We’d love to add a local twist to this story.

More info & a great vid of Tony skating South Dakota on his twitter feed: https://twitter.com/tonyhawk

How’s the Giliberto’s on the West Side? Awesome!

We finally made it over to the newest outpost of Giliberto’s! Located across from Roosevelt in a new plaza at the corner of Sertoma and 41st Street, this place is bound to hopping with high-schoolers once classes resume in September.

No shade to Nicky’s or Jacky’s, but Giliberto’s is our favorite place to grab a few burritos after a hard day or a long evening out. We were curious to see how the food compared to the other locations, so we picked up a few favorites to test them out.

Consistency is the one risk you take with local, independent joints. McDonald’s makes a science out of reassuring the world that one Big Mac is the same as another, from Tokyo to Toledo. While that’s reassuring it’s also a little creepy. I’d rather feel like I’m eating something made by a real person, perhaps even with a little love thrown in.

Would the West Side Giliberto’s live up to our taste bud’s high expectations? The answer is YES! Our burritos were generously stuffed, flavor-packed, and walked that greasy line between delicious and decadent.

We were more than satisfied and had a few bites left over for breakfast the next morning.

So Chipotle – take your time. We’ve got options! And there’s still no reason to settle for Qdoba.

Chipotle Stalls, Again!

Well this is getting a little redundant. Local burrito fanboys have been pushing for a Sioux Falls Chipotle for years now, celebrating every time corporate throws ’em a guac-smeared scrap of hope.

Things were finally on track for our very own source of cilantro-lime flavored goodness this fall, with a location secured in front of the Empire Mall.

That’s still a go, it’s that it’s going a little slow. Opening looks more like springtime, maybe Christmas. Que pena!

In the meantime, stop going to Qdoba and support the local goodness to be found at Giliberto’s, Jacky’s, and Nikki’s and some of the new taco trucks popping up around town.

Bike Trail Heads East! New Extension Announced

We’ve got a great bike trail around this town. Not only is our 20ish mile loop a fun way to get some exercise on sunny day, it’s also a pretty useful way to get in and out of downtown without dodging cars and potholes.

Over the last few years, they’ve been making it even better, adding spurs to the northwest, the south, and someday… just maybe… the whole way to Brandon.

The city’s just announced that another 20 acres have been acquired along the north side of the Big Sioux. This will extend the spur that runs along the river from Falls Park past the often-odorous meatpacking plant, taking riders the whole way to Great Bear.

No one expects work to be completed for another summer or two, but that’s ok. It’s just good to know that our town keeps pedaling the right direction!

Find out more at Keloland

New Beer Downtown: Tap Into Covert Artisan Ales!

We’ve been looking forward to this one! At Remedy’s Oktoberfest last year, Covert came out of hiding to win the People’s Choice award – and had our vote too – serving up some some high-flavor, yet perfectly balanced, libations to the assembled crowd of local experts. (Some of you guys did a lot of, uh, research that afternoon!)

At the time, Covert was content brewing and selling from their out-of-the-way industrial park spot way out on the west side. But destiny called, and they made the leap to a newly remodeled strip just across the parking lot from Monk’s House of Ale Repute.

Our “Brewer’s Row” took a hit when Fernson moved to Phillips, but with this new taproom, there’s no reason not plan an entire night bouncing around 8th Street, cooling off on a hot summer’s night.

Check ’em out!

Covert Cellars
434 E 8th St
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57103, US
+1 605-681-6139
covertartisanales@gmail.com

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Thursday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday 4:00 pm – 12:00 am
Saturday 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
Sunday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm