Grant Wentzel – Page 26 – F**k Yeah! It's Sioux Falls!

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

Levitt Shell Pivots!

After a fantastic opening season, Levitt at the Falls faced the painful decision to cut back on the big shows, doing their part to keep the Covid Crisis in check.

While many, many of us live music fans were sad to hear that there wouldn’t be free tunes echoing over the river this summer, no one can disagree that it was the right thing to do.

Thankfully, the fine local folks that keep the Sioux Falls edition of the Levitt Foundation going are making the most of the conundrum, putting together a series of pop-up neighborhood concerts to keep the music (and the good times) alive.

Check back here for a full report on where to catch their next event!

And see you Summer 2021! Odds are it’ll be packed, so we’ll be getting there early and staking out a spot on the lawn, something convenient to the JJ’s tent, of course.

Have You Seen This Man? Guy Fieri Hits Up Sioux Falls!

I’m not one to spread mouth-watering rumours, but I don’t mind confirming one from time to time. Both the Argus Leader and SiouxFalls.Business are reporting a strong hunch that Guy Fieri — the flame-shirted Food Network hooligan — is spending a few days in Sioux Falls.

So far North and South Dakota are the only states that haven’t been on “Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives,” but with a Fieri sighting last week in Fargo, it looks like that’s about to change.

After checking with a few of my off-the-record sources, I can confirm that this celebrity showing is 100% true: Look’s Market is on the agenda for an upcoming episode of his long-running, much-loved basic cable TV show.

Now that’s some jaw-dropping news to chew on!

Seems like his other stop in town is going to be Bread & Circus. I have no direct info on that. But if you’ve got nothing going on today and would like to do some snooping, by all means make a pest of yourself and let me know what you find out. Pics or it didn’t happen!

But Guy, I’ve got to ask, why not a stop of Fiero Pizza? You can’t tell me you’re above punning around a personalized pizza. At least I’m not.