Overview
Prepare your tastebuds for battle! The 10th Annual Downtown Burger Battle presented by First Western Bank & Trust kicks off January 1, 2023, and will continue through the month of January.
Participating restaurants will show off downtown’s killer range and variety by putting their spin on the classic burger. Come downtown, or choose from takeout and delivery options, enjoy a burger, then rate it to have your say in which restaurant is crowned champion at the end of the month!
Burger tasters (that’s you!) will assign up to five points in each of five categories for every featured burger they try. The burger with the highest average points at the conclusion of the battle will be declared the winner!
Get ready to vote on each burger by downloading the official app of downtown – The DTSF Digital Passport! Download from your mobile browser now at passport.dtsf.com.
The categories include:
• Patty
• Bun
• Toppings
• Creativity
• Customer Service
Post a photo of one of the participating burger contenders to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with the restaurant name and the hashtag #BurgerBattle23 to be featured on DTSF social media!
See the 32 participating restaurants and their burgers below.
Blarney Stone Pub: The PB & JB (Peanut Butter & Jelly Burger)
An 8 oz. Beef Patty placed on Fried Onion Strings and a Creamy Peanut Butter Spread. Topped with Goat Cheese, Cranberry Compote and Feta Cheese Crumbles. Served on a Pretzel Bun.
Location: 333 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Thur: 11:00am – 1:00am; Fri: 11:00am – 1:30am; Sat: 10:00am – 1:30am; Sun: 10:00am – 1:00am
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Online ordering for delivery & carryout available, Door Dash
Boki European Street Food: Cheese Curds Burger
8oz. hand-pattied Angus burger topped with cheese curds and strips of gyro meat. Toppings include lettuce, pickle tomato and caramelized pepper/onion. All finished with our signature blend of taziki and ranch sauce. Served with fresh cut fries.
Location: 421 North Phillips Avenue Suite 121
Hours of Service: Mon – Thur: 11:00am -8:00pm; Fri – Sat: 11:00am – 9:00pm; Sun: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options: Available through DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grub Hub, Bite Squad and Food Dudes
Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen: Chicken Bacon Ranch Burger
6oz Certified Angus Beef, House-Ranch Bacon, Smoked Cheddar, Fried Chicken Skins, Butter Leaf Lettuce, House-Buffalo Ranch, Look’s Brioche.
Location: 600 North Main Avenue Suite 110
Hours of Service: Sun – Thur: 11:00am – 8:00pm; Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Delivery & carry-out available via their website.
Chef Lance’s on Phillips: The Big Bison Burger
8 oz Fresh Ground Buffalo Burger topped with Beef Bacon, Cheddar, Provolone and Boursin Cheese on a bed of Shredded Lettuce, Tomato and Pickle, drizzled with Sriracha Ranch. Served with our house cut fries.
Location: 431 North Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Tues- Sun: 5:00pm – 9:00pm; Mon: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carryout available. Call at 605-271-7800
Covert Artisan Ales feat. Windy City Bites: The Son of Zeus
A 1/3lb. all beef patty topped with hand sliced beef & lamb gyro meat, tzatziki sauce, grilled onions, and American cheese on a grilled brioche bun–the perfect burger for Hermes, the god of meat, and Son of Zeus. Served with a side of feta cheese topped french fries.
Location: 434 East 8th Street
Hours of Service: Tues – Thur: 3:00pm – 9:00pm; Fri: 3:00pm – 10:00pm; Sat: 12:00pm – 10:00pm; Sun: 2:00pm – 8:00pm; Mon: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available.
Crave – Sioux Falls: El Padrino – Carnitas Torta Burger
Tajin crusted Angus Beef, Refried Black Beans, Plancha seared Pork Carnitas, Pepper Jack Cheese, Escabeche (Mexican Pickled Vegetables), Avocado Crema & Sabroso! Served with choice of side.
Location: 201 East 8th Street
Hours of Service: Mon – Thur: 11:00am – 11:00pm; Fri: 11:00am – 12:00am; Sat: 7:00am – 12:00am; Sun: 4:00pm – 11:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options: Coming Soon!
Crawfords: Truffle Jam Burger
Pretzel bun, prime beef patty, tomato pepper jam, baby arugula, jalapeño bacon, and black truffle cheese. Finished with truffle parmesan chips .
Location: 214 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Thur: 4:00pm – 12:00am; Fri & Sat: 4:00pm – 2:00am; Sun: 4:00pm – 11:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
DaDa Gastropub: The Italian Hot Beef Burger
DaDa’s hot take on an Italian Burger; Italian Spiced All-Beef Patty, House-Made Giardiniera, Sweet Peppers, Ricotta and Red Wine Gravy. Served with chips.
Location: 402 North Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Tue – Thur: 5:00pm – 10:00pm; Fri & Sat: 5:00pm – 11:00pm; Sun & Mon: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry-out available
Falls Overlook Cafe: The BCB
6 oz Beef chuck patty, topped with melted Stensland Family Farms colby jack and garlic cheese curds, pineapple salsa, arugula, bacon bourbon sauce and chipotle aioli on a toasted pretzel bun – served with kettle chips.
Location: 825 North Weber Avenue
Hours of Service: Wed – Sat: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Falls Landing Bar & Grill: The Mario Burger
A brisket chuck blend topped with crispy prosciutto, bacio cheese, arugula, pickled pepperoncinis and arbiatta ketchup served on a artisan round bun. Comes with a pesto fries dusted with grated parmesan.
Location: 200 East 8th Street
Hours of Service: Mon: 4:00pm – 10:00pm; Tue – Thur: 11:00am – 10:00pm; Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 11:00pm; Sun: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Order online for pickup or delivery.
Fernson Downtown feat. Wagoo Burger: The Big Zing
100% Local Wangus Beef Burger, topped with candied beef bacon, smoked gouda, grilled caramelized onions, and fresno pepper coleslaw made with honey mustard bbq. Served with a side of fries.
Location: 332 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Tue – Wed: 3:00pm – 9:00pm; Thur: 3:00pm – 10:00pm; Fri: 3:00pm – 11:00pm; Sat: 12:00pm – 11:00pm; Sun: 3:00pm – 9:00pm; Mon: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available; Carryout available by calling (605) 789-2012
Five Guys: The Wonder Burger
A Grilled Cheese Sandwich with a well done juicy burger patty and bacon with Mayo, Lettuce, Pickles, Tomatoes, Ketchup, Mustard, Grilled Mushrooms and Grilled Onions “All the Way”.
Location: 121 South Minnesota Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily: 10:30am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Delivery available Mon-Sun 10:30am – 9:30pm
Glacial Lakes Distillery feat. FadeAways Food Truck: The Captain
Our version of the New York staple chopped cheese, seasoned ground beef, cheese, pickles, onion w/ our special house sauce on a toasted hoagie, make sure you add all the fixings, lettuce, tomato & jalapeños, ketchup & mustard. Servied with a side of fries and Kool-Aid pickle.
Location: 200 South Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Thur: 4:00pm – 10:00pm; Fri: 2:00pm – 11:00pm; Sat: 12:00pm – 11:00pm; Sun: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Holiday Inn City Centre: The Chipotle Bacon Burger
All beef patty with chipotle seasoning, creamy garlic cheese spread, habanero bacon jam, muenster cheese, applewood smoked bacon on a toasted brioche bun.
Location: 100 West 8th Street
Hours of Service: Daily: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
GrubHub and Food Dudes
JL Beers Sioux Falls: The S’More Burger
Our spin on the classic campfire treat featuring marshmallows, milk chocolate, graham crackers, bacon, and our fresh never frozen beef. All this sweet gooey goodness on a burger will make you want s’more!
Location: 323 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily: 11:00am – 11:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery, but phone-in orders for carry out are available.
La Luna Cafe: La Luna Steak Burger
Our steak burger has a juice marinated ribeye cut. We use Bread Smith bread, pepper Jack cheese, bacon, tomatoes, pickled red onions, spring mix, and house sauce.
Location: 701 North Phillips Avenue, Suite 125
Hours of Service: Mon – Sat: 8:00am – 5:00pm; Sun: 8:00am – 2:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No-Contact delivery available.
Leonardo’s Café at the Washington Pavilion: The Triple B (Big Basic Burger)
6-ounce square patty on texas toast topped with cheddar cheese, red onion, bacon, and avocado. Served with a side of sweet potato fries.
Location: 301 South Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Fri: 11:00am – 2:00pm; Sat & Sun: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
M.B. Haskett Delicatessen: The Inflation Burger
Beef slider on a house-made brioche bun, aioli, American cheese, and pickle.
Location: 324 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon: Closed
Tue – Thur: 7:00am – 2:00pm
Fri: 7:00am – 2:00pm & 5:00pm – 9:30pm
Sat: 8:00am – 2:00pm & 5:00pm – 9:30pm
Sun: 8:00am – 2:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill & Pub: The Hatch Queso Burger
8oz burger patty, seasoned and grilled, served atop a chiffonade of romaine, 2 tomato slices, and a toasted bottom bun that is dressed with street corn aioli. The burger is topped with Hatch queso and garnished with 4 slices of fresh jalapeno and cilantro, with a lime garnish and a side of Hatch queso for dipping French fries.
Location: 236 South Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Order online for pickup or delivery at: https://order.mackenzieriverpizza.com/menu/sioux-falls
Minervas: The Local Steak House
Hadrick Ranch beef, Dimock 2-year aged cheddar, onion rings, old smokehouse bacon, A1 aioli on a brioche bun. Served with Ferson Wagon Plane Porter beer cheese and fries.
Location: 301 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Thur: 11:00am – 9:00pm; Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 10:00pm; Sun: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No-contact delivery available
Monks Ale House: The Griddy
An homage to the traditions and legends of the land of 10,000 lakes, The Griddy features Minnesota wild rice and Dakota Mushrooms in a rich and savory blend. Our seasoned half-pound Certified Angus beef patty is stuffed Juicy Lucy-style with Muenster and American cheese and served on a bed of lettuce and red cabbage.
Location: 420 East 8th Street
Hours of Service: Sun – Thur: 12:00pm – 11:00pm; Fri & Sat: 12:00pm – 2:00am
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Ode to Food & Drinks: Hoppy Loafing Around feat. Severance Faking Sincerity IPA
Meatloaf patty, Bacon IPA beer cheese sauce, fried onion strings on a potato bun + sidekick of your choice.
Location: 300 North Cherapa Place
Hours of Service: Tue – Fri: 11:00am – 9:00pm; Sat: 4:00pm – 9:00pm; Sun & Mon: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry-out available
Papa Woody’s: The Italian Stallion
Location: 775 North Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Tue – Thur: 11:00am – 9:00pm; Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 10:00pm; Sun & Mon: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Call 605-271-0519 or order online via their website, or order through Food Dudes.
PAve: The Kunco
Beef blend steakburger, Nueske’s thick cut bacon, American cheese, fried egg, chipotle aioli, locally sourced Everything Ciabatta bun. Served with a choice of side.
Location: 130 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Tue: 11:00am – 12:00am; Wed – Fri: 11:00am – 2:00am; Sat: 12:00pm – 2:00am; Sun: 12:00pm – 12:00am
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Pizza Cheeks: Pizza Cheeks Burger
Angus Beef Patty, Fresh Mozzarella, Herbed, Ricotta, House-Pickled Peppers, House-Pepperoni Sauce, Arugula, Ciabatta. Served with a side caesar salad.
Location: 120 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily: 4:00pm – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No-contact delivery available
Phillips Avenue Diner: Peanut Butter & Spicy Jelly Burger
Fresh ground chuck burger in a 5oz patty. Topped with a chipotle berry compote, peanut butter, american cheese, and jalapeno bacon on a brioche bun. Served with choice of side.
Location: 121 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Sun – Thur: 8:00am – 2:00pm; Fri & Sat 8:00am – 8:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
To-go orders available. Delivery: place an order via phillipsavenuediner.com and select the option for delivery
Remedy Brewing Company: The Rimedio
Italian for “Remedy”, our play on an Italian beef consists of a locally sourced Wagyu beef patty from Dimock, SD seasoned with a house blend of herbs and spices, bone marrow aioli, thin sliced nappa, cheddar cheese, and giardiniera all served on a toasted cheddar Breadsmith bun. Served with a side of seasoned chips and au jus made with our Remedy Amber Ale.
Location: 401 East 8th Street, #120
Hours of Service: Sun – Thur: 12:00pm – 9:00pm; Fri & Sat: 12:00pm – 12:00am
Delivery/Carryout Options:
To-go orders available
Sunny Pizzeria at EightyOne Arcade Bar: The Frenchie Burger
1/3 pound all beef patty, topped with homemade french onion dip, provolone cheese, sauteed onions, hot giardiniera mix, and rippled potato chips prepared fresh on a toasted onion bun – served with a side of rippled potato chips and homemade french onion dip.
Location: 221 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Thur: 5:00pm – 12:00am; Fri & Sat: 5:00pm – 2:00am; Sun: 5:00pm – 12:00am; Mon – Wed: Closed
Burger is available for carryout and dine-in.
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available.
Swamp Daddy’s: Magnolia Burger
Beef, short rib and andouille patty blend topped with asiago and mild cheddar cheese, sweet heat bacon, hush puppy battered okra, drunken onions on lettuce, tomato and red pepper jelly and secret sauce on a beignet bun. Served with chips.
Location: 421 North Phillips Avenue, Suite 104
Hours of Service: Wed – Sat: 11:00am – 9:00pm; Sun – Tue: Closed
Delivery/Carryout Options: Coming Soon!
The Treasury at Hotel on Phillips: The Smash & Grab
Two Smashed Patties, Onion, Special Sauce, Shredded Lettuce, Pickles, on a Brioche Bun.
Location: 100 North Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Sat: 3pm-close
Delivery/Carryout Options:
To-go option available
TommyJack’s Pub: Philly Burger
Introducing our take on a philly cheese sandwich. We take our fresh hand pattied half pound burger, top it with a custom seasoning, sauteed peppers and onions, and two types of cheese. The Philly Burger is accompanied by a side of au jus for dipping and served on our locally made fresh bakery bun.
Location: 214 East 12th Street
Hours of Service: Daily: 11:00am – 2:00am
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry-out available
Wileys: West Coast Smasher
Two of our freshly ground in house hamburger patties, caramalized onions, american cheese, crisp romain lettuce and Wileys’ signature “Animal” sauce topped off with a toasted egg bun.
Location: 330 North Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Fri: 3:00pm – 2:00am; Sat & Sun: 11:00am – 2:00am
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry out available
