Overview
Prepare your tastebuds for battle! The 9th Annual Downtown Burger Battle presented by First Western Bank & Trust kicks off January 1, 2022, 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 #BurgerBattle22 to be featured on DTSF social media!
See the 27 participating restaurants and their burgers below.
Blarney Stone Pub: Raspberry Jalapeno Popper Burger
An 8 oz. Certified Angus Beef Patty on top of Beer Battered Jalapeno slices. Served on a toasted Potato Bun. Topped with Roasted Jalapeno & Garlic Cream Cheese, Smoked Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Fried Onions, and our Signature Raspberry Chipotle’ Sauce. Accompanied with a pickle and your choice of a side.
Location: 333 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily 11:00am – 11:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Door Dash
Boki European Street Food: The Euro Burger
An 8 oz. Certified Angus Beef Patty topped with strips of gyro meat. Toppings include lettuce, pickle, tomato, onions, mushrooms. All finished off with feta cheese and optional taziki sauce. Served with fresh cut curly fries.
Location: 421 North Phillips Avenue Suite 121
Hours of Service: Daily: 11:00am -8:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options: Available through DoorDash, Ubereats, Grubhub, Bitesquad and Food Dudes
Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen: When In Rome
Toasted pine nut infused Angus patty, herbed goat cheese, Duxelles, balsamic plum sauce, arugula, whole grain bun from Look’s Bakehouse. Substitutions politely declined.
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 Tuscany Burger
1/2 lb. fresh Certified Angus ground beef topped with fresh arugula, balsamic vinegarette, basil pesto, heirloom tomatoes, fontina cheese, Genomi salami, and garlic mayo all on a sun dried tomato and basil toasted Breadsmith custom bun. Served with a side of Chef Lance’s handmade tots and a side of Sriracha ranch.
Location: 431 North Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Tues- Sat:11:00am-2:00pm and 5:00pm-9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carryout available. Call at 605-271-7800
Crave – Sioux Falls: The Elvis Impersonator
A 7oz burger seasoned and grilled to perfection, topped with cheddar cheese, chopped candied bacon, Thai chili peanut butter, sweet fried plantains, chopped peanuts, and our signature salted bourbon caramel! All on a salt and pepper bun.
Location: 201 East 8th Street
Hours of Service: Sun – Thurs: 11:00am – 10:00pm; Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 11:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options: Coming Soon!
Crawfords: The Boujee Burger
Bacon crusted burger, bleu cheese fondu, butter lettuce, beef steak tomato, red wine braised onions, fried shallot, and mustard caviar. Served with or specialty pommes gaufrettes.
Location: 214 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily: 4:00pm – close
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry-out available
DaDa Gastropub: Meatloaf Burger
Meatloaf burger, cheese sauce, bacon, pickled vegetables, house BBQ
Location: 402 North Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Tues – Thurs: 4:30pm – 9:00pm; Fri & Sat: 4:30pm – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry-out available
Sunny Pizzeria at EightyOne Arcade Bar: Homer’s in Heaven
1/3 lb. all beef patty, applewood smoked bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, jalepeno pepper jelly on a toasted glazed Flyboy donut – an altogether sweet, decadent and meaty treat. Comes with a side of chips.
Location: 221 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Thurs: 5:00pm – 10:00pm; Fri & Sat: 5:00pm – midnight; Sun: 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Burger is available for carryout and dine-in.
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Online ordering available.
Falls Landing Bar & Grill: Southbound Burger
Signature brisket chuck blend patty, topped with homemade pimento cheese, sweet and spicy bacon, romaine lettuce, and a drizzle of bayou burger sauce. Served with pepper slaw and cajun waffle fries.
Location: 200 East 8th Street
Hours of Service: Mon -Fri: 11:00am – 2:00pm, 4:30pm-10:00pm; Sat: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Order online for pickup or delivery.
Fernson Downtown: Murph Burg
1/3 lb patty, bacon jam, american, swiss, house sauce, lettuce & onion on a toasted brioche bun
Location: 332 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Tues – Thurs 3:00pm – 9:00pm, Sat 12:00pm – 10:00pm, Sun 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Holiday Inn City Centre: The ARC
Wagyu Beef, Bison, Elk, and Wild Boar Patty is served on a bed of Romesco sauce and portobello mushrooms sauteed in red wine. The Burger is then topped with provolone cheese, pickled red onions, fried spinach, and garlic crunch dished up on a toasted butter Brioche bun. Perfectly paired with a side fresh Lobster Mac. No substitutions.
Location: 100 West 8th Street
Hours of Service: Daily: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
GrubHub and Food Dudes
JL Beers Sioux Falls: GochuJANG’S All Here Burger
The gang is all here on our fresh tasting Korean BBQ inspired burger that is made with gochujang BBQ sauce, shredded cabbage, bacon, cilantro, onions, and banana peppers on a quarter pound patty. It’s a little sweet, a little tangy, and just a little spicy.
Location: 323 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily: 11:00am – 11:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available, but you can phone-in orders for carry out.
Leonardo’s Café at the Washington Pavilion: Slap Crispy Cajun Burger
Thin layer of beef patties “slapped” on the grill, season with our own Cajun spices and three blended cheese grilled directly on the flat top, the patty and cheese create a great lovely texture and flavor. An Urnebes (toned down just a little) base sauce, bib lettuce, tomatoes and all on a Leo’s Brioche Bun.
Location: 301 South Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Fri: 11:00am – 2:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
To-Go orders available
M.B. Haskett Delicatessen: M.B. Haskett Patty Melt
5.5 oz grass fed and finished ground beef patty from Berrybrook Organics on Breadico rye bread, with sauteed onions, gruyere and cheddar cheese, Dijon mustard and mayonnaise.
Location: 324 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Weds & Thurs 11:00am – 2:00pm, Fri 11:00am 2:00pm & 5:00pm – 9:00pm, Sat 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill & Pub: Rise & Shine
½ lb all-beef burger, brown sugar bacon, crunchy deep-fried jalapeños, fried egg & cheddar on a brioche bun.
Location: 236 South Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Sun – Sat: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Order online for pickup or delivery at: https://order.mackenzieriverpizza.com/menu/sioux-falls
Minervas: The Local
Hadrich Ranch Faulkton, SD beef, Breadsmith peppercorn bun, Dimock 4 year aged cheddar, Dakota Hub bib lettuce and red onions, Fruit of the Coop egg mayo
Location: 301 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Thurs: 11:00am – 9:00pm; Fri – Sat: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Monks Ale House: Salt of the Earth
Potato Bun, Tarragon Aioli, Lettuce, Tomato, Certified Angus Beef, House-made Bacon, Dakota Mushroom Trumpets, Herbed Caramelized Onions, Goat Cheese
Location: 420 East 8th Street
Hours of Service: Mon – Thurs 3:00pm – 10:00pm, Fri 3:00pm – 12:00am, Sat 11:00am – 12:00am, Sunday 11:00am 9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Ode to Food & Drinks: Black & Bleu Wagyu
1/3 lb house ground Wagyu patty with blackened seasoning, house made chunky bleu cheese dressing, Cajun bacon, Cajun aioli, fried onion strings on a toasted egg bun. Served with choice of sidekick {fries, roasted sweet potatoes, soup, cucumber salad, garden salad, Caesar salad, garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato chips}
Location: 300 North Cherapa Place
Hours of Service: Tues – Sat: 11:00am – 9:00pm, Sunday & Monday closed
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry-out available
Papa Woody’s: The Trail Boss
Location: 421 North Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Tues – Thurs: 11:00am – 8:00pm; Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Call 605-271-0519 or order online via their website, or order through Food Dudes.
Parker’s Bistro: Raja Burger
Ground tenderloin, Mexican melting cheese, Huitacoche, pickled poblano, house bacon, chicharron
Location: 210 South Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Tues – Thurs: 4:30pm – 9:00pm: Fri & Sat: 4:30pm – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options: Coming Soon!
PAve: Le Fred. Loosely translated to “The Fred”
Prime rib beef blend, candied bacon, pickled onions, butter lettuce, roasted pepper cheese sauce, cajun aioli, on a buttered brioche bun
Location: 130 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Fri 11:00am – 10:00pm, Sat & Sun 12:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
Phillips Avenue Diner: Fat Randy
Our classic beef burger topped with fries, cheese curds and pulled pork on toasted brioche bun with a side of beef gravy. Served with choice of side.
Location: 121 South Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Fri & Sat 8:00am – 8:00pm, Sun – Thurs 8:00am – 2:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
To-go orders available. Delivery: place an order via phillipsavenuediner.com and select the option for delivery
Remedy Brewing Company: The Queen Bee Burger
A 1/3 pound hand pattied burger with black truffle roasted garlic aioli, butter bibb lettuce, Queen Bee braised onions, swiss cheese, potato chips, and Queen Bee honey mustard, all on a toasted black garlic parmesan bun. Comes with a side of potato chips.
Location: 401 East 8th Street, #120
Hours of Service: Mon – Thurs 3:00pm – 10:00pm, Fri & Sat 12:00pm – 12:00am, Sun 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
To-go orders available
Swamp Daddy’s: Banging 105 Burger
A patty blend of tender short rib chunks and seasoned ground beef and American wagyu topped with smoked gouda cheese, smoke peppered bacon, collards greens, cornbread battered onion strings, lettuce, tomato, and finally drizzled with creamy red wine demi-glace. Served on a roasted red pepper aioli toasted salt and pepper sesame seed bun and with our hand cut seasoned chips.
Location: 421 North Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Tues – Wed: 11:00am – 3:00pm; Thurs – Sat: 11:00am – 3:00pm & 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options: Coming Soon!
The Treasury at Hotel on Phillips: The Grifter
6oz Hand Pattied Dry Aged Black Angus Beef, Tallegio Cheese, Double Smoked Applewood Bacon, Korean Cucumber Salad with Honey & Kimchi Vinaigrette, Gochuchang Mayo. Served on Black Sesame Seed Brioche Bun.
Location: 100 North Phillips Avenue
Hours of Service: Daily: 3pm-close
Delivery/Carryout Options:
No delivery available
TommyJack’s Pub: The Big Popper
Seasoned fresh hand pattied burger, served on a local bakery bun, topped with bacon, a cream cheese blend, pepper jack cheese, house-made ranch dressing & fresh sliced jalapenos
Location: 214 East 12th Street
Hours of Service: Daily 11:00am – 10:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry-out available
Wileys: The 605
8oz patty ground in house from tenderloin filet and brisket, topped with candied bacon, Carmel apple relish, Stenslands cheese curds and finished with a homemade carmel Chipotle drizzle, served on a toasted bun. Comes with choice of fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
Location: 330 North Main Avenue
Hours of Service: Mon – Wed: 3:00pm – 11:00pm; Sat: 11:00am – 1:00am; Sun: 11:00am – 11:00pm
Delivery/Carryout Options:
Carry out available
