Major change coming to Sioux Falls restaurants
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Some major changes are coming to a couple of Sioux Falls restaurants. Wednesday marks the grand opening of a sports bar downtown, and another restaurant announced it's moving to a different city.
March 15 will be the last day of business for Watecha Bowl Indian Taco Buffet on West Madison St.
'It was a long time coming. We were going to close in December and make the transition anyway. I just decided to list the restaurant early, and it happened to sell in one day. I'm ready you know there's no negative connotation on the move I made solely about growth,' Watecha Bowl owner, Lawrence West said.
West says he plans to serve his traditional Native American food out of a new location in Freeman that will open in May.
'A lot of our long-time customers are going to come out and show support and grab frybread. We're not leaving the scene. We're just disappearing for a couple of months and regrouping,' West said.
West says the decision to move out of Sioux Falls was bittersweet.
'It's going to be emotional for us and for the customers. And as a whole we've built the family here,' West said.
Watecha Bowl closes Sioux Falls doors in move to Freeman
Wednesday also marks the grand opening of Shenanigans Sports Bar & Grill's second location near Falls Park inside the old Papa Woody's location.
'It's been a really quick flip you know as far as timing. So we're looking at eight weeks, it's been fast it's been great. There's a lot of people that have been in and out of here helping getting things set up and we're really thankful for that, we're ready,' Shenanigans general manager, Andy Rose said.
As the restaurant goes into St. Patrick's weekend, it's looking forward to new foot traffic downtown.
'We're bringing that vibe over here, so we're kind of working together, as a collective, as a whole, as a one big family, make a fun place for everyone,' Shenanigans, front of house worker, David Martinez said.
'We will have plenty of TVs, a good atmosphere we will play a lot of games. And that's going to be our main focus is an opportunity for people to be able to sit and watch sports. Whether it's inside or outside,' Rose said.
On Saturday, Shenanigans will have a shuttle taking people to and from both of its locations throughout the day, as well as live entertainment.As for Watecha Bowl, it will still be available for catering in the Sioux Falls area, in addition to its food truck this summer.
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