Southside Slamwich is ready for round 2

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05-02-2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — If you're already missing the downtown Sioux Falls Burger Battle, there's another sandwich competition in the city during February.
While Burger Battle gets all the glory in January, the Southside Slamwich is ready to dominate during February. It's the second year of the competition.
Running on trails, tenacity and tradition
'We kind of thought about sandwiches because they're so versatile. You can do so many different things. And so we kind of launched it really quickly. We got together 12 restaurants last year and it was great success,' The Smoked Culture Co-owner, Jess Jones said.
Those 12 restaurants turned into 15 this year.
'I think that's a doable way for people to kind of go out and try all of them,' Jones said.
There will be sandwiches from restaurants between 41st Street and 85th Street, including 'Down with the Cheeze' from The Smoked Culture.
'What it is, is a pretzel bun, brisket, beer, cheese, some bourbon barbecue sauce, pickled onions, and then potato sticks for the crunch and kind of more salty flavor with a side of honey mustard,' The Smoked Culture Co-owner, Ryan Gaede said.
Helping restaurants drum up some business during the slower months of the year.
'Everyone's sales were up in the month of February of last year, comparatively to the year prior to that. We are alone in our little restaurant, we have a very small kitchen. We sold over 1100 sandwiches last year in the month of February,' Gaede said.
While the crew at The Smoked Culture helps put on the Southside Slamwich, they say it couldn't be done without all the restaurants bringing their unique creations to the table.
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