SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We’ve told you about the Burger Battle in downtown Sioux Falls that’s about to wrap up this week.
Throughout the month of February, there’s another Burger Battle brewing, but this one is a little different, because it’s outside the boundaries of Sioux Falls.
The Safari Bar and Grill in Renner is one of six restaurants that will be competing in February’s 605 Rural Burger Battle with the Rancher’s Delight.
“Rancher’s Delight came about, we had a little contest with our cooks and staff got to vote on which burger was the best to enter into the contest,” Safari Bar and Grill’s Sandi Sorum said.
They got the idea after watching how successful Sioux Falls’ burger battles have gone over the years and wanted to give it a try.
“Just started reaching out to other bars and restaurants in our area and it developed from there,” Sorum said.
Other businesses competing are The Baltic Corner with the Boss Burger, Norby’s in Dell Rapids with its Jalapeno Popper Burger, Pinz in Dell Rapids with its Hot and Beefy Burger, and Prohibition Pub in Dells with the Hangover Burger.
Another competing bar and restaurant is the Wooden Nickel in Crooks with its Bubba’s Hot Mess.
“The owners of the bar have a son who’s 11 years old and they call him Bubba, so that’s why we came up with Bubba’s Hot Mess,” Wooden Nickel’s manager Lori Anfinson said.
The bars and restaurants say the month of January business is kind of slow, so they thought holding a competition throughout the month of February would bring in more customers.
“We wanted something fun and exciting for the community; something family-friendly, so we thought that would be a good way to get people out and come and let our cooks showoff their culinary expertise,” Sorum said.
You can vote for your favorite burger by using a QR code at each participating restaurant.