The cultural center of South Dakota, Sioux City offers many dining options.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has attracted a diverse group of new residents during the past 20 years, most likely for its reputation as a safe, clean, business-friendly place to live. Money magazine named Sioux City, "the best place to live in America" in 1992, while Forbes ranked it as the "#1 Best Small Place For Business And Careers" from 2005-2009. To satisfy the varied tastes of its numerous transplants, restaurants serving a variety of cuisines have opened their doors.
Spezia
Spezia offers upscale Italian food in a trendy, casual setting. Antipasti, salads and soups are available on both the lunch and dinner menus, which are higher priced than most family-owned Italian restaurants. Spezia is part of a multi-state, four-location restaurant group. The menu features steaks, seafood, chicken, pork, lamb, duck and chops, pastas, gnocchi and brick-oven pizza, burgers and sandwiches. Traditional dishes like eggplant and chicken Parmigiana sharing the offerings with recipes like the seafood asparagus risotto (shrimp, scallops and mussels with asparagus). There are more than 50 bottled beers, an extensive wine list and a small selection of cocktails available.
Spezia
4801 S. Louise Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 334-7491
speziarestaurant.com/siouxfalls
Touch of Europe Restaurant and Jazz Club
Touch of Europe is one restaurant that gets to toot its own horn. Live jazz from local and regional musicians is available each weekend and sets the tone for this upscale night spot. Appetizers, soups and salads include higher-end bar food offerings (mini cordon bleu bites, dolmas, shrimp cocktail). Entrees of beef, lamb, pork, chicken, duck, seafood and pasta choices are prepared using German, Polish, Greek, Russian and Italian recipes. More than 20 beers are offered in bottles or on tap, as well as a variety of coffees.
Touch of Europe Restaurant and Jazz Club
37 South Phillips Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 336-3066
toejazz.com
Puerta Vallarta Family Mexican Restaurant
Puerta Vallarta is a family-owned and operated restaurant offering authentic Mexican dishes at moderate prices. Puerta Vallarta presents all of the favorites that attract people to Mexican eateries: nachos, quesadillas, chimichangas, tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, burritos, by themselves or in combination plates. A number of seafood options (crab, shrimp, scallops and lobster) expand the typical south-of-the-border fare, and there are also steaks and burgers.
Puerta Vallarta Family Mexican Restaurant
801 E. 10th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
(605) 336-7522
2520 S. Louise Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
(605) 362-6669
puertovallartasf.com
