Sioux Falls Serves Up Delicious Sandwiches At Southside Slamwich

If you can't get enough of food competitions in Sioux Falls, you're in luck.

Just as we bid farewell to the Downtown Burger Battle, another contest showcasing several of the city's restaurants is commencing.

The 3rd Annual Southside Slamwich event runs throughout February with 16 different entries in 2026:

The Attic Bar and Grill - The Latchkey Legend

Thick-sliced all-beef bologna, New School American cheese, mustard-garlic aioli, and Breadsmith butter-top bread.

The Barrel House - The Hogfather Melt

Smoked pork belly burnt ends tossed in Barrel House belly sauce, stacked with bacon jam, and smothered in a molten blend of hickory-smoked Gouda, sharp cheddar, and raclette. Built on thick-cut Texas toast griddled in beef tallow.

Egg on a Roll - The Brisket Firecracker

A fluffy egg soufflé with melted pepper jack cheese for a creamy, sharp kick. Piled on smoked brisket and layered with a rich elote sauce. Finished with peppery arugula, fresh cilantro, red onions, and jalapeños.

Golf Addiction - Smoking' Sand Wedge

Smoked chicken, fried onion straws, jalapeño coleslaw, spicy pickles, topped with jalapeño mango BBQ sauce, and served on a toasted ciabatta bun.

Jack Rose Social Club (69th Street location) - Cowboy Jack Melt

Parmesan and mozzarella–crusted Breadico sourdough piled high with slow-braised beef, house-candied cowboy jalapeños, onion tanglers, and fresh slaw, finished with Tin Cup Bourbon BBQ sauce.

JJ's Wine and Spirits - Banh Mi, No Banh U

A toasted French baguette with roasted garlic, hollowed out and slathered with a fresh cilantro-lime aïoli, then a bed of fresh cilantro greens, mint, cucumber, and deseeded chili peppers, braised pork in a Vietnamese plum barbecue sauce, and finally crisp and crunchy pickled daikon radishes and carrots.

Krav'n - K-Town Ribeye Melt

Bulgogi-marinated ribeye, seared hard and sliced thin, piled high with house-made kimchi, molten American and mozzarella cheese, and a bold roasted-garlic gochujang aioli. Pressed on thick-cut, golden-toasted brioche.

Look's Marketplace - High on the Hog

Seared Pork Belly, maple chipotle mayo, arugula, pickled onions and carrots, chimichurri, and chipotle BBQ sauce on a house-made buttery brioche bun.

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Lucky's on Louise -  Field & Fire Steak Sandwich

fire-braised strip steak marinated in a Korean BBQ–inspired sauce made with locally grown blackberry-infused honey from A Homestead Brew. Finished with grilled peppers, onions, jalapeños, and pepper jack cheese on thick-cut Texas toast.

McNally's Irish Pub - The Gold Domer

Slow-roasted corned beef served on marble rye bread with crispy potato pancake topped with Guinness-reduced onions, served with a side of signature beer cheese sauce.

ROAM Kitchen + Bar - Heartland Pastrami

Brisket, house-brined for 12 days, then dry rubbed with a signature blend of spices, then hot-smoked for 14 hours. It’s stacked on toasted caraway rye layered with melted white American jalapeño cheese, plus rich caramelized onion aioli and braised red cabbage, then house pastrami piled high.

Roundhouse Brew Pub - The Cristo Twisto

Sweet and savory, meets creamy and peppery. Raspberry fritter bread, fontina cheese, turkey breast, prosciutto, arugula, and raspberry sauce dusted with powdered sugar.

The Rush - Rush Roast Beast

Shredded Beef sautéed in a mushroom onion cream sauce, topped with bacon, Swiss cheese, and drizzled with a spicy 'shut the front door' sauce. Served on a hoagie bun.

Smoked Culture - The Sure Shot

Smoked brisket piled high on a toasted ciabatta bun, layered over smoked jalapeño cream cheese, finished with scratch-made raspberry BBQ sauce, dressed arugula, and house-pickled onions. Rich, smoky, slightly sweet, and perfectly balanced—bold flavor without the heat.

The Tavern Grill - Blackened Prime Rib

Cajun seasoned grilled prime rib topped with giardiniera, pickled onion strings, bourbon glaze, and creamy herb horseradish on a toasted baguette.

Tinner's Public House - The Shawarmageddon

Chicken, lamb, and beef shawarma stacked with spinach, tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives, feta, and drowned in cool tzatziki.

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The idea is to try as many of the sandwiches as you can, but unlike Burger Battle, there are no apps to download or codes to remember.  You simply partake and then head to the Southside Slamwich website to rate each creation you try on a scale of 1-5 stars.