Here are the 12 restaurants set to open in Sioux Falls in 2023

Symmone Gauer, Sioux Falls Argus Leader

December 30, 2022 at 11:57 AM·5 min read

If there's one thing Sioux Falls loves, it's hundreds of restaurants. Whether they're locally-owned or a growing franchise, the city gains dozens of new places to wine and dine each year.

There are already 12 restaurants planning to open in 2023. For the purpose of this list, we've excluded national chains, unless this is the first location of any chain planned to open in Sioux Falls.

There will certainly be more announcements throughout next year, but here's what we know so far.

Did we miss any? Email reporter Symmone Gauer at sgauer@argusleader.com about new restaurants, bars and bakeries coming to Sioux Falls next year.

Cookie Co.

Planned opening: January

Cookie Co., a new cookie business based in California, is being franchised by a Sioux Falls local. The store will be located in a strip mall at the new 69th and Cliff development in the southeast part of town. The menu will feature four different flavors of cookies each week, including some gluten-free options, and people can buy as many or as few at a time as they like.

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Here is a rendering of what Cookie Co., a gourmet cookie shop, will look like at it's new California location. A location in Sioux Falls will open around the beginning of January.

Valentino’s

Planned opening: Early 2023

Valentino's is making a comeback in Sioux Falls next year. The Nebraska-based chain used to have a location in Sioux Falls, but it closed in 2015. Now, local Jenny Pals is franchising a by-the-slice and to-go Valentino's restaurant on the west side of town in the first part of 2023.

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Chick N Max

Planned opening: Early 2023

The first of three Chick N Max franchise locations planned to come to Sioux Falls will open at Lake Lorraine in the first part of 2023. The Kansas-based restaurant is known for its almond wood smoked chicken and wings. The building will also feature a drive-thru.

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Dae Gee Korean BBQ

Planned opening: Early 2023

The first Dae Gee Korean BBQ franchise location in South Dakota will soon open in western Sioux Falls. The restaurant menu features traditional Korean meats like Galbee, Sam Byeob Sal and Dak Bulgogi. Meals can be ordered in a bowl, hot stone pot or wraps.

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Smoothie King

Planned opening: Spring 2023

The national smoothie brand is opening its first South Dakota location in Sioux Falls. The menu focuses on whole and organic ingredients while catering to overall health and wellness goals. Smoothie King will be located in a new strip center at Empire Place, near Crumbl Cookies.

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Taichi Bubble Tea

Planned opening: Spring 2023

Taichi Bubble Tea is another franchise, this one based out of New York, coming to Sioux Falls this spring. The menu will include poke bowls and ramen along with tea drinks. The store will be located in the same strip mall as Smoothie King in front of the Empire Mall.

One of the vacant strip malls at Empire Place in Sioux Falls will soon house Smoothie King and Taichi Bubbles.

Cathedral Historic District Restaurant

Planned opening: Spring or summer 2023

Alex Halbach plans to turn a former grocery store in the Cathedral Historic District into a full-service breakfast and lunch restaurant. He will be working with the owners of Bread & Circus and the general manager for Sioux Falls Food Co+op, who will be in charge of the menu and staff. The building will also feature a patio and rooftop patio.

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