by: Travis FossingPosted: Sep 1, 2021 / 05:16 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 1, 2021 / 05:17 PM CDT SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Downtown Sioux Falls Burger Battle has been tempting taste buds every winter for nearly a decade. Now, this local contest is making an impression around the globe. Papa Woody’s claimed the 8th annual Downtown Sioux […]
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Papa Woody’s beats the competition for 2021 Burger Battle champion title
Makenzie HuberSioux Falls Argus Leader https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.489.0_en.html#goog_916683887 Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza might focus on pizza, but that doesn’t mean the pizzeria can’t make a mean burger. The fast-casual restaurant inside the Jones421 building in northern downtown Sioux Falls has won the 2021 Downtown Sioux Falls Burger Battle. With thousands of votes cast in the Eighth […]
Raising Dough…Karla’s Kidney Transplant
Anyone who has been to Papa Woody’s has had the wonderful privilege of meeting Karla, my mom. Our entire staff calls her ‘Grandma.’ Grandma recently had a Kidney Transplant. She is doing wonderful…but could definitely use everyones help right now.
‘Sioux Falls knows how to support its own’: Burger Battle sells 31K meals, nearly $1M economic impact
Makenzie HuberSioux Falls Argus LeaderView Comments Chad Pickard went into this year’s Downtown Sioux Falls Burger Battle with a strategy. The owner of Spoke-n-Sport put together a spreadsheet, preparing to rank the burgers based on category. He planned out his meals based on which burgers looked most appetizing, which flavors sounded the most appealing, and […]
Papa Woody’s moves to new, bigger location in downtown Sioux Falls
Makenzie HuberSioux Falls Argus LeaderView Five years ago, Lisa Esser was focused on starting a food truck with her husband. Now, she’s expanding to her second restaurant location just two years after opening Papa Woody’s Wood Fire Pizza in the Jones421 building. But they aren’t moving far – just down the street at 775 N. […]
And the Downtown Burger Battle winner is…
Jodi Schwan What are the odds? A business known for pizza has won the Downtown Burger Battle. Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza brought home the big award with its burger The Uptowner. It’s a half-pound ground chuck and brisket patty seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic. Add a “healthy smear of cream cheese” mixed with […]
Papa Woody’s Pizza moving to a bigger location
LOCAL NEWS by: Max HoferPosted: Apr 16, 2021 / 06:51 AM CDT / Updated: Apr 16, 2021 / 06:51 AM CDT SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Papa Woody’s has had a home in the downtown Jones 421 building since 2019. Come Fall of 2021, you’ll be able to find its new, bigger home in the Cascade Plaza near Falls Park. […]
Wood-fired pizza restaurant opens downtown tonight
June 13, 2019 The final tenant to fill the marketplace at the downtown Jones421 Building opens late this afternoon, and it will fill the hallways with the smell of wood-fired pizza. Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza is taking the next step after starting as a food truck three years ago. Owners Lisa Esser and her […]
