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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‘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 […]
Restaurant Roundup: Papa Woody’s pizza oven arrives from France
April 25, 2019 It’s here! The 3,500-pound oven for Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza arrived this week from France. The new restaurant is expected to open in mid-May, said Lisa Esser, who started the business with her husband out of a truck and trailer in 2016. Papa Woody’s will be in the Jones 421 marketplace on North […]
Pizza trailer hits the road ahead of restaurant opening
April 5, 2019 Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza has started to take its trailer out for the season and plans to park occasionally in front of the downtown building where it will have a bricks-and-mortar location. “We’ll try to be down here one or two times a week until the store opens,” said Lisa Esser, […]