Look's Marketplace — Restaurant in Springdale Township

So we've been there twice now. The first time, my food was smoking hot but my wife's was barely warm. We sent that back, all was good. Tonight, I ordered a Reuben and they brought me a French Dip. Also ordered Onion Rings, Cheese Curds, and the Charcuterie board. Charcuterie comes out pretty quickly. EVERYTHING comes out shortly afterwards and we barely have room on our table for everything. We specifically asked for the starters first. We still weren't even done with the Charcuterie board--which in a perfect world would have been brought first anyway, followed by the rings and curds, and lastly our entrees. Nonetheless, the food was decent. A little skimpy on portions for what you pay. $17 Charcuterie board which was on a regular size dinner plate. The first time I ordered the French Dip (or smoked beef sandwich; whatever they call it) it was hot and good albeit a little light on the meat. That's why I ordered the Reuben to try something new. When they brought me the incorrect French Dip it seemed to have even less meat. Lots of bread though, lol. So again, just a little light on the portion sizes given what they charge (almost $150 after tip for four of us).

Nobody came over to check on drinks and such, so I went to the bar to order refills. I waited 10 minutes to even be acknowledged. After I order my drink, it's another 5 minutes. By that time, my family had already finished the meal and were ready to go.

My first visit was a two. Second was a 3--borderline 2, but the bar definitely dropped it to a two. For the prices they charge, they aren't a full service restaurant--nor do they claim to be--but it's kind of awkward to try to leave a tip...like, you're just ringing up my food, so do I tip?? And tonight we tipped ahead of time and got poor service, so not sure what to think.

I will note that the order delivery person offered to have the kitchen make me a Reuben after I told him I hadn't ordered the French Dip, so I do appreciate that. But there are a lot of other food choices than to have to settle for a two, or even three, star place.

Might try it...

Seriously good grub and craft beer at this locally owned Market and restaurant! The place smells like a wood fire BBQ joint when you walk in which just sets the tone perfectly.

The Market: Don't expect chain-like products at this market. The items sold here are definitely more artisan and therefore you will spend more. Lot's of in-house goodies including pre-packaged side dishes (baked beans, cheesy broccoli, cole slaw, etc) along with an in house bakery creating amazing pastry's. The meat counter is full of steaks, burger, brats, chops, etc, again, remember higher quality comes at a higher price.

The Restaurants: Three separate kitchens prepare food that all come to the same large dining area which is a vast room with soaring ceilings and a large rounded bar reminiscent of a ski chalet. The food is simply fantastic, but the highlights have to be the wood fired pizza (The Detroit style is notable) and the Porcules sandwich--my 2 favorites on the menu. Everything we've gotten has been great though, including the smash burgers, hot Italian sandwich, brisket broccoli stacker, and the Milly's philly, among others.

The Brewery: What can I say--there's some good craft brew in Sioux Falls, but if you're an IPA drinker, their offerings are the best in town. Specifically, they've got their hazy IPA's dialed IN. The Daisy Gazer is the best hazy IPA I've had from any brewery in the country, beating out the best from Surly (specifically Rocket Surgery, Dots and Loops, etc) and Boulevard (specifically Space Camper) and locally Fernson (Galavant) and Severence (Love Notes) although the love notes is close. Point is, if you're an IPA drinker, Looks won't disappoint.

This new market + restaurant concept does have a few kinks to work out, specifically the confusion about what restaurants serve what area of the dining room. Simple is always good. Overall,...

We arrived around five PM, and the host explained that there were three independent kitchens but one large dining room, and that we needed to choose whether or not we wanted the “fine dining” kitchen before we could be seated, and we could look at the various menus while we stood there. Also, they stressed that they preferred people make reservations for fine dining. We chose non-fine dining, and our party of three was seated at a 16 foot table with flat benches, next to a drafty window. There was nowhere to hang our coats. We moved to the opposite end of the table to avoid the cold.

The food and beers were really good. We had sandwiches & burgers; the prices and portions were just right. Unfortunately they were served in small cardboard baskets, and the napkins were tiny paper towels that one might find in a public restroom. They were too small to place on one’s lap. I saw some employees folding cloth napkins a couple tables away, and I when I asked the server for a napkin-sized napkin, they said the napkins were for “fine dining” only. Call me old fashioned, but if you have napkins and a guest requests a napkin, you could give them a damn napkin. They were really nice, mind you, but that’s not good service. We ended up using about twenty of these little paper towels, because we had messy sandwiches, and we didn’t have any place to put them other than in a pile on the table. It was awkward for everyone involved, including the bus person who had to reach over my coat on the bench next to me to pick up a bunch of messy napkins that we had wiped our faces with. I felt sorry for them.

I hope they work out these problems. The staff was friendly but they didn’t seem to have the tools or...