Paula and Tricia Kappenman of Montrose spent the day shopping in Sioux Falls, but left the city to enjoy lunch in Tea.
“A friend told us a new Shenanigans opened and we wanted to check it out,” Paula Kappenman said.
Shenanigans Pub opened its doors Tuesday, in the former 360 Bar and Grill/Sports Page building.
The 360’s lease ended in February, offering an opportunity for Shenanigans owner Don Rose to open a second location. Rose owns and manages the Sioux Falls store on West 41st Street.
Manager Andy Rose said lunch and dinner hours have seen steady business since the opening.
Tea resident Leroy Johnson sat down to eat lunch Thursday. He likes the food, but the pub’s nearness to his job at Dakota Millwork also is an advantage.
“I only ate at the 360 once or twice,” Johnson said. “But this is a great improvement.”
Johnson and several buddies came in on the opening night and enjoyed, “a few cold glasses of water.”
Former 360 server Nikki Pike of Sioux Falls also had lunch on Thursday with her friend Ariel Schlueter from Crooks.
“We just wanted to check it out,” Pike said. “It looks amazing and is completely redone.”
Shenanigans has 10 big-screen plasma televisions along with an array of sports memorabilia. Rose called the atmosphere similar to the one found at the Sioux Falls location.
The pub served only appetizers the first few days. On Thursday, the restaurant began serving a full menu ofspecialty burgers, wraps and salads.
Pike and Schlueter each chose wraps and a side of fries for lunch.
“We always go for the wraps,” Pike said.
There’s no open sign on the door yet – but it will come soon, Rose said
“We don’t want to have a grand opening right away per se,” he said. “There’s a few kinks left to work out. But we can’t complain when there’s people in the restaurant.”
When referring to kinks, Rose meant replacing booths and other small tasks.
The pub will allow smoking in one half of the building even though the legislature passed a bill to ban smoking in South Dakota restaurants, casinos and bars that was meant to go into effect July 1. Rose’s father, Don, spearheaded a petition drive to put that ban to a public vote that organizers turned in late last week.
“We want to be family-friendly, but we also want to accommodate smokers,” Rose said. “We just want to accommodate for everyone in the community.”
The smoking section is located towards the back of the pub by the pool tables and dart boards.
Like the 360 Bar and Grill, Shenanigans will offer a co-ed sand volleyball league again in the summer. Registration forms are available at the restaurant and are due May 11. The cost is $75 per team.
“We’re looking forward to sand volleyball and Teapot Days,” Rose said.
He’s not sure as to what Shenanigans will do for the annual city celebration, yet, but knows that he looks to offer activities for the community over the weekend.
The pub will operate a free shuttle bus, like the “Shenanigans Shuttle” in Sioux Falls. The bus offers service for customers who need a ride to and from the bar.