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Wellman said it was the pavilion and the presence of culturally diverse restaurants that convinced her and her husband to relocate to Sioux Falls from their native Boston and Philadelphia after he completed his medical residency.
“We knew if a city had a successful performing-arts center and a good sushi bar, it was an open-minded community,” said Wellman.
A number of local restaurants and shops are on Phillips Avenue, considered the main street of downtown Sioux Falls.
David Graham was sitting outside on the patio of a cigar bar on Phillips Avenue with his wife when he noticed that the old Crawford’s Menswear building was vacant. The entrepreneur was in search of a venue for a new venture, and the old building, which was constructed as a butcher shop in 1896, had the perfect atmosphere for a first-class steak restaurant.
He opened Crawford’s Bar and Grill two years ago. When I dined there with a friend, the steak tips were superb, and the pork carnita tacos satisfied my craving for the flavor of the Southwest.
After dinner, we browsed some of the shops along Phillips Avenue, and as the sun was setting, we made our way back to our rooms at the Ramkota Hotel, without hitting a rush-hour jam.
That’s Sioux Falls, a city where you can have a first-class meal, see performers such as Yo-Yo Ma or take in a Broadway show and still enjoy the nice pace of Midwestern life.
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