The eagerly anticipated opening of a new Mexican restaurant in Sioux Falls didn’t go completely as planned, and the owners are speaking out about it.
After some social media posts from customers of El Agave Mexican Restaurant complaining about waiting an hour for food during the restaurant’s opening, the restaurant’s management team took to their Facebook page to address the issue.
Anyone who’s ever been in the restaurant business or has ever eaten at a place that has recently opened knows there are going to be some growing pains.
That leaves customers with a dilemma: do whatever you can to support a new business in the area right away or wait a few weeks/months for all the ‘kinks’ to be worked out.
The owners of El Agave are no strangers to the restaurant business. The Leon family ran the El Rancho food truck in Marshall, Minnesota, for years before opening up a restaurant there.
They have now taken over the former Casa Del Rey location on Russell Street in Sioux Falls. Opening day was October 26.
Casa Del Rey first opened in 1980 on West Russell Street in Sioux Falls.
It closed for the first time in July of 2024 before reopening under new ownership four months later.
The new owners closed the restaurant again last December.
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