Kellys Sports Lounge

I actually have to say they have really good lounge food, and you can catch a lot of games there with their televisions. They also have had a lot of the same people working there for many years so you will get good service and good people, this is deifnatley a place to check out in town, and they also make real good Bloody Marys. A great way to have on a Sunday and enjoy a game

OK, let's confirm some things.  This is a sports lounge.  This is bar food.  Now, let's move on.

As far as bar food goes, it doesn't get better than this in Rapid City.  I've taken friends here from Illinois, to NY, to CA, MN and then some to here, and they all agree.

Burgers.  They're HUGE and on good butter toasted big buns, and they're cooked just right and not skimpy.  The meat is lean, but just fatty enough to give you that "ahhhh" factor.  I'll just tell you they're stellar features:

Feel like Napoleon on Napoleon Dynamite and just want some Ore Ida Tater Tots in mass quantities?  Then this is your place.  Get them with a burger.

But the biggest tickets are their KILLER WINGS.  Get them, the regular kind, not their breaded tenders.  And their Ranch and Blue Cheese dressing is homemade.  They make their own sauce and there's no need for breading because their meat and sauce are that good.  Also killer is their heart-attack inducing cheese balls.  They taste like cheese curds and I'm from Illinois, right next to Wisconsin.

There's no reason to experiment around the menu.  Some of their things are not so hot.  The fish sammie for example.  But on Thursday nights, or is it Wednesday (call and see) they offer a prime rib special that's so cheap it 's cheaper than ordering out.

Plus, giant, I mean HUGE mugs of beer during happy hour, so cheap you wonder how they make any money.

During the day anyway, the waitstaff is fabulous.  Fast and friendly.  The soups are not always so hot though.