Swamp Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen owner Del’Inkka Beaudion said she’s tired of being strong and pushing through all the obstacles thrown at their restaurant, after it suffered it’s third major incident in the last two years this week with a chemical leak that started Tuesday.
The southern-style restaurant in Downtown Sioux Falls is closed until further notice, after an HVAC company accidentally hit a pipe while rearranging the furnace area in the condo upstairs.
The leak meant they weren’t able to take part in the last two days of the 11th annual Downtown Sioux Falls Burger Battle, where downtown restaurants create unique burgers not on their regular menu and serve it through the month of January. DTSF picks a winner at the end based on who gets the most votes. Swamp Daddy’s had been going strong throughout the battle and were listed in the Top 5 until last week, but the leak grinded them to a halt.
“It was a sight to see green liquid stuff just coming from the ceiling,” Beaudion said. “It legit was like a scene from a movie. This green stuff was coming, and we were slipping in it.”