Finding the Best Food in Sioux City

When I first learned about our Door Dash credits, I was so excited! This unique benefit of monthly credits for lunch or dinner provided a free pass to try all the restaurants and foods I normally wouldn’t. It opened my eyes and stomach to all the delicious food Sioux City, IA, has to offer.

After a couple of weeks, the idea of a competition was brought up and the Food Battle was born. The rules are simple —everyone orders the same food from different restaurants. Each submission receives a score based on taste (1-10 pts) and presentation (1-5 pts). The winner with the highest total score gets unlimited bragging rights and a belly full of yummy food.

Continue reading for the winners and play-by-plays of our favorite food battles.  

Using DoorDash Credits With Purpose 

The chicken wing food battle was one of our favorite battles because of the sauce variety. Plus, it’s super easy to split wings between co-workers.

Here’s who won and what everyone ordered:

1. Isaac ordered Caribbean Heat from Wing Dept
2. Jesse ordered Bacon Jam from Wing Dept
3. Desi ordered Apple BBQ from Just Wings
4. Jessica ordered Honey Chipotle from Just Wings
5. Christian ordered Buffalo from Four Brothers
6. Catelin ordered Asian Spice from Buffalo Wild Wings
   

   “I knew something spicy would get extra attention. Additionally, my hope was pineapple would bring an X factor while neutralizing some of the lingering heat for the participants with tamer palates.” – Isaac

   Fries

   

As a critical side to any food, finding the best fries in Sioux City was next on our list. To increase the stakes, we allowed loaded fries into the battle arena. Would they crush the competition or would the classic fry hold its own?  

Here’s how the battle went down:

1. Isaac ordered sweet potato fries from Four Brothers
2. Desi ordered truffle parmesan fries from CRAVE
3. Catelin ordered fully loaded fries from Toasty Buns
4. Jesse ordered buffalo blue cheese fries from Toasty Buns
5. Jessica ordered Texas cheese fries from Chili’s

“I wanted something that would hold up through the delivery process. I wasn’t about it to lose on the basis of heat/texture and sweet potato fries seemed like the most strategic choice in that regard.” - Isaac

The competition was so fierce, there was a three-way tie between Desi, Isaac and Catelin. To choose the winner, points for just taste were calculated.

Queso

Whether it’s a huge plate of chori pollo from La Fiesta Charra, tacos from Taqueria La Juanita or a burrito from Qdoba, Mexican food is our go-to lunch. When ordering Mexican food, you always get chips. What goes better with chips than queso?

Here are our queso entries:

1. Desi ordered from Mi Familia
2. Jesse ordered from Buffalo Wild Wings
3. Catelin ordered from Qdoba
4. Riley ordered from Chili’s
5. Jessica ordered from Chili’s
6. Isaac ordered from La Fiesta Charra

“Going into this competition, I knew I needed a queso that could hold its own and came from an authentic Mexican restaurant. Mi Familia’s queso stood out to me because it had a variety of cheeses, very few vegetables and lots of chorizo.” - Desi

Burgers

Splitting a burger 5 ways required some geometry skills, but we figured it out! This battle made it on our favorites list because each person chose their all-time go-to favorite. It sparked fun dialog on how toppings can make or break your burger.

Here’s how the burgers compared:

1. Catelin ordered the queso burger from Chili’s
2. Desi ordered the breakfast burger from Brightside
3. Jessica ordered the whiskey river burger from Red Robin
4. Riley ordered the bacon smashed hatch chili burger from Wild Burger
5. Jesse ordered the brawler from Four Brothers

“I tried to appeal to our food preferences, so cheese and more cheese seemed like a sure bet. I had been close in a couple of the other food categories, so it was nice to finally secure a victory.” – Catelin

With Great Benefits Comes Great Culture

The food battles have created a unique and fun opportunity for me to enjoy my favorite foods while trying something new. In addition to a happy belly, I’ve bonded with my co-workers over our dislike of blue cheese and love of Chili’s ranch. Keep an eye on our social channels for future battles.

I’d love to hear your suggestions on what Sioux City food to try next.