Food in Sioux City was shit. First of all there is nowhere to go and all the places we decided to go to were average at best, horrible at worst. Green Gables, a restaurant that is touted as the oldest surviving restaurant in Sioux City, is sadly nothing more than a glorified Denny’s. Kahill’s Steakhouse at the Marina Inn and what seems to literally be the Republican Headquarters of the Siouxland, Luciano’s, both had the prices of a more mid-priced upscale restaurant but neither rose above being anything but serviceable.
All this being said, practically the moment I stepped foot in Sioux City I was hearing about the Coney Island. The Coney Island, as I was to learn, is simple bite sized hot dog not unlike a chili dog. Instead of chili the boiled dog is dressed in a sort of mystery meat sauce along with a squirt of mustard and chopped onions. Continue reading ‘The Battle of the Coney Islands - Sioux City, IA’





