Restaurant Equipment and Supply for Sioux City, Le Mars and Siouxland
Sioux City sits where Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota meet on the Missouri River, and its food still carries the stockyards that ran here from the 1880s to 2002. This is loosemeat country, candy country and, northeast of town in Le Mars, ice cream country.
Downtown, Jackson Street Brewing opened in July 2015 and now brews beer and serves pizza and pub fare at 901 5th St. The Sioux City Farmers Market fills the Tyson Event Center parking lot from May through late October, and Saturday in the Park has brought a music festival to the Grandview Park Municipal Bandshell every July since 1991.
Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. Siouxland orders ship from our Chicago warehouse, so Sioux City-area restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, Le Mars, South Sioux City, and Dakota Dunes. The most common orders here are flat-top griddles, reach-in refrigerators, freezers, charbroilers, fryers, and food truck equipment.
Sioux City Loosemeats and the Tavern Sandwich
The loose-meat sandwich traces back to the 1920s at Ye Old Tavern in Sioux City, which is where the "tavern" name comes from. Around here it also goes by Big T, Tastee, Maid-Rite or just loosemeats. In 1925 John Miles built the Miles Inn, a tavern known for the Charlie Boy, a loosemeat named for his son and served in wax paper. Tastee Inn & Out has been a Sioux City staple since 1955, and it now runs a food truck that travels around Siouxland to towns like Sheldon, Onawa and Yankton, SD.
A loosemeat line lives on a wide flat-top griddle, with undercounter refrigeration for ground beef and a sandwich prep table for pickles, onions and mustard. Trucks taking the sandwich on the road build out with food truck equipment and fryers for the sides.
Bing Bars in Sioux City and Ice Cream in Le Mars
Palmer Candy Company traces its start to 1878, when a fire sent E.C. Palmer from Michigan to Sioux City. The family was making candy before 1900 and created the Bing bar in 1923. Now run by fifth-generation owner Marty Palmer, it is billed as the oldest privately run candy company still operating in North America, and its handmade Twin Bing line can turn out up to 50,000 a day. Up in Le Mars, Fred H. Wells Jr. and his sons opened an ice cream plant in 1925, and a 1935 "Name That Ice Cream" contest in the Sioux City Journal gave the world Blue Bunny. Wells says Le Mars earned the "Ice Cream Capital of the World" title in 1994, and the town throws Ice Cream Days every June.
Dessert shops, candy counters and scoop parlors need display and storage freezers, countertop display cases for candy and pastry, and reach-in refrigerators for dairy and toppings.
From the Sioux City Stockyards to Dakota City Beef
James E. Booge started Sioux City's first large-scale hog slaughtering around 1870. The Union Stock Yards Company was organized in 1884, Cudahy, Armour and Swift all built plants here, and the yards handled 3.7 million hogs in 1924. According to the Associated Press, as recently as 1973 more livestock was sold in Sioux City than at any other stockyards in the world. The yards closed in 2002, but beef never left: the Tyson plant across the river in Dakota City, Dakota County, Nebraska, has run since 1966 and reported 4,800 employees in 2016.
Steak and burger kitchens in packing country run hot charbroilers and griddles, with chef base refrigeration under the line and two-door reach-ins and freezers for case-bought beef.
Restaurant Supply Store in Sioux City
We ship straight to your Sioux City restaurant. Most Siouxland orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Will-call pickup in Chicago is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most kitchens skip the drive to Chicago and let us ship it. Most Siouxland calls are for a griddle or reach-in that quit mid-shift, a freezer for a scoop shop before summer, or a full package for a new tavern, taqueria or food truck. Tell us what you cook and how much room you have, and we will help you size the line.
Why Sioux City Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse
Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from the Siouxland District Health Department, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the South Dakota Department of Health look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.
- Free freight on qualifying orders, no lift gate fees
- Built for scrappy startups, food trucks and independent kitchens
- Founder Sean Kearney answers calls, texts and email at (206) 419-5801 or therestaurantwarehouse@gmail.com
Serving Sioux City, Le Mars and Siouxland
Sioux City is our hub for the three-state Siouxland metro and Plymouth County. Restaurants on the Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota sides of the river get the same equipment, free lift gate freight and warranty, and they talk to the same team.
Sioux City and Sergeant Bluff
Sioux City's loosemeat counters, downtown brewpubs and farmers market vendors keep griddles, pizza prep tables and draft beer coolers busy. We also deliver to Sergeant Bluff in Woodbury County, with reach-in refrigerators and fryers among the usual orders.
Le Mars
Le Mars, a Plymouth County town of 10,571 in 2020, is home to Blue Bunny and Ice Cream Days every June. Shops and cafes there order freezers, countertop display cases and ice machines.
South Sioux City and Dakota City
South Sioux City sits right across the Missouri River and was 50.7% Hispanic or Latino in the 2020 census. Together with Dakota City in Dakota County, Nebraska, kitchens here order griddles, charbroilers, prep tables and food truck equipment.
North Sioux City and Dakota Dunes
On the South Dakota side, we ship to North Sioux City and Dakota Dunes in Union County, South Dakota. Bars and restaurants there order bar refrigeration, back bar coolers and reach-in refrigerators.
Sioux City Restaurant Equipment FAQ
Do you ship restaurant equipment to Sioux City?
Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to Sioux City and the rest of Siouxland by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.
Do you deliver to Le Mars, Sergeant Bluff, South Sioux City and Dakota Dunes?
Yes. We deliver across Siouxland, including Sergeant Bluff, Le Mars, South Sioux City, Dakota City in Dakota County, Nebraska, and North Sioux City and Dakota Dunes in Union County, South Dakota.
How fast is delivery to Sioux City?
Most Siouxland orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.
Do you offer free freight?
Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.
Do you charge lift gate fees?
No. We do not charge lift gate fees.
What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?
We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.
Can I get help choosing the right equipment?
Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.
Can I pick up my order?
Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Chicago warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most Siouxland orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.
Up I-29, our Sioux Falls page covers eastern South Dakota, and downriver our Omaha page covers Omaha, Bellevue and Council Bluffs.
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