Mt. Rushmore Brewing Company & Pounding Fathers Restaurant

The Buffalo burger was pretty good! Will be comparing this with Black Hills Buns Co tomorrow, but if they are closed, I recommend the Pounding Fathers Burger and the Pounding Father's Salad with the cream ale!! Very good! Oh and the wings as an appetizer.

I was so hungry and excited when my burger came out, I forgot to take a pic! Lol

We stopped in after a full day in Custer State park. The 5 choice beer flight was nice so we could try different ones...we each had one favorite. We got a bunch of appetizers, which were just okay. The fries were cooked to perfection...that was their saving grace.
A fun stop for local beer lovers...

We had a mixed experience. In general the food was good but the service was bad. We ordered the Pad Thai. It was tasty but actually quite sweet. We also ordered the eggplant sandwich. It came dressed with onions, lettuce and tomato. The choice of lettuce and tomato were rather odd and I took them off. The soft drinks came in plastic cups that had a strong aftertaste of beer. It was a little weird.

For dessert we had the bread pudding. We were surprised that it did not have alcohol in it. It did had a strong butterscotch flavor which was unexpected but very good.

The waiter never came to check up on us. We both needed extra napkins and drink refills.

Took 15 mins for server to take my drink order. And I ordered my food with my drink order as I had plenty of time to browse the menu. Had the Rough Rider Burger with fries and a root beer. The burger was warm while the fries were hot. The flavor of the burger was good. The BBQ sauce added the necessary kick to make it a decent burger with the onion ring. If it was served hot this would have been a great burger. The fries were hot and crisp. The root beer was good. Maybe it's made at the brewery? No way to tell as it wasn't on the menu. If you dine here along you'll probably want to sit at the bar that way you'll be noticed faster.

The ambience was funky and cool. Our server Elle was amazing. Not only did she give us delicious food suggestions but also gave us beer samples to figure out what we liked.
Food!
1. Avocado hummus - fun unique twist with carrots and celery
2. Chicken wings , pretty good and spicy
3. Grilled Mahi with fries and coleslaw. I'm from a beach town and can be snobby with fish. Not only was it moist and tender but also flaky and perfectly seasoned.
We enjoyed everything and the staff was amazing