Food & DrinkSaturday, November 7
Maribella Ristorante's pluma pork dish wins the 2026 Downtown Pork Showdown
The Good Day Sioux Falls team
If you ordered pork downtown in October, you were part of the numbers. Maribella Ristorante's "PLUMA" won the 6th annual Downtown Pork Showdown with a 9.77 rating, Downtown Sioux Falls, Inc. announced. It's the Italian restaurant's first Showdown win.
Maribella's pluma topped the Pork Showdown's five highest-rated dishes
Source: 97.3 KKRC
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Maribella | 9.77 |
| Crawford's | 9.51 |
| Rivage Oak Kitchen | 9.48 |
| Ironwood | 9.39 |
| Perch | 9.31 |
The cut behind the winning plate was brand new to the kitchen just months ago. Owner Riccardo Tarabelsi said a guest asked if the team had heard of pluma, a near-the-shoulder cut that "grills like a steak." Pluma is staying on the menu for the foreseeable future.
- Top Sales Award: Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen, 630 PBLT sandwiches
- Winning dish: pan-seared pork pluma with spaghetti in apple brie cream sauce
Restaurants sold 5,171 Pork Showdown dishes, and diners cast 1,350 votes through the DTSF App.
Restaurants sold 5,171 Pork Showdown dishes in a month
- 5,171
- Pork Showdown dishes sold
- 1,350
- votes cast through the DTSF App
- $109,720
- in direct spending on menu items
- $498,019
- estimated overall economic impact
Source: 97.3 KKRC
Sources: 97.3 KKRC, KELOLAND.com