I own a pair of motorcycles but likely will never make it to the real Sturgis event. Still, this was my second visit, about 11 hours away, in the last two years. I did my research this time and picked out LAR as the place...to eat for my mom, sister, and two nephews.
There's nothing wrong with the place but I find it difficult to call it above-average. They promote the beef tips and I was very excited to try them...until I found out they were breaded. I still tried them but didn't find them to be anything special (for reference, I hated my mom's breaded steak fingers and have never had a chicken-fried steak).
The place is sponsored by Jack Daniels and I'll say my Jack and Coke was pretty darned tasty and fairly reasonable on price at $4-5. Something was going on outside so the inside was packed at lunch time in late June, and LAR resorted to a special menu to speed things up. We still waited nearly an hour for our food. Not a real big problem but it cut down on some other things we had planned.
I ordered the brisket sandwich and it was good. Real BBQ does not require sauce but maybe some sauce would have helped. Fries were good but mine were exceptionally salty and peppery - the only ones at my table that looked that way. The nephews enjoyed their bacon cheeseburgers and my sister enjoyed her BLT.
Tough to judge Sturgis away from the big week. This place had a nice atmosphere and was much smaller than I expected. I'd love to have some drinks and watch some live music in there. Food was okay but not exceptional, especially with the wait and prices. But I expect it's still pretty good for the area and would definitely go back.More