El Agave Addresses Opening Weekend Wait Times
The Sioux Falls Mexican restaurant responded to customer complaints about hour-long food waits on social media.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Dining Out
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El Agave Mexican Restaurant management addressed customer complaints about one-hour food waits during its opening weekend in Sioux Falls. The restaurant's team responded through a post on its Facebook page.
Why it matters
The response comes as the restaurant takes over a Sioux Falls dining location with a long history, following a previous closure. Opening-weekend service issues can shape early impressions among local diners.
Customers reported waiting roughly one hour for food during the opening weekend, according to social media posts. The source does not specify the number of complaints or whether wait times have since changed.
The players
El Agave Mexican Restaurant
A Sioux Falls restaurant that opened on the former Casa Del Rey site on Russell Street and responded publicly to opening-weekend service complaints.
Casa Del Rey
A Sioux Falls Mexican restaurant on West Russell Street that opened in 1980, closed in July 2024, and was later replaced by El Agave.
The details
Customers posted complaints online about the lengthy food wait during opening weekend. The El Agave management team addressed the issue in a post on its Facebook page, taking over the former Casa Del Rey location on Russell Street.
Timeline
Casa Del Rey first opened on West Russell Street in 1980.
Casa Del Rey closed for the first time in July 2024.
Casa Del Rey reopened under new ownership about four months later, in November 2024.
Casa Del Rey's new owners closed the restaurant again in December 2025.
El Agave management publicly addressed opening-weekend wait times on November 9, 2026.
Legal Context
The El Agave opening follows Casa Del Rey's history on West Russell Street, which opened in 1980 and closed in July 2024 before reopening under new ownership. The site's recent turnover places the restaurant's opening weekend within a longer pattern of changing operators at this location.
Sioux Falls diners planning a visit to El Agave should expect that opening-weekend wait times were roughly an hour for food. Those looking for the former Casa Del Rey location should note its new name and ownership on Russell Street.
The takeaway
Opening weekends often stress new restaurant kitchens, and public responses to wait-time complaints can signal how management plans to adjust service. Diners considering a first visit may want to plan for longer waits during the early weeks.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by KXRB 1140 AM/100.1 FM.
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