Squealer's Smoke Shack Bar & Grill is the kind of place that smells like a decision you made correctly. Tea, SD is technically outside Sioux Falls, but the drive takes about ten minutes and the brisket makes it feel shorter.
Squealer's smokes, slices, pulls, and plates the full roster — brisket, ribs, pulled pork, smoked chicken — out of a roadhouse setup with a full bar and a room that actually fits families without feeling like a compromise. This is casual dining that takes the meat seriously, which is the correct priority order.
Locals pick this one because real smoke takes time and Squealer's doesn't appear to be cutting corners on that front. When the barbecue restaurant debate comes up around Sioux Falls, Tea's roadhouse earns the mention on merit. Showing up hungry is strongly advised.