West 11th, downtown
The room
Mama’s has been in the same spot since 2001. It is one room with brick walls, it fills up at lunch, and the plates never match.
Small, busy, and the same for twenty-five years
We opened in 2001 doing one thing, which was homemade ladas, and we still do. The salsa and the guacamole are made in the morning. The enchiladas get rolled here. Nothing comes out of a bag.
It is a storefront room downtown rather than a dining hall, so it is close quarters and it gets loud in the middle of the day. People seem to like that. The music is eighties and nineties, and it has been that way long enough that regulars would notice if it changed.
You walk in and order. Someone brings it over. If you want to sit and read for an hour after, nobody will move you on.
A full lada, chips, and guacamole to start
A few of ours
What it looks like when it arrives
Chicken nachos
A half, on a red one
Tostada crisp
Guacamole, made that morning
Chips and salsa with everything
Outside, when the weather allows it
Worth knowing before you come
- We don’t take bookings for a table or two. Walk in.
- Lunch is the busy stretch. Either side of it is quieter.
- Closed Sundays.
- Bringing a big group in, tell us first.
Bringing a group
It is a small room, so a big table is worth a heads-up. Same for a party, or a large order you want to pick up.
Send us a note and we’ll sort it out.
Monday to Saturday, 11 to 9
There’s usually a seat.
116 W 11th St, downtown Sioux Falls.