Hang Out With

from October 2022

by 605 Magazine

605 Profile

Nicki Ellerbroek

Written by Dawn Geertsema photos by Cailyn Patterson & John Snyder

In 2006, south Sioux Falls welcomed McNally’s Irish Pub to 69th Street and Western Avenue.

“My dad and I were thinking about an authentic Irish pub, thought the neighborhood was in need, and then started brainstorming,” said owner Nicki Ellerbroek. “Irish pubs are characterized by a unique culture centered around a casual and friendly atmosphere, hearty food and drink, Irish sports, and traditional music.”

McNally’s starts guests off with “wee plates” like O’Dwyer Sliders, Drunken Mussels, and Blackened Steak Tips. Guests can choose from a variety of sandwiches including an Irish BLT, The Blarney, a Dublin Dog, and the McNally’s Burger.

For the main entrée, there are options such as Jameson Whiskey Steak, the Guinness Meatloaf, and Corned Beef & Cabbage.

The menu has so many more options, and that doesn’t even cover all of the Irish beverages there are to choose from.

McNally’s Jameson Ginger is one of the signature cocktails and is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey mixed with ginger ale and garnished with lemon and lime. View the full menu online or from the pub.

Get to know a little more about Ellerbroek, one of the faces behind McNally’s.

Movie Munchies We like to skip dinner, eat popcorn, and watch movies at The State Theatre on the weekend with my family. We’re big popcorn eaters.

Local Bites I enjoy eating at local restaurants 22Ten Kitchen & Cocktails, All Day Café, Mama’s Lada’s, Minerva’s, and Roots of Brasil.

Pups + Popups We have two dogs, and we like to take them on walks. My kids will play with them at Falls Park, and we’ll buy veggies, flowers, and breakfast pizza at the Falls Park Farmer’s Market. They have the best honey there: Shire’s Honey.

“We have been locally owned and operated for the last 16 years. We support other local businesses, schools, charities, and the community.” Nicki Ellerbroek

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“We have live music every weekend in October.”

Nicki Ellerbroek

Music + Southern Twang We love country music. We love the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. I like Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Thomas Rhett, Tom Hardy, Kane Brown, Zac Brown Band, and Snoop Dogg.

Nothin’ But Net My husband and I have been together since we were 14. We went to O’Gorman High School, and now our kids all go to the catholic school. We follow high school sports. We also like the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Sioux Falls Stampede, and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Backyard Adventures We have a pond in our backyard. It has crappies, humongous painters turtles, and frogs. My son and his friends are back there all the time digging critters out and putting them back. It’s really fun to watch him.

5 Random Facts

1.

I have two teenagers: a son, 13, and a daughter, 15.

Teaching teens to drive is a challenge.2. 3.

My kids attend O’Gorman High School, as did my husband and I.

4.

I like to swim, and my favorite stroke is the butterfly.

I have two dogs–a pug and a black labrador.5.

Ducks in a Row My son is super into animals. He’s always in the pond. On father’s day weekend last year, he found three ducklings that had no mom. We looked everywhere for the parents and couldn’t find them. We adopted the ducklings. I had people messaging me about more ducklings. We ended up having four ducklings that we raised. We had them in our garage, cleaned their pen out, and we let them go in the pond after three months. We still see them. They come up and spend time with us. Club for a Cause My husband’s mom died of frontal lobe dementia in 2001. My in-laws started a tournament called A Round to Remember. The South Dakota Alzheimer's Association benefits from it. My family and I all golf in that. It’s a big tournament. We’re always looking for other golf tournaments to support. The golf tournament takes place halfway to St. Patrick’s Day.