Craft Chophouse & Lounge is a standout Italian restaurant and dining destination in Brookings, SD, offering an experience that blends warm hospitality, elevated flavors, and a welcoming atmosphere for every kind of guest. With a strong 4.5-star rating from 662 reviews, it has earned a reputation for delivering consistently memorable meals and attentive service.
Whether you are planning a relaxed lunch, a romantic dinner, a solo meal, or a special night out with friends, this is a place where quality food and a polished dining experience come together naturally.
Guests can enjoy dine-in service, outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services, making it easy to enjoy the restaurant in whatever way best fits the occasion.
What sets Craft Chophouse & Lounge apart is the way it combines variety, comfort, and a sense of occasion. The menu goes well beyond the basics, featuring comfort food, healthy options, brunch, lunch, dinner, dessert, catering, and a thoughtful selection of alcohol, beer, cocktails, coffee, and happy-hour drinks and food.
The restaurant is also known for its great beer selection, great cocktails, great coffee, great dessert, and great wine list, along with fast service that keeps the experience smooth and enjoyable. Live music adds to the atmosphere, while the bar on site, Wi-Fi, and restroom access help make each visit convenient and comfortable.
It is the kind of place that works just as well for a casual stop as it does for a more refined evening out, with a cozy yet trendy setting that can also feel romantic, quiet, and upmarket depending on the moment.
Convenience and accessibility are also central to the experience here. Craft Chophouse & Lounge accepts reservations and offers flexible payment options including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments, making planning simple from start to finish.
The restaurant is designed to welcome a wide range of guests with wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet access. Located at 610 Medary Ave in Brookings, it is easy to find and even easier to return to once you have experienced the thoughtful service, local specialties, and inviting atmosphere for yourself.
For those looking for a dependable, high-quality dining spot that brings together great food, great drinks, and a memorable setting, Craft Chophouse & Lounge offers exactly that.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
Tri-color tortellini in a vodka rosa sauce with onions, mushrooms and spinach.
Penne in a basil, sun dried tomato cream sauce with spinach, bacon and grilled chicken.
Fettuccine in homemade marinara with beef and pork meatballs.
Penne in a spicy blush sauce with sautéed shrimp, andouille sausage, peppers and onions.
Fettuccine in a black garlic and white truffle alfredo sauce.
Penne in a bourbon alfredo sauce with spinach, capers, cranberries, almonds and grilled salmon.
Fettuccine in a light lemon, garlic butter sauce with sautéed shrimp.
Hereford beef patty with bacon, Italian BBQ, swiss cheese sauce and fried onions over lettuce, tomato and aioli.
Hereford beef patty with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and aioli.
Braised beef, sautéed onions, peppers and swiss cheese sauce on toasted hoagie. Served with au jus.
Blackened chicken breast with mozzarella, tomato, fresh basil and balsamic glaze over spinach and aioli.
Thin sliced turkey, mozzarella, basil, spinach, tomato and balsamic glaze on toasted sourdough.
Balsamic drizzled onions, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, feta, and bacon with onion tanglers and fried steak bites.
Bell peppers, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, almonds and parmesan with blackened salmon. Honey Caesar Dressing Recommended
Bacon, tomatoes, avocado, feta cheese, almonds and hard-boiled eggs with grilled chicken.
Bell peppers, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, walnuts and feta with grilled chicken. Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing Recommended
Fettucine or Penne Alfredo, Cheese or Marinara Meatballs or Grilled Chicken
Hand-breaded and fried mozzarella coins with marinara sauce.
Large tempura shrimp drizled with bang bang sauce and sriracha. Topped with sesame seed and green onions.
Fried beef tips in bourbon glaze. Topped with bacon bits and fried onions.
Blend of cream cheese, spinach, artichokes, parmesan and bacon with corn tortilla chips.
Braised beef red peppers, onions and mushrooms on breakfast potatoes topped with cheese and fried eggs. Served with an english muffin.
English muffin with ham, bacon, avocado, fried eggs and hollandaise. Served with breakfast potatoes.
8 oz hand-cut sirloin served with two fried eggs and breakfast potatoes.
Waffle biscuits topped with sausage gravy. Served with two fried eggs & breakfast potatoes.
Grilled chicken, ham, fried eggs and swiss cheese on breakfast potatoes. Served with an english muffin.
English muffin with ham, fried eggs and hollandaise sauce. Served with breakfast potatoes.
Hereford beef patty with cheddar cheese, bacon, fried egg, lettuce, tomato and maple bacon aioli. Served with breaded fries
Blackened salmon with surimi crab, shrimp, asparagus and hollandaise sauce over wild rice.
8 oz hand-cut sirloin served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
14 oz hand-cut ribeye served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Grilled chicken with bread crumbs, shaved ham and swiss cheese sauce over wild rice. Served with seasonal vegetables.
Blackened Mahi Mahi on a bed of basmati rice and dinner vegetables. Topped with red pepper parmesan sauce.
Hand-cut pork chops served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Hear from our valued guests
One of my absolute favorite places to go in Brookings! Food is always good! They honestly have some of the best cheesecake I have ever eaten in my life. The Monster Cookie is my absolute favorite!
I am highly critical especially in regards to restaurants. I have never had a bad or even remotely unenjoyable experience here. Food is always beyond delicious, every staff member has always been friendly, and the place is always clean.
My wife and I love eating at craft. Our favorite thing about this place, even more than the amazing staff, is the incredible selection of appetizers! They are all so good that it is always hard to just pick one.
Ordered delivery chislic for and appetizer was cooked perfect and the sauce was very good, also got the black and white Alfredo with sauté mushrooms and chicken everything about this dish was amazing from the perfectly cooked noodle chicken was done perfect nice and moist and the sauce was perfect. If you like this kind of food you won’t be disappointed. Thank you for the wonderful meal
I always respect a place where the staff know what to recommend. Recently stopped by for dinner while traveling for business and I asked the waiter point blank what was he thought was best. Ribeye and mashed potatoes was his choice. I was worried because I grill a mean steak but he was right. The steak was perfectly prepared and delicious. He was also very attentive and polite the entire time. Shout out to Landon, thanks again!
Got talked into the cheese cake. Coffee was superb, and the veggie side awesome. Of course we enjoyed the chops as well!
Was in town from Milwaukee and had a great meal. The dry aged ribeye was cooked perfectly and was delicious. I ate at the bar. Bartender Lilly was my server, was fantastic and made a great manhattan. This will be my go-to place whenever I’m back in town. Top notch.
Absolutely 💯!! Amazing food, tender asparagus all the way through!! Perfect presentation! Very pleasant staff !
Awesome place to eat! Everything was good! Waitress was kind and very helpful! Great experience!
Stopped here on the way to De Smet after searching for gluten-free options along my route. Craft Chophouse was a repeated suggestion on numerous websites for people with Celiac disease, so despite normally being wary of eating out, I decided to give it a try—and I was not let down. The alfredo was gluten free, and EXTRAORDINARILY delicious, with an extremely generous sauce portion! The gluten free noodles were rotini, and I'm terribly curious what brand of noodles they are, because even my leftovers were still soft and moist after being refrigerated... Rare that gluten free noodles taste great even cold. I ordered grilled chicken with it, which I cannot recommend enough! Perfectly seasoned, moist, and so tender. My mother had the Blackened Salmon Oscar—generous seafood portions, wonderfully cooked (including the asparagus), and the hollandaise was creamy and rich just as one would hope. She even commented that the rice was seasoned nicely. Our server, Preston, was friendly and attentive without being overbearing, and listened when we explained food allergies. Love that both he and the chefs took our requests seriously. Brookings is about four hours from my home, but next time I'm craving REALLY fantastic alfredo, it may well be worth the drive.
Common questions about Craft Chophouse & Lounge
Craft Chophouse & Lounge is located at 610 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD 57006, United States, Brookings, SD, United States.
You can reach Craft Chophouse & Lounge by calling +1 605-692-2555.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on 662 customer reviews.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following service options: Outdoor seating, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following highlights: Fast service, Great beer selection, Great cocktails, Great coffee, Great dessert, Great wine list, Live music, Serves local specialty.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Happy-hour food, Healthy options, Organic dishes, Small plates, Spirits, Vegan options, Vegetarian options, Wine.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following dining options: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom, Wi-Fi.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet, Romantic, Trendy, Upmarket.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, Tourists.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
Craft Chophouse & Lounge features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
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