Elkton House looks like a nice, clean, modern restaurant on the outside but, on the inside, it has a medieval smoking section that leaves a stink throughout the building. Children work there. They could not serve a beer and had to call on an adult to do that, but apparently it's OK under state law if they are exposed to an atmosphere that subjects them to a risk of lung cancer and other loathsome diseases in their future. South Dakota needs to review its restaurant regulations; its legislators need to review their personal morals.
Per our AAA Travel Book, there are healthy choices on the Elkton House menu. The alternative in town, Wall Drug, has no such pretensions. In fact, at Elkton House, there are choices on the menu that appear to be healthy when you read about them, but when they arrive at your table, they may not be healthy. My chicken breast sandwich turned out to be a chicken breast heavily battered and deep fat fried, stuck inside a white balloon bread bun. read more