Welcome to a new era for a beloved Sioux Falls institution.

The landmark Bob’s Café on West 12th Street will close this month, and a business with a different name but the same food will open on East 10th Street.

The last day for Bob’s Carryout and Delivery will be July 23. Cluckin’ Good Chicken and BBQ will open in August at 3607 E. 10th St., Ben Weiland, who operates the business with his son, Jona, said Friday.

“In essence, Bob’s is going out of business, and we will be reopening a new operation with a new name and location,” he said. “When we reopen, we’re going to offer the same great chicken.”

Bob’s location and building has been for sale for $200,000, but Weiland needs a larger space, he said. He rented the property, which included the rights to the famed Bob’s name, but Weiland owns much of the equipment inside and the recipe for the chicken.

“We have outgrown this facility. We have outgrown it for a number of years,” he said. “We’re still going to be doing the work to assure the food is the same quality that it is here.”

In the new location, a former Topper’s Pizza, Weiland will have 25 to 30 seats, instead of the 13 at Bob’s. The set-up will include counter delivery of food and the catering and delivery that customers have been used to.

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Dale Zomer, broker with NAI Sioux Falls, said the Lyons family which owns the property will come up with a new price because much of the equipment will be gone. But one thing stays.

“The sign stays. Whoever buys it will get that,” he said of the vintage Bob’s Café sign.

Bob Lyons worked at Ray’s Drive In, which opened in 1951 at the location. He eventually turned it into his own business.

The Weilands have operated Bob’s for more than 17 years and are friends with the Lyons family, Ben Weiland said. The business phone number will be the same, and gift certificates will be honored.

And Bob? He’s still around and living in Sioux Falls.

“He will be 96 in August,” Ben Weiland said.

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