Jodi Schwan

jschwan@sfbusinessjournal.com

Schlotzsky's has found a Sioux Falls location.

The restaurant will take part of the former Austad’s Golf building at 1501 W. 41st St.

That’s not far from where Schlotzsky’s used to be located before leaving the city during a companywide bankruptcy in the mid-2000s.

The updated Schlotzsky’s concept debuted in 2011 and includes a partnership with Cinnabon along with traditional menu items such as hot sandwiches, specialty pizzas and wraps.

Sioux Falls franchisee Dustin Haber “liked the concept back when it was here,” he said. “And I like the fact that they’re restructured and are doing really interesting things with it.”

It took him about a year to find a location, he said.

He’s leasing 4,000 square feet in the building, which he said “has a great drive-through, great access, great parking and you’re on 41st Street, and it’s centrally located.”

He has hired a general manager and plans to start hiring a crew of up to 50 people in March. Schlotzsky’s is scheduled to open no later than May 1, Haber said.

“I think they’re going to be a great fit there,” said Reggie Kuipers of Bender Commercial Real Estate services, who leased the space.

There is about 2,500 square feet left to lease, he said.

“We’ve had several inquiries on the remaining space and are actively negotiating on it,” Kuipers said.

Haber can develop six Schlotzsky’s locations. He’s not sure if he will keep them in Sioux Falls or expand to markets in Iowa and North Dakota.