Ian Munsick's Cowboy Bar & Western Grill, Deadwood, SD

Who has opened a restaurant and live-music venue in the Mountain West recently? We have. A 2,600 sq ft scratch-kitchen Western grill and two-stage music venue in a historic Main Street building, built with the Munsick family and the ownership group.

• Kickoff March 20, 2026. Doors open September 18, 2026
• 26 weeks from signed lease to a sold-out opening weekend
• Breakfast through late night, indoor and outdoor stages
• 50+ staff hired, trained and live on POS for day one
• ATX led the full operations build and the six-month opening load-out, and stayed on as operating partner after opening

• Pre-opening budget and 26-week critical path
• Menu development and recipe costing with the chef
• Bar program and signature cocktails
• Vendor onboarding, Toast POS and kitchen display build
• Tip pooling and comp policy
• Training hub, position playbooks, bar book and garnish standards
• Retail merch program
• VenueForge Operator Hub: invoices, inventory, costing and the Monday numbers

• A line two blocks down Main Street before the doors unlocked
• 12 live acts across the grand opening weekend
• A record Deadwood Jam crowd of 6,000+
• A sold-out VIP after-party

• 4.9 stars on Google across 40 reviews, 37 of them five stars
• Guests naming staff in their reviews
• Open seven days on a weekly operating rhythm

• CelebrityAccess: grand opening weekend coverage
• Whiskey Riff: "Here We Are," a five-year vision comes to life
• MyCountry955: lines wrapped around Deadwood as the doors opened on Main Street
• Cowboys & Indians, Cowboy State Daily and MusicRow features
• Rock N Load, Rapid City Post, K2 Radio, The Music Universe and Verge Magazine

Planning an opening? We will build the plan and a price point around your budget.