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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken
Fried chicken fans in Wichita have been limited over the years to three main takeout options -- Church's, Popeye's and The Colonel. Now there's a fourth option -- Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken at 5132 E. 21st St. Like its competitors, the restaurant is part of a national chain, this one based in Los Angeles. But Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken has the feel of a family-run, neighborhood chicken stand. Read our review
Yia Yia's -- family style
Yia Yia's Eurobistro at 8115 E. 21st St. N. is on Sunday introducing a new weekly "family-style" night, where large entrees will be served family-style to tables of diners. Each Sunday will feature a different cuisine, starting this Sunday with Spain, followed by France then Italy, then Germany. The dinners include salads, a choice of entree, bread and dessert and cost $15 for adults, $8 for children 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger. The meals are offered from 4 to 8 p.m. and include soda, tea or coffee. A list of specially priced wines from the nightly cuisine's country also will be offered. Reservations can be made by calling 316-634-1000.
Restaurants on Twitter
The number of restaurants touting their specials, menu changes and inner-most dining thoughts on Twitter continues to grow. Following are several more that have joined the Twitter.com fray in the past few months.
1. Eaton Steakhouse (twitter.com/EatonSteakhouse): The fine dining restaurant's informative tweets include news about its specials, its menu changes and its owner's love of her pets.
2. The Shadow (twitter.com/WichitaShadow): The Shadow's twitter updates include regular news about happenings at the nightclub and offerings from the menu.
3. Zumo Juice (twitter.com/zumo_juice): The tweeter behind this Bradley Fair juice bar's account likes to talk about the weather, the status of the wheatgrass machine and suggestions for sunny smoothies.
4. Heroes (twitter.com/Heroessportsbar): The Old Town sports bar offers updates on its soups, its shuffleboard table and its latest giveaway/contest.
5. Green Acres Deli (twitter.com/greenacresdeli): The deli counter inside Bradley Fair's Green Acres Market has its own Twitter account, and the author is particularly adept at making health food sound tasty.
6. Zen Vegetarian Cuisine (twitter.com/zenvegetarian): Learn how to speak vegetarian and eat vegetarian by following the Twitter account of this new restaurant, located at 3101 N. Rock Road.
Dining Deals
It's tax day, and many local restaurants are trying to ease the pain by offering specials. Among them is P.F. Chang's China Bistro (1401 Waterfront Pkwy), who just for today will offer diners 15 percent off their total bill.
Recently opened
- Hangar One Steakhouse, 5925 W. Kellogg
- Gobi Grille (Mongolian barbecue), 2319 N. Ridge Road
- Asia One, 3105 S. Seneca
- Jimmy's Egg, 8728 W. Central
- Taco Tico, 603 W. 13th
- Jack's North Hi Carry Out, 603 W. 13th Read more
- Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken, 5132 E. 21st St. North
- Shanannigans Bar & Grill, Ninth and West streets
- Knolla's Pizza, 13011 E. 21 St. N. Suite 111
- Zen Vegetarian Cuisine, 3101 N. Rock Road
- Taste of Thai, 447 N. St. Francis
Recently closed
- B.G. Bolton's Sports Grille, 11423 E. 13th St.
- Amarillo Grill, 306 N. Rock Road
- Got Coffee?, 12111 W. Maple
- 54 Diner, 206 E. Kellogg
- El Gaucho Steakhouse, 8550 W. 21st St. N.
- Cibola, 1900 N. Rock Road
- Chili's, 2333 N. Greenwich Road
Coming soon
- Great Wall, 1812 S. Seneca (mid-April)
- Doc Green's Gourmet Salads and Grill, New Market Square (end of April)
- Sprouts, 1812 S. Seneca (May 1)
- Tacos Lopez, 795 N. West St. (May 1)
- Il Vicino, 2132 N Rock Road (late spring)
- Jose Pepper's, 11423 E. 13th St. (mid-June)
- Pho Hot Bistro, 306 N. Rock Road (early summer)
- Pacific Coast Pizza, 37th and Rock Road (July)
- Jimmy's Egg, 220 S. West (fall)
- Subway, 21st and Greenwich (2009)
- Jimmy's Egg, Harry and Rock (2009)
- Jimmy John's, Central and Hillside (2009)
- Grilled Cheez, 756 N. Tyler (no opening date yet)
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On the Side
Denise Neil on Dining
Denise answers your questions about dining out in Wichita.
Here's a recent question:
Q: "I believe the new Felipe's Restaurant at 119th and Maple is now open, but I have yet to see printed announcement or reviews of this location. Why?" — Submitted by Maggie Orris from Wichita
A: You are right. That Felipe's, which is owned by the same family members who own the west Central store, opened at the end of January at 445 S. 119th Street West. It's open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. No reason I haven't mentioned it, so I will mention it now! Thanks for the reminder.
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Question of the Week
It's hard to resist a slice when you go to a restaurant or cafe that serves good pie. But who serves the best pie? Answer by clicking here.
A few answers to last week's question: Wichita is a buffet kind of town. From Asian buffets to fancy Sunday buffets to homey cafeteria-style buffets. But who, in your opinion, has the best buffet?
"Yia Yia's Sunday brunch is tasty." -- tbest4475
"China Star!" -- flinthillslover
"None of the buffets. They always have their cheapest ingredients on their buffets. (Whatever their location). I prefer better quality." --Kmaskrid
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Contact Denise Neil at dneil@wichitaeagle.com
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