A new burrito restaurant is opening in Wichita on Thursday, and those inclined to camp for food will have another opportunity to do so. Freebirds World Burrito at 410 N. Hillside is a new Chipotle-esque chain that allows patrons to build their own burritos. The colorful restaurant features four sizes of burritos, four flavors of tortilla, [...]
WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EAT????? Oh yeah, we’re not supposed to drive. It’s rare when a restaurant closes on a scheduled day to be open, but the fact that several around Wichita are closing or opening late today is a testament to how much white stuff we have on the ground. Tanya’s Soup Kitchen [...]
Wichita’s second free-standing Chick-fil-A opens on Thursday, meaning Wichita’s second Chick-fil-A campout is under way. About 125 people are set up with tents and card tables and games in the parking lot of the about-to-open Chick-fil-A at 10515 W. 21st St., where they’ve been gathered since 5:30 a.m. Their goal: to remain in the parking lot [...]
Wichita’s second free-standing Chick-fil-A will open at 6 a.m. on Thursday at 10515 W. 21st St., and owner/operator Jason Lansdown admits the timing is… interesting. As Lansdown feverishly prepared to open the restaurant this week, publicity and opinions have been swirling about the company CEO’s announced opposition to gay marriage and a national “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” [...]
The corporate bigwigs met with the construction bosses, put their calculators together and came up with the magical, official opening date for new new Chick-fil-A under construction at 10515 W. 21st St. Thursday, Aug. 9. Until yesterday, they’d be planning on July 25, but the Aug. 9 date was arrived at using more exact Chick-fil-Science, [...]
Just when you thought the local Chick-fil-Hype had subsided … nope. Owner/operator Jason Lansdown will officially break ground this morning on the west side stand-alone Chick-fil-A, scheduled to open in July at 10515 W. 21st St. (right at the corner of 21st and Maize.) The 10 a.m. VIP ceremony will have city officials, dancing cows and [...]
I know I said I was done posting about Chick-fil-A for a while, but I couldn’t NOT tell you this. Wichita’s Chick-fil-A, which opened for business at 6 a.m. on Thursday, had the third biggest grand opening day in the chain’s history, said franchise owner Brad Fuller. There are 1,610 Chick-fil-As across the country. The [...]
Here’s the story I wrote this afternoon after visiting the ca-razy campers spending the night at Chick-fil-A. The campers included people from Wichita as well as people from out of town, including some who follow Chick-fil-A openings like they were the Dave Matthews Band. I saw kids playing on scooters, people constructing jigsaw puzzles on [...]
I suppose if your answer to my question of the week was “yes,” you’d be at Chick-fil-A right now and not answering my question. But I’m asking it anyway. Would you ever, as 150 Wichitans were prepared to do this morning, camp out to be the first in line at a restaurant you love? Or [...]
UPDATE: (6:50 a.m., 3/14) Stand down, would-be Chick-Fil-A campers. Managers just told me that more than 100 people showed up at 6 a.m. to camp out, so they won’t be taking any more campers. Watch for my story from Chick-fil-A later today. In just about 40 hours, CHICK-FIL-A WILL OPEN!! Wichita’s first free-standing Chick-fil-A at [...]