Edge Lounge & Cafe takes former Da Nang space

The former Da Nang space at 1556 N. Broadway, has a new tenant — Edge Lounge & Cafe, which opened today.

The lounge, owned by local real estate agent Bach Pham, serves a menu of salads, sandwiches, wraps, hot dogs, wings and other appetizers. It doesn’t have a full bar, but it does serve beer. Pham’s also serving smoothies and coffee drinks.

Inside, the space doesn’t look anything like the former Da Nang. Walls have been added making for a smaller seating area fitted with booths and tables, some sporting table-top touch screen video games. The space also has a couple of private rooms, which customers can rent for karaoke parties. Edge also offers free Wi-Fi.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays. The club is starting its “soft opening” today but will have a grand opening in on July 1. For more information, call 316-425-3310.

Da Nang closed? This does not please me

A very reliable source I’ll just call Sigrid recently let me know that one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants in town, Da Nang at 1556 N Broadway, had closed. In fact it closed about a month ago, and there’s a sign in the window indicating that something else will soon go into the space. (A neighboring tenant says it won’t be Vietnamese food, though.)

I love Vietnamese food, and Da Nang had some of Wichita’s best. I loved their banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches), and their crab Rangoon was the best in town. I also had an affinity for an appetizer they served made with fried shrimp and bundles of fried sweet potato straws.

It was a bright, cheery little place, and the owners were so nice. It will be missed.