Have You Heard?

The south side won’t be left out of all the new Asian cuisine coming to Wichita.

On Sunday, Foster Tso is opening Asia One at 3105 S. Seneca.

There will be a few seats inside, but mostly the restaurant is for take-out.

Tso says he’ll mainly serve Chinese food, but he’ll have some Japanese dishes as well.

This time last year, Syed Jillani moved his catering business, Wichita Private Chef’s Catering, into the former Red Mesa Grill space at 756 N. Tyler and told Have You Heard? about his plans for a restaurant there, too.

He now has a name for the restaurant — Grilled Cheez — but still no opening date.

“I am just holding tight to see what Wichita’s going to bring to us,” Jillani says of the economy.

He says his catering has declined by about 45 percent in the last several months.

“Wichita’s getting hit a little harder,” he says.

Once he decides to open the restaurant, which will serve a mix of American and European food, Jillani says all he has to do is hire employees.

“The restaurant is all set to go.”