Cinnamon’s Deli to join Five Guys and Long John Silver’s near northwest Lowe’s

Oct. 29, 20096:32 a.m.

WICHITA — A third restaurant is joining Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Long John Silver’s Freshside Grille in front of Lowe’s near 29th and Maize.

Cinnamon’s Deli will open in 2,400 square feet next to Five Guys, which will anchor the south end of the strip center there.

Long John Silver’s anchors the north end.

Central Park Place Retail is developing the 8,960-square-foot center.

Brad Saville of Landmark Commercial Real Estate and Christian Ablah of Classic Real Estate are principals in Central Park. Cook Construction is the builder.

They broke ground on the project Wednesday.

At a time that not many strip centers are under construction — and many are sitting empty — Ablah thinks “the exciting tenants that we have with this kind of location” is why he and Saville are able to proceed with theirs.

The center is 81 percent leased. There’s 1,680 square feet left to lease, and Ablah and Saville are open to either a restaurant or retail.

Look for the new restaurants to open in early 2010.

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Great Wall to open at 21st and Amidon with its 11th Wichita-area restaurant

Aug. 26, 20094:40 p.m.

WICHITA — Sit @ Thai Bistro is hardly the only new Asian restaurant getting ready to open.

Great Wall is going to open its 11th location in the greater Wichita area, this time in 1,300 square feet by the Dillons at 21st and Amidon.

Landmark Commercial Real Estate’s Bree Kelley represented the center and said there were numerous Asian restaurants that looked at the space.

“I thought it was interesting,” she says.

Austin Kinzle, Kelley’s colleague at Landmark, represented Great Wall in the transaction.

Kelley thinks the restaurant will do well.

“There’s a great lunch crowd in that area.”

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The uniquely named Sit @ Thai Bistro to open in the next week

Aug. 26, 20094:13 p.m.

WICHITA — The unusually named Sit @ Thai Bistro is going to open in the next week or so at 7603 W. 21st Street North near Ridge Road.

“It’s kind of catchy,” owner Nikki Phumsawarng says of the name.

“It’s kind of funny,” she says, “but I love it. I love something different.”

Phumsawarng is opening the authentic Thai restaurant “in a modern way” with her husband, Boyd.

They moved here from Hollywood, Calif., two months ago.

“It’s kind of nice and peaceful here,” Phumsawarng says.

She and her husband previously traveled here to visit friends.

“We just love it, you know?” Phumsawarng says.

They’re opening in the former Wong’s restaurant space. Landmark Commercial Real Estate handles leasing at the center.

In addition to traditional seating, the Phumsawarngs will have a lounge with a sofa and TV.

“It’s kind of comfy and stylish,” Nikki Phumsawarng says.

In addition to the food and the setting, she hopes that thanks to the name, potential diners “will know it right away.”

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Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon coming to Central and Tyler

July 16, 20096:15 p.m.

schWICHITA — As expected, Ken Mechtley is going to bring a Schlotzsky’s to Central and Tyler.

“I’ve been looking for a west-side location for quite some time,” Mechtley says.

He’s going to bring a combination Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon to the 2,300-square-foot space where Taco Bueno used to be on the northeast corner.

cinn1Focus Brands owns Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon.

“A lot of the new stores are doing a co-brand now,” Mechtley says.

He already has three Schlotzsky’s restaurants in Wichita, three in Topeka and one in Lawrence.

“I’ll probably be looking at another location sometime next year,” Mechtley says of the Wichita area.

The new restaurant will open in mid-September.

Brad Saville of Landmark Commercial Real Estate and Doug Malone of J.P. Weigand & Sons brokered the deal.

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Wichita to get a fourth Jimmy’s Egg

April 13, 20092:13 p.m.

egg1A difficult economy isn’t slowing the expansion of Jimmy’s Egg, and that’s good news for Wichitans who live or work in the South West Street area.

Whitney VinZant and his partners, including Wink Hartman Sr., plan to open in the Tacos Lopez space at 220 S. West St. this fall after an extensive renovation.

“This will be our fourth location in under one year,” VinZant says. “You won’t find too many companies that are as aggressive as we are right now.”

The chain opened its first Wichita location late last year at 21st and Rock and recently opened at Central and Tyler. There are plans for a third location at Harry and Rock.

“I love the West Street location,” VinZant says. “The traffic and the surrounding businesses, especially to the south with a lot of industrial and construction jobs, those types of people are our best customers.”

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