WICHITA — An Oklahoma lawyer’s shopping trip to the Rock Road Sam’s Club led to him leasing the former Linkhaus space near the southwest corner of 37th Street North and Rock Road.
Will Clark was in Wichita shopping at Sam’s about six months ago.
“For some reason, I went north to 37th Street instead of south to . . . 96,” Clark says.
“It was nighttime, and I drove by the Linkhaus, and it was all lit up. And I thought, what in the world? I literally came in and bought a hot dog because I was curious about the building. I thought, that’s one heck of a building.”
He’s planning to open a fast-casual dining concept called U Grill in September.
“Basically what we’re looking at doing is like a fast food HuHot or a Genghis Grill,” Clark says.
Instead of having only rice or noodles to choose from along with grilled vegetables, U Grill will have hamburgers, cheese steak sandwiches and omelets for which customers can also select vegetables to grill.
The quarter pound burgers will be divided into two patties that are smashed and grilled quickly. The grilled vegetables will go between the patties.
Clark says he’s also getting a license for at least beer and wine and hopes to make U Grill a late-night spot for sporting events in addition to serving breakfast lunch and dinner.
“There’s a lot of potential for this area to have a after-hours place for people to gather.”
