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The return of Dyne Quik
I’ve been surprised by how many readers have asked me lately about Dyne Quik, the little Valentine diner at 1202 N. Broadway. New owner Richard Jack reopened the spot, officially renaming it to Lil’...
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Can there ever be enough chicken fried steak?
I would like to apologize for the uphill slope on this picture. Not sure if it's the parking lot, my camera or my general equilibrium. Wichita’s latest family-style restaurant is Auntie Mae’s Attic...
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Southside restaurant adds round-the-clock weekend hours
Cathy’s Westway Cafe, the diner that took over the space at 1214 W. Pawnee in August after the short-lived On the Fly Family Restaurant closed, is going to start experimenting with 24-hour weekend...
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Doo-Dah Diner changes hours
Doo-Dah Diner owner and chef Patrick Shibley, clowning in the kitchen The Doo-Dah Diner at 206 E. Kellogg may possibly have been misnamed, says owner Timirie Shibley. The restaurant, which has...
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Baxter Springs’ Cafe on the Route closes
Guy Fieri with Cafe on the Route owners Amy and Richard Sanell. My colleague Jerry Siebenmark alerted me to a sad Kansas restaurant event. Cafe on the Route, a well-regarded restaurant in Baxter...
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Opening next week: new bar, old diner
A couple of businesses plan to open their doors next week, and one is right down the block from me. Jon’s Ale House should open on Tuesday in the former Kelly’s Irish Pub spot at 917 E. Douglas, next...
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Where would Beccy Tanner eat?
Beccy and her pals on Thanksgiving Day at Johnsons Smokehouse BBQ in Great Bend. No one, except maybe the Kansas Sampler Foundation’s Marci Penner, loves Kansas more than my colleague, Beccy Tanner,...
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Famous Valentine diner Brints closed again
Brints Diner is closed again. But it could reopen soon, said the building’s landlord, Homer Morgan. The restaurant, which has operated in a Valentine Diner at 4834 E. Lincoln for more than 50 years,...
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