Bricktown Brewery
Not my favorite brewery

With Wichita’s recent brewery trend, up came Bricktown Brewery from Oklahoma. Bricktown Brewery offers a selection of proprietary beer as well as a full bar. I generally avoid breweries because I am not fond of beer, but a gathering with friends took me here. Bricktown Brewery draws crowds because of its atmosphere (televisions and outdoor…

Hana Cafe
Best sushi option in Old Town

DISCLAIMER: I used to work at Hana Cafe and you may call me biased. Hana Cafe came to Wichita in 1997 and first landed in the northeast part of Wichita. Over time, they found their way to Old Town right next to the Old Town Warren. Hana Cafe started out as a tiny restaurant with…

Freezing Moo
Less expensive rolled ice cream

After filling our bellies with warm Korean food, we headed out to Freezing Moo at Greenwich Place for a cool treat. Freezing Moo exists as a regional franchise that offers rolled ice cream. Similar to the frozen yogurt trend a few years ago, Wichita picked up on the rolled ice cream trend within the last…

Hot Stone Korean Grill
Go-to Korean on northeast side

  We headed out to the far end of town to eat some delicious Korean food at Hot Stone Korean Grill a few days ago.  It had been a while since any of us had been there and were looking forward to our Korean food fix. The environment is cool and calming, maybe a bit…

Usuluteco Restaurant
Delicious corn pillows

Pupusas are delicious pillows of masa harina stuffed with equally delicious things like: beef, ground pork, beans, shrimp, and cheese.  Usuluteco cooks every single one on demand and they are amazing.  Slightly crispy exteriors with warm, soft dough wrapped around tasty dreams. Loroco (Fernaldia pandurata) flowers are also featured as stuffing.  This herbaceous vine is…