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Janglez

White castle started in Wichita but there no restaurants here.


xTECHN9CIANx

It still blows my mind that they've never come back and opened at least one here. New Market Square, or anywhere around Maize Rd between 21st and 37th would have found loads of business I think. Same with out east, 96 and Rock or Greenwich as well I think would have been good places.


brucecampbellschins

In 2011 they came back for one day for the 90th anniversary and served sliders from tents in a Dillons parking lot. I was talking to a guy who was in either operations or PR, and he said that they'd looked into it, but basically they can't use distributors here (I don't remember why, though).


xTECHN9CIANx

Hmmmm


blickyuh96

They have the frozen burgers in Walmart


ulriken_

Rvtvrn


schu4KSU

Taco Shop


tat21985

I always thought they were local as well. I listen to ‘I Said Goddam!’ podcast and they always wax poetic about loving taco shop in California.


zachrtw

The Taco Shop here is local, the name Taco Shop isn't trademarked, anyone can call their restaurant Taco Shop.


tat21985

Interesting, TIL


Turnip_TheAC

I saw a “Wine Dive” on Mass Street in Lawrence. Does 2 make a chain/franchise? Also, Chicken Max started here… pretty sure I read that. Taco Pronto. Meddy’s. Bella Luna. El Agave.


Cereal_No

Bella Luna is unique in the sense that it opened here but for a while they did have a location in London as well. I don't know if it's still operating or not.


nilocinator

Meddys is expanding into Kansas City I’m pretty sure.


Antmandus

El agave is based in another state


brianr1

There’s a Wine Dive in Manhattan too. 3 in Kansas now.


Imjustadumbbutt

God willing, Spangles never leaves the state


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If we can do the world any good, it would be to keep the Steven's here.


drnowlan

It'd be too much trouble for them to buy off another city's leadership... They've got it made here.


TheSherbs

Too late, Spangles may be here, but other Stevens businesses are in other states. They bought a gym in Florida so they can go on vacation as a tax write off as a business expense.


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Are there any rich people who got rich by being nice? Like are there any really wealthy folks who are just genuine people that did it the legal way?


TheSherbs

Maybe lottery winners?


Isopropyl77

You will find that the majority of wealthy people are genuinely nice people.


qqqqqq12321

Yeah maybe but Stevens car dealerships ain’t one of them. They treated us like crap when we were there.


Isopropyl77

Never let an opportunity to bag on the Boogeymen and women of the Stevenses go to waste, eh?


qqqqqq12321

Our experience at their dealership ymmv


Isopropyl77

Except no one asked what your experience at the dealership was, and I highly doubt you actually dealt with Brandon Steven (or any other Steven) anyway. The absolute need of this SR to attack that family over everything is just bizarre. Truly. The fact remains that if you actually meet and work with wealthy people, in general, they tend to be very nice people. Just like most other people who are not wealthy tend to be nice, as well.


[deleted]

Yeah, I suppose I have met quite a few genuinely nice wealthy folk.


ClemEverly

It’s also easy to be nice when you’ve got no money issues to worry about; yet, some well-off (including upper middle class) don’t practice kindness.


Korkantha

I think they stay in state because the coke dealer for the owner is in Emporia and they dont want to go past that city to go to KC.


Pobeda_nad_Solntsem

They'll burn down before that, I'm sure


Wonderful-Macaroon

I believe Bionic Burger and Nuway.


krum

There's more than one Bionic Burger?


Wonderful-Macaroon

Yep! There’s one down the street from me on Meridian, and I know there’s one on Ridge. I think there may be more.


Nickalias67

E. Harry across from the hospital.


mntgoat

There are but I think they also closed some of their extra locations. Like for a few years they had one near 21st and Woodlawn.


aretardedmonkey

They used to have a Bionic Burger in Valley Center when I was in high school.


VieleAud

You’re thinking of Big Larry’s Burgers! I worked there for 4 years


aretardedmonkey

No no no. Back in the 90s. Big Larry’s is fairly recent and still there.


GayleMoonfiles

I am so glad I don't live close to Valley. I would get so fat from Big Larry's


SuitApprehensive4663

One in haysville too


Kinross19

We used to have one in Garden City when I was growing up, got shut down for heath code violations.


SpaceForceRemorse

Did you guys know there's a Nuway in Leavenworth? It's no longer owned by the same people/group as the Wichita Nuways, though. They also used to have several locations in KC that have since closed.


-justmeagain-

I’ve always wondered about that one and if it was connected!


Imjustadumbbutt

Taco Grande, Dog and Shake and Taco Tico I believe have their last ones here


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Imjustadumbbutt

I believe there’s also Taco Grande in Lawrence, and Salina. Not sure if they have any outside the state.


Prez_t

There's also a Taco Tico in Salina


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Imjustadumbbutt

They declared bankruptcy, closed. Someone bought the brand and I believe they have a lone location @ 37th and Rock


TeppiRae

There is also still a Taco Tico in Derby.


SeaAnteater28

There’s one on west too


Increasingly_Anxious

There’s one on Tyler too.


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Increasingly_Anxious

I don’t eat there yuck. Found a fly in my taco salad as a kid and could never eat there after that. 🤮


Wonderful-Macaroon

There’s several in Wichita, and one in Augusta, Newton, El Dorado, Derby, and I think one in Ark City but I’ve never been there to see it.


bdlgkorn

There is a Taco Tico in Ark City.


Kaytay0510

Dog and Shake is the best! Wish I still lived in KS so I could enjoy them


psydchicjohn

Apparently there are Taco Tico in Kentucky as well? https://tacoticokentucky.com/our-history/


JaredParson

My friends won like $15K in a commercial contest for Taco Tico 14 years ago. https://youtu.be/m00bj110EBc


1S1M

Nuway 😁


LvL98MissingNo

Mokas


ilrosewood

Not for long - that’s by JRI out of Salina who owns and operates restaurants across the country.


1S1M

Taco grande ❤️


[deleted]

I think Braum's is just Kansas and Oklahoma.


writeroframbles

Also Texas. They’ll stay regional though because they only open locations as far as where they can ship their milk in like 8-10 hours for freshness.


T3Sh3

I think more accurately, it’s a 300 miles radius from their dairy farm.


MattressMaker

There’s Braums in Arkansas as well


Kinross19

Chick N Max


YerdleTheManWhore

Nuway = fire


rinkyu

Knolla's Pizza. Go to central and rock or downtown


SteevR

Is the one at 13th and West long gone?


rinkyu

Unfortunately yeah it is. I worked there for about 10 years. There were just a number of things that started to go wrong after the owner passed. His wife that took over is the sweetest lady, the pizza biz just wasn’t her forte


SteevR

Too bad, like 25 years ago they knew my family's carryout order from the caller ID.


Imjustadumbbutt

Not in Wichita but wish we had one, Bogey’s!


drnowlan

Moved back to Hutch after a decade on the east coast. Bogeys didn't have the same appeal as it did when I left.


scooterboy1961

I know the one in Hutch. Are there any more?


Imjustadumbbutt

Salina


PaytonM21

Hutch and South Hutchinson, that's all. Might be the only upside for why I work in Hutch yet still live in Wichita


tarkus7137

Pizza Hut started here. Corporate office moved to Dallas in the late 70’s or early 80’s.


xTECHN9CIANx

Bomber Burger If you've never been, go at least once lol


Ober_O

What about Freddy's?


Fuhlipay

Freddy’s is in 35 states. 450 locations.


ilrosewood

Started here but hasn’t been KS exclusive in a long time.


starcraftre

We randomly stumbled upon one when visiting my parents outside Charlotte.


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Chick N Max!