Happy Dining Wichita!
You may be wondering. What am I doing getting The Eddytorial on a Monday? Well, I’ve decided to break out the newsletter where Monday will be the special Monday dining digest and Thursday will be all the same old stuff you can expect like live music calendar, weekend events, news and more.

And what a better day to do it. 14 years ago ON THIS VERY DAY, Wichita By E.B. was started. So why not create what could be the best newsletter focused on the food scene to show up in your inbox every Monday?

In today’s email:

• Goodbye China Star: The lights are about to go out

• Mini-Feature: Sport Burger

• Giveaway: Enter to win tickets to Death By Chocolate

FEATURE STORY
Goodbye to China Star Super Buffet

One of the handful of Chinese buffet restaurants in Wichita will be closing. The last day for China Star Super Buffet at 5825 W. Central Avenue will be Friday, February 28.

The news was confirmed this weekend by restaurant staff. It appears that retirement is calling the owners names after many years in the industry. (read more)

Until then, I will leave you with this gem.

WEEKLY MINI FEATURE
Sport Burger

A restaurant I can’t love on enough is Sport Burger Drive-In at 134 N. Hillside.

When it comes to burgers, this is one of my TOP THREE favorites in town and one of the ICT 100 restaurants in all the years of the list in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Sport Burger delivers simple, no frills, greasy burgers at a relatively affordable price and is owned by the sweetest people in the world.

If you’ve never been, I highly recommend you check them out. It’s drive-thru and cash only.

Hours this week are Tuesday through Saturday 5pm to 8pm. If you see line, pull on in, put the car in park and scroll through social media while you wait. It’s worth it.

Who should we feature in next week’s mini-feature? Readers decide who we promote for free in the newsletter

DINING SCENE
Openings and Closings

Recent Openings

• Connekt Cafe - 9310 W. Central Ave.

• Cottage Crumbs - 8643 W. Central Ave.

• Beemer & Freeman Craft Barbecue - Home-based operation

Closings

• China Star Super Buffet - 5825 W. Central Avenue (closing 2/28)

• Conchita's Mexican Food Truck - Food Truck

Coming

• Wichita Brewing Company - 901 W. Douglas (February 26)

• Levantine Kitchen - 3337 E. Central Ave

• Small Sliders - 13th and Greenwich (March 2025)

• Super East Buffet - 7607 E. Douglas (Winter 2025)

• Todd’s Creole Kitchen - 8641 W. 13th St. (Winter 2025)

• 54 Craft & Co. - 549 S. Rock Road (Winter 2025)

• Paris Baguette - 1320 N. Tyler Road (Winter 2025)

• RAHA Mediterranean - 4956 E. 35th St. N. (Spring 2025)

• Parlor Doughnuts - 8020 W. 21st St. (Spring 2025)

• 360 Deli & Grill - 701 W. 21st St. (Spring 2025)

• Point Nine - 1533 N. Andover Road (Spring 2025)

• Chicken Chicken - 13th & Mosley (Spring 2025)

• Sam’s Southern Eatery - 6121 E. 21st St. (Spring 2025)

• The Big Biscuit - 2330 N. Maize Road (Spring 2025)

• N&J Cafe - 8448 W. Central Ave. (Spring 2025)

• Taco Bell - 3233 E. Harry (Spring 2025)

• KVH Steakhouse - 2926 N. Tyler Road (Summer 2025)

• Golden Chicken - 1705 S. Webb Road (Summer 2025)

• Small Sliders - 37th and Maize Road (Fall 2025)

• KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot - 2243 N. Tyler Road (Fall 2025)

• Culvers - Patriot Ave & Rock Road, Derby, KS (Late Fall/Early Summer 2025)

• Jersey Mikes - 217 S. Ridge Road (Fall 2025)

• Raising Cane’s - 350 S. Ridge Road (Fall 2025)

• Morgan’s Landing - Derby (Fall 2025)

• Mokas - 3853 N. Ridge Road (Winter 2025)

• Chipotle - 520 E. Cloud Ave, Andover (2025)

• Viva Tacos & Tequila - 9719 E. 21st St S. (2025)

EVENTS
Dinner and Drink Events

I wanted to also start highlighting national food holidays, special dinner/drinking events or classes around town that you otherwise may not even know about. So many events featured are typically at venues around town. These events are mostly at restaurant and bar focused.

Tuesday - 2/18

Taste Test Tuesday at Wichita Wagyu

Wednesday - 2/19

National Chocolate Mint Day
Sip & Grow at Hopping Gnome Brewing

Thursday - 2/20

National Cherry Pie Day
Green Frog Brewing Tap Take Over at Little Busters Sports Bar
Culinary Workshop: Noodle Soups at Mark Arts

Friday - 2/21

National Sticky Bun Day
Culinary Workshop: Yeast Rising Gluten Free Breads at Mark Arts

Saturday - 2/22

National Margarita Day
Culinary Workshop: How To Taste Coffee at Mark Arts
Herbs & Wine - A Culinary & Gardening Workshop at Grace Hill Winery
Chocolate Crawl & Wine Walk at Sandhills Brewing
Sugar & Spice at Odd Fellow Hall

Saturday - 2/23

Tea 101 at Lori’s EmpoiYum

Coming Later

Cookies & Beer Pairing at Redbud Brewing (2/26)
Gypsy Romani Feast + Wine Pairing at Bubbles Champagne Bar (2/27)
St. James Oyster Dinner at St. James Episcopal Church (3/4)
The Apothecary Awakens at GROW Plant Bar (3/7)
Hopping Gnome Pop-Up at Tor Brewing (3/20-3/22)
Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Tasting at The Humidor (3/25)

HIGHLIGHT
Our Recommendation for National Margarita Day

Our recommendation? Cactus Cantina at 2802 S. Hydraulic. Stop by and tell Daniel, “Eddy says hi, and can our table order a pitcher of margaritas?”

NEWS
Crawfish Season is Back

Crawfish season has returned and the best place in town to get your hands on it is Gar Joe’s Crawfish. The catch is, it’s a food truck that typically only sells it on the weekend, mainly Saturday.

The owner travels down to Louisiana every week and brings back hundreds of pounds of crawfish back. Every weekend, his truck is set up where he offers big boils of crawfish, shrimp, crab legs, and more.

His prices are also very fair market value and better than what some people can find in the region. (read more)

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GIVEAWAY
Death By Chocolate

Death by Chocolate is one of the premiere events in Wichita which benefits the ever-growing Exploration Place.

Join us for Exploration Place’s 25th Silver Anniversary, a celebration honoring 25 years of inspiring curiosity and fostering discovery in our community. Enjoy over two dozen tasting stations featuring Wichita’s best food and drink as we commemorate this milestone. 

To learn more about Death by Chocolate or to purchase tickets, visit here.

But we do have two tickets to giveaway! Winner will be announced in Thursday’s edition, February 20, of The Eddytorial.

Enter To Win

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