The Eddytorial Dining Digest: 4/20/26

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Wichita By E.B.
April 20, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

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In today’s email:

  • Now Open: Mokas Coffee & Eatery

  • Happenings: Joey Chestnut obliterates the competition

  • Dining Scene: New doubledecker bar service

  • Maize News: Foxi Ice Cream

  • Coming This Week: Culver’s latest location

NOW OPEN
Mokas Coffee & Eatery - Ridge Road

West Wichita finally has a Mokas Coffee & Eatery- Ridge Road to call their own.

Doors are now open to the public at 3851 N Ridge Road.

Open until 6 p.m. seven days a week, Mokas is the latest destination for sandwiches made to order (and don’t sleep on the reuben if you’re there over lunch), and an endless array of beverages including specialty drinks, coffee, espresso, smoothies, refreshers and energy drinks.

Congrats to Mokas on celebrating 20 years! Big thanks for inviting me out for the grand opening as this is so much closer to home now.

HAPPENINGS
Joey Chestnut dominates the chili buns eating competition

Over the weekend, Joey Chestnut arrived in Wichita to participate in a chili buns eating competition during a Wichita Wind Surge game.

The competition featured 7 other participants who all tried to defeat the most legendary eater in the world.

As you can guess, they all failed and Chestnut walked away victorious…. and full.

Here’s the full video.

DINING SCENE
New doubledecker mobile bar service

Something new has landed in Wichita. The Upper Deck is Wichita’s newest bar service offering an elevated level of service… and seating.

It’s a double decker bus with bar service on the ground level and seating up top to accommodate roughly 30 people. Or the upstairs can also hold a DJ.

The lower level of the bus fits a full bar that fits three bartenders working with windows and stairs to allow one bartender go move between levels to take care of guests upstairs.

NOW OPEN
Foxi Ice Cream

Just in time for summer is a brand new ice cream shop serving all hand-crafted deliciousness made on site. It’s Foxi Ice Cream, located at 436 S. Khedive St. right across the street from the Maize City Park.

DINING SCENE
Openings and Closings

Wichita is about to get a second Culver’s.

The newest location is opening Monday, April 20, at 3620 N. Rock Road. Hours for the new store will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every single day of the week.

Openings

Closings

  • CJ’s Last Stop Cafe - 1548 S. Ida St.

Coming

NOW OPEN
Cafe One Me

There’s a new coffee shop that recently opened called Cafe On Me at 115 S. Minneapolis. This is about a block east of Douglas Ave. and Hydraulic.

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