Fancy new steak and seafood restaurant opening in former Krispy Kreme spot today

It was built to serve doughnuts.

Then, it was a Mongolian grill restaurant.

Today, though, the building at 8448 W. Central that was once home to a west-side Krispy Kreme and a Genghis Grill after that, will start a new chapter as a fine-dining 

The restaurant’s head chef, Preston Darnell, is a Wichita native who attended culinary school in Pennsylvania but has returned home to work in the restaurant. 

He’s cooking a menu that lists appetizers like shrimp cocktail and seared scallops alongside gyoza, which are fried Asian dumplings, and edamame. Main courses include items like salmon en papillotte, chicken saltimboca, and lamb lollipops served with mint chimichurri. The list of steaks includes a $44 tomahawk cut, a filet, and a bone-in rib-eye. Non-steak entrees range from $14 to $29. Steaks are $18 to $44.

There’s also a full bar that offers a menu of craft beers and signature cocktails.

The restaurant also has a large, private meeting room that the owners will allow groups to use at no extra charge. Eventually, they’ll add a patio as well. Its hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for the kitchen, but the bar will stay open until 1 a.m., and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. On June 24, the restaurant will start its Sunday brunch.

George Yang’s initial plan was to open a dessert restaurant and tea bar in the space, but ultimately, he wasn’t sure that would work in Wichita. The name and sign still suggest Plan A, but don’t let that fool you.

The restaurant officially opens at 11 a.m. today. For more information, call 316-260-4999.

Article found @ http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/denise-neil/article213197489.html