New restaurant going up at Harry and Hillside

The QuikTrip at Harry and Hillside is gone, but a new building has appeared in its place.

Crews are busy putting the finishing touches on a new Hardee’s on the spot at the northeast corner of Harry and Hillside that once was home to a QuikTrip. The new restaurant, the Wichita area’s third Hardee’s, should open sometime in March.

A bright yellow “now hiring” sign has been posted outside the restaurant, and the company is advertising jobs for crew members, cooks and managers.

Hardee’s re-entered the Wichita market earlier this year, when it opened a restaurant at 21st and Amidon. It followed with a new Hardee’s in Derby. Wichita had previously been a Hardee’s-free zone for 20 years.

Stay tuned for an exact opening date.

This story was originally published December 19, 2016 at 2:35 PM.