One of Wichita’s Jimmy’s Egg restaurants closed in November. Another closed on Sunday
Another Jimmy’s Egg restaurant has closed in Wichita — the second in two months.
But the owner says his remaining six Wichita restaurants are profitable and doing well.
Morrie Sheets, who since 2008 has opened eight Jimmy’s Eggs in the Wichita area with partner Wink Hartman, has just closed the restaurant at 3801 E. Harry that opened in late 2011 in front of the former Wichita Mall. Its last day in business was Sunday.
In late November, Sheets and Hartman also closed the Jimmy’s Egg on West Street, saying that frequent road construction in front of the restaurant over the years had hurt business.
The same issue affected Harry and Hillside, he said. For about five months, customers couldn’t access the parking lot, and that caused a dip in business that was hard to recover from. The lease was up, and the partners decided to let that restaurant go, hoping customers will drive a little over a mile to the north visit the Jimmy’s Egg at Douglas and Hydraulic.
That’s what happened where he closed West Street, he said. Since then, sales have increased at nearby Central and Tyler.
The rest of the Wichita Jimmy’s Egg restaurants are performing well, Sheets said, and the partners are putting their energy into the two new restaurants they’re building in Lawrence.
The other Jimmy’s Eggs in Wichita are at Pawnee and Seneca, Douglas and Hydraulic, Central and Tyler, 21st and Rock, and Central and Webb. There’s also a Jimmy’s Egg in El Dorado.
This story was originally published January 28, 2019 at 5:01 AM.
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