Quick read: What to know about Wichita restaurant openings, closings, construction
It’s been a busy week for the Wichita restaurant scene, with new openings, construction updates and the impending reopening of a restaurant that closed after a 2024 fire. Here’s a roundup of the biggest dining stories from the past week.
Here are key takeaways:
• A new Culver’s opened Monday, April 20, at 3620 N. Rock Road after franchisee Nick Campe said a mild winter sped up construction. It’s the second Culver’s in Wichita.
• Coneburg Grill and Pub in Peabody will reopen on Thursday — Sixteen months after a fire destroyed the small-town staple, owner Lindsey Marshall is ready to reopen the rebuilt restaurant with a new layout and look. She recommends reservations by calling 620-983-2010.
• The former operators of the Kind Kravings vegan food bus are launching The Upper Deck, a mobile bar built inside a massive double-decker coach bus previously used at Walt Disney World. The grand opening is May 9 at Chainlink Gallery, 121 E. Douglas.
• Ugly Dumpling, a New Jersey-based chain serving Shanghai-style street food like soup dumplings, wok-tossed noodles and bao, is taking over the former Jose Pepper’s building at 11423 E. 13th St. and should open within five to seven months
.• A new Chipotle is going up at 13333 W. Maple in far west Wichita, in front of the Dillons. It will be the ninth Chipotle in the Wichita city limits and should open in late 2026.
.• Stoner’s Pizza Joint, a Floirda-based chain, plans to open its first Kansas restaurant just off downtown Wichita’s Naftzger Park. It should be ready this summer.
This reporting was done by dining reporter Denise Neil, and these takeaways were compiled with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and edited by Eagle journalists. The full stories found in the links were reported, written and edited entirely by Eagle journalists.
This story was originally published April 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM.
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