WICHITA — It’s already been almost a year since Eunice and Jay Kim announced they planned to open Hana Next Door, which will be next to their Hana Cafe in Old Town Square.
Friday, it’s finally happening.
“I’m so nervous,” Eunice Kim says.
She says it’s been a long time since she started a restaurant from scratch, and even though this is a small one, it’s proven to be difficult.
The Kims are planning express-style Korean food in the space the Wichita Police Department substation previously occupied.
One of the restaurant’s highlights will be a bibimbap station where customers can select vegetables and meat to eat over rice with a flavorful chili sauce on the side, which is a traditional Korean dish.
Eunice Kim says she hopes to ease into the new restaurant with a soft opening.
