Dining with Frankie

exterior – 4422 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX., 75246 Chef Olivia López and her partner Jonathan Percival officially opened Olōyō two days ago.  The pair started in 2021 with Molino Olōyō, a food truck that delivered heirloom corn tortillas and tamales.  Since then they’ve been doing pop-up and private catering until they found a brick and mortar space to actualize their dream.  Chef Olivia had worked…

building – 5325 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67218-1627 Scotch and Sirloin opened in 1969 and was a huge place.  After a fire it moved to its present location in 1997 and Mike Issa took ownership from Lindy Andeel in 2014.   Issa then proceeded with an interior makeover that includes a 400 bottle glass wall that separates the bar from a dining room..  The place is divided into a number of rooms –…

exterior – 604 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67202 The Old Mill Tasty Shop has been in business over 90 years.  They started in 1932 and have been under just two families of ownership in all that time. They are open everyday, but Sunday, 11-3.  They serve a variety of sandwiches as well as having a marble countered soda fountain.  It was a medium-sized place with stools at the fountain counter and…

exterior – 320 S Market St STE 101, Wichita, KS 67202 Lottē was started as a seasonal farm to table restaurants from Chef Josh Rathbun.  Opened in the fall of 2023 it was named for his daughter Charlotte.  A Wichita native Rathbun has worked in many different kitchens where he developed a fondness for seasonal cooking, using as many local products as possible.   He developed a good working…

building – 811 N Broadway Ave, Wichita, KS 67214-3509 Artichoke Sandwich Bar was an Irish inpired dive bar that opened in 1984 near downtown.  It was since expanded to a second location as well as a food truck, which all have slightly different menus.  We went to the original location which had a full bar and restaurant at lunch and live music on Wed.-Sat. evenings.  The large place was spread…

building – 112 SW 6th Street, Topeka, KS 66603-3842 The White Linen serves a 4-course tasting or an a la carte menu.  Their tasting is different in that the first and dessert course are set but the second course has a choice as does the entree course, which also sets the price of your tasting.  If you want less or just some optional starter shared plates that is also an option.   Chef Adam…

building – 2309 N Buckeye Ave, Abilene, KS 67410 Saddles & Spurs opened on Dec. 29, 2025 in a past Dairy Queen building.  It was medium-sized with counter, booth and table seating options.  Windows along the front look out at the parking lot and nearby highways.  The wood floors go well with the bare wood tables that all seemd to be about the same size. (There are high top tables in the bar…

building – 3016 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216-4203 Walker’s Drive In was taken over by Chef Joe Cravens in July 2025 after two decades under Chef Derek Emerson.  Originally from Memphis, Cravens worked under numerous award winning chefs and also for US Foods as a Territory Manager.  They offer lunch and dinner Tues to Fri (only dinner on Sat.).  It does look like a drive-in but now it’s only…

building – 800 Manship St, Suite #104, Jackson, MS 39202-2029 Pulito Osteria is the work of Chef Chaz Lindsay who grew up nearby.  After studying at the Culinary Institute of America he worked at numerous kitchens including NYC’s Eleven Madison Park and then headed to Rome, Italy to study Italian cuisine.   Now all the pastas at Pulito are made in house and Chef Lindsay combines these Italian…

exterior – 809 Manship St, Jackson, MS 39202-2028 Brent’s Drugs opened in 1946 in the first shopping center in Mississippi.  Pharmacist Alvin Brent opened it as a pharmacy and soda fountain.   It was successful as both and in 1977 he sold it to a pair of pharmacists that had worked there since 1951.   Pharmacist Randy Calvert bought them out in 1995 and then sold the pharmacy business in 2009 and…