First Look at The Nelson’s Kitchen new location at 1712 E. Morris St.

One of my favorite restaurants has finally reopened at 1712 E. Morris St. The Nelson’s Kitchen moved to a much larger location to give them a bigger kitchen and an entire dining room so it wasn’t just carryout anymore.

Let’s check it out.

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1712 E Morris St., Wichita, KS 67211
316-706-1576

Tuesday – 10am – 8pm
Friday – Saturday: 10am – 11pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

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What you see below is probably 60-70% of the dining room area. It’s large and can fit a lot of people. Over time, you can expect to see an expansion surrounding the bar area. Can you say daiquiris, perhaps?

Nelson’s Kitchen had it all on the menu; completely revamped and expanded. There were loaded fries, burgers, sweets, kids meals, wings, tacos, burritos, fish and shrimp dinners, chicken and waffles, so much to choose from.

I was there by myself but wanted to get a good spread and saw one dinner called the Bussin Box. Now, I’ve heard kids use the word “bussin” before in a positive manner, so I assumed that it was a box of positively good food. Doing some investigative reporting, I looked at Urban Dictionary and it said:

Bussin – what you would say if something was really good

example according to Urban Dictionary
Tay – “I didn’t know yo mama could cook this good!”
JJ – “Yea her food be bussin”.

The Bussin Box came with wings, hamburger dip which was basically loaded queso, a burger, loaded fries, and 2 onion rings for $24.99. Then an employee suggested the chicken and waffles. I obliged and went with that. To round out the large order, I had a large Kool-Aid. There were two flavors to decide from: Black Cherry & Grape and Tha’ Mix.

I tried both flavors, and it was Kool-Aid at its finest. My favorite though was the Black Cherry & Grape… dare I say, it was bussin?

Soon after, my food arrived. Keep in mind, The Nelson’s Kitchen was busy! There was a separate carryout section that had a nice flow of traffic the entire time I was there.

I started with the hamburger dip which came with a bag of Tostito’s rounds. As I said earlier, it was queso on steroids… and tons of hamburger beef. Honestly, it was probably one of the best dips I’ve had in a restaurant. This is something you’d find at a Super Bowl party and gone in the first 30 minutes.

I then moved on to the Bussin Box, which had a bit of everything. Of course, I began with the wings which included one of my favorite sauces in town, Val’s Sweet Heat. It tastes just like it’s named. The sauce is thinly coated on to offer the perfect blend of sweet and heat in each bite.

The burger was fairly simple, and the loaded fries were like the cherry on top of my meal. With only two onion rings, it wasn’t enough to really formulate an opinion.

I had some room to eat some chicken and waffles. By this time, I was starting to get stuffed. The waffle was more dense than it was fluffy. This was certainly a meal for someone with an appetite which I did not have after eating so much food beforehand. The chicken was great, though.

I had to throw in the towel as I wasn’t looking to crawl out of Nelson’s Kitchen.

As expected, I loved my time there and can’t wait to go back and try some different dishes. Next time, I’ll place a small order as I’m currently in a food coma. A nap would certainly be a bussin idea.

Welcome back Nelson’s Kitchen.

Here’s the menu:

Happy Dining,
Eddy

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