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Friday, October 2,1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
New restaurant provides remedy for students' late-night cravings
New York Burrito added to downtown food scene
By Augustus Anthony Piazza
Konson staff writer
A new restaurant offers students another option after tired downtown bartenders close for the night.
New York Burrito, 939 Massachusetts St. opened two weeks ago in the heart of downtown Lawrence.
"Our proximity to the other late-night business is great," said Ken Ryan, manager of New York Burrito.
He said that the location made it safer for students who had had too much to drink. He said that people could walk directly from a bar and not worry about driving to another restaurant.
Tracy McDonald, Lenexa junior, takes a bite of her New York Burrito wrap. New York Burrito, 939 Massachusetts St., opened two weeks ago. Its hours are from 11 a.m.- midnight Sunday through Wednesday, and 11-3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
"You can walk down the road and sober up a little before driving," said Chris Overman, Overland Park junior.
Despite its location, New York hurried, which closes at 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, hasn't been impacted by the late-night crowd yet.
"I know what that can do, and it's scary," Ryan said. "I don't know if we can keep up."
Panchero's, 814 Massachusetts St., is another late-night restaurant located downtown.
Jesus Morales, night manager of Panchero's, said that business increased 80 percent from Thursday through Friday.
Panchero's management isn't worried about the possible competition. Morales said.
about the possible competition. Morales said that the restaurant had regular customers that came in late at night, and he didn't see that changing.
Some students who have eaten at New York
Burrito have enlouded the restaurant.
"I like the atmosphere," said Tracy McDonald, Lenexa junior.
New York Burrito's hours are 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday through Wednesday and 11-3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.
"The people working were all nice to me."
Ryan said that the hours were temporary and could change depending on the level of business.
Java house joins Massachusetts eateries
Kansan staff writer
Bv Chris Fickett
Dave Boulter is the owner of Henry's on Henry Street on Eighth.
He said the intriguing name came from the pre-1900 name of Eighth Street, which was Henry Street.
A new coffee shop in downtown Lawrence wants to be noticed in spite of the high concentration of cafes in the area.
Boulter is opening his coffee house with the help of Topeka proprietors Jeff Taylor and Fred Pozlin, who own PT's Caffe & Roasterie.
Henry's will feature coffee from Taylor and Pozlin's coffee shop. Taylor imports coffee from locations across the world such as Kenya, Zimbabwe and Guatemala.
With help from Taylor, Boulter
expects Henry's to open on Wednesday.
Taylor said that although there were many coffee shops in downtown Lawrence, he hoped Henry's would succeed.
"We're not trying to compete with the other coffee shops," he said. "That's not our goal. We want to provide a good product and see what happens."
Boulter said he wanted to set his business apart from most coffee shops.
He said that Henry's menu would feature different kinds of sandwiches such as a British cheese-and-pickle sandwich, soups such as a West African peanut soup and several kinds of coffee blends and drinks.
"We're going to serve food every minute that we're open," he said.
Boultier said Henry's atmosphere
would attract customers of all ages.
He said the design of the coffeehouse was similar to that of a European cafe.
"There's lots of sculptures that connect into one another," he said. "We want to provide an atmosphere that everyone can enjoy."
Boulter expects to get a liquor license so that Henry's menu can be more diverse. However, he said that Henry's wouldn't fall into any specific category.
"We don't want to just be another coffeehouse or another cafe or another bar," he said.
Derek Hogan, owner of The Java Break, 17 E. Seventh St., said that the keys to running a successful coffeehouse were great service, products and atmosphere.
"The Java Break is unique because it has a lot of different atmospheres in the same place," he
said.
Hogan said he made sure his employees enjoyed their jobs because that translated into satisfied customers.
"I work really hard to make sure my employees are well-trained," he said.
Kitty Steffens has been manager at Classic Gourmet, 735 Massachusetts St. for three years.
She said that because there was a large concentration of coffee shops downtown, each business had to cater to different clientele.
"What you have to take into con sideration is: Who's going downtown these days?" she said.
Steffens said that a lot of cafes catered to younger people but that each coffeehouse had a unique atmosphere.
"I think they all have to have a certain something," she said.
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