Sounds of idle chatter and grills frying up burgers fill the restaurant as someone enjoys their meal.
“Our town has the basic options of food; we have a good amount of fast food, but not a whole lot of restaurants,” senior Kate Cline said.
Sophomore Kayden Nield-Broadhead appreciates the food options.
“Our town has fast food covered with McDonald’s and Dairy Queen, but we also have some sit-down restaurants with King Buffet and Sugar Shane’s,” Nield-Broadhead said.
However, senior Will Stueven dislikes how many options are available.
“There’s not enough options; it’s all just burger places and it sucks,” Stueven said. “I would rather go to Wichita for food over our town.”
Stueven, while not appreciating the kinds of food, is pleased by where these restaurants are located.
“I’m glad all the food is in one place, all on one street. It allows for easy selection when I don’t know what to get,” Stueven said.
Nield-Broadhead also enjoys having food options close to one another.
“It is really helpful that all the food places are located in one central location downtown, making it easier to see all the options available,” Nield-Broadhead said.
Just like how Dominos is on the other side of town compared to other restaurants, Cline wants food places to spread out.
“It would make for easier access if there were food places all over town,” Cline said. “I don’t like them all in one place.”
Nield-Broadhead wants to see a change in the diversity of food offered in town.
“We have Asian and American food, but I would love to see an Italian restaurant in town,” Nield-Broadhead said.
Stueven wants to see more Asian food in town.
“I know we have King Buffet, which is more Chinese, but I wanna see a Vietnamese restaurant in town, so I can eat some Phở,” Stueven said.
Nield-Broadhead also has certain restaurants he hopes would appear in town.
“I would love to see an Olive Garden, a Starbucks or a Chick-fil-A come here,” Nield-Broadhead said.
