Wichita has been begging for a Cheesecake Factory for years, and its request will be granted very soon. Early this week, crews hung the restaurant’s sign on the building it will occupy at Bradley Fair. Not only that, but Bradley Fair representatives also shared an opening date: Sept. 29. The building that The Cheesecake Factory will occupy has been going up for months on the site once occupied by Outback Steakhouse. The restaurant also started hiring new employees this week and will need nearly 300 people. Its massive menu lists more than 250 items and serves more than 30 flavors of cheesecake.
Another new Wichita restaurant will open this fall not far from The Cheesecake Factory. Last week, signs for a new restaurant went up on the building at Douglas and Rock that until recently was occupied by The Sweet Spot. The new place will be called Chuan Harbor. The building’s landlord said it will be owned by the same people who owned The Sweet Spot. It will be an upscale, sit-down Chinese restaurant, and the owners are hoping to have it open in October…