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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #800 on: September 16, 2015, 10:30:51 AM »
Yes please
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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #801 on: September 16, 2015, 10:31:18 AM »
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Pirate Pete's Seafood Restaurant
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We have a large supply of clean and empty gallon jugs free for the taking... Need to know if anyone is interested by Monday.


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A Huge Thank you to all our loyal supporters and new customers. We have seen a marked increase in sales over the past few months. Don't forget we have specials every now and then, and T-shirts for sale. Your support is awesome.


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Just a heads up that there will be days when we have to open late, close early or will not be here at all. This is due to a family medical issue that requires our attention. Do note that we absolutely want to be here for you, our customer, but also, must take care of ourselves to. Thanks in Advance

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #802 on: September 16, 2015, 10:31:59 AM »
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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #803 on: September 16, 2015, 10:33:06 AM »
See if you can get a picture with pirate Pete
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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #804 on: September 16, 2015, 10:38:37 AM »
This may have to be a lunch excursion. I am finally getting around to Da Cajun Shack tonight!

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #805 on: September 16, 2015, 10:40:05 AM »
lots of period pieces from Pete this past week

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #806 on: September 16, 2015, 10:42:43 AM »
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"Running a restaurant isn't a sprint. It's a marathon," he said as he was wrapping silverware at the table closest to the kitchen. The small restaurant was partitioned into a modest dining room, giving the majority of the space to the kitchen in the back that was currently putting my sampler together. It was in response to a regular, who was pleased with her food today and commended my choice of meal. She also asked me what caused me to stop in. Obviously, I couldn't reveal that I was collecting restaurant reviews like a 14 year-old Brad collected Pokémon cards, so I mumbled something about noticing the place after having driven by it a few times.

In reality, I've driven past it hundreds of times over the past four years but have finally reached the point where I've run out of other places to go. The fact of the matter is that seafood is still something that Wichita approaches trepidatiously, especially when it's not sushi or a high-end restaurant where we can use the price as a means to assure ourselves that it's fresh. In this respect, Pirate Pete's should be commended for their commitment to the cheap seafood shack; while they're easy to come by in other parts of the country, Pete's and Wichita Seafood Company are really the only two that manage to fill the gap between Newport Grill and Long John Silver's.

If anything, it gives them more motivation to produce a quality product, and they hedge their bets by largely focusing on the seafood and the preparation methods that they know they can do: this means lots of catfish and Pollock, and lots of frying. LOTS of frying. On the one hand, they are able to fry admirably well under varying circumstances - the thin slices of Pollock were plenty crispy in their panko-crusted exterior, while the eye-poppingly large catfish fillet was treated to a simple cornmeal coating before meeting the heat. They were both very well prepared and plenty fresh, though the lack of salt to either made both taste flat.

The freshly-made onion rings were almost as large as the catfish, and even though the onion started to slip out of its crusty exterior, I was still a fan. Coleslaw got the job done. In a respite from everything else, the grilled zucchini, squash, and broccoli made me feel a tiny bit better about eating all of that fried food, though really the vegetables has as much oil as the rest of the meal. It ended up being a stomach achingly large amount of grease. The vegetables were heavily seasoned, which I appreciated.

With a name like Pirate Pete's it's difficult to take the restaurant seriously, but they certainly don't cut corners when it comes to the product. It's mostly fried, and needs to be seasoned a little bit more, but barring that, Pirate Pete's is a very viable option when you're looking for some seafood without having to dress up and make reservations.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #807 on: September 16, 2015, 10:44:23 AM »
See if you can get a picture with pirate Pete

Looks like OG Pirate Pete sold out.  Now it's the medically troubled #family running crap.

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Pirate Pete's Seafood is a small restaurant that specializes in Catfish and Pollock. We have Chicken for those who aren't quite a fan of fish. We would love for you to come in and have a seat in our recently remodeled restaurant, which, is now also under new management as of 2014.

History

Established in 2014.

We recently took over Ownership and changed out the Management of this Location. We chose to keep the name and location along with several of the recipes. We had to update some of our menu items; however, Tax is Now Included in all prices on our menu.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #808 on: September 16, 2015, 10:45:49 AM »
well I'll be damned if that place doesn't sound amazing

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #809 on: September 16, 2015, 10:47:01 AM »
I would be up for reviewing the chicken
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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #810 on: September 16, 2015, 11:01:22 AM »
It has to be better that the Long John's Silvers I had for lunch yesterday.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #811 on: September 16, 2015, 11:13:05 AM »
It has to be better that the Long John's Silvers I had for lunch yesterday.

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1000x better than Long John Silvers.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #812 on: September 16, 2015, 03:54:50 PM »
Have you guys been to Wichita Fish Co. ?  Serious question.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #813 on: September 16, 2015, 04:31:33 PM »
Have you guys been to Wichita Fish Co. ?  Serious question.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #815 on: October 02, 2015, 10:53:12 AM »
Can't believe it took this long. Our office single handily kept him in business probably an additional 4 months.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #816 on: October 02, 2015, 11:11:28 AM »
Can't believe it took this long. Our office single handily kept him in business probably an additional 4 months.

Holy crap.  I think I directed staff to take them off the ordering list like 3 years ago.

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #817 on: October 04, 2015, 03:39:46 PM »
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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #819 on: October 05, 2015, 08:40:43 AM »
I'm not sure where this should go. 

http://m.cjonline.com/blog-post/tim-carpenter/2015-10-01/kansas-casino-bidder-busted-public-nudity#gsc.tab=0

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #820 on: October 05, 2015, 08:41:31 AM »
what an oddly written article


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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #821 on: October 05, 2015, 09:37:05 AM »
Nearly everybody in Wichita has heard about these hi jinx, when will the super-sleuth reporters at the Eagle crack the case?
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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #822 on: October 27, 2015, 11:15:23 AM »
This does sucks, but I don't know where to put it.

https://twitter.com/KWCHJenn/status/659039613114294273

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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
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Re: Things in Wichita that don't suck
« Reply #824 on: October 27, 2015, 11:59:04 AM »
That's a great deal.  It's always been gross to fly SW to Chicago and Dallas when there's AA flights, especially when they're only 4500 Avios.

Now that girl with the breathalyzer issue will be able to fly SW direct to St. Louis, and those needing to go to Phoenix can take SW instead of even grosser Allegiant.

http://www.flywichita.com/airline-information/