Downtown developer Sudha Tokala told Have You Heard? that Jinya Ramen Bar was in danger of closing if she couldn’t resolve a parking dispute with the city, and now that’s what has happened.
The question is, is the closure permanent?
The Jinya website says the closure is temporary.
“We will reopen once the city provides parking as per my parking agreement,” Tokala said via text.
However, it appears she and the city are at an impasse about that agreement.
Jinya, which Tokala opened in April 2023, is in the old Henry’s building at William and Broadway, which is now WSU Tech’s National Institute for Culinary and Hospitality Education, or NICHE.
At issue is what parking the restaurant is left with after Tokala voluntarily gave away her parking lot for the new Wichita Biomedical Campus.
“We are very sorry to hear that Ms. Tokala feels this is her only option,” city spokeswoman Megan Lovely said, also via text, about the closure….
