Union Station by JP's
★★★★☆ 3.6 (20)
"It is awesome to have a new restaurant in the union that is open every day (the other JP's is closed on Mondays) and open later in the evenings (most options in the union close at 7 PM). The ambiance is fantastic with the basketball scoreboard outside of the restaurant, with tons of TVs everywhere, a spacious bar, lots of high-top tables, and a dining area in the back. It is really large and clean. The purple is tasteful and fun, and there is memorabilia on the walls.There are lots of drink and beer specials including beer flights, but it was lunch and we stuck with water today. Our friend and my husband. both ordered the BBQ platter with two meats, baked beans, jicama slaw, and cornbread with chile-lime butter. My husband got ribs and chicken thighs, and our friend. got ribs and pulled pork. There are three BBQ sauces: the house, jalapeno blueberry, and Carolina. My other friend got the Willie Cristo, and I got the ahi tuna poke appetizer as my meal.Our food looked good, but the BBQ platters came sans sauce, so our friend had to chase our server down for the sauces. I tried them all. The house and jalapeno blueberry were very sweet, and the Carolina was very pickle-y. I am a native Texan so perhaps a bit snobby about BBQ. My husband's butter was hard and not very spreadable on his cornbread, and he got a chicken breast, not a thigh (which was not even a menu option). Our server never came back to check on us so our water carafe ran out and he did not get to ask initially about the wrong chicken part on his plate. My friend said her Willie Cristo was good but a bit sweet, and her side of roasted root veggies were really good (though the server was not sure if she was getting all of them or had to pick one?!) - my poke dish was plenty of food considering it was an app, but it was not really as described. It was supposed to be "soy glazed tuna" with mango and wonton. Instead, I got a pile of wonton crisps like it was a nachos set up, topped with chopped tuna (not glazed), cucumber, red bell pepper, and mango with spicy mayo and eel sauce drizzled on it. It was fresh and tasty, but definitely not poke. Perhaps it should have been described as tuna wonton "nachos" the way Bobby Flay describes his at Mesa Grill? Nevertheless, I enjoyed the mango and cucumber, and it was more than enough for an entree.Our server came back and we asked for water and about my husband's chicken thigh. She took the carafe, and another person replaced it. She came back and said, "Oh, someone replaced it?" and we asked about the chicken. She said, "I was trying to be fast and deal with the water first" but obviously someone else was faster. She then brought the manager over. The manager said that we are right, chicken breasts are not an option on the platter, but they are used for the pulled chicken so the kitchen put the wrong cut of chicken on the plate. She brought a BBQ chicken thigh back in a to-go box for us to take home, which was appreciated.Just like the other JP's, tips are not accepted. This place is a great addition but likely since it has only been open just over a week, the staff probably needs more practice both in the kitchen and the front of the house. The manager did make it right though for the dark meat chicken eater. The views of TVs from our booth were great so we could watch basketball, and the atmosphere is fun. It would be a nice place to stop to watch sports or grab a beer, so I will give it another chance."
"The gals that work here are very friendly and helpful. This place is also very reasonably priced on their products. If they don't already have it they will sure try to get it for you."
"Wonderful wine and spirits store in the heart of old town Wichita. We stopped in to find a bottle of wine to take to a dinner party, and had a great conversation with the owner. The store is beautifully designed, and the prices are very reasonable. They have a small selection of nice liquor as well. Definitely worth the visit!"
