By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Fans of Chosen Wok in Great Bend only had to go about a month without their favorite Asian cuisine. Previous ownership announced the restaurant located at 3908 10th Street was shutting its doors Aug. 26. New ownership reopened the doors on Sept. 23. Manager Lia Oktiana said all the customer favorites are back.
"All the menu is exactly the same thing but we did take out some of the menu. "If it wasn't selling a lot we took it out, but we did adjust the price."
The owners of Chosen Wok live in Texas and Lia, better known as Okta, and her husband moved from Texas to manage the Great Bend store. New seating is in place for dine-in customers, the building has been cleaned, and a new sushi bar is on display at the front of the store. One big benefit of the new ownership will be expanded store hours. Chosen Wok will now be open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. then 4:30 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Just two employees from the old store have made the transition to the new store. Oktiana said once staff is fully trained in approximately one month, Chosen Wok will host an official grand opening with special menu items like nigiri and sashimi.