I snooped around the new Kim's on Waco Drive on Tuesday afternoon and ended up speaking with co-owner Darla Page for a few minutes.
Page said they're hoping to reo-open the historic Waco restaurant by the end of the month, tentatively targeting Oct. 18, but she expressed the usual misgivings about setting an opening date. Since we've been publishing WacoFork the last three years, we've noticed there's usually significant lag time between when restaurateurs hope to open and when all the necessary documentation is finished and they actually open.
By the end of the month is a pretty good bet, though. The new interior looks fantastic and I think they've pretty much nailed the 1950s theme. I've joked here before that they're taking an actual diner space that probably hadn't changed much since the 50s and changing it to look like what we think the 50s looked like.
To that end, there's a counter, a jukebox, lots of red-and-white checker, pictures of motorcycles and cars and the like. Actually, it's not all that different from the new Freddy's in Hewitt.
I asked Page about the menu and she said it would be standard diner fare, featuring Blue Bell ice cream milkshakes and malts. For food, there will be burgers and chicken fried steak and steak fingers and such. Page wouldn't commit to a "best item on the menu," saying it will all be the best.
They will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner until 8.
Check back here for more opening info and reviews to follow.
