City's last full-service tearoom to close
21.05.12
Wichita’s only full-service tearoom is closing.
“I am the last one,” says Sherry Underwood , who is closing her Cup N Saucer on the west side.
“That’s really what makes it sad.”
Cup N Saucer has been open on Central between West Street and I-235 for five years. Underwood says her lease is up and there are non-negotiable issues that prevent her from signing another one there.
“I have looked for some other places,” she says. “There just isn’t anyplace that I have found that I would not have to put a lot of money into it.”
Part of the expense is what the city requires for businesses that serve food.
“What I would have to go in and do to make it up to code is just ridiculous,” Underwood says. She estimates it would cost $8,000 to $10,000 at most places she’s considered.
The other expense would be transforming a space into a suitable tearoom.
Source: Kansas.com