Southeast Carry Out — Restaurant in Wichita

A diamond in the rough and hidden in the cave of wonders, this place needs your attention!

The Owner and Operator, "Perry Hayden" has more passion than many chefs I've encountered. He hand crafts his sauces and burgers with love and care.

As an old employee who worked his first job there, Perry grew his passion over the years and eventually came back to buy the restaurant from the original owner 7 years ago. He has employees that seem to adore him and when I spoke positively about his menu, he lit up with joy. This is the kind of business Owner I want my money going to.

The Burgers are inspired and unique. My wife had the Mushroom Cloud burger which was savory, earthy, and well balance. Don't be afraid of the jalapeños, they are just noticeable, a pleasant and welcomed accent to the over all ensamble of flavor. I have the "Crabagedon"(good chance I butchered that spelling). It was mildly spicy, good seafood flavor without being fishy or funky. The flavor brought me back to southern inspired California food. My son's both have the kids meals. Simple cheese burger and hamburger. All of the burgers were smash burger style, they had a good sear but still were juicy and seasoned well. The fries have a seasoning that I believe is salt, red pepper(cayenne), black pepper, and maybe some garlic. They were well seasoned, crispy on the outside and tender in the middle.

Please do yourself a favor and order from this location. It is very, small business, whole in the wall vibes but the kitchen was clean and the staff was kind. This place deserves more love from Wichita.

Thank you Perry. Your service was amazing and it was a pleasure to get to try all your sauces. No joke, bro. Get those sauces into Dillons and Walmart and advertise when you can brother. You and your food were a blessing to my family and...

Aweful service. Has a sign that says buy any special, get a star towards points. But would not honor that on new specials. Asked him to put it on the sign so people knew, he said no, that he could just explain it to customers after they complain instead.

Am updating my review to reflect the taste of food after eating it. BEWARE It is NOT the same delicious burger/rings as it was in the 90s. My burger (the original) was plain at best. Nothing really special about it except that it was squashed and the bread was real thin and kept falling down (folding? Flapping down?) As I was trying to eat because it was so flimsy. Can definitely get a cheaper, better burger almost anywhere else in my humble opinion. The wife said hers was the worst burger she ever ate. I can't describe because she didnt elaborate on it more than that. The fries were meh, the onion rings weren't bad. Not super good like they used to be, but not bad.

A reply to the post below, as mentioned to you in the store, would it have been that hard to honor your sign and give a star? Your sign say any special. Also, i as mentioned, you could put a note on the sign that says "except XXX special". But you didnt like that either and just said you could explain to them, like you were to me, that it doesnt apply to what they purchased, to those people that catch it AFTER they check out and pay. Also, just FYI, you could pull up your pants so your customers aren't staring at your butt Crack while you are at the grill.

But it doesn't matter. I really will never be back. I'm not mad at you. It really was just not a good burger. Even if you did give me the star, I can't ever see me going back and eating another 8 burgers there. While the place is nostalgic to me, I can get a cheaper, tastier...

New Management.

First time I came in alone my order was taken and served correctly. I was the only customer in the place.

I came in with my wife today and it was slow yet again. Only two in here.

I ordered a chicken sandwich with jalapenos, pickles, mayo, and tomatoes. Frech fries and a sprite.

I recieved a cheese burger and my fries a sprite.

The owner corrected my order and made a chicken sandwich correctly.

My wife ordered cheese fries and a hot dog. No drink.

She recieved a Dr. Pepper. A cheese dog and fries with a cup of cold nacho cheese.

We were wondering if she were to of ordered a chili cheese dog if the chili and cheese would be on the side too.

They also tried to give us extra fries and another sprite but i left it on the table and told them they already gave us these. I also asked if they could warm up the nacho cheese and he did in the microwave...

Stop giving away free food. And your mistakes do not leave the kitchen! You are throwing away money.

Please put the nacho cheese on the french fries NOT in a fake cup as that shows that the nacho cheese isnt even melted fresh and comes prepackaged.

Get a microphone if you are calling out numbers. By the end of our meal there were about 10 more people there and over the Christmas misic and chatter you can barely hear numbers even if you are right next to the register.

The decor of the restaurant doesnt say burger joint or fast food. It screems lazy... Get decorative pit some signs on the walls. Get some saying. Make some patterns other than sponge marks....

No restrooms here either.

No free refills.

Best was the free cookies since our orders were messed up.

3 out of 5 stars

Not a bad business just needs...