

"It has served Benton, Bryant, Saline County and central Arkansas for 4 decades. "I grew up in this store and have had the honor to feed and get to know so many people," he says.

In case you missed it last week when it was breaking news, Elgin Hamner Jr., son of owner Elgin Hamner Sr., posted on Facebook that Sunday will be the last day of operation for the Western Sizzlin, 1916 Congo Road, fronting Interstate 30, Benton. Tuesday-Sunday the phone number is (501) 227-7785. The original restaurant is open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. We learned last year that the family was looking to add a second location they told us at the time it would be in a shopping center then in progress somewhere in the vicinity of Chenal Parkway and Rahling Road, near the Promenade at Chenal. Shackleford Road, Little Rock, including the one on the front of the building, which is very much the same style as the sign on the front of Zangna, down to the font and the presence of a red wedge over one of the letters. (You will recall that it used to be Pasta J's West and was the planned site for a revival of The Villa that never came to fruition.) And the signs point to the family that operates Zangna Thai Cuisine in the Shackleford Crossings shopping center, 2604 S. We're still trying to chase down the specifics, but we're expecting a January opening for Zen Thai & Fusion in the eastern anchor storefront at the Pinnacle Creek shopping center, 14810 Cantrell Road at Taylor Loop Road, Little Rock.
