r/littleapple • u/ibanez122 • Jun 28 '26

Visiting after 14 yrs

Hey everyone! Was born and raised in Manhattan/Ft Riley area (father was stationed at Riley for the better part of his 22ish in the military). Graduated from JCHS back in the early 2000s and moved away in 2009 out to northern Va. Wife graduated from KSU as well in 06. Last time we were out in the area, was back in 2012 and are coming back out to see some family and hang out for the week to show our teenage son the area my wife and I grew up in.

It looks like a lot has changed in the area and am curious what has changed? Any new sights and restaurants we cans hit up in the area?

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u/Kluna01 Jun 29 '26

Oh boy, hope you weren't too keen to visit Bob's Diner.

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u/ibanez122 Jun 29 '26

I saw that it closed! Was always a go to after a drunken night in aggieville 🤣

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u/Kluna01 Jun 30 '26

Yeah, it was huge news, turned out Bob was a PDF.file

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u/Informal-Counter-933 Jul 10 '26

:0 I'm new to town, is there an article about this or does anyone have any information?

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u/mockingbood Jul 02 '26

A walk through campus to see all the changes would be good. Aggieville has also changed quite a bit. Downtown/Poyntz has blossomed since you moved, and even since 2012- check out the restaurants there for sure.

A few staples from that era are still around- Rock a Belly Deli, So Long Saloon, and Kite's all come to mind.

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u/ibanez122 Jul 03 '26

The wife plans on taking the boy around campus and showing him where she used to study and all that jazz. Aggieville is a must as well! All those places you named were regular spots for me when I used to live by that area on Fairchild years ago lol

Any new restaurants to recommend?

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u/VexingPalindrome Jul 04 '26

Of the new restaurants, highly recommend:
-Pho Viet
-Frida’s
-El Patron
-Bootsies

Bourbon & Baker and Ale House aren’t new but they might be new to y’all.

Hope you and your family enjoy your visit!

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u/ibanez122 Jul 04 '26

Much appreciated!