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Little Rock can no longer say we have no Newk’s.

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Sean Sylvester and partners in Mkuze Ventures are remodeling the building that held Shorty Small’s off Warden Road in North Little Rock for a Newk’s Express Cafe, set for a mid-May opening.

Newk’s will serve soups, salads, sandwiches, California-style (thin crust) pizza and beer and wine. Sylvester said the food will be fresh — “no microwave, no grease” — and the atmosphere “upscale bistro.” Service will be fast, and only one item on the menu will be over $10.

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After the remodeling is done, Newk’s will seat 160 inside and another 44 outside on a patio to be added.

Sylvester’s group also owns the Newk’s franchise in Hot Springs; Sylvester was formerly the director of operations for Applebee’s restaurants in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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