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Joella’s Hot Chicken, a Kentucky-based company that introduced its Nashville hot flavors to central Indiana in 2017, permanently closed its Broad Ripple location on Sunday.
The restaurant at 1072 Broad Ripple Ave. had served spicy tenders and wings since 2018. Previously, the 163-seat space was home to an Applebee’s location from 1992 to 2016.
Management at Joella’s Broad Ripple restaurant announced the closure via social media. “We want to thank our team and guests who we have been fortunate to serve since we opened,” read part of a note posted at Facebook.
Although the restaurant accented by a patio that overlooks the White River is closed, two Joella’s locations continue to operate locally: 4715 E. 96th St., the first Joella’s location in Indianapolis; and 2554 E. 146th St., Westfield, which opened in 2020.
Joella’s was founded in Louisville in 2015. The chain presently is made up of five Kentucky locations, three in Indiana and one in Ohio.
In the Broad Ripple neighborhood, a Dave’s Hot Chicken restaurant that specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken arrived after Joella’s and continues to operate. Dave’s, part of a Los Angeles-based chain, opened at 927 Broad Ripple Ave. in 2022.
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Been there and the 96th St. location a couple times. First time? Not impressed; second time? That’s it, no more! That location deserves something better than a chain chicken place.
Location wasn’t the greatest.
This place has gone downhill, and fast. I know of two people in the past several months who have gotten food poisoning from the 96th Street location.
Hmmm…its almost like having 2 hot chicken restaurants right across the street from one another wasn’t the best idea.
Interesting this made the news on IBJ!
Very surprised the restaurant made it this far – the quality, taste, ingredients, environment, and selections have been subpar since they opened and continued to decline.