DINING: All-you-can-eat sushi on Pendleton Pike? Just roll with it
At Watami Sushi, what you may give up in strong flavors, you gain in accessibility and low cost.
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DINING: Noodling around Broad Ripple reveals new Thai restaurant
Once upon a time, Chiang Mai Thai Noodle would have been celebrated simply for existing.
DINING: Indiana Avenue spot gets 2-story tequila/taco bar
A restaurant trouble spot gets another shot at success as Corner Cantina takes over the two-story, balconied spot that once housed Zing and New Orleans on the Avenue.
DINING: Omoni is Korean on the quick
A popularizer rather than a trailblazer, the new Carmel eatery brings sincere if not particularly creative pleasure with minimal risk.
DINING: Playing the waiting game at hot newcomer Ramen Ray
Contrary to what you might have learned in college, ramen is more than just a cheap brick of noodles and a salty, MSG-packed spice packet.
DINING: Amazing Joe’s commits to make-goods
Credit for errors encouraged a return for a more satisfying second visit to the new mid-range steakhouse.
DINING: Voila! Diavola adds pizza choice to 54th Street
Beyond easier parking on a weekend evening and cool signage, Diavola’s differentiators have as much to do with its atmosphere as they do with what it serves.
DINING: Former O’Charley’s spiced up as Jiallo’s
African-Caribbean Cuisine restaurant sets up shop in International Marketplace district.
DINING: State Fair staple Barto’s hops to Greenwood with Hops & Fire
Don’t go to the eager-to-please new pub and eatery looking for deep-fried sweet corn or country-fried bacon or other fairground fare.
DINING: Southwestern saloon Reata saddles onto Meridian
If any conventioneers ask you where to go for line dancing within walking distance, you now know what to tell them.
DINING: Cincinnati-based fried chicken bar builds a nest on Mass Ave
Be warned: the hot pepper honey sauce at Eagle Food & Beer Hall means business.
DINING: Lots of ‘new’ in ’15 dining
Many of 2015’s new restaurants went into otherwise underserved areas. Brew pubs were also big this year.
DINING: Broad Ripple staple Chumley’s transitions into Village Tap Room
The Tijuana Sunshine Dog, wrapped in bacon with caramelized onion, queso fresco, and peppadew pepper chowchow, is not for the feint of heart.
DINING: A new dining oasis opens in Broad Ripple
After my first lunch at Sahara, I wanted to go back for dinner. And maybe for lunch the next day.
DINING: Illinois Street gets Byrned
If you’ve ordered from the window of Byrne’s Grilled Pizza’s food truck, you should have a pretty good idea what to expect at its new brick and mortar location
DINING: Pining for Alpine cuisine? Try Pioneer in Fountain Square
As an anchor at a central intersection—and with a raised stage, windows overlooking the fountain and the outdoor plaza, and plenty of seating both in the dining room and at the bar—it’s clear that Pioneer is primed to help redefine Fountain Square.
DINING: City Market bistro offers twist on traditional grilled cheese
Bedecked with playful signage and a menu handwritten on butcher paper, Say Cheese adds another option to downtown lunch dining.
DINING: Subito stakes a claim on Cultural Trail
When the Subito sign went up across the street from an otherwise quiet stretch of the Cultural Trail, I expected another inconsequential lunchery. I was wrong.
DINING: Nora newcomer Big Lug Canteen overachieves
A quote from the website: “Masters of Decent. Genius in Pretty Good.” I beg to disagree.
DINING: Restaurant inside Market District more than stands on its own
The kitchen at Table should never run out of ingredients since it’s part of Carmel’s new mega-supermarket.