Yats opening outposts as far away as Ohio, Tennessee
Patrons of the original Yats at East 54th Street and College Avenue probably don’t realize they’re experiencing one of the hottest concepts in restaurant franchising.
Patrons of the original Yats at East 54th Street and College Avenue probably don’t realize they’re experiencing one of the hottest concepts in restaurant franchising.
A pizza war is heating up in Indianapolis. Additional players in the new and trendy fast-fire sector are charging into the area.
Well, at least you can’t say that Bacon, Legs & Turntables is copying anyone’s concept.
You might have already dined at Yard House on a business trip to California, its home base, where it has 20 locations. Or Las Vegas, where its three outposts include the Red Rock Casino.
Bent Rail Brewery is not officially the cafeteria for The Speak Easy. But it might as well be.
Stout's Shoes plans to downsize its flagship Mass Ave location, which it touts as the nation's oldest shoe store, to make way for a new restaurant and bar along the popular dining corridor.
Gary Brackett’s personal credo—be humble, be hungry and work harder than everybody else—has served him well. Now he hopes to parlay his success on the gridiron into his restaurant operations.
Gwendolyn Rogers achieved her goal last month of owning a bakery by opening the Cake Bake Shop in Broad Ripple. The former Little House gift shop space now sports cases full of tasty treats that include her popular cakes, as well as pies, eclairs and other goodies.
The Indianapolis-based burger chain’s smaller annual profit resulted from an ongoing effort to increase the company’s number of franchised restaurants, with plans to open units as far away as the Middle East.
I’ll confess that my guest and I had some good laughs on our way to lunch at the new Fletcher Place eatery. The jibes ended quickly, though, once the food arrived.
The 4,200-square-foot restaurant will be about 60 percent smaller than Shapiro’s downtown flagship location, but will carry most of the same menu items the deli is known for, plus some new ones.
Plum’s Upper Room owner Jayne Nolting closed the restaurant on Zionsville’s Main Street this week, posting a farewell note to friends and patrons on the door. Plus: new Tex-Mex.
Fletcher Place on the southeastern edge of downtown for years served as little more than a pass-through for folks traveling between downtown and Fountain Square. But the triangle-shaped historic neighborhood is starting to carve out its own identity by drawing more residents and visitors to patronize the restaurants and drinking establishments sprouting along Virginia Avenue.
Nine Irish Brothers brings bangers and mash to Mass Ave. New pub also features live music.
An independent restaurant owner plans to take over the vacant Glass Chimney building on Carmel’s Old Meridian Street, transforming it into a family eatery with two outdoor dining areas.
The company that Charles O. McGaughey and his partner, George Laughner, started in 1950 has outlived thousands of Indiana restaurants—chains and mom-and-pops alike—and remained profitable through the changing tastes and trends of seven decades.
George, 60, is targeting an August opening for Tinker Street, a chef-driven and plant-based concept he’s launching with business partner Thomas Main, 56, who also has a restaurant background.
Cincinnati’s famed Graeter’s ice cream is continuing its northern expansion, with plans for a location in Fishers.
Donna Tracy said her family is on schedule to reopen the Bluebird Restaurant in the Shelby County town of Morristown on April 28.
Rosie’s Place, a popular downtown Noblesville café and bakery, plans to open a second location this year in Zionsville’s Village business district. Its expanded kitchen will serve as a production hub for Rosie’s wholesale goodies.