DINING: Pork palace with curious name takes over Circle basement
Well, at least you can’t say that Bacon, Legs & Turntables is copying anyone’s concept.
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Fees in northern suburbs repel food trucks
For the most part, mobile food vendors stick to downtown Indianapolis. More than 100 are licensed to do business in Marion County.
DINING: Beer-driven newbie Yard House lacks identity, embraces variety
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.
Downtown’s Punch Burger expanding to Carmel
The first franchise location for Punch Burger will be at 12525 Old Meridian St. in space that formerly housed When Eddie Met Salad. It’s expected to open in July.
Advisory firm: Current Biglari board must go
Groveland Capital's push to oust Sardar Biglari from Steak n Shake's parent will come to a head Thursday. A prominent billionaire investor is poised to back the effort.
Dissident shareholder group fails to get key support in Biglari battle
Groveland Capital, which wants to oust Sardar Biglari, failed to get support from the influential advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services. But ISS agreed Biglari Holdings has serious governance problems.
Valet services expand beyond the expected clients
Valet service in central Indiana has expanded beyond upscale restaurants and luxury hotels to hospitals, casual eateries and even a grocery store.
Big Boy owner says exec embezzled much more than estimated
Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. sued former Assistant Treasurer Michael Hudson in January, alleging that he forged payroll documents and falsified accounting entries, then diverted company funds into personal accounts over several years.
Pizza joints, brewery rekindle West Clay retail hopes
Beer and pizza—a classic combination and a pairing that might help revive the retail portion of the Village of West Clay in Carmel.
DINING: Mountains of food aren’t prime attraction at Twin Peaks
Who besides weary male travelers temporarily housed in nearby hotels is likely to go to a breastaurant—er, restaurant—where the defining elements are the physical attributes of the wait staff?
Former Frisch’s exec denies embezzlement allegations
A former top executive at the Cincinnati company behind dozens of Frisch's Big Boy restaurants is denying that he embezzled $3.3 million as the company alleges.
El Rodeo owners sentenced to home detention for theft
Their chain of 26 restaurants, which operate in 10 Indiana counties under the names El Rodeo and El Jaripeo, failed to report an estimated $22.7 million in sales between 2010 and 2012, prosecutors said.
Startup Handcrafted Beverages takes on Big Soda
Founder Jerry Rezny thinks craft soft drinks can disrupt the soft drink industry just as craft beer shook up establishers brewers.
DINING: Bent Rail Brewery worth visiting even without its own taps flowing
Bent Rail Brewery is not officially the cafeteria for The Speak Easy. But it might as well be.
Smart-keg startup lands another $5.5 million
SteadyServ, the local firm behind the iKeg smart beer-management system, now plans to move into at least six new markets outside the Midwest.
Largest Domino’s franchisee buying nearly 40 area stores
A franchisee that started with three Domino's stores in South Mississippi 34 years ago is buying 45 stores in Indiana from Bob Taylor, who owns more than 70 stores in the Hoosier state.
Stout’s to shrink flagship store, setting table for restaurant
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.
McDonald’s CEO, an Indy native, steps down as sales decline
McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is stepping down as the world's biggest hamburger chain fights to hold onto customers and transform its image.
Owners of Mexican restaurant chain charged with felony theft
The owners of a popular chain of Mexican restaurants have agreed to plead guilty to criminal theft charges and forfeit $4.53 million for failing to report accurate sales figures to the state.
Frisch’s alleges ex-treasurer embezzled $3.3M
The company that owns dozens of Frisch's Big Boy restaurants in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky alleges a former assistant treasurer stole an estimated $3.3 million in a multiyear embezzlement scheme.