DINING: Local pancake house chain delivers them fluffy and hot
Yes, I’ve driven past them many times. But only recently did I learn that the Flap-Jacks Pancake houses that dot central Indiana are a locally owned operation.
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LOU’S VIEWS/DINING: What’s brewing at new dine-in movie theater?
Here’s how the Texas-based Flix, which recently opened its first Indiana location, tweaks the moviegoing mix?
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.
PNC Center pitching backside as restaurant site
Retail brokers say the location, at Illinois and Maryland streets in the heart of downtown’s dining district, is sure to generate plenty of interest.
Upscale steakhouse coming to Illinois Building
Cleveland-based Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse has agreed to occupy 8,000 square feet in the building’s corner space at Illinois and Market streets, joining Giordano’s pizzeria on the ground floor.
Fast-fire pizza chains preparing to blitz Indy area
A pizza war is heating up in Indianapolis. Additional players in the new and trendy fast-fire sector are charging into the area.
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.
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.