Indiana Cuisine: Cultural Wasteland or Hidden Gem?

[Roadie]

Real Chicago-style pizza:

Not a Chicago-style pizza. This is what they all claim is Chicago-style, but they're wrong. Horribly, horribly wrong.

Uno or Union Jack both serve real Chicago style 'za ...

 

[mrjarrell]

They have Macque Choux on the menu quite a bit. One of my faves.

Yeah, but it's not the same recipe that Joe used to make back in his KY days. It's good, just not as good.

 

[jsgolfman]

Where can I find real New York style pizza on the southside? Don't get me wrong, I like Chicago as well but I've loved New York style since I was eighteen when I went to Times Square for the big ball drop. I go back at least once a year for some sightseeing and a slice.

 

[Bruenor]

Hmmm... that pizza from Nancy's gives me an idea. My church small group is starting our own "Biggest Loser" tomorrow night with the first weigh in. Maybe I'll skip the meeting, but order them one of those pizzas for delivery.

 

[Roadie]

Where can I find real New York style pizza on the southside? Don't get me wrong, I like Chicago as well but I've loved New York style since I was eighteen when I went to Times Square for the big ball drop. I go back at least once a year for some sightseeing and a slice.

Bronzinis on Emerson...apparently the owner is from Brooklyn...

Brozinni Home

Coupons here:

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[Fishersjohn48]

Bronzinis on Emerson...apparently the owner is from Brooklyn...

Brozinni Home

Coupons here:

Welcome to Coupons4Indy.com

+1 Brozinis. Excellent pie and calzones! Dont forget the "knuckles" Garlic butter soaked bready goodness. There is a cardio care unit just down the road so eat up!!

 

[lovemywoods]

They have Macque Choux on the menu quite a bit. One of my faves.

What's 'Macque Choux?' Sounds like someone speaking Klingon!!

 

[tyler34]

What's 'Macque Choux?' Sounds like someone speaking Klingon!!

Maque choux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[marv]

Come down South and get some turtle soup and a brain sandwich.

 

[pinhead56]

You will enjoy it I'm sure. They become habit forming. I'm thinking of forming a support group for the addicted to Nancy's folks. They are easy to spot. Grease stain on their shirt, a little sauce in the corner of their mouth, huge friggin smile on their face.......

One thing to note is that Nancy's dumped their liquor license, (told me it was too much $$) so no beer or wine. I get it for take out now. How do you eat pizza without beer?!

 

[XDinmyXJ]

The Ordinary in Wannamaker has good pizza.

My dad lives up in Wanamaker, The Ordinary is awesome!

 

[XDinmyXJ]

Indianapolis has some awesome Indian food choices. A restaurant we frequented when we lived in Cincinnati opened up one in the Broad Ripple area. I can't think of the name of the restaurant. We moved (back) to Columbus (Indiana) and a group of people opened up an Indian restaurant there... then expanded to Fishers. The one in Columbus is great.. Customer service is a bit lacking but they are the only game in town and for probably 30 miles in each direction.

Do you like curry take away, Kirk? If so, where do you frequent in your part of Indy?

We have an Indian Restaurant? What the f............ Where is it?

 

[theweakerbrother]

We have an Indian Restaurant? What the f............ Where is it?

Right next to Columbus Pawn and near Starbucks on National Rd.

 

[XDinmyXJ]

Right next to Columbus Pawn and near Starbucks on National Rd.

Oh ok, never had Indian food but the smells coming from the apartment of the neighbors upstairs kind of scare me!

 

[theweakerbrother]

Oh ok, never had Indian food but the smells coming from the apartment of the neighbors upstairs kind of scare me!

Hit the lunch buffet so you can figure out what you like if you've never had it. I like the Chicken Tikka Masala, Saag Paneer and Vegetable Samosas.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Just BBQ? A thread is started about "no good deals at gun shows" er, um, I mean "no restaurants that I drive by" and all I get are questions about BBQ? Really?

No one wants anything else other than Southern Pig over flame? No best sushi? Best Middle Eastern? Best Korean? Best place to take a girl for a date? Best lunch? Nothing at all?

All we get is kvetching about chains and yet no one asks for anything in particular? Maybe this is why the chains are downtown because people sat there and shrugged their shoulders instead of patronizing independents?

What is this NUVO? NUVO whines about all the chain restaurants downtown but does not even bother to look around to see what is available.

Anywho enough of my kvetching about the kvetching.

If you want the latest restaurant news get Indianapolis Monthly (sponsored by the CoC). It always has the new joints.

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I know, I know, you may have to actually go shopping for the magazine and that can be a bother. Look at it this way--you now have something else to kvetch about!

 

[Scutter01]

Just BBQ? A thread is started about "no good deals at gun shows" er, um, I mean "no restaurants that I drive by" and all I get are questions about BBQ? Really?

I neither live nor work downtown and so I rarely eat there. I make a habit of trying to find one new non-chain restaurant per week to try. I'm sorry if my thread has offended you and I will do my best to avoid it in the future.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Pffft, just having fun, besides how often does one get to type "kvetching".

So, north side, west side, east side, south side?

Tell me and I'll guide you to the grub.

 

[rhino]

Some chains are really good. Some are awesome. Some are really successful because they provide a really good, really consistent product. Some chains suck

Here are some non-chain places I like. Snobs and people who demand something "ethnic" may be disappointed, so don't go if that's you.

Crawfordsville: the Forum (it's good again); Creekside Lodge
Greencastle: the Monon; the Double Decker (aka Jackson Family Restaurant)
Thorntown: Stookey's
Brookston: Top Notch Bar
Lafayette: Lafayette Brewing Company (BISON BURGERS!)
Covington: the Beef House (AWESOME ROLLS!); Maple Corner
Eugene: Covered Bridge Restaurant
Sellersburg: Fireside Lodge (Diefenbach's is gone, I think)
Speedway: Union Jack (yeah, I think there's another somewhere, but that's not a "chain")



The LA Cafe in Whitestown used to be awesome, but it's my understanding that they moved the business to somewhere in Hamilton Co. They had the best lasagna I've ever had. If an LA Cafe is still in Whitestown, I don't know if it's still good or not.

There's a place in Brownsburg north of I-74 that was good, but I can't remember the name.

 

[rhino]

Thumbs up for the Bierstube!!

Hadn't thought of them in awhile!

Did you have your Pi Tau Sigma meetings there too?