

The sides brought out to the table were small, but they refill them anytime you finish them. Be prepared to pay for drinks each time you refill, but that is expected at this price. If you are looking for top quality meat, I recommend this place. Our reservation wasn't until 5, but they sat us at 4:40 :) I recommend an earlier dining time if you can swing it because it was busy and there was a wait when we were leaving. We walked to the mall downtown but it started raining quite a bit, so we headed in early. My husband and I went down for a nice dinner in Indianapolis. Since this service has went on for multiple years, I think it is time for management to be replaced! For the price and compared to what it was previous years this was pathetic! Then after the waitress took my credit card for payment it was another 20 minutes to get it back. Now this sounds like a lot, but with tiny slices, there suppose to be 15 types total, and sitting for over 2 hours this was very disappointing. Then in the 2:15 that we were there I was offered a tolal of 6 pieces of meat (2 of the same type). This year there were 12 in our party and it started with 5 missing dishes on the salad bar. The last 2 years there were just 4 of us and we were seated at the same table both years and we watched the servers walk right past our table time after time until we spoke to a manager. This is the third year in a row with the worst service of any restaraunt.

There's a few I would absolutely avoid, not so much because they're bad per se, but that I've eaten at other locations and/or think they're sub-par given the number of choices I've listed above (a little bit like the "I've eaten there, but didn't make the top tier list).My family has visited every year for 6 years over the Christmas holiday, since it is a special place for my daughter with Celiac disease, and this was the last. Ones I haven't eaten at, but would consider include: cerulean (already on your list) Greek Island (it's been on my try it out one of these days list for decades) Harry & Izzy's and Plow & Anchor (chain?). Elmo (although it might if someone else was paying), Ones I've eaten at & think are okay (but didn't make it into the top tier): Claddagh, Maxine's, Ram, and St. ) mesh (also Mass Ave) and Oceanaire (ditto chain, but. Ones that I have eaten at and would eat at again include: Adobo Grill (high end tequila bar & good food, the guac is made at your table) Bazbeaux Pizza (along Mass Ave) Bru Burger (ditto) Fogo de Chao (meat & more meat, but they also have a good salad bar, yes it's a chain, but. I just skimmed the website's list of restaurants and have a few comments: I have know idea if they are participating or not, but. Lastly, I'll just name a few of the "iconic" downtown Indy eateries off the top of my head: Shapario's, St. While you've provided us some information (dates, one you're thinking of doing, & "chain" info), I'm going to repeat my standard advice to those new to the TA forums, giving more information/details in your question usually results in more & better responses.Ĥ. As you commented there are SO many choices, can you give us any direction (beyond a preference for independent restaurants)? Are there cuisines you like/dislike, do you want to be able to walk (where are you staying), any ambiance you'd prefer, any price point/budget, etc.ģ. That said, it's only got a dozen or so locations.Ģ. You indicated you preferred not a chain, but does that include "small" chains? For example: Fogo de Chao (sp?) is one of my favorites in downtown Indy, but it is a chain. It's a little stale (and I didn't review it), but the Indy restaurant scene hasn't changed that much (especially at the "iconic" end of the scale).Īlso, be aware that subject creep means that restaurants are sometimes mentioned even though the subject line might not indicate it.ġ. Here's one from a while back on "iconic" restaurants: Restaurants/eating are a fairly common topic on this forum (more so downtown options) and my suggestion is that you skim the forum (it's pretty low traffic so there aren't that many threads).
