Long a staple in the South, Huddle House diners are beginning to pop up in Indiana. Can they outmatch Bud's
Chili and Alice's Iced Tea over at Waffle House? The first Indianapolis-area Huddle House is at 7735 E. Brookville Rd., and
the second location opened yesterday at 5015 Stop 11 Rd. The Atlanta-based chain is planning another six units in the area,
including restaurants in Greencastle, Cloverdale, Fishers and Noblesville. They're also looking for new local franchisers,
said Debra Webb, the chain's franchise development director. The chain was founded in 1964 and is owned by Washington, D.C.-based
private equity firm Allied Capital.
More Restaurant News: Scholar's Inn Gourmet Cafe on Mass Ave. is planning to close at the end of December
for an overhaul. An employee says the restaurant will get a new lounge and color scheme and reopen at the end of January.
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While I am sympathic to that response for higher price points, some of these locations have very limited dining options! What's out on Brookville Road? The Subway in the gas station? Same for Cloverdale..
Having said that, I don't know this menu, but I wish them successes. Even chains fail: Dog n' Suds, lots of closed Ritters...
Face it. They're a fact of life...Jeesh...
Interesting about Scholar's. I wonder if that was planned or if it is in response to competition from 45 Degrees
I really want to like that place but my wife and I gave up on it after a handful of trips (spread out over a year or so) when we walked away disappointed with the food and angry about the terrible service.
I think the lounge area definitely needs to be enlarged, martini night on Thursdays are a big draw, just not enough seating area if you want to only drink.
During my time in Savannah, I had quite an exeperience at the HH. My late night breakfast was delvered with a hair sticking out of the half-melted pat of butter on my toast. When I told the waitress, she picked up the toast, looked at it, pulled the hair out of the butter, set it back on my plate and said there ya go before walking back to her lit cigarette over by the grill. Yup the Huddle is quite a joint...
Also, if people didn't want chains, there would not be chains, so get over it.
As for chains vs local. I always support local over chains, but apparently the rest of the world does not or there would not be chains, so again, get over it.
Please re-read the post... locations planned in Fishers and Noblesville. I guess you don't need basic reading comprehension skills to be a snob.