Roundup: LoveSac, St. Elmo, Jets Pizza, Hokkaido Buffet

April 12, 2011
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  • LoveSacLoveSac Alternative Furniture Co. has opened a store at The Fashion Mall at Keystone, its only location in Indiana. The Connecticut-based chain, which specializes in bag chairs and modular furniture, has grown to include 42 U.S. locations. It all started when founder Shawn D. Nelson started innovating on the basic bean-bag chair. In 2005, Nelson won $1 million as the last man standing on Richard Branson's Rebel Billionaire reality TV show. The shop has taken about 1,200 square feet across from The Finish Line in the Nordstrom wing.
  • Jets Pizza has opened a new restaurant near 86th Street and Township Line Road. It is the third central Indiana location, after Carmel and Greenwood, for the Michigan-based chain known for its deep-dish pies. The new location is at 2464 Lake Circle Drive.
  • Pei Wei Asian Diner is hiring and plans to open its new restaurant at Glendale Town Center this month. The chain is part of Arizona-based P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc.
  • Hokkaido Buffet has filed plans to open in a vacant space just east of Castleton Square Mall. The restaurant will take 14,400-square feet at 6304 E. 82nd St.
  • Potbelly Sandwich Works hopes to open its new restaurant on Monument Circle in the former home of Quizno's by May 3. An earlier post is here.
  • Subway has filed plans to open a new sandwich shop at 8800 N. Michigan Road across from a J.C. Penney store and next to Famous Dave's. The restaurant is taking 1,865 square feet.
  • St. Elmo Steak House is spending about $1.6 million to convert 3,000 square feet on the second floor of the restaurant's three-building complex from office space into a new bar and lounge. Find many more details of the expansion, along with videos and a history of the legendary local establishment, at IBJ's Inside Dish.
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  • First Indiana store?
    PaulApril 12, 2011 10:56 AM
    You mean LoveSac's first Indiana store since they closed the location they had in Circle Centre?
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  • Responding
    CoryApril 12, 2011 10:59 AM
    I stand corrected. I wasn't aware they previously had a store here.
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  • Calle 52
    IndyApril 12, 2011 12:32 PM
    Hi Cory, any updates on the Calle 52 situation? Enquiring minds want to know!
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  • Rock Bottom Lease?
    BarbApril 12, 2011 1:17 PM
    Did the Rock Bottom restaurant downtown ever solve their lease dispute? Will they be able to stay in their current location?
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  • LoveSac
    BradshawApril 14, 2011 3:01 PM
    The last time I entered LoveSac into Google, I got an angry note from our IT Department.
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  • Hmmm....
    JApril 14, 2011 9:51 PM
    What vacated the space that LoveSac is taking?
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    • LoveSac space
      NeeshaApril 15, 2011 4:09 PM
      I think it was a teen/20s fashion store.
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      • Lovesac space
        indy24April 17, 2011 5:07 PM
        It replaced Emporium which moved into the old Sony Style location. Just temporary however, most likely leaving when the mall goes under its renovation.
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      1. Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.

      2. Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.

      3. I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.

      4. The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.

      5. I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!

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