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Roundup: Updates on Giordano’s, Weekends Only on south side
The Chicago-based pizza chain has started construction on its third Indianapolis restaurant, a former Max & Erma’s, while Weekends Only prepares to open its second local store, in a former Kroger supermarket.
Giordano’s hopes to delve deeper into Indy with third location
The pizza purveyor’s move to establish a south-side location mirrors the plans of Portillo’s, another Chicagoland staple that recently entered the Indianapolis market with a north-side restaurant.
DINING: Aurelio’s fishes for Fishers pizza biz
It hasn’t gotten the groundswell of attention that Giordano’s did when opening here, but Chicago’s Aurelio’s has a strong, deserved fan base
Giordano’s opening at Illinois Building; steakhouse expected to follow in fall
The Chicago-based pizza chain will ease into the downtown culinary scene by serving dinner only before taking on the lunchtime crowd. Next up: the Hyde Park steakhouse in October.
Noble Roman’s closes longtime downtown location
Now down to a handful of traditional pizzerias, the Indianapolis-based pizza franchisor said it is searching for a location where pedestrian traffic would be heavier.
Roundup: Garden Table commits to Mass Ave., Lincoln Square backs out
The Broad Ripple juicery plans to expand to downtown and open in the Marott Center while Lincoln Square Pancake House no longer will open at Millikan on Mass. Also, November passes without Giordano’s opening downtown.
Roundup: Flix opening in Carmel; Nourish and Hyde Park downtown
Flix Brewhouse will welcome moviegoers with Thursday’s premiere of “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” while Nourish Innovative Local Cuisine & Cocktails prepares to open downtown. Also downtown, the Illinois Building continues to lure restaurants.
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.
Giordano’s coming to downtown’s Illinois Building
Just three months after arriving in Indianapolis, popular pizza chain Giordano’s is opening a second location in the city, in the downtown building undergoing a major renovation.
DINING: Giordano’s likely to satisfy fans; others may wonder, ‘Why the fuss?’
Have you ever gone to a concert and thought, “Well, that was OK. But I don’t get what all of these people are screaming about?”
Update: Giordano’s targeting more than one Indy location
The CEO of the Chicago-based pizzeria says he’s scouting downtown locations and hopes to have a lease signed within the next three months.
Roundup: Milktooth opens; Squealers, McAlister’s coming to Castleton
The eclectic eatery Milktooth offers another option to Fletcher Place, while Caffe Nonna should open nearby later this month. Also, for those awaiting the arrival of Giordano’s, it could come by the end of the year.
Roundup: Libertine moving to Mass Ave; new Burgerhaus, City Barbecue
The swanky Libertine Liquor Bar on East Washington Street will relocate to Massachusetts Avenue and share space with another Neal Brown-operated establishment.
Chicago staple Giordano’s snags Sangiovese space
The famed stuffed-pizza chain is making a rare foray outside the Windy City in space at the Rivers Edge shopping center long held by upscale Italian eatery Sangiovese.