North of 96th roundup: Ace Hardware, Tropical Smoothie Cafe plan new stores
Several restaurants and businesses have recently opened or are planning new locations in the north suburbs of Indianapolis. Here’s a rundown:
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Chicken Scratch plans downtown Indy location and one in Cincinnati
Known for chicken wings and gourmet smothered fries, Chicken Scratch scores high in Yelp user reviews for the restaurant’s blackened chicken alfredo and Buffalo chicken sandwich.
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North of 96th roundup: X-Golf, new bake shop among those set for openings
Several restaurants and businesses have recently opened or are planning to open their doors in the north suburbs of Indianapolis. Here’s a rundown:
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Cunningham restaurant empire keeps growing
On the verge of opening its 40th restaurant, Indianapolis-based Cunningham Restaurant Group is set to do business in Bloomington for the first time and expand its presence in Plainfield and Greenwood.
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Italian restaurant Vicino to take over former Hedge Row spot
Chris Burton and Gus Vazquez, owners of The Oakmont restaurant and bar, want to open Vicino in the Mass Ave district by mid-April.
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Taco eatery Agave & Rye set to open this month at CityWay
Founded in Covington, Kentucky, in 2018, Agave & Rye Tequila and Bourbon Hall has quickly grown to 14 locations in five states. The Indianapolis restaurant will be its second in Indiana.
Tinker Coffee to open downtown cafe in 360 Market Square building
The cafe, set for a spring opening, will be Tinker’s fourth cafe overall, but its first standalone location.
Doc B’s Restaurant opens at Fashion Mall at Keystone
The 5,600-square-foot restaurant at 8702 Keystone Crossing is Doc B’s first location in Indiana.
Bates-Hendricks bar taps into speakeasy trend
Modern speakeasies aren’t an overnight sensation in Indianapolis, but the trend has accelerated. Unlike speakeasies of yesteryear, these bars are legitimate businesses licensed to sell alcohol.
Tamika Catchings deepens community ties with tea shops, plans for gym
The former Indiana Fever star—now a business owner, mentor, arts patron, community leader and philanthropist—is opening her third Tea’s Me and partnering with the MLK Center Indy on a neighborhood basketball gym.
Ice cream shop models how to employ people with disabilities
Howdy Homemade Ice Cream’s goal is to provide more jobs to people with an intellectual or developmental disability. But it also wants to help other employers see people with disabilities as a dependable workforce.
IBJ Podcast: Shari Jenkins of Noah Grant’s, Salty Cowboy on taking a third leap
Jenkins joined IBJ Podcast host Mason King for a deeper conversation about her emergence as a restauranteur after working as a teacher in Indianapolis Public Schools.
Zionsville native’s new eatery to have Key West theme
Tipsy Mermaid Conch House & Cocktails will be Shari Jenkins’ third restaurant in Zionsville’s downtown business district but her first focused on the island city 90 miles north of Cuba.
Dirty Dough gourmet cookie company plans 3 Indianapolis-area stores
Upstart Dirty Dough, already entangled with Crumbl Cookies in ‘Utah cookie wars,’ will compete in Indiana.
With plans to open sixth restaurant, Luciana’s is a homegrown hit
Alberto and Sarah Bravo plan to open the latest location in their family-run business, named for their eldest daughter, at 96th and Meridian streets early next year.
Gallery Pastry to open restaurant in former Next Door building
The company will continue to have an event space and its catering operations along the Monon Trail, plus its Gallery Pastry Bar in downtown’s Wholesale District and Gallery on 16th in the Old Northside neighborhood.
Q&A with Sajjad Shah, whose coffee shop grew out of Muslims of the World social media
MOTW Pastries & Coffee now has two locations—at 4873 W. 38th St. in Indianapolis and 8235 E. 116th St. in Fishers—and is opening a third in Castleton by the end of this year.
Downtown Sweetgreen opening as company’s 2nd Indiana restaurant
Sweetgreen specializes in salads, bowls with proteins and veggies, and sides that lean heavily toward farm-grown tomatoes and cauliflower.
Sports bar and restaurant chain set for South Meridian Street
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux will move into the former home of two troubled downtown bars: Taps & Dolls and After 6 Lounge. Building owner Todd Johnson is teaming with an NFL Hall of Fame linebacker on the project.
Twin Peaks signals future location near Greenwood Park Mall
A former Logan’s Roadhouse is expected to become home to the second Twin Peaks sports “lodge” in Indiana.
Chicken, spicy or otherwise, is hot in local restaurants
No fewer than a dozen chicken-centric restaurants having either just opened in the Indianapolis area or plan to do so soon.
Drive-thru coffee shop 7 Brew plans expansion to Indianapolis
Arkansas-based 7 Brew launched a franchise program after the founders of Jimmy John’s and Lone Star Steakhouse invested in the company.
Fast-growing chicken finger chain plans two Indy-area restaurants
Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is advertising for managers to oversee restaurants in Noblesville and Avon that will open late this year.
Kountry Kitchen owners break ground for new restaurant at original site
In 2016, the Food Network selected Kountry Kitchen—which was destroyed by fire in 2020—as one of the best soul food restaurants in the United States.