Last local Joe’s Crab Shack goes out of business
Parent company Ignite Restaurant Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, has closed dozens of restaurants across the country.
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Indy-area Applebee’s owner says local locations aren’t closing
Apple American Group, which owns about 20 Applebee’s franchises in the Indianapolis area, said its restaurants won’t be among those being shut down by DineEquity Inc.
Parent of Applebee’s, IHOP to close up to 160 restaurants
DineEquity Inc., the parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill and IHOP, is planning to eliminate as many as 160 of the restaurants, the company said Thursday.
Growing number of restaurants, bars serving board games as side dish
Standards such as Monopoly, Scrabble and Yahtzee can be found on shelves at Big Lug Brewery, Tin Roof, Thirsty Scholar and more. But some venues have gone even further—including Books & Brews and Kingmakers—are making tabletop games the centerpiece of an evening out.
Has Steak n Shake’s value pricing become detriment?
Sardar Biglari racked up 29 quarters of consecutive same-store sales gains before the current cold streak hit.
Dunkin’ Donuts considering name overhaul
Dunkin' Donuts said it won't make a decision on whether it will change its name until late next year, when it expects to start redesigning stores.
Starbucks to close all Teavana stores as sales disappoint
Four of Teavana’s 379 locations—which will all shut down over the coming year—are in Indianapolis-area malls.
DINING: Revamped Fall Creek Place restaurant shifts emphasis to late-day breakfast
The interior of 22nd St. Diner holds no spinning-stool counter or revolving dessert display, and while there is an emphasis on breakfast foods, they don’t come in the standard diner shapes and sizes.
$20M hotel to be loaded with eateries
Ironworks Hotel Indy will feature 15,000 square feet of street-level retail space, including Blue Sushi Sake Grill, Massage Heights and Cunningham Restaurant Group’s Rize. Cunningham also will operate Provision in second-floor retail space.
DINING: Distinctive sauces make seafood spot worth a visit
Chef Oya’s The Trap is a hole in the wall with its own flavor.
Fieldhouse snags deli chain for former Dunkin Donuts space downtown
A spokeswoman for the Texas-based chain says a franchisee is set to open later this year in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Downtown Colts-themed restaurant abruptly closes
The eatery at 110 W. Washington St. opened in 2011 and was operated by a Florida-based food-service veteran.
King Ribs keeps it in the family
Sherry and David Williams, both in their 50s, work seven days a week to keep their two restaurants and a catering business running.
St. Louis-based barbecue joint to open downtown Indy location
A barbecue chain with six existing restaurants is set to take the downtown space last occupied by a Penn Station East Coast Subs. The restaurant, its first outside of Missouri, should open this fall.
DINING: Fountain Square restaurant scene adds a Sidekick
While nothing we tasted defined Sidekick’s as a destination pizza shop, we did find offerings that make it a welcome addition to the Fountain Square lineup.
Indiana restaurant owners sentenced for underreporting $1.8M in sales
Two central Indiana restaurant owners have been sentenced to home detention and ordered to make restitution for failing to collect and remit sales taxes, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced Monday.
Art house cinema, restaurant planned on Indy’s near-east side
Tom and Ed Battista of Bluebeard fame have purchased the Christian Unity Missionary Baptist Church near Spades Park with hopes of opening a three-screen independent cinema and restaurant.
Fountain Square restaurant Marrow calling it quits
Marrow, an innovative restaurant with an eclectic menu, was co-founded by chef John Adams, formerly of Bluebeard and Plow & Anchor Restaurant.
Markets help farmers link directly to chefs, customers
As farmers markets have grown increasingly popular in Indianapolis, relationships among vendors, restaurants and foodies have taken root across the city.
DINING: Taking a slice of the Hoosier Pie Trail
From a diner that opens at 5 a.m. to a classic cafeteria that seems to have a slice for every year it’s been around, a sampling of the upper crust of Indiana pie-making.