DINING: New Mass Ave eatery in former horse livery more than stable
By my estimate, by the year 2055, every third restaurant in Indianapolis will be part of the Cunningham Group.
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Fishers neighborhood to be razed for massive ‘culinary’ development
A 17-acre project called The Yard would be located next to Ikea and include numerous lots for restaurants, a culinary incubator and possibly a dinner theater. It could cost $40 million to $60 million to develop.
Scotty’s Brewhouse founder completes sale of 17-restaurant chain
A Scottsdale, Arizona-based company announced Friday that it has closed on its acquisition of Indianapolis-based restaurant chain Scotty’s Brewhouse. IBJ first reported the deal in October.
DINING: Dante-inspired indulgence at Carmel’s new pasta purveyor
Instead of portions that could sustain an entire village for a week, Convivio is confident enough to serve a fair but not ridiculous lunchtime repast.
Starbucks’ plan to win lunch crowd may be tough task for new CEO
Starbucks Corp. wants to persuade its coffee-loving customers to come back for lunch, after stumbling several times in previous attempts to expand its food offerings.
Sonic cooks up new plan to blanket Indianapolis area with drive-ins
Sonic is the nation’s largest drive-in chain and has solid name recognition, but has struggled to gain a major foothold in central Indiana.
Milano Inn to close after more than 80 years
The sisters who co-own the restaurant say they’re in negotiations to sell it and will serve their last customers on New Year’s Eve.
DINING: Branching out with creative fare
LongBranch helps a neighborhood continue to evolve into a dining destination.
Florida cigar bar commits to high-profile Circle Centre corner
Burn By Rocky Patel has agreed to take 5,500 square feet at the corner of Meridian and Maryland streets as mall operator Simon Property Group continues to fill spaces left by the departure of Nordstrom.
Noble Roman’s dumps take-and-bake restaurant strategy for new concept
The company said it took a $1.4 million loss in the third quarter from discontinuing operations in its standalone take-and-bake restaurant operations. It plans to focus on a new restaurant concept that will debut in January.
Sixteen Indy-area Popeyes acquired by franchise group
Indiana-based Womack Restaurants began its association with the Atlanta-based chicken chain in 2014 and also has locations in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
DINING: Plucky new restaurant takes over R Bistro spot
Rooster’s Kitchen has a lot going for it…but don’t look for chicken.
Carmel’s Midtown project finds its momentum
It took nearly two years to finalize design and financing for the first phase of Midtown, but its developer predicts that other components will fall into place quickly now that construction has started.
Steak n Shake rebounds to post small same-store sales increase
Sales at established Steak n Shake restaurants rose slightly in the latest quarter following disappointing results last period that snapped a streak of 29 consecutive quarterly increases dating to 2009.
Founders of The Kitchen opening bistro on Mass Ave
The yet-to-be-named restaurant will occupy 5,500 square feet in Gershman Partners’ Marietta building under construction next to the Marott Center.
Buffalo Wild Wings-owned taco chain targets Indianapolis for expansion
Buffalo Wild Wings hopes to open 15 to 20 R Taco locations in the metropolitan area as soon as possible and is seeking franchisees with multi-restaurant experience to lead the growth.
Jared Fogle’s ex-wife claims Subway covered up complaints
The ex-wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has filed suit against the fast-food sandwich chain, alleging executives knew about Fogle’s sexual attraction to young children as early as 2004 and stayed quiet about his pedophile predilections to preserve his role as a “cash cow” for the company.
DINING: Piling it on at Circle Centre’s new Primanti Bros. eatery
If you are from Pittsburgh, you might not want to read the commentary that follows.
Rocket 88 closes doughnut shops in Fountain Square, SoBro
In a Facebook post, the owner said he will now be focusing on a new business, Square Cat Vinyl, where “we won’t be serving doughnuts, but we will be serving vinyl records, coffee, and beer.”
Restaurant group planning changes to ‘Devour’ events
The Indianapolis Downtown Restaurant & Hospitality Association is making big adjustments to its “Devour” events starting next year, the organization announced Monday.