Thanksgiving in Indianapolis: Eating Out
Just a few folks for Thanksgiving this year or simply don't want the hassle of cooking this year (or the leftovers?) For travelers and locals alike, eating out can be a great option. Haven't made plans yet? Here are some of the local restaurants open on Thursday and serving the classic turkey and dressing (or something close, at least.) As always, it's worth it to call the restaurant directly as reservations may be required, they may be booked, or they may have changed their hours or plans. Most of these restaurants have a traditional meal or buffet planned for a fixed price and some are offering limited other options or their full menus. Call ahead to find out what's for supper, especially if you have several folks in your party. Eating out is so popular that you'll be surprised more restaurants don't offer it! Thanks to Traci Cumbay for a few of these. Reservations for the rest are still available on opentable.com or by calling the restaurant directly.) (And a shout-out to Kate Shepherd who asked me to post on the topic!)
7 comments:
Yep, the only places in Indy offering Thanksgiving dinner are Downtown, Northside and Carmel .... please try to be more inclusive and less snobby. I'm going out to dinner at Lincoln Square on the EASTSIDE.
Hey anonymous, you are more than free to create your own blog to showcase the thanksgiving offerings on the west, south & east sides. Maybe you can call it, Feed Me/Drink Me/WT Me.
Maria said...
Hey anonymous, you are more than free to create your own blog to showcase the thanksgiving offerings on the west, south & east sides. Maybe you can call it, Feed Me/Drink Me/WT Me.
WT Me? And that means what? Well, you must be one of those elitist northsiders too. It's the same thing with the Star: They rarely mention places on the other sides of town. If you want all people to enjoy newspaper stories and blogs, don't leave them out.
Deleted my own post above due to a couple of typos.
anon, There's no cause for anyone to be rude to you. Good for you to champion the east side. However, the beauty of blogs is that they can focus narrowly on a topic -- and here, I tend to write about fine dining. If a fine dining restaurant opens on the east side with an excellent chef and has promise to continually turn about great food, I'd probably cover them. Until then, probably not so much.
Unlike the Star and Nuvo who strive to expand their coverage to expand their reader base to expand their ad revenues, blogging isn't my job nor do I make any money from it. So, there probably won't be a big expansion of coverage anytime soon except for the occaional taqueria or above average ethnic restaurant (like the fine Sandra Rice and Noodle on Pendleton Pike.)
Elistist and snobby or not, my Thanksgiving list was the most inclusive list published -- the Star listed five restaurants, I think. If Lincoln Square took reservations on opentable.com or had a PR person send me a note, I would have included them as well. I'm sure I missed more than a few on all sides of town.
If you're looking for comprehensive listing and reviews of a lot of east and west side places, you might try indyethnicfood.com.
The absolute best is Jonathon Byrd's cafeteria at Main Street/65 exit at Greenwood. They do a reservation only buffet in their banquet room that is a wonderful traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
I realize I am a year late on this one (haha) BUT the north side/south side deal is a hoot. When my company did specific marketing, debt ratio on the north side was considerably higher than the south side. There is money on the south side....just a more conservative buyer. The north siders are generally up to their eyeballs in debt.
Hey Anon- There's WT on the northside too. I'm taken the hubby and all the lil ones to Cracker Barrell for some down home cookin:) Trust me,the fine restaraunts don't want us. Seriously though....so much to be thankful for and this blog is just one of them. Thanks to the creator.
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