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This Classic Indiana Drive-In Keeps A Piece Of Old-School Restaurant Culture Alive With Burgers

A burger stuffed between two grilled cheese sandwiches sits on the menu at a drive-in where carhops still bring trays right to your car window. That alone got my attention. Then I learned about the homemade root beer. The building’s wavy roofline once made people think a church was going...

Highland, IN · 9d
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Graeter's Ice Cream Opens in Plainfield

Plainfield has a new place to grab a scoop. Graeter's Ice Cream opened a location in town, and the occasion was marked with an official ribbon cutting. Graeter's announced the opening in a Facebook post Wednesday. The opening was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the company's team. Graeter's traces...

Plainfield, IN · 8d
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New Thai restaurant opens in Bloomington; new chef at Hawaiian Hoosier

A new Asian restaurant has opened on Bloomington's west side. Thai Basil Authentic Thai Cuisine opened Thursday, Oct. 29, at 1933 S. Curry Pike, which is at the intersection with West Roll Avenue. Thai Basil is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for lunch and 4:30-8:30 p.m. for dinner; and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. The restaurant's lunch specials start at $10.99 and include Thai curries, pad Thai, basil fried rice, General Tso's chicken and orange chicken. The lunch dishes come with a vegetable spring roll. Dinner appetizers include crab ragoon, crispy spring rolls, chicken satay, steamed and fried dumplings and vegetable tempura. Stir-fry dishes include Thai basil, fresh ginger, cashew nut, broccoli stir-fry, green bean curry and Tahi Rama with steamed broccoli and carrots topped with a peanut curry sauce. Curries include red, green, yellow, Massaman, Panang, pineapple red curry, duck red curry and salmon Panang. Other dinner dishes include crispy chicken options — General Tso's, orange chicken, sweet chili chicken, crispy cashew chicken and crispy basil chicken — as well as noodle soups including Tom Yum and Tom Kha and specialty dishes of crispy chili beef, sweet and sour crispy pork, and sweet and sour crispy

Bloomington, IN · 8d

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New 3-way Alcohol Permit Applications Are Open

Downtown businesses can now apply for new three-way alcohol permits, offering a more affordable path to serving beer, wine, and liquor. The applications can be accessed at http://bton.in/civic. Alcohol’s high profit margins and mostly non-perishable nature make it a critical menu component of a generally high-risk business. Bloomington has had...

Bloomington, IN · 7d

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Hungry Truckers Swear By These 5 Indiana Truck Stop Diners For Big Breakfasts

Truck drivers know where the real breakfast is, and it is rarely in a fancy downtown cafe. Across Indiana, some of the biggest plates of eggs, gravy, and hash browns are served right next to the diesel pumps. These five truck stop diners keep long-haul drivers fed with fair prices,...

Indiana · 9d

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Mr Gatti’s Pizza Announces Acquisition and Refresh of Long-Standing Martinsville, Indiana Restaurant

November 05, 2026 // Franchising.com // FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Mr Gatti’s Pizza announced that Harkrishan Sahi and Harneet Jawanda have acquired the Mr Gatti’s restaurant at, 620 State Road 39 Bypass South in Martinsville, Indiana. The husband-and-wife franchisees plan a targeted refresh of the restaurant as they build on its more than 40-year legacy in the community.

Martinsville, IN · 8d

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7 Steak ‘n Shake Memories Hoosiers Over 50 Share

At Steak ‘n Shake, you used to flash your headlights for service and eat off a tray hooked to your car window. If you’re a Hoosier over 50, you can probably still picture it. Here are the Steak ‘n Shake memories many Hoosiers over 50 share. 1....

Indianapolis, IN · 8d

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Indiana -@platesbykody Tasty - My State My Plate - Ep 3 CUTDOWN 01

Indiana · 8d

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6 Indiana Rules for Selling Baked Goods From Home That Surprise Bakers

If friends keep asking for your cookies, selling them can seem like the next step. Hoosiers can sell some home-baked foods, but the law requires more than a good recipe. Here’s what to sort out before your first paying customer. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Food...

Indiana · 20d

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Where Do Indiana Families Go For Holiday Dinners? These 6 Old-Fashioned Restaurants Do It Best

Some families in Indiana skip the big kitchen cleanup and head out for holiday dinner instead. The best places for that kind of meal are not flashy or new. They are old-fashioned spots with fried chicken, warm rolls, family-style platters, and pie cases that make choosing dessert a real job. This list covers six of them, from a log cabin stagecoach stop to the largest restaurant in the state, so you can find a table that fits your crew.

Indiana · 10d

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Indiana’s Small-Town Bakeries Like These 6 Still Open Before Dawn For Fresh Donuts

Some Indiana bakers start work while most of us are still asleep, and in a few small towns the doors open before the sun is up. That early start matters if you work a first shift, coach a morning practice, or just want first pick of the donut case. This...

Indiana · 9d

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Indiana’s Beloved Pizza Shop Has Served Generations Of Families Without Losing Its Charm

The French dressing on the chef’s salad comes from a family recipe. That one small detail tells you plenty about this pizza shop. The dough gets made from scratch, for both the pizzas and the breadsticks. The menu even says the pizza is made fresh to order, not fast food.

Indianapolis, IN · 18d

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The Unassuming Restaurant In Indiana That People Will Happily Drive Hours To Reach

Some places earn their reputation one burger at a time, and Mug-n-Bun in Speedway, Indiana has been doing exactly that for longer than most of us have been alive. If you’ve never pulled into a drive-in and felt an immediate sense of calm wash over you, then you clearly haven’t visited Mug-n-Bun yet.

Speedway, IN · 19d

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Indiana State Fairgrounds Distillery Throws Prohibition Party Before THC Drinks Vanish

Shake-Up, a canned-cocktail brand with a distillery at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, will mark the end of its Delta-9 hemp beverage line with a free, prohibition-themed party. The November 7 event is also a final discounted sales opportunity before a federal rule change takes effect. The party runs from 5...

Indiana · 9d

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This Cozy Indiana Restaurant Is Now Nationally Renowned For Its Crispy Southern Fried Chicken

The fried chicken here sizzles in 14-inch cast-iron skillets filled with hog fat. That stubborn, old-school method helped earn a James Beard Foundation honor in 2023. I love that a tiny Indiana dining room won national praise with flour, salt, and a bold hit of black pepper. No trendy sauces.

Oldenburg, IN · 11d

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Indiana Bar Food Hits Different At These 6 Lakeside Taverns

A basket of frog legs or a slice of thin crust pizza just tastes better when there is a lake right outside the window. Indiana has more lake country than many people realize, from the busy shores of Lake Wawasee to the quiet coves of Lake Lemon down south. The...

Indiana · 9d

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Indiana’s Breaded Pork Tenderloin Traces Back to a Huntington Diner That Opened in 1908. Here’s How to Order One Like a Hoosier

The Indiana breaded pork tenderloin is a thin slab of pork, pounded flat, breaded, and deep-fried until it’s crisp, then...

Indiana · 11d

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Fish Fry Fridays Still Pack The Halls At These 6 Indiana Small-Town Clubs

Some of the best Friday dinners in Indiana are served in halls with folding tables, flag displays, and a line at the door. Veterans posts and fraternal clubs across the state still keep the weekly fish fry going, and in plenty of small towns it remains the main event of the week.

Indiana · 10d

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Got A Craving For Real Family Recipes? These 6 Indiana Italian Restaurants Have Them

Some Italian restaurants follow a corporate playbook, and some follow a recipe that has been handed down for generations. This list is all about the second kind. Across Indiana, from Indianapolis to Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Evansville, and South Bend, a handful of family-run spots are still making sauce from scratch, rolling homemade pasta, and serving dishes that taste like Sunday dinner at a relative’s house. A few of these places have been open for decades, and one has been feeding Hoosiers since 1933.

Indiana · 9d

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Regulars Get Greeted By Name At This Beloved Indiana Diner Serving Breaded Tenderloins And A Catfish Special

Some diners are easy to miss, and this one almost hides in plain sight. It sits on a quiet residential street in Veedersburg, Indiana, and more than one hungry traveler has mistaken it for somebody’s house. Inside, the server knows the regulars by name, the tenderloin hangs past the...

Veedersburg, IN · 11d