weekend trip — Travel — Mint to be Trendy

Hey Darlings!

The hubs and I decided to get a way for a weekend trip to Indianapolis, because why not? Indy has a really great food scene going, so we spent most of our time checking out different restaurants. A lot of our plans didn’t go as planned on the items that were not food focused, we tried to go to the Indy food market and they were ‘open’ but most things were closed after lunch time so we didn't get to explore in there. We also went to the Fashion Mall so I could mainly go look at the Chanel purses inside of Saks 5th Avenue, only to realize they took out the Chanel mini store. I was quite bummed! We did get to explore one of Indy’s downtown malls and around the fountain square area and had fun doing that!

The places we ate were: Tinker Street, Milktooth, Bru Burger Bar, Sun King Brewery, Salt on Mass, King Dough Pizza. I’ll be talking about each of them in more detail below.

TInker Street

Tinker St was our first restaurant of the bunch, we went on a Friday night and they had the perfect outdoor space. The food was great too, their food offerings were kind of random, but we enjoyed what we got! We started with the chicken and waffles and they were good, the waffle was a little soggy but it was still good. We had their beet-walnut pesto spaghetti and it was super yummy!! We ended the evening with a suggestion from our waitress, their ricotta doughnuts and they did not disappoint! We would go again if we are in the area. Overall I’d rate them a 8/10.

Milktooth

We tried out Milktooth for brunch on Saturday, and they do not take reservations so we were a little leery of how crowded it would be because Milktooth has been getting fantastic reviews! The wait wasn’t bad, we probably waited about 20 minutes. I of course had to try their bloody mary and it was quite expensive and disappointing to be honest. It did not come with any toppings or olives, what is the fun in that? And the actual bloody mary wasn’t all that great or flavorful. I got their sourdough pearl sugar waffle that had
sweet cherry compote, salted honey corn butter, graham cracker crumble, and powdered sugar. Josh got their fried swiss cheese polenta cake with sunny egg horseradish sauce, celery, pickled knotweed, cashew, and pesto. The food was great, but the cocktail was not worth the money. All in all, I’d rate them a 6/10.

Bru Burger Bar

We honestly were not planning on going to Bru Burger Bar, but we were hungry and had 3-4 hours before our dinner reservation so we needed to eat something and wanted something close to Sun King Brewery (it was our next destination). Bru Burger Bar is a regional chain, and they had decent food but I don’t think I’d go out of my way to eat there again. We had their beer cheese and pretzel to start, and then we split their signature Bru Burger, it was good but nothing really stood out. Burgers can also be hard on my stomach (go figure).

Sun King Brewery

When we got to Sun King, we were super bummed to discover that they partner with a salumi, cheese, and sausage restaurant. We had thought they didn’t have food, which is why we ate at Bru Burger. Sun King was a pretty cool place, and we opted to do a flight of beers and really enjoyed their beer!

Salt on Mass

We had originally intended on trying a different restaurant, but they had called to tell us they were closed for a private event on the day we wanted so we had to pick something different. We needed a place that took reservations because we had an event to go to after our meal so I opted for Salt on Mass. They had a super pretty restaurant inside, I loved the beach house vibes and decor. The food wasn’t all that great, especially given the price range. They are all about fresh seafood, and make it known that they do not have any freezers in their restaurant, which is cool and all, but if you want to specialize in only seafood, you need to have some great seafood! We started with a sashimi course and the fish was cut way too big, perhaps Japan spoiled us in this category because no one can do Sashimi as well as Japan. We had a wedge salad to follow, and it was good, but wedge salads are not difficult to make. We had their special that night which was red snapper and we paired it with their parmesan risotto. The fish was merely grilled and seared, no sauce no seasoning, nothing! The risotto was good but the fish was bland and we paid $32 for it. Josh had a mezcal cocktail and it was pretty decent. All in all, I’d probably rate it a 4/10. The best thing there was the decor and the atmosphere. The pricing and the food we got was way off.

King Dough Pizza

On Sunday we opted to go to this pizza place that was super close to our AirBnb, and it was pretty good! We got their bread and butter as an appetizer and it was pretty good, the bread was good and the butter was nice and easy to dip with good flavor. We tried their destroyer pizza which contained red sauce, mozzarella, rosemary, basil, garlic, goat cheese, sausage, and hot honey. The pizza itself was way overly greasy and very floppy, but the flavor was good. I’m guessing because of how greasy it was, it messed with my stomach but I genuinely did enjoy the flavor it gave. I would go back to it, if we are in the area. I’d rate King Dough a 6/10.

Overall we had a good time in Indy, and we left feeling well rested and I’m glad we took the trip.