Best of Metromix Indianapolis 2010Cheap eats
If there were an option to vote for the best of the best of categories, cheap food would be at the top of that list. Seriously, who doesn't love good, cheap food? But where's the best place to get cheap eats without heading to a drive-thru?
And the winner is…
Yats
659 Massachusetts Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204Neighborhood: Downtown
Oooooh, chile, I guar-ron-tee you ain't gonna get betta food than this for less money! Jambalaya, chili cheese etoufee, gumbo, beans and rice, whooooooooo-weeee! Yats cooks large quantities of a few dishes each day, and that's what you get to choose from. The food is so good that you'll never hear anyone complain about the limited choices - no matter what they have, you're gonna like it. Diners order at the counter. One dish for $5.50, a half and half plate of two different dishes for $6.50 and a soda for $1 more. Served over rice with a piece of garlic-buttered bread, Yats' dishes are an unprecedented convergence of high quality and low cost.
Nominees
Papa Roux
8950 E. 10th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46219Neighborhood: East Indy
Naptown residents are more familiar with the other cajun/creole joint in town (it rhymes with 'Cats') but Papa Roux knows how to doux up Nawlins cuisine up right. The menu features heaping helpings of chili, etouffee, creole and red beans & rice, but the giant, sloppy Po'-Boy sammiches ($6.42-$11.47) are the star of the show.
Working Man's Friend
234 N. Belmont Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46222Neighborhood: West Indy
Louis Stamatkin opened the Belmont Lunch sandwich shop in 1918 but the name was changed more than half a century ago. Now The Working Man's Friend, Stamatkin's people still run the place and it's still hoppin'. The Working Man's burgers inspire cultish loyalty and there aren't many places where you can wash down your meal with iced tea served in a mason jar.
Tamale Place
5242 Rockville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46224Neighborhood: West Indy
Quick service tamales -- the best in town, some say (not to mention cheap).
Noodles & Company
903 Indiana Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202Neighborhood: Downtown
Modern, clean and fresh as the soft wonderful wheat strands piled in your bowl, this pasta plant churns out oodles of noodle dishes.
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Best of Indianapolis 2010: The winners are in!
Thanks to everyone who voted for our first-ever Best of Indianapolis! The winners are in! Did your favorite restaurants, bars, clubs and retail shops win?
Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees. These choices were hard ones to make, and all of the great places in this city didn't make it any easier on the voters!
What other people are saying...
RonnieBarzel - January 18, 2010 at 11:06 AM
A homeless man asked me to submit his write-in vote for "The trash can on the northwest corner of South and Meridian, near Slippery Noodle."
Report This CommentDrinky_McGee - January 17, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Again I say, where's Taco Bell? Seriously, three bucks and you're set. And the feces is free!
Report This Commentmcchitman - January 14, 2010 at 9:54 AM
I'm gonna go with a write in and say Famous Daves for this one... for $6.99 I can get Rib Tips, corn on the cob, baked beans, bread, and cornbread....
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