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    La Costenita

    3.2 (22 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Very loud
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Burrito Mexicano with Carne Asada
    Adam H.

    This is a small local place that I've been wanting to try for a long time. They have plenty of parking, but there are always cars at this restaurant. The ambiance is lively with music playing. I was there to get an order to go. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The woman who took my order told me upfront that she spoke very little English. However, she was able to successfully take my order and it was exactly what I wanted. I ordered the Mexicano burrito with the meat changed to carne asada. It was good and full of flavor with a bit of heat from the salsas that topped it. The cheese dip and chips were great and did not disappoint. This is a great little place that primarily caters to the neighborhood. There are other items I hope to try on my next visits.

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    Anderson E.

    Fun little hole in the wall that has good food for an even better price. I got three cheese enchiladas with rice and beans to go so I could eat at home. Absolutely delicious. My only concern would have been translation problems (my Spanish sucks and some restaurants in my area don't speak much English) but that turned out to be absolutely no problem because there was at least one native English speaker. Completely kind people and the food was made quickly and deliciously. Go check it out!

    La Costenita, W 30th & Georgetown. Jan 2012.
    Neal P.

    Very new. The dining area was recently remodeled and immaculately clean. It's a large dining area. I was one of only 2 customers from about 12:30 to 1:00pm. The men's room was very very clean, recently remodeled. But it was not a professional remodeling job, which is sort of typical at this style of Mexican restaurants. So that sort of stood in contrast to the impressive dining area. (Impressive in relation to what you normally expect at small authentic Mexican places.) There were two large screen tv's in the dining area. There was an all electronic touch-screen juke box on the wall, with mostly, but not entirely, Spanish-language music. $.50 per single play. Waitress spoke English well. The plastic-encased menu is bi-lingual. The chips and salsa served up front were excellent. My chicken salad was EXCELLENT! Juicy grilled chicken breast strips served on very fresh shredded lettuce with fresh tomatoes and really good avocados. I ordered a side of guacamole which was also excellent. They serve beer (and maybe wine, but not sure.) The beer signage was minimal, so it's family friendly. This place will probably not last long because of the bad location. But if you're reading this, trust me, if you've got a hankerin' for Mexican food, this is definitely worth the 8 block drive here if you are otherwise travelling along West 38th, or Lafayette Road, or High School Road, or Georgetown, or West 16th or Crawfordsville Road. Man, I love discovering places like this. I hope the Indy 500 or Brickyard 400 traffic is enough to sustain them.

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    Place was empty (& I mean EMPTY) when I was there, which was about 3pm on a Monday. When I walked in I was greeted by a male server (in Spanish), and when he realized I didn't speak Spanish, he asked me, "for here or to-go?". I chuckled and said, "Here, please". He seated me and I ordered a beverage. He asked me if I was ready to order like 30 seconds later and I replied that I needed a couple more minutes, and asked if I could get some chips & salsa. Not more than 2 minutes later he returned with chips & salsa, & asked if I was ready to order. I ordered the chicken nachos. When he brought the food out, he asked if I was finished with the chips & salsa lol. I asked him kindly if he could leave them. Bathrooms were ok. While I was there, two other customers entered the restaurant. The server asked if they knew what they wanted to order within 30 seconds of seating them. He definitely needs some guidance & finesse. With good service, this place could be amazing. Without it, customers will be driven away. These things aside, the food was really good. It was ready within a reasonable amount of time & was very fresh & tasty. The music level was perfect (barely audible). The server definitely needs some guidance.

    Tres Tacos at La Costenita in Indianapolis
    Ken I.

    I had the tres tacos on their menu - asado, pollo and (forgot the other one hahahah). For 6.99. What a bargain. One of the best Mexican restaurants this side of town, if I may say. Dining room is nice ... brings you back to Mexico, or well, restaurants in the Pilsen area of Chicago. Since Mexicans and other Latinos go to this place (I went for lunch on Saturday, June 29, 2013, all the diners there were Latinos), I would venture to guess that this place is ... authentic. Heck, they have Jarritos, so I am convinced.

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    Food & service was amazing! We come here frequently for lunch. Always great food & atmosphere! Food comes out quick too!

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    buen ambiente familiar los caldos son los más ricos y karaoke para disfrutar un rato en familia

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    Worse place to eat Mexican food, expensive and they serve really small portions. The service was horrible as well

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    Dawsons On Main - Double Cheeseburger without the bun

    Dawsons On Main

    4.0(392 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    So I'll preface this by saying we've had a lot of truly great food during our 5 days in the…read moreIndianapolis area. Our last dinner - at Dawsons on Main - was the best! We started with Tony's Favorite Nachos which consist of steak, chicken, chorizo or pulled pork (we chose steak) sautéed onions, peppers, house made queso, pico de gallo, guacamole, and black beans on top of freshly fried tri-colored chips. The flavors were truly amazing and often places skimp on the 'stuff' and give you a million chips - Dawsons has the perfect proportion so if anything, you have 'stuff' after the chips are gone. We loved these nachos and were from Texas so that says a lot. We also tried the Firecracker Shrimp, which are shrimp tossed in house-made honey sriracha sauce. These were unlike anything I've had. They had a crispy crunchy exterior and the sauce was to die for - I would buy the sauce alone if I could! It had heat but not crazy heat and the flavor was superb. Our table had the Beef Stroganoff. I must say I am not a fan of beef stroganoff - but this actually was prepared very well and had a very good flavor which kind of surprised me! We also tried the TriColored Tortellini with Chicken which had chicken, mushrooms, peas, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto cream sauce. The flavors were amazing together and I could have eaten more of this as well! We also had the Blackened Chicken Quesadilla which was a Cheddar jalapeño tortilla filled with sautéed chicken, black beans, roasted corn, house tomato relish, roasted red peppers, spinach, Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese. It was served with sour cream and Dawson's Cajun ranch. Although this was on the appetizer menu, it was easily an entree. It was stuffed with the ingredients and very flavorful and filling. All of the ingredients blended together very well and offered a mouth full of flavor in every bite! Finally, we tried the Bayou Chicken Salad which comes with Blackened chicken on top of iceberg/romaine mix with black beans jalapenos, roasted corn, fresh guacamole, house tomato relish, Cheddar, and Mozzarella cheese. It's served with tri-colored chips and Dawson's Cajun ranch. I left the chips and corn off. This was a generous salad with superb flavors. The dressing was wonderful - a little heat and a lot of flavor. Again, this was very filling as well. There was nothing I could find 'wrong' with Dawsons. The service was friendly and prompt and the food was just extremely good. I wish I could transport this place back to Texas so I could eat there more often!

    Service was good. Pot roast was generous, but dry…read more Caesar salad had no zing. Iasked for a lemon to help it. Bar food, but not the best.

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    Ugly Crab

    Ugly Crab

    4.0(151 reviews)
    6.8 mi
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    First time here. Walked in at 425pm and I was the only person. So was a little scared. The lady…read moregreeted me with smile and welcomed me in. I sat down and she gave me a menu. Great special and offers on the menu. I went with combo #5 .5 pound crab .5 pound shrimp and 1 lobster tail. $41.99. I picked all 3 sauces spicy. The bag came and when I opened it wow it smelled great. Lobster tail was a nice size and very good. Shrimp was great the crab legs were very good. They were about size 3,5-4 on the crab scale that runs 1-5 (5 being the best size) the crabs legs had great meat in them and very big. Normally places give you a size 2-3 so this was a very nice surprise. Potato's and corn were great. Very happy with the food and value. Great deal if I lived here I would come once a week. So would I come back? Yes Yes and Yes. Come try this place.

    We went there early Sunday evening around 5:45. First timers, sign hanging up says order here, we…read morefigured out what we want step up to order woman running register asked here or to go I said here she hands us two menus tell us to find booth. We sat down , she sat at a table and eats, stops to take care of pick up orders goes back to eating, servers are coming and going waiting on other diners, still nothing. We waited 15 minutes woman finishes her food stands back at the register, still nothing. We got up walked out she calls out Thank you. We both hesitated but walked away. I can't comment on the food never got to order but service I can comment on and it was horrible. We will never give it second chance. There are too many other options around. If I could give it a lower rating I would.

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    Tiff's Love Butta

    Tiff's Love Butta

    4.7(47 reviews)
    4.8 miSaint Joseph
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    Y'all. Backstory: I can't cook. And if I could cook I wouldn't be able to cook seafood. Yesterday…read morewas my husband's birthday and he was looking for a frozen seafood boil to have when his 2nd shift job was over for the day. I couldn't let frozen seafood happen on his birthday-he LOVES seafood. Here come's a recommendation for Tiff's Love Butta. Ordered from their website (could've ordered from DD & saved $5 but I'd rather order from a local business directly than give my money to DD). The website was SO easy to use, and setting up delivery was equally as easy. Even better that I was able to pick a time almost 12 hours later in the day so it would be hot & fresh right when he got home. I ordered him the *(1 lb) Love Butta Baked Snow Crab Clusters, 1/2 lb Shrimp, 1/2 lb Sausage, Smothered Potatoes, 1 Corn* and he LOVED it. He only ate half of it before succumbing to a food coma, and then he woke up in the middle of the night to even eat more. I cannot thank y'all enough for making my husband's birthday so special. And y'all have lamb too? He's gonna be so happy, he loves lamb. I can't wait to surprise him again with another beautiful meal from this place.

    Updated review! After today, an absolute 5 stars is needed! Yesterday I had ordered from here for…read morethe first time, it was amazing just a taddddd bit overcooked. Today??? Everything was PERFECT. The flavor, the texture, all of it! This might be a dangerous place for me, it's going to take all of my money! Absolutely recommend ordering from Tiff!!!!

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    Slapfish - Lobster roll, sweet potato fries, and lobster mac and cheese.

    Slapfish

    4.6(462 reviews)
    5.2 miMile Square
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    I recently tried Slap's Fish Market and sampled a little bit of everything--lobster roll, burrito,…read morecheesecake, and their lobster deviled eggs--and overall it was a really memorable experience. The service was very helpful deciding what to order. The setting was fun down town indanopolis feel. The lobster roll was definitely the standout. It was packed with fresh, flavorful lobster and had a nice balance of buttery richness without feeling too heavy. You can tell the seafood is high quality, which makes a huge difference. The lobster deviled eggs were super unique and honestly one of my favorite bites. Creamy, slightly tangy, and topped with lobster--it's not something you see everywhere, and they executed it really well. My husband tried the shrimp burrito, which was great for a seafood spot. It was hearty, well-seasoned, and filled generously. It didn't feel like an afterthought on the menu. To finish, the cheesecake was a great choice it was from the cheesecake factory is what the offered for my birthday smooth, rich, and just the right level of sweetness with a strawberry topping to end the meal without being overwhelming. Overall, Slap's Fish Market delivers on both creativity and quality. It's a great spot if you want fresh seafood with a few fun, unexpected twists. I'd definitely come back to try more of the menu.

    Not gonna lie, my work group really likes coming here when we have lunch outings. My only problem?…read moreI very much dislike seafood to any capacity. Yet, I still eat here just fine. I feel like most seafood places will have vegetarian options by way of removing the fish from pasta dishes or salad, but it's also nice to know that you can get chicken as a substitute on most of these kinds of dishes, too. Granted, it's just like chicken tenders, but still good nonetheless. I really like their firecracker pasta, which is moderately spicy in my opinion. There's no particular fishy smell here, which is always a good sign that the seafood they serve here is freshly prepared. Our food always comes out quickly for lunch and we've been a group as large as 8 or 9. I do believe that ordering is mostly done online in their mass Ave location, though. I don't really seek out a place like Slapfish on my own (no offense at all, just not a seafood girlie!!), but I would assume that it's a rather popular establishment as they recently opened a fifth location in the greater Indy area. If I did like fish and such more, I'd probably be here on a more regular rotation.

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    Rick's Café Boatyard - Jumbo Shrimp Martini

    Rick's Café Boatyard

    3.7(1.3k reviews)
    3.6 mi
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    We had a very large dinner party at Rick's. There were over 20 of us. The service we received was…read morethe same as a small party of 4-6 people. Dandy Garcia was so attentive and friendly. He has a personal touch to the way he takes care of his guests. In addition, the food was fantastic and the atmosphere was lovely. I wish I had taken pictures. Put this restaurant on your list if you're in Indy and sit on the patio for a good vibe and with a water view.

    I had lunch here today with three colleagues. The food and service could not have been better…read more Everything was absolutely perfect. This was a perfect day to dine outside. And Rick's has the best outdoor dining in the Indianapolis area, hands down. No other restaurant patio or deck even comes close. From our table we had a nice view of Eagle Creek. There were a few sailboats out, the sky was blue, and there was a gentle breeze. Our server Cameron was excellent. He answered our questions about menu items and provided suggestions. He was very efficient and kept our glasses full. We ordered several appetizers to share: shrimp cocktail, stuffed mushrooms, crab cakes, and Korean hush puppies. Highly recommend the Korean hush puppies and the crab cakes! I ordered salmon roulades for my entrée, and I would definitely order it again. Everyone else enjoyed their entrées as well: a grouper Reuben, vegetable stir fry, and chicken Parmesan. A perfect experience.

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