Hometown Cooking As…read morea former resident of Hartford City, I was pleased to see another dining experience to choose from in my hometown. The Sweet Spot, located in walking distance from the Blackford County Courthouse on West Washington street. The initial appeal is their various ice cream treats and drinks. While I didn't have the opportunity to try their various options, they appeared to be outstanding selections at reasonable prices. I met the owner (Mike) seated outside on a beautiful day last week and was very impressed with his desire to provide quality food at affordable prices wrapped in a memorable experience While the Sweet Spot has only been opened a few weeks, Mike and his great team have a wealth of knowledge and experience with an equal desire for creating a raving fan encounter I ended up (at Mike's recommendation) enjoying the mushroom, Swiss burger with a side serving of delicious potato salad. If you're looking for a hometown taste and feel, I'd encourage you to try it - you'll love it

Yummiest hamburger ever!! A no nonsense good eats bacon cheeseburger! Went after playing Euchre at…read moresenior center had a full counter; and the wait was not long. It's a hamburger place the service was congenial and nice.

Classic American comfort foods and burgers with a timeless feel. The burgers are so good-big and…read morefresh-nothing prepackaged all fresh ingredients with fresh baked buns. There are great homestyle specials and other great menu items that salute the past but are modern. The place is outfitted as a 1950s diner just like the original Grand Hamburg was but with new life. The staff are 3xtremely friendly and the manager not only is hands on but is bilingual for those who speak Spanish. Grant's Place is great for any meal of the day and features outdoor seating..

Really good little place to eat. The food is pretty good…read more It's carry out only but no biggie Will be back

Best Shrimp Fried Rice in the area. Large order just over $7.00. They use to have a great buffet…read morebut has been closed due to the economy. All of their dishes are available for take out. For a great buffet style Chinese dinner try King's Buffet in Muncie, Indiana.

We went here after work on the recommendation of a consultant we worked with over the weekend…read more It was on our way back to our hotel, and not far off the highway. We enjoyed the extensive selection of soups and N.A. and regular beer. The grilled cheese is so good. Highly recommend it. You must get the sticky pudding...fo not miss it. It's so good!

My wife and I were visiting the James Dean museum in Fairmont on a nice sunny Saturday. The owner…read moreof the museum (Lenny) suggested driving a few miles north to Payne's for lunch. It's a few minutes off the highway, but certainly doesn't feel like you're in Gas City, IN. It looks like they added on an outdoor space recently. Nothing too extravagant, but nice enough for lunch. A nice younger man took care of us on the patio. The menu was quite eclectic and unique. The tortilla chips and cold bean dip was a great way to start. Both our soups were fantastic....cheddar cheese for one and leek soup the other. Fish and chips hit the spot and apparently a fan favorite. My wife had the club sandwich of GF bread. Great little local spot if you're ever in the area.

I got food poisoning from it never ordering from there again was sick today…read more Oh never eat here again

This, my friend, is a super up and coming. They have a brick and mortar in Marion,IN but have…read moreseveral food trucks that move around east central Indiana. Go to their face book page and follow them. If they are in your area you must try them. You'll thank me later. I can honestly say some of the best hamburgers out there. Are they the cheapest? No. Are they the best? Hell ya!! The American Boderman-classic. The PB&J. Be brave and non judgemental- go for it. I enjoyed it. The chip ? Okay, not great, needs a seasoning update but for the price. (I would suggest made to order but that the only negative but considering the quality of cravable hamburgers you get a pass. Fast and friendly service. We track their location and when in town we get excited that we know the next few meals are taken care of.

It's a must stop by location! The big ole chicken is delicious and big enough to split for two…read more Even their mini sizes for I cream are very filling and the price is great. I love the chocolate midnight shake, but the IWU2 and Trojan sundae are pretty good as well. No free refills and water is self serve. The place does have a distinct old smell when you come in but the ice cream comes out quick and you have it with your meal or just pick it up after you are done eating which is awesome. I loved to grab ice cream and walk around town or Taylor but there's plenty of seating inside.

I don't understand the hype?…read more We stopped by Ivanhoe's for lunch during a work trip. I've been told the place is supposed to be an "Indiana destination location"... I don't get it. Ivanhoe's was ok, but nothing special. It's like a rundown and dilapidated Culver's, but with a smaller menu and the food isn't nearly as good. We got there at 11:40 and it was busier than a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest... It was literally like an AARP Club in there (we were the young whipper snappers). The service was friendly, but it took 40 minutes for us to order and get our food... Their operations were super slow and inefficient. The food itself was alright (decent pork tenderloin) and they have an ice cream menu the size of Texas, but overall it just wasn't anything to write home about. Ivanhoe's is your quintessential podunk small town Indiana restaurant, which is cool but not worth all the hype... Good? Yes. Great? No.

Grain & Grill comes with a good set of recommendations whether you are coming for food or to the…read moreBad Dad Brewery. Fairmount is a short drive off I69 and worth a try. The facility is not overly attractive or inviting. You have to decide which door to use depending on which business you are frequenting. I didn't see any signs for the outdoor seating to direct you to the hostess. The parking lot is large with lots of spaces up close. We were here for food so we picked the door to Grains & Grill. The host was very friendly and kind. The inside looked welcoming. The journey to get to the outdoor seating was a bit of a maze. There seems to be plenty of comfortable indoor seating though it is kind of broken up in disjointed rooms. The outside area was nice. The over hang shielded us from the sun in our evening dinning hours. I found the tables to be a bit close together. There was another party next to our table so we had to be cautious about moving chairs to get situated. The outdoor chairs have a flexible plastic seat. The seat seemed to give more than made me comfortable. The chair seemed a bit flimsy. However, it was comfortable and didn't collapse on me. We started with the fried mushrooms. There were a LOT of small mushroom tips in this order. The batter was thicker and a bit mushy. There wasn't much seasoning flavor to the batter but it wasn't greasy to taste. The mushrooms seemed fresh. The dish was fairly good. The cocktail sauce had a decent amount of zip to it. My wife had the blackened fish tacos. Two came with the order. She loved the fresh taste. Definitely not a fishy taste. Delicious she said! I decided to try the Hoosier Hot Plate. It seemed like a house speciality...so why not! The tenderloin was outstanding! The pork was moist and juicy and moderately thin. The breading was nicely crunchy and moderately thick with a slight greasy taste. Maybe the best tenderloin I have ever had! The tenderloin was laid on top of a bed a real mashed potatoes. You could tell they were real by the lumps I bone smooth consistency. These were excellent as well. Just like mashed potatoes should be that were going to accent the meat. The tenderloin was topped with a creamed corn. I would have been disappointed if this creamed corn was the side dish. It was kind of bland and didn't have much of a corn taste. It was also rather mushy. I didn't think the corn added much taste to the tenderloin/mashed potato taste. Overall...it was an interesting dish that was worth a try.

Had a birthday dinner here last night. Party of 8. 7 were at or over 80 years old. I'll get to…read morewhy that's significant. We were seated fairly quickly. Our drink order was taken, which was almost all water. Drinks came several minutes later. Orders were taken a few minutes after that. Food did take a bit but not unreasonable. At that time a few people needed more water. It took over 10 minutes before a pitcher of water was delivered to the table by someone other than our server. Bread was requested to the person bringing the water since we hadn't seen our server in nearly 15 minutes. Another 10 minutes and our server comes to check on us. She stated she didn't know about the lack of bread and blamed it on the other employee not telling her. At least another 10 minutes go by and nearly everyone is finished eating when the bread arrives. The food was good and the amount of food was good. All but me had eaten there before. 3 got the Hoosier plate, a couple had the tenderloin, a couple got burgers, and I got the Makers beef tips. All enjoyed their food and only a couple had any left to take home. The mashed potatoes were very good and a large portion. There were several ounces of meat and a good portion of green beans. The food was definitely a 4+. The service was a 2 at best. Along with the poor service, they added the optional 20% gratuity, since we had a party of 8. I knew this was possible since I read it on the menu. Most of the party did not. It was noted on the ticket but it was put very close to the other charges. For some, it was not noticeable. I understand the reasoning behind the charge but if the business isn't crowded and the servers aren't working excessively, I don't believe it's justified. In this instance, it may have led to poorer service since the server knew she'd be getting 20% no matter what.

La Palma was really good I had the Papas Locas I think it was called. Basically loaded fries. It…read morereminded me of a deconstructed California burrito. Steak, fries, pico, guacamole, cheese. Very tasty. I liked the atmosphere typical Mexican restaurant. The waitress was very attentive.

I had carry out. The tacos were great. Well packaged and ready on time. If I'm ever back in this…read morearea, I will try to dine in.

Good food. Good service. Small town ambiance! If you're in town and need a place to eat I would…read morerecommend it. Broasted pork chop, chili, chicken bacon trio

This is our go to for the occasional meal out. The food is always made well and they have a large…read moremenu to choose from. The service is fast and the employees are very friendly and helpful. The dining room is a little dark but always clean and well taken care of.

The Pickle is not a fine dinning establishment. The food and atmosphere are bar like at best. The…read moreplace was very clean and organized. The waitress hustled and was very friendly. Prices were okay depending on what you ordered. My side salad was pretty basic. Rather small. The vegetables were fresh. Not many side vegetables or items to spice up the salad. In general...it was rather plain. My special baked sub was a let down. The sun is very small. It appears to be served on a dressed up hot dog bun. The bun was glazed, buttered and perhaps grilled to give it some flavor. The filling items were tasty. I liked the vegetables, sauce and meat tastes. They resembled a supreme pizza taste. However...in my opinion...the whole hot dog bun thing just doesn't work.

The customer service was very rude. He did not want to be there, and we felt like we were a pain…read moreanytime we talked to him. He made all of us feel very uncomfortable. Also just a side point, the lanes were oiled poorly.