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    Sauce on the Side

    4.5 (190 reviews)
    ModerateSalad, Desserts, Italian

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    Inside of the Magic Carpet Ride
    Dara S.

    Looking for dinner before the Fever game and Sauce on the Side was a great choice. It is right across Pennsylvania Street from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. We arrived at 5:30pm and it was pretty busy. I ordered the Magic Carpet Ride (Crimini, Button, Portabella & Shiitake Mushrooms, Roasted Garlic Puree, Parmesan, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Garlic Honey Oil with Garlic Butter dipping sauce) for $11.59 at the counter. They give you a table marker and an employee brings your food out to you. It came out hot and fresh. I could not taste the difference in all of the mushrooms. The garlic butter dip reminded me of a garlic aïoli not a butter. The size of the calzone was large and more than I could eat in one seating. And since I was heading to the game I threw away about half. There is a lot of seating. Nothing special about the space. White walls and basic tables and chairs. I will go back and share that calzone with my mom. I think she would love it.

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    Robert W.

    First off, this place was right outside our hotel lobby! Quick walk for lunch. Right across from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Calzones are very large, 10" pizza [basically] folded in half. The coolest part about this experience for me was the Craft Soda fountain!!! I tasted several different flavors but settle on the Original Ski(Lemon/Orange combo) it kind of resembled Mt. Dew in look and taste. Holy flavor explosion in your mouth! The "Duke" WAS amazing! The dipping sauce was a combo of ranch and BBQ sauce of some type, totally gave it that extra punch of flavor! The salad was very similar! Overall, the food we had was amazing! The service was quick. No wait to order, probably only waited about 15 minutes total before we were chowing down! Would come here again!

    Magic carpet ride is truly magic for you garlic and mushrooms lovers.
    John S.

    Sauce is a national chain and if you've ever been to one you know they do a good job of keeping the quality consistently good. More specific to this location the workers are super friendly and helpful and of course the food is good. They have an epic location right across the street from the gainbridge fieldhouse, making it an excellent place to grab a bite before a pacers game or concert and not have to worry about being late. Portions are huge so i recommend splitting with someone and kicking back and enjoying the big window views of the comings and goings at the arena.

    Meet me in St Louie
    Jennifer M.

    Absolutely the best calzone I've ever had. The dough was light and crisp, the ingredients were top notch and well done, the Sauces were delicious, and that parm on top was the finishing touch!! The sheer size is impressive. You get your money's worth here - in all the ways. We order for delivery and our order was hot and packed well. You can tell these are handmade and made to order. This will definitely be a staple in my Friday night life!

    Small Smokehouse Salad
    Plenty F.

    4 stars. Delicious lunch. Reliable delivery. The smokehouse salad was a nice size. However, the basil was off putting. I'll leave that off next time. The rosemary vinaigrette was very pungent. Not to my liking. I tried the of the calzones. All were tasty. My only issue was with the size of the garlic pieces. No one wants to bite into huge pieces of garlic when eating, but the mushroom calzone is filled with garlic. I think the garlic should be finely minced. Looking forward to ordering from here again soon.

    Liz T.

    These calzones are to die for. I first tried them in St Louis, so I was ecstatic to find out there was an Indy location. The meet me in st louis is delicious, plus you can get Ski soda on tap. My husband is from STL, so these flavors are the flavors of home. A great casual place for some good food.

    Justin N.

    This review encompasses two consecutive days of calzone delight. We stopped by our first and ordered a Carmen and the roasty toasty. We enjoyed both, but agreed the fontina cheese of the Carmen pushed it to the top spot. The next day we wanted to try more offerings and got a Fatty B and a meet me in St Louie. Again, both were excellent. After our 4 calzones we ranked 1 - Carmen 2 - Fatty B 3 - Meet me in St Louie 4 - Roasty Toasty On top of our calzone delight, the soft drinks are also out of this world. We sampled every offering and enjoyed near all of them. For two people who dont drink soda, this comes as quite the surprise. We highly recommend dining here.

    Spinach Artichoke Bites w/Pesto Queso
    Cara S.

    I have been here a couple of times now, and I will continue to return. Ordering at the counter is fine by me - the workers are friendly, and they bring your food to your table and clear it for you. Food is served on real plates, and there is a nice supply of real, reusable silverware and napkins awaiting guests on every table. LOVE that. Plus, carryout containers are biodegradable! It's a cool, casual atmosphere, with large windows, great for natural lighting (and watching people across the street at the fieldhouse). I had the Garden Calzone on the first visit, and I remember it being tasty and sizeable. My husband enjoyed his Fatty B Calzone, although he said it was a little salty. The second time, I tried the Spinach Artichoke Bites for something a little smaller. These definitely hit the spot. They are panko-breaded little bites of cheesy, spinach artichokey goodness, and the pesto queso dipping sauce is yummy! My husband also said, "Wow, those are really good" when he tried one.

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    Zachary D.

    Ever been walk-in around and just felt the need for a calzone? If so meander your way downtown Indy near the Pacers arena and you'll find Sauce on the side. Calzones and salads are their jam. They have about 12 different calzones and just as many salads. My three things: 1 ) Different Soda options with more of a micro brew kinda locality. 2) Costanza hit the spot but has large peals of garlic. Had to sort some out. 3) Place is clean and lots of seating. They have a bar if you want/need a drink with your calzone. Check it out nice spot!

    Adora C.

    Uber delivery. Still great. Trued their St Louis location, glad they have an Indy location. Size was enough for me, ordered the buffalo bites also--both very good. I tried the Figgy Piggy this time.

    Buffalo chicken calzone
    Jeff C.

    You better come hungry. Big calzones with lots of fillings. The calzone was cooked to perfection. Order at the counter and food is delivered to the table. Each one is made fresh so it's a 10-15 minute wait. Good selection of beer and sodas

    Christina B.

    If you and 12 of your friends want something to eat, this is the place for you. I ate maybe half of my calzone and I was so full the rest of the day. You could definitely split a calzone between 2 or 3 people and be good. I had the Roasty Toasty which was cheese, chicken, arugula, and pine nuts with pesto. It was of course delicious. The s'mores was delicious too. We ate almost the whole thing before I realized I didn't get a picture. The staff were really friendly and explained the menu and all our options. The location was super cool, right across from the fieldhouse. Parking was a little difficult but that's to be expected with any downtown location.

    I forgot what I order but add jalapeño
    Madison T.

    Mmmmm so tasty. Fun place. Great food. Walked in off the street and very impressed with the quality of the calzone. Was huuuuge too and so I wasn't even able to shove it down it was so big, and I can usually pack stuff away.

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