Napolese - Indianapolis

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND HEAD IMMEDIATELY TO THIS RESTAURANT! I visit Indianapolis as a business traveler several times a year. This just became a staple in my visit. I have a team here with me and some of us were in a meeting in the same building. The meeting ended around 4:30 pm and one of the exec 's we were meeting with offered to walk us out on her way out. As we walked and chatted, she shared that she and her husband were foodies who enjoyed making home made Italian dishes, and we both agreed that using double zero flower was a must. She talked about making pizza dough from scratch, something we hadn 't yet tried, and as we passed Napolese, she mentioned that their pizzas were well made and the restaurant served authentic Italian dishes. So, after we went back to the hotel to change, my team and I went back to check it out. Wow. For starters, we had the Arugula salad with strawberries, candied walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, shaved fennel, and it was all drizzled with a reduced aged balsamic vinegar. There were five of us so we shared that, and a Farro salad. I had never had a farro salad so I didn 't know what to expect. When it came out, the look of it surprised me because it wasn 't really a salad, like with lettuce, but a salad like macaroni or potato, except with farro, peas, sliced radishes, toasted almonds, and a very light dressing. It was incredible! I had several helpings and the colleague who ordered it kept espousing how healthy it was. When the waiter came over to ask how everything tasted, I raved about the farro salad and the waiter said, 'yeah, and it 's such a healthy dish '. I don 't want to take anything away from the Arugula salad that was just as delicious, but the farro salad introduced me to a whole new experience. I could have easily had a bowl of that for lunch and would have been completely satisfied. After that, the five of us split two pizzas, one Margherita with mushrooms and one called Hamaker 's Corner. The Hamaker 's had pepperoni that was sliced lengthwise, not in disks, and sweet Italian sausage without the casing. It also had provolone and mozzarella cheese and mushrooms on it. From the first bite of the meat pizza I knew we were in for a treat. The pepperoni was just the right amount of spiciness and had a great crunchy outside and soft inside texture, and the sausage was seasoned just right with a touch of fennel. But the star of the bite came from the sauce. It 's hard to explain what a good pizza sauce tastes like, but the flavor is a light tomato flavor with an undertone of mild sweetness that comes form a properly cooked sauce, and a lightness to it that doesn 't bully the rest of the bite. A great pizza sauce is like an award winning supporting actor, they make the event better without needing to take over. The same carried through the Margherita, of course, and I can only imagine that every other pizza they offer will be just as delicious. Expertly cooked in their brick oven, I would eat an old shoe on top of any of their pizzas because the seasoning, sauce, and brick oven fried crust would make it taste like filet mignon. For dessert, some got the pistachio gelato, one got the seasonal fruit crisp, that happened to be rhubarb today, coupled with pistachio gelato, and I had the panna cotta that came with strawberries, basil syrup, and citrus vanilla olive oil. I can tell you that I constructed every bite with a dollop of panna cotta and a slice of strawberry, and I took my time on every bite. Someone commented on how quiet the table had gotten, except for the grunts and moaning. One of the best culinary experiences I 've had in a long time. I was really, really tempted to share a bite of the hot rhubarb crisp with the pistachio gelato that everyone was raving about, but I had such a nice experience and memory of the last bite of the panna cotta, that I didn 't want to risk overlaying that memory with something different. It was simply heavenly. Here 's a shocking twist. The bill for all five of us.... $120 (before tip). Boom you 're welcome!!

Delicious, original, local pizzas! Fabulous drink menu, heavy handed pours, pleasant waitstaff! Pricey but you get what you pay for!

What are you doing? I visit Indianapolis several times a year as a business traveler. It just became a cornerstone in my visit. I have a team with me and some of us were in a meeting in the same building. The meeting ended at 4:30 p.m. and one of the exects we met to get out on our way. When we went and talked, she shared that she and her husband were foods that enjoyed making it home made Italian dishes, and we both agreed that with double zero flower was a must. She talked about making pizza dough from scratch, something we had not yet tried, and when we passed Napolese, she mentioned that her pizza was well made and the restaurant served authentic Italian dishes. After we went back to the hotel to change, my team and I went back to check it out. Wow. For appetizers we had the Arugula salad with strawberries, candied walnuts, Gorgonzola cheese, shaved fennel, and he was drowned all with a reduced, alternating Balsamico vinegar. There were five of us, so we shared this and a Farro salad. I never had a Farro salad, so I didn't know what to expect. When it came out, the look surprised me because it was really a salad, like with salad, but a salad like macaroni or potato, except with farro, peas, cut radishes, roasted almonds, and a very easy dressing. It was incredible! I had several help and the colleague who ordered it kept it tempting how healthy it was. When the waiter came here to ask how everything tasted, I ran over the Farro Salat and the waiter said yes, and it is such a healthy dish. I don't want to take away from the Arugula salad that was just as delicious, but the Farro salad has brought me to a whole new experience. I would have just got a bowl of it for lunch and would have been completely satisfied. Then the five two pizzas, a margherita with mushrooms and one named Hamaker's Corner. The Hamaker 's had pepperoni, which was cut in length, not in slices, and sweet Italian sausage without the shell. It also had provolone and mozzarella cheese and mushrooms on it. From the first bite of the meat pizza I knew we were there for a treat. The pepperoni was exactly the right amount of spice and had a large crispy outer and soft inner texture, and the sausage was seasoned directly with a hint of fennel. But the star of the bite came from the sauce. It is difficult to explain how a good pizza sauce tastes, but the taste is a light tomato flavor with a subtone of mild sweetness, which comes to form a properly cooked sauce, and a lightness to it, the 't bully the rest of the bite. A great pizza sauce is like an award-winning companion, they make the event better without taking over. The same thing about the Margherita, of course, and I can only imagine that any other pizza they offer will be just as delicious. Well boiled in her oven, I would eat an old shoe on each of her pizza, because the spices, sauce and oven fried crust would taste it like fillet mignon. For dessert some got the pistachios gelato, one got the seasonal fruit crepe that was today rhubarb, paired with pistachios gelato, and I had the panna cotta that came with strawberries, basil syrup and citrus vanilla olive oil. I can tell you that I built every bite with a puppet player from Panna Cotta and a piece of strawberry, and I took my time on every bite. Someone said how quiet the table was, except the grin and moaning. One of the best culinary experiences I had in a long time. I was really, really trying to share a bite of the hot Rhabarb crisis with the pistachios gelato that everyone raving, but I had such a nice experience and memory of the last bite of the Panna cotta that I did not risk overlaying this memory with something else. It was just heavenly. Here's a shocking turn. The bill for all five of us.... $120 (before the tip). Boom you 're welcome!!

Delicious, original, local pizzas! Fabulous drink menu, heavy hand casting, pleasant waitress! Pricey, but you get what you pay!

Very clean! Nice restaurant! Waiter was fast and very in detail. Get the starter that called. Bourbon Creamed Corn: Corn, Cream, Onions Peppers, Fresh Basil, Focaccia it’s delicious and it comes with cheesy bread. The only reason why it was 4 star was because it’s a little pricey and smaller tables but well worth it. Even has a roofed patio! Gotta try this place!