A fermented Isan sausage at a new Carmel Thai spot is getting Indianapolis Star attention as the latest must-try. Here’s what it is and where to find it.

Upland Hospitality has taken over Sangrita Grill & Cantina in Fishers and tapped Josh Ratliff to overhaul the menu and build an expanded tequila program.

The Green Tree Mall Texas Roadhouse — the chain’s 1993 original — will close as the company builds a larger Veterans Parkway restaurant expected in mid‑November.

The Love Bug has opened at The Garage Food Hall in Bottleworks, serving scratch-made comfort food and a limited weekend brunch menu. The stall joins a growing roster of local vendors downtown.

A new sandwich shop will occupy the Salesforce Tower street-level storefront left empty since Yolk closed in 2024.

Gray Brothers Cafeteria is auctioning hundreds of kitchen and dining items after closing its Mooresville dining room; inspections next Thursday and bidding closes next Friday.

The first 100 customers at Wendy’s Fishers grand re-opening this Saturday will get a weekly free sandwich, salad or breakfast item for a year.

Founders Grounds and Pax Verum teamed up to open Speedway City Garage on Main Street, pairing coffee, breakfast and craft beer steps from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Rise’n Roll opens in Zionsville Friday with a free‑donut giveaway for the first 100 customers, including larger prizes for the earliest arrivals.

Blake Shelton announced a 37,000‑sq‑ft Ole Red at the Fieldhouse District next to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, with a planned late‑2027 opening.

Root & Bone will close its College Avenue restaurant after six years; the last service is scheduled for June 7, 2026 and the restaurant asks guests to use gift cards before then.

Brownsburg is advancing plans for a Texas Roadhouse behind the Village Center near I-74. The proposal will go before the Advisory Plan Commission later this spring.

Sulky's Restaurant & Bar opens April 23 at Harrah's Hoosier Park with trackside views and an elevated comfort-food menu from Chef Joe Grilliot.