Top Notch Bar

The steaks here are excellent, but be prepared to carry leftovers home. (I think the sirloin for two could easily feed a family of four. No joke.) I think steaks are a weekend affair, and the rest of the menu is available during the week.

The only other place I can think of that has a competitive steak would be the Sportsman in Monticello.

I think I arrived in a Delorean. This bar is in a serious time wrinkle, circa about 1987, I think. Small selection of bottled beers (nothing local), small selection of liquors (nothing unusual)...but the service is friendly, the other patrons were not obnoxious...and the filet and krinkle cut fries were great. After a long weekend surrounded by family and turkey, we needed some real grown-up time...and some beef too. This cool small-town bar filled both bills. If you take a trip up to Brookston, there's an Indiana gift shop called Two Cookin Sisters too. You can do some light gift shopping then feast on filet mignon, hand cut onion rings, frog legs, and catfish.

A dining desination.  One reviewer said it best - the filet mignon melts in your mouth!  It takes an hour to get here from the west side of Indy up I65 and 15 min north on SR43.  If you like a tavern atmosphere that serves great food (my favorite kind of place) you have to go here. -Greg