Fat Dan's Deli

We were in Indy for a show at Butler. I was looking on Google for places close to Butler, when I ran across this place. My husband's family are from the Chicago suburbs and we love "Chicago food" so this was close and sounded great. I called in to see if they get super busy for Butler shows. They said busy but not crazy, however, that night, half the restaurant was rented out for a private event and there was a Cubs wild card game that night so it probably would be crazy. We had our hearts set on it already, so we decided to give it a try and hope to get in. We snuck in just before the game started & the large reservation came in and that was the ticket. It got really busy after that. It was fun to be there with all the Cubs fans but as a Cubs fan but not a crazy involved Cubs fan I kinda

Fat Dan’s Deli is located just north of 54th Street on the west side of College Avenue, across the street from Fresh Market. Stepping inside, you’ll find yourself looking at a square-shaped bar, surrounded by tables. There’s plenty of seating at the bar and tables, as well as a split booth, with additional seating outside when the weather permits. And when conditions are just right, two large overhead doors open up, bringing the outside in. The menu is quite expansive, offering hot dogs, sausages, chicken wings, burgers, and general pub food. The service here is great, and the pub grub is well above average. For our meal, we decided on the Chicago Dog—my wife thought it was decidedly great. She also tried the dry-rubbed and smoked chicken wings, which she declared were fabulous—some of t

One of my favorite food joints in Indianapolis. I’ve been here (Broad Ripple location) numerous occasions and it never disappoints. Almost everything on the menu is great but I especially like the Dirty Tots (see picture), You The Champ Champ, and Basket of Nugs (like the Chic-fil-A nuggets but 10x better). Street parking is easy and their outside patio is both spacious & dog friendly.

This place came highly recommended as a place to go if I wanted to binge on unhealthy food. I mean it's called Fat Dan's for a reason. Anyways, the atmosphere is pretty nice. It's got TV's for sports watching, some garage doors open for good weather, and some outdoor seating. The service was fine too. I was warned ahead of time that there are no plates and most things served on butcher paper. The food though. Some were hits and some were misses. I thoroughly enjoyed the loaded tots and fries. The wings were great. The Chicago beef sandwich was good, but had a bit of an odd taste/smell and that Giardiniera had me sweating. The Wednesday only meatloaf sandwich though was pretty dang bad. Wouldn't recommend that to an enemy. Overall though, I'd go back when my arteries unclog

The reason I went to this place, our company was invited to a clients appreciation event by a realtor. The spot that the organizers were assigned was half of the restaurant. Although there was a huge turnout, especially on a day when Chicago cubs are playing, the guests with small children were reasonably comfortable. The host and servers were very attentive. I wish I remember their names! Awesome team! Someone is in-charge of going back and forth to make sure the food was well-replenished. I was part of the organizer and they were very pleasant and helped me every step of the way. Apart from their awesome customer service, their food was excellent. Their briskets, pork and beef, are tender, juicy, and delicious. Chicago hotdog lived up to its expectations. It was one of the most replenish