HISTORIC STEER IN

I WOULDN'T STEER YOU WRONG

 
The definition of steer is to guide, show the way, or direct.  Last Saturday I still had visions of a good tenderloin sandwich in my head and when my husband asked where I'd like to have lunch, I immediately thought of a place not too far away called "Edwards Drive In".  We hadn't been there since we were newlyweds and lived in the area nearby.  We have since moved further south and we've also been married 42 years, so that was a long, long time ago and things may have changed over the years.


We set out on our quest and when we were about a block away when the traffic started to back up and I saw flashing lights.  We creeped forward bit by bit for half a block and then I saw on the marquee sign for the restaurant that they were having a Charity Car Show and the place was packed and security was trying to manage traffic and there was no way we were going to get in the middle of that.  Well that idea was a bum steer!

My husband suggested we head a few more miles north to what we knew to be Harold's Steer Inn.  The name is now known as Indy's Historic Steer Inn.    My initial thought when I started writing this blog was that I would write about our new experiences but as far as the Steer-In goes, I've known about this restaurant since the 60's when I went to high school close by.

At that time the thing to do was cruise in before or after a game or maybe even a first date. I have moved away from that side of town but on occasion have returned to check things out and my husband even had a meeting there not to long ago to help with the planning of a reunion.

We started with mushrooms which I thought were a little greasy and there was something about the breading, it just not as crispy as I normally like.  You could tell, though, that these were fresh mushrooms they were hand breaded and not some commercial frozen appetizer.

I am glad to report that I did have the tenderloin.  It was a little different from what I'm used to because you could really taste the pork. The meat was thick and the sandwich was not just a lot of breading. It was accompanied by a lot of fries that were crinkle cut not those thin shoestring kind.  There was plenty on the plate to share with my husband. The service was friendly and quick, even though they had a large lunch crowd.

This establishment was featured on Drive-Ins, Diners and Dives. 
There was a lot of history in this place and it was good reminiscing over lunch.  I would hope every city or town had a place like this.










INDY'S HISTORIC STEER IN
5130 East 10th Street
Indianapolis, IN

Visited on Saturday, 10/26/13