Wake up to some spice with the Miller Farm Chicken Hash, featuring tomato fennel gravy, crispy potato, beech mushrooms, fennel, basil pesto, and a sunny herbed duck egg from Rize (2721 E. 86th St., 317-843-6101).
The stick-to-your-ribs Liege Waffle with baby-back ribs, braised greens, and spiced bourbon barbecue sauce from Taxman Brewing Company (29 S. Main St., Fortville, 317-482-1272).
The Maple Marinated Chicken Salad at Palomino (49 W. Maryland St., 317-974-0400), made even more luscious with a warm hunk of blue cheese that oozes out of its shell of crushed pecans.
The fresh and flavorful Bun Cha Gio at Chao Vietnamese Street Food (7854 96th St., 317-622-8820) with charbroiled slices of lemongrass-marinated Fischer Farms beef, a crispy egg roll, carrots, cucumbers, pickled daikon, lettuce, peanuts, and a bright, vinegary sauce.
The addictive Frita, the Cuban-style burger popular in South Florida, with a specially seasoned patty, house ketchup, and shoestring potatoes on Friday special at Elena Ruz Cuban Cuisine at Black Circle (2201 E. 46th St., 317-828-7068).