Chicken breast and wing with Fire in Da Hole sauce (hot! hot! hot!) at Joella’s Hot Chicken (4715 E. 96th St., 317-663-8880). With a cooling side of broccoli slaw.
Slips of hard cheese scattered with piquillo peppers, nuts, radish sprouts, and pomegranate seeds, one of the small plates at The Owner’s Wife (608 N. Park Ave., 317-423-8765).
Meaty Hawaiian walu, pan-seared for a crispy finish, on a bed of nutty black rice and lemon beurre blanc at Salt on Mass (505 Massachusetts Ave., 317-638-6565).
Mile Square Bistro’s (443 N. Pennsylvania St., 239-314-4515) diner-style chicken club with potato chips.
Steamy pozole at Festiva (1217 E. 16th St., 317-635-4444). Guajillo broth with chicken, hominy, and radish is served alongside crispy tostadas with sour cream and cheese.
