1501 Prospect St., 317-744-0011) opened last Friday, bringing a brand-new Jamaican flavor to the Fountain Square neighborhood. Everything on the menu is made in-house and from scratch, from the juicy jerk chicken right off the grill/smoker, to the beef patties, to the house pot roast. It’s easy to find, too. Just look for the lighted Jamaican flag when you drive east on Prospect from Pioneer Fountain, or walk until the scent of jerk spices draws you in.
There are so many reasons to love
Asaka Japanese Restaurant’s (
6414 E. 82nd St., 317-576-0556) sushi and cuisine, and now there’s one more: coloring pages! While you wait for your call-ahead sushi (and be sure to call ahead since Asaka only offers a limited number of takeout orders per night), you can pass the time with some coloring book–style pages packed with stylized sushi.