This week’s roundup of Indy’s hottest dining news.
May 3, 2021
Indianapolis lost another legend and heavy hitter over the weekend. Duke’s owner and longtime Sun King associate
Dustin Boyer passed away Friday. Boyer opened Duke’s in 2018, in the former location of the Ice House on the near-westside. He continued the legacy of inexpensive blue-collar food and drinks at the only true honky tonk in the city, which was his dream to own. Plans for the bar are understandably mysterious at this stage, and some shows have been postponed.
Gordon’s Milkshake Bar (
865 Massachusetts Ave., 317-453-1360) is having a big month of May. To kick it off, they’re rolling out a new milkshake in partnership with the Why, Indy Podcast to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters. For every Blueberry Crumble milkshakes sold, 25 percent of the proceeds will benefit the mentoring nonprofit. Gordon’s will also host a comedy show on their back patio this Thursday with Red Flag Comedy and Jared Kasseb