Indianapolis food lovers are in for a treat as His Place Eatery, known for its soul food classics, opens its second location in the city. With a growing reputation for serving up comforting favorites, the new spot offers another opportunity for locals to indulge in the homestyle flavors they’ve come to love.
The original location at 6916 E 30th Street opened in March of 2009 to elevate the world of soul food in the Indy restaurant scene.
“The inspiration was mainly to take soul food and make it chef-inspired soul food,” said James Jones, chef and owner. “People have this image of soul food restaurants being one person in the kitchen laboring over all these different dishes…and I wanted to take that image and let people know that you can have consistency with soul food.”
The second location, 1411 W 86th Street, opened its doors in July and is intended to be a copy of the first His Place Eatery.
“The goal of the second location was to basically keep the His Place eatery experience and keep the food the same but build a facility that was very welcoming and very efficient,” Jones said.
The must have item for visitors, according to Jones, is the chicken and waffles. With options like the churro chicken and waffle, a deep-fried waffle drizzled in cinnamon sugar, caramel drizzle and whipped topping and the peach cobbler chicken and waffle, a waffle with a slice of peach cobbler and ice cream, the dish has many varieties for even the pickiest of eaters.
“We’re known for taking soul food and putting our own spin on some of the dishes, so we have things like the fried chicken po’ boy and a fried chicken pot pie,” Jones said.
The expansion will continue in the future, Jones said. Their goal has always been to have multiple locations, it just boils down to making sure the fit is right.
“One of the challenges (in expanding) is to make sure that things are still delivered and taken care of at the other locations that you have and making sure that the customer experience doesn’t alter because we’re growing,” Jones said.
While the location offers Jones and his team a new space, they offer the same excellent service and soul food twists.
“I think both locations are unique to themselves while providing the signature His Place Eatery experience,” Jones said.
For more information and to view hours of operation, visit hisplaceeatery.com.
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