Rock-Cola ’50s Cafe

The quintessential classics that should be required eating for all Hoosiers. This is your eat sheet: A rollout of Indy’s 25 essential dishes, ranked.

Take a front-row seat to some of the best kitchen acts in town.

The Mile-High Club at Rock-Cola ’50s Cafe (5730 Brookville Rd., 317-357-2233), held together with a steak knife instead of a toothpick. The Russian Mule at

The creamed kale at Meridian Restaurant and Bar (5694 N. Meridian St., 466-1111). Taking a counter seat at Rock-Cola ’50s Cafe (5730 Brookville Rd., 357-2233) to watch the cook give three-quarter–pound grilled tenderloins and 10-ounce hamburger patties the smackdown on the grill top.