Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Stacked Pickle - West Carmel


Saturday January 26th

Stacked Pickle

 


4335 West 106th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46032

317.876.0981


Website: www.stackedpickle.com/west-carmel.html
Type of Food: American Pub

Price: $8.00 - $33.00

Date Potential: Too loud for dates 1-3

Dress: Casual

Appetizers: N/A

Entrée: 1/5 stars

Atmosphere: 2/5 stars

Atmosphere

 

If you are looking for somewhere in West Carmel to simply have a beer and watch one of your favorite Indiana teams, then I would recommend the new Stacked Pickle. However, if you are looking for a place to share a meal with your family, talk with friends, or possibly have a date, then I suggest avoiding this loud and congested establishment. While I am happy to see the old 106th Street Grill pass on to a new phase, unfortunately not much has changed in terms of space. The bar has been opened up into the main dining room, merging the area into one restaurant instead of two, but with so many tables crushed into a small space, you’d better try to enjoy the group sitting next to you.

 

Service

 

We sat at the bar for dinner, as it was a Saturday night and getting a table for three seemed an impossible task. The bartender/waitress was nice but may have lacked training. Most of the staff spent time talking to each other about this and that and other, and non-bar staff members seemed to be hanging around the bar quite a bit to have conversations with the female bartenders. The largest disappointment came when I requested a condiment (buffalo sauce for my buffalo chicken sandwich). Our waitress came back almost 7 minutes later and informed me that the kitchen staff had told her “no!” When she explained that the staff was in “panic mode”, I got the feeling this group was not well trained for the opening of a new location.

 

Food

 

Though I have visited the Stacked Pickle in Carmel and enjoyed my meal there, I am sorry to say that I was disappointed by the food at this location. I ordered a buffalo chicken sandwich, but when it came out the breading was almost falling off the chicken, and I had to request a side of buffalo sauce since there was almost no trace of it on the sandwich. Unfortunately, I was not able to get extra sauce and chose to make do with what I had. I tried removing the bun, hoping less bread would help - it did not.

Both of my dining companions tried the chicken Caesar salad and were disappointed. There was almost no chicken to speak of, and the large portion of croutons that most of us have come to expect on this particular salad was almost non-existent. This was true for both the regular portion and the side portion that came with one of the main dishes.

Lastly, the fish tacos: I can honestly say I did not hear many complaints about this dish. However, there were not many compliments about it either. It seemed to be lacking that “something special” to make it a meal worth ordering over others at this particular establishment.

 

Overview

 

I would like to return to this Stacked Pickle location once they have been open for a couple more months. I am hoping that my experience can be an exception rather than the rule, as it is lovely having a new restaurant in this area. However, I would warn those curious aboutthis location to beware an inexperienced staff and lackluster food until they are able to reach the same quality as other locations in the city.

 

 

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