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Hollyhock Hill Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants American (Traditional) Food Tea Rooms American (Traditional), Tea Rooms [Edit]
8110 N College AveIndianapolis, IN 46240
(317) 251-2294
- Hours:
Tue-Fri 4:30 pm - 8 pm
Sat 4 pm - 8 pm
Sun 12 pm - 7:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Hollyhock Hill Restaurant
11 reviews in English
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Review from Jim A.
12/6/2011
A word to all you 2-star caviar jockeys out there: if you can't appreciate simplicity, you're not ready for complexity.
Hollyhock Hill's food is simple, yet expertly done. Fried chicken, pickled beets, mashed potatoes and green beans? Easy to do, difficult to do well. They do it well, and without elevating it to unnecessary heights. The perfect combination of the comforts of home and old-fashioned elegance.
This meal was one of the best on a trip that took us to New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Indianapolis, eating at two good restaurants a day for three weeks.
A good nursery rhyme beats a bad epic poem every time. -
Review from Robert S.
Updated - 9/4/2011 1 photo
I eat here when I visit Indy because...
I can eat at any number of gourmet foofy-foo food places back in Chicago but come here to enjoy a tradition in basic comfort food and service that hasn't changed in 80+ years.
This is one of the cleanest restaurants you'll ever eat in.
The servers are the friendliest you will ever encounter. They wear goofy smock things--yes, they're called uniforms. Pretend it's dinner theater, and the servers are wives of a Mormon cult leader. kidding
The food is tasty, simple and cooked by people who don't add fifteen ingredients to make you think you're eating nouveau cuisine. Everything here is prepared on the premises...even the pickled beets.
They keep the prices a little high to keep out the Church's and Popeye's crowd.
I love this place. It couldn't exist in Chicago. Need a place where you can take your grandmother--this is it. She'll love you and wonder how the heck you knew about this place. She'll cut the other grand kids out of the will and leave it all to you.
YES, it is comfort food. If you need truffle oil or balsamic vinegar to make you happy, there are plenty of other places to eat.
Where else does one price get you a four course meal for $20? And that dessert course is fun. Who else offers you creme de menthe as one of the ice cream toppings? Who else starts your meal off with a small glass of tomato juice?
That's what I love most about this place: there is truly nothing else like it in Indianapolis and maybe even the Midwest.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/18/2007 First to Review
I cannot believe I am the first person to review Hollyhock Hill, and I don't even live in… Read more »
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Review from Jenn K.
Noblesville, IN
12/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
Absolutely the best food I've had in a very, very long time! This home style served restaurant is perfect for family gatherings. I'm a huge fan of the friend chicken, and recommend that you not only have a salad, but purchase a bottle of their home made dressing to take home with you. The atmosphere is quaint and charming, and I love that the wait staff is just as charming. I will 100% recommend this restaurant to anyone who ventures up to the north side looking for a delicious meal!
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Review from Annette M.
Indianapolis, IN
Hollyhock Hill is chock-full of Midwestern charm! Family-style (big platters and bowls of delicious food). Everyone in our family prefers white meat, so we specify that when making reservations. Speaking of reservations, MAKE THEM... especially if you're going for lunch.
I know people who don't eat meat with bones in it, who make an exception ONLY for Hollyhock Hill's fried chicken. Same goes for their beets... even beet-haters love the beets at Hollyhock!
In warm weather you'll get cold tomato juice before the meal, and in cold weather, expect tomato soup instead! I didn't notice any previous Yelpers mentioning dessert, so I'll let you know... everyone gets a dish of vanilla ice cream, and the server brings a caddy with chocolate, butterscotch, and mint syrups so you can top your ice cream as you like it.
Folksy murals of hollyhocks on the interior walls, pretty grounds. You can buy a bottle of their light, sweet salad dressing to take home with you... or to send someone as an Indianapolis souvenir! -
Review from Richard H.
Indianapolis, IN
7/27/2011
It's like stepping into a swanky restaurant from 40 years ago, and that's the good part. The food is so-so -- the chicken is not seasoned at all, but it is crispy and moist. The sides are OK. But it's a fun place -- especially with a group. As long as you don't go for the food.
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Review from Mark W.
San Francisco, CA
7/7/2009
Appetizer
Tomato Juice
Cottage Cheese
Apple Butter
Pickled beets
Entree
Green Beans and bacon
Corn
Mashed potato
Fried chicken
Biscuits
Tastes like home cooking if you lived in a nursing home, no salt, no taste, perfect for 86 year olds -
Review from Angie C.
2/9/2009
Hello yummy comfort food. The fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and biscuits are DE-Lish! Oh, and put the apple butter on the biscuits. I'll be shocked if you only eat just one.
This place is a great comfort food family dining spot. A perfect place for my friend's wedding rehearsal dinner. -
Review from Ryan H.
Indianapolis, IN
8/18/2008
If you like good ol' home cookin' and dig midwestern favorites like fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans, this is about as good as it gets.
Meals are served family style, and it works really well for big groups, as the servers will continue to feed you as many sides as you want. They also have a bar and will bring you cocktails to your table.
The fried chicken is outstanding and I would highly recommend getting it. It's best to have a reservation if you have a big group. There is parking onsite, and worst-case scenario, in the nearby neighborhoods.
Great place to go with the extended family when everyone's together. -
Review from Mj W.
10/30/2009
Walking in here is like taking a trip back in time. The decor has not changed since the 1940s. It is "home cookin', which is fried chicken, corn, and mashed potatoes. I personally would not go here again, just because it's not my kind of food. However I would bring my parents here. They love this stuff.
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Review from Chuck C.
Noblesville, IN
9/1/2009
If there was to a meal that you could call Indians, then this place would serve it! It is straight forward meal from the heart land! All the components of the meal make it work, while none stand on there own as the star! I have had better fried chicken, but not with the rest of the items. I have had better mashed potato's, but not with the rest of the items. I have had better green bean, corn, biscuits, but not with the rest of the items. I do believe that the pickled beets are some of the best I have ever eaten in my life!
Is this the best that Indian has to offer, no! But it is the bestplace to get all of the items together and in a wonderful setting like the Hollyhock, the place is like a snap shot from the past with a charm all its own.
Yes it may seem like a place for people over 86, but doesn't your grandmother fit into that age group, and what batter place to eat fried chicken than at your grandmothers?
Remember to eat well and live well! And please no chains! -
Review from Matt K.
3/14/2010
This place is a lot of fun to go with your family, but makes no sense otherwise. The food is decent, but not memorable (except for the apple butter.... mmmm apple butter). The all-you-can eat feature is a Hoosier's dream. If you take your parents/grandparents it might become a family tradition.
