by Andrew Mellman » Sat May 17, 2014 10:27 pm
We are in Indy and had dinner at Mesh. Talked to Gay, the manager, and found that the Louisville location is still slated to open this fall. They estimate construction to take 4 months. Also, Anoosh is taking over as chef in Indy starting Monday (during their chef's vacation) so he will be ready to hit the ground running when Louisville does open. The Indy kitchen is in the basement to allow for more guests and evidently that is causing some concerns in Louisville.
As for the food, thiis will be a great addition to our dining scene. The menu is quite broad, including 8 regional beers on tap, a wide and reasonable wine list, and interesting bourbons. There are cheese and meat platters for the table, a dozen appetizers around $10, sandwiches around $10-12, dinner salads $12-14, and entrees from the mid teens to $40 (the special of the day, halibut with morels in a mushroom cream sauce).
My wife and I split a mushroom cheese strudel, the wedge salad, and the half chicken with blue cheese grits (boneless chicken brick-oven style, with crackly crisp skin and juicy meat). With two excellent cocktails and a 20 pct tip the bell came to $77, but one easily could double that (or spend about 30% less) depending on what is ordered. BTW, the portions are a perfect size (we saw no leftover boxes leaving), but what we ordered was very rich, and we were happy splittin the three items.
We are looking forward to the Louisville opening!
Andrew Mellman