Bourbon-Glazed Short Rib
$3448-hour braise, creamy polenta, pickled shallot, gremolata. Falls apart if you look at it sternly.
Modern American Kitchen · Est. 2019
Seasonal plates,
neighborhood soul.
A wood-fired, wine-poured corner of Virginia Avenue where the menu follows Indiana's farms through the year — and everyone leaves a regular.
Seared scallops · brown butter · charred lemon
From the pass
Tonight’s hits
Three plates the kitchen can't take off the menu — the neighborhood won't allow it.
Ember Carrots & Whipped Feta
$16Coal-roasted heirloom carrots, hot honey, pistachio dukkah, mint. The vegetarian plate carnivores order.
Black Bass Crudo
$19Blood orange, finger lime, chili oil, smoked salt. Bright enough to fix a February.
Behind the pass
Cooking the Midwest like it deserves.
Chef Dana Whitfield spent a decade in kitchens from Chicago to Charleston before coming home to Indianapolis with one idea: Indiana grows world-class food, so cook it like it. Since opening The Wandering Fork in 2019, Dana has built the menu around a dozen farms within an hour of Fletcher Place — rewriting it every few weeks as the fields change.
Expect wood smoke, brown butter, plenty of pickled things, and a wine list that's more curious than precious.
“Feed people like they're coming back next week — because here, they do.”Dana Whitfield, Chef-Owner
Plan your evening
Hours & location
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Friday | 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm |
| Saturday | Brunch 10 am – 2 pm · Dinner 4 – 10 pm |
| Sunday | Brunch 10 am – 2 pm · Dinner 4 – 10 pm |
Kitchen closes at 9:45. Bar pours until we stop having fun.
Find us
The Wandering Fork1034 Virginia Ave
Fletcher Place, Indianapolis, IN 46203
(317) 555-0126
hello@wanderingforkindy.example
On the Virginia Avenue corridor, two blocks from the Cultural Trail. Parking & directions →
Word around Indy
People are talking with their mouths full.
★★★★★
Indy’s coziest new table — the short rib alone is worth the parking hunt.Circle City Dish
★★★★★
A wine list that flirts and a kitchen that commits. Fletcher Place got lucky.Midwest Plate Magazine
★★★★★
Brunch here ended a three-year argument about the best biscuit in the city.The Weekend Hoosier
@wanderingforkindy
From the dining room
Candlelight, crumbs, and the occasional triumphant negroni.
Your table’s waiting on Virginia Ave.
Walk-ins welcome at the bar; the dining room books fast on weekends. Request a table and we'll text you back within the hour.
Request a Table or call (317) 555-0126