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    Fat Cat Bar

    4.5 (15 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    FAT CAT BAR ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Juke Box
    Happy hour specials

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    catfish and fries, chicken quesadilla and breaded mushrooms.
    Precious K.

    I stopped in this bar because I seen the bar sign that said Friday Catfish $7.75, they definitely didn't disappoint. The catfish was flavorful and fried perfectly,the mushrooms are almost all breading with the mushrooms themselves being really tiny. My fiancé said the quesadilla was just ok. We have never stayed for the actual night time bar scene and probably never will but I'll definitely always come for the fried catfish. An added bonus is the drinks are strong.

    Great place with great people !!

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    Great burger...nachos not so much. Good drinks. Fun playing darts and pool. Good people and environment.

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    Some friends and I are doing a tour of neighborhood taverns. This time we visited The AVG,…read moreCheckered Flag Tavern and Herrman Brethers Bierwerks. The AVG is definitely a neighborhood tavern. It's cozy and very laid back with high top tables. I ordered an Old Fashioned but mixed drinks weren't really on offer unless it was something like rum and coke. I had a beer. It was fine. We were there for about an hour and a half. I would definitely return. The vibes were slow paced. We moved on to The Checkered Flag. Wowza!! It was a Thursday night but the place was hopping. We were joined by another friend with plans to have a bite to eat. The menu is unbelievable. So much to choose from. We were kind of boring because 3 of us chose the same thing and the other two chose the same item. Two had the pork tenderloin. Both agreed it was excellent. Three of us had the BBQ Pork spud. It's a giant baked potato with butter, a good spread of pimento cheese, moist pulled pork, BBQ sauce, coleslaw and green onions. It was fantastic. Normally the pork can become a bit dry. This was not the case. Cooked perfectly. I was able to order the Old Fashioned. They apologized because they were out of oranges but I was fine. It was a very good drink. There happened to be two musicians performing. I was quite impressed. This tavern was very very impressive. We all agreed to return Our final stop was Herrmann. It's a small brewery tucked away off a quiet street. We were offered several tastings of the beers on offer. We were all able to find something to our liking. I had a porter. There are tables for four spread around the seating area. It's comfortable and definitely a neighborhood haunt. All three places were definitely neighborhood taverns. The Checkered Flag was hands down the best! Indy has so much to offer!

    I would have NEVER stopped in here to eat. I pass it several times a week as my office is not to…read morefar from this location. I was treating a friend to lunch and he suggested Checkered Flag Tavern. I paused. Looked at my Google maps and then asked him, "Are you sure?!?!?" Ugh!" To my surprise, the food was DELICIOUS! The atmosphere was a good clutter. The staff busy but attentive . I had the New Yorker and besides the loud music, I had a very nice lunch and will return. Thank you very much! As it goes, "never judge a book by its cover!"

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    Don't let anyone tell you different. Mike's Speedway Lounge is a decent place to celebrate a 16th…read moreanniversary, no matter what that 16th anniversary is. (OK, maybe not the anniversary of your sobriety.) It's located on 16th Street in Speedway, so you have numerology in your favor. It's mellow and laid-back, like the number 16. (No one thinks about the number 16, so it has no responsibilities. The number 16 doesn't have to do any heavy lifting like 15 or 20.) It has decent food. You can really just relax at Mike's and settle into the hazy fog of canned beer and fried foods. This bar opens at noon, and like a degenerate fiend, I was there right when it opened. A guy who seemed like a regular sat down at the bar not too long after I grabbed a table, and a beer was placed in front of him before he even had time to arrange himself on his barstool. Then, wordlessly, a basket of food soon followed. Mike's Speedway Lounge is that kind of place: It's where everyone knows your name, and if you're lucky, your beer and food will materialize in front of you with little to no effort. This was my first time visiting, though, so nothing materialized in front of me. That said, the service was excellent. There was one woman working when I visited, and she was opening beers, taking orders, cooking, settling tabs, dealing with deliveries and wiping tables all by herself. She also had time to tell me about the length of her father's grass, and that was a pleasant conversation. By the time I left, there were several people at the bar chatting with the server and each other. It was a nice and friendly atmosphere. Speaking of opening beers: There are no beers on tap here. Zero. All of the beer is in cans or bottles. They do have a lot of liquor, though, so they can make you a little something, if you want. The food is OK and what you'd expect for a bar. Burgers and sandwiches come with fries, which were excellent. Mike's serves crinkle-cut fries, and they are perfectly fried, so they are crispy on the outside but soft and mealy on the inside. I'm a patty melt person through and through, so that's what I got. The patty melts at Mike's are served between slices of marble rye bread, which was a nice surprise, but the cheese is American, which isn't my favorite. We also got the Mike's Famous Spanish Burger, which is a super thick burger patty with tomato sauce and bell peppers. Apparently, it tastes like a stuffed pepper made into a burger. So depending on where you stand with stuffed peppers, you will either love this burger, or feel like you need to urgently use the restroom after you eat it. Your mileage may vary. There's a pool table here, as well as a digital juke box, a claw machine with twisted things in it (I can't even say what those things are, because Yelp would probably flag my review), a racing video game (because Indy 500), and a few machines that dispense pull tab tickets. This is an old-school bar for sure. The only thing missing is the clouds of cigarette smoke. This is a no-smoking bar!

    Nice little Historic lounge! Friendly and attentive staff. I had the "Famous Hot Stew" and it was…read moregreat! When they say "hot" they are correct! Looking forward to more visits. I want to try several items on the menu.

    Fat Cat Bar - bars - Updated May 2026

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