Good times for lunch and dessert!

Today was a good day for lunch and dessert.  A coworker and I find two very good places to eat lunch and dessert on Massachusetts avenue in Indianapolis.  For lunch we went to Mesh on Mass for lunch.  They have different menus for brunch, lunch and dinner.  They are in the same location as the former Scholars Inn restaurant, which sadly closed last year.  The layout is very similar to Scholars Inn, but it looks like new paint and some other changes were made.  The changes don't affect the dining experiences, it is just nice to see modern and upscale decor in Indianapolis.  It's definitely a welcome change from the exposed brick wall and goofy memorabilia that some restaurants seem to over embrace. Now, on to the best part, the food.  I had the gorg-bacon burger (minus the tomato and onion relish) and it was excellent!  I don't know if it is Angus meat, but it was the best burger I've had in a long time.  The burger came with black pepper mayo (yum!) and Gorgonzola cheese.  I also had the fries, which are fresh cut on site.  They had some type of finely grated cheese (Parmesan?) sprinkled over them and the restaurant gives a sweet tasting ketchup, which tasted fresh and maybe made on site?  Everything was fantastic!   I simply can't wait to go again soon. 

My coworker had the tuna melt sandwich and the bowl of fruit pieces as the side.  She said everything tasted fresh and wonderful and believes the guacamole was made fresh.  She had nothing but good things to say about her sandwich and is also planning a return visit as well.  This may be a new favorite place for us to eat. Their menu is certainly mouth watering and the next time I may have to order the hot hoagie sandwich.  We didn't get dessert, even though it certainly looked good on the menu.  We saved dessert for out next place:  The Flying Cupcake!

Just a few doors down from Mesh is the The Flying Cupcake.  This location is a small satellite store for their main bakery at 56th and Illinois streets on the north side of Indianapolis.  We stepped in to the small and wonderfully smelling store and  instantly started to drool over the selection of brownies in the front case.  They had so many, it was tough to make a choice.  I ended up getting the Chocolate Ganache (Yum!), the Twilight (Yum!) and the Pucker Up (also very Yum!).  Their menu changes from day to day and can change hourly, so they recommended calling or going to the Facebook page to see what cupcakes are available.  I never thought I would pay $3 for a cupcake, but I did and I so happy.  I can't wait to go back for more.