Iron Skillet Restaurant 2489 West 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222

"I really did not want to write this review. The more i thought about it an stewed over it the meal i felt i had too. The reservation for 12 was made for 2pm at 2:30ish we where finally seated. for more then 30 min we sat there waiting for a drink order to be taken to the point i actually left went to a gas station an bought a few diet cokes an returned in time to still order my meal. then as they where ordering the meal no drinks where offered other then coffee / tea / water ... and none where listed on the menu and as hour first time there we just thought they did not serve them. about 10 min after the orders where placed our waitress finally asked us what drinks we would like with our meal.. this has been over an hour sitting at the table at this point the time was rough 3:30 ... the bus boy / waiter was trying to fill up water cups an spilt water on my wife .. which things happen .. but it might not have happened had he not been dangling a headphone cord from his ear. He also reached for the glasses an took them off the table with his hands around the lip of the cups where people put there mouths .. an after all the dirty dishes an plates an things hes cleaned that is the last place he should be putting hands for food service. 3:40pm some food starts to arrive from the kitchen - soup i dont like soup but most said the onion soup was good and they enjoyed it. how ever the waitress this time a women was delivering the soups she reached across the table with her hands more then over full looking like she may spill the soup on my younger daughter so after my wife had water spilt on her i was quick to grab the soup bowl to make sure it wasnt dropped on my daughter -- well i ended up with a wonder burn on the finger tips of my hands and thank you for helping me get that. cause she knew she was going to spill it. 4:15 the side dishes start to trickle out of the kitchen but the main dishes where know where in-site most agreed the sides where less then avg other then the potatoes - 4:35 or so the main dishes finally show up to the table.. i just find it odd the main dishes where coming out 20 min after the sides you would think they would be served together ... the chicken was ordered by many of the 12 cause they had heard good things about it - like one reviewer had said b4 the chicken seemed to be old like it had been cooked an reheated / extremely dry non seasoned most of it was not eaten. The fish was ordered by one there thought on the fish was that it was old and most likely had freezer burn on it before it was cooked i do not know for sure what it tasted like my self only as to what they said of it. How ever i ordered the steak. It was ordered as med steak. it was burnt on the outside not a seer but burnt - there was no salt, no pepper no garlic nothing to season the steak - biting into the steak was like eating a piece of leather that was hard dry almost like the steak had been cooked over 2 hours ago left to sit under some warmer. i took two bites an was done with it. 5:00 they started to serve the ice cream at that point i felt there was nothing really left to enjoy an i removed my self from the dinner an waited in my car on my wife an daughter. paying our portion of the bill was 120.00 for 4 people with an extremely subpar meal. to continue on the venue its self - the building is old everything in it is old an it smells old also it looks to have been denied a proper cleaning for so long im not sure there is enough cleaning that could be done with out a full remodel to help the place. there are places that have the same style of venue that just seem to do everything better. I didnt want to write this review because i imagine someone like my grandmother owning this establishment that means the world to her, thats just gotten to old to be able to run it an should of passed it on or sold it years ago. For the benefit of its patrons an understood they had a good run as painful and has harsh as it may sound.if my grandmother bamboozled me for 120 bucks i sure as hell would snitch her out"

"Lots of restaurants claim to cook home style meals, but this the most authentic made from scratch at home style food I have had anywhere. The chicken gets super high praise from every one that tried it. I had steak and the cut was good, minimal seasoning, very on point to the style of the restaurant. We also got the shrimp and it was explained that I was the best she had ever tried anywhere. Icecream with topping for dessert and true old fashion vanilla ice cream. The host is an amazing nkce and pernoble gentleman that brought it all together. Overall a great experience. Can't wait to go back."

"If you want a delicious meal that also is affordable and more than enough to feed the family, The Iron Skillet is the right place for you!!! Quality and Quantity"

"Cozy!! Traditional style dining and I love that appetizers, dinner AND dessert are all just part of the experience. If im being honest I'll come here just to eat all the sides and soup!! Apple sauce is amazing and the onion soup is probably the BEST onion soup I've ever had. The rolls taste like homemade goodness"

"Cant believe I’ve been living here all of my 35 years and never knew about this place just thought it was apart of the golf course but man was I SO wrong this is one of my new family spots the salad was super simple and super tasty the cream of onion soup was the best I’ve EVER had go some to go to eat later tonight all the sides were cooked right mashed potatoes corn and green beans and the biscuits and apple butter went well with the meal I ordered the combination meal with fried shrimp a steak and a chicken breast EVERYTHING was so good also I had 2 beers super cold and coffee as well and the ice cream at the end was perfect!! me and my kids loved it and we love the team style service from the severs too they made us feel so comfortable there we will be back next Sunday!!! Really deserves 6 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"