INDIANAPOLIS — A famous flavor on Indy’s southeast side can now be found anywhere.
“We feature the breaded tenderloin, like we always have, our hand-dipped onion rings and our bottled root beer," said Edwards Drive-In co-owner Jeff Edwards.
His restaurant was not able to survive the pandemic and closed in January after 64 years of service on South Sherman Drive.
Now the menu drives to you with the Dashboard Diner, a food truck the restaurant added in 2010. This summer, they're working exclusively out of the truck for the first time.
“We owned this. It was there. We already knew what its potential was," said Edwards. "Honestly, I had made a lot of commitments to a lot of people, so when I sold the brick-and-mortar, my intention was to keep this and fulfill all those commitments; take a look at what this summer has done and what we're doing and then analyze how we're going to move forward from there.”
Those that thought the pandemic could keep this Indy staple down and out were wrong.
“We have no lack of places to go, that's the cool part about it," said Edwards.
The road often leads them home.
“If we do set up for the public, it’s going to be somewhere close to where our brick-and-mortar was, because that's where our real customer base is at," said Edwards. "That's where we really try to focus on going back to, at least once a month, or maybe twice a month, just to make sure that those people can still get a tenderloin."
Edwards Dashboard Diner mostly works contract events. For a look at where you can find the truck this summer, visit this link.
The Dashboard Diner has stops planned throughout Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Fishers, Greenwood, Carmel, Plainfield and Avon.