Restaurants in Warsaw, Indiana

Food, one of the three things you should experience when you visit any place. The other two being local drinks and local pastimes. My motto has always been; Do what the locals do, Eat what the locals eat & Drink what the locals drink!

As I said in my previous post Warsaw is a small town. But that’s not gonna stop me from exploring it!
Here’s a list of restaurants I grabbed from my colleague here:

American Table – good breakfast
On US 30 next to DePuy

Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
3805 Lake City Hwy
Warsaw, IN 46580
(574) 269-4711

Boathouse – off of lake Winona
700 Park Ave
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(574) 268-2179

China Palace
3628 Commerce Dr
Warsaw, IN 46580
(574) 269-5821

Maria’s House of Pancakes – big breakfast servings
104 E Esterbrook Dr
North Webster, IN 46555
(574) 834-4400

Barbee Hotel – good ribs
8 Ems B6A
Leesburg, IN 46538
(574) 594-2511

NOA NOA – best seafood around
310 east lake drive
(574) 372-3224

This list is in addition to the usual fast food joints like Mc D’s, Arby, Wendy’s, Applebee’s, Pizza Hut, Ruby Tuesday and Burger King.

Apart from the above he did just suggest a local brewery called “Mad Anthony Brewing Company”. And since ‘twas the “first work day of the week” I decided to check it out.
It’s located at 113 E. Center St down the road from the Ramada/Hampton Inn.

It actually turned out to be a very nice place. The walls were all covered with classic 50s memorabilia right from water skis, snow skis, baseball gloves to framed old newspapers. The size of the restaurant was huge which was nothing new in this part of USA.

The food was the usual pub fare with Potato Wedges, Garlic Bread, Cheese Curds, Hummus, Pitas, Sandwiches and Salads.
I had the Chicken Tender Dinner with half order of Scooby Snacks. The portions are huge and for a guy with a small stomach like me were just too much.

There was a good collection of beers too. There were three beers on tap; the Auburn Lager, the Pale Ale and the Irish Stout. I had one of each and believe me they were really good.

The waiters are very friendly, the beers are awesome and the food is good. Highly recommended!

Warsaw, Indiana

Think of Warsaw and a picture of Poland appears in your mind. But there is another Warsaw halfway across the world in Indiana, USA. Originally known as Red brush, the city was renamed to Warsaw in 1836 as a tribute to the Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciusko.

Warsaw is also the Orthopedic Capital of the world. Revra Depuy set up the world’s first company to manufacturer orthopedic appliances way back in 1895. Other than this and a couple of big lakes Warsaw has nothing much to offer an international tourist. Which is why the city doesn’t get many.
The few people that do come, come for work (like I did). And a few others come for the Blueberry fest in nearby Plymouth, Circus City Festival in Peru and camping around the lakes.

With a size of 29.9 sqkm and a population of around 18,000 your options are very very limited. The Biblical Garden, Wagon Wheel Theatre, the “Village at Winona” and the Centre Lake Park are the major attractions and will keep you occupied for a day!

Travel Advice: Stop here for a day only if you are on a road trip. Otherwise, skip Warsaw and head to Chicago (just 2 hrs away by road) instead.

Now, what else can I do here?! Hmmm…