Indianapolis’ Augustino’s: Where Italians Go to Eat
We needed to talk over which shore excursions I booked on our Mediterranean cruise next week. It was the last day of the month, and my husband (ahem, I mean the vice president) and I had yet to hold a business meeting in April to discuss our travel agency strategy.
Naked without the cheese
Naturally, we seized both opportunities to check out Augustino’s Italian Restaurant, which we’d heard was under new management. Not that we had a complaint about the old management. It’s just that the menu and prices at this local Italian restaurant weren’t conducive to grabbing dinner there between the webinars, grocery errands and catching up on All My Children episodes that go on around here in the evenings.
But sometimes, if you want to break the news you just spent another $1,000 on shore excursions in Italy for research purposes, it’s crucial to set the mood properly.
You also have to start with the cheese bread appetizer, if only because it’s named That’s Italian. And apparently cheese is the word of the day at Augustino’s, because it’s the crowning delight of nearly every entree. For instance, I ordered ye olde spaghetti and meatballs — yah, I’m boring like that — but Parmesana style, which meant they baked it under mozzarella, provolone and Parmesan cheeses. My husband chose the Picasso, also known as chicken and penne pasta, roma tomatoes, onions, bell peppers tossed in a red chili flake cheddar cream sauce. Trust me, the cheddar cream sauce was thick.
Locally owned Austino's
We were in heaven. The only drawback was that we didn’t save room for the tiramasu, which our friends raved about. Guess we’ll save that for the next time the calendar says it’s time for a tax-deductible meal. By then, my system may have forgiven me for the cheese overdose, too. After all, my husband did, and is now completely on board with art tours in Rome and a visit to a cameo shop in Naples.
Augustino’s Italian Restaurant
8028 S. Emerson Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46237
(317) 865-1099
Photography: Augustino’s
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One Response
Augustino, with great respect I would like to tell you that spaghetti/meat balls is NOT an italian dish.
The closest thing to a meat ball is a polpetta which has the shape of a hamburger and half the size.
Polpette have parsley and other goodies embedded into them and they are breaded, than fried.
Nevertheless, the spaghetti/meat balls you are showing look good.
We need to be careful when using the word “italian” and that is why American grated cheese is called Parmesan and NOT Parmigiano Reggiano or Champagne is called Spumante or Sparkling wine.
Salame should not be called salame in America because it does NOT taste like the real thing. Mortadella is even a better example.
Gelato is NOT considered ice cream in USA because it contains less fat than ice cream.
Ciao e buona fortuna and thank you for promoting great food.