Road trip to Indianapolis

I am driving from Washington D.C. to Indianapolis this friday. Any thoughts on good places to stop and eat along 1-70?

Michele

Road trip to Indianapolis

Hope someone can help me here. There is an all u can eat place on 70 almost to the Ohio border. Ate there several years ago but can%26#39;t remember the name. Other than that all I know of is the normal places unless you get off the interstate and travel into a small town.

Road trip to Indianapolis

Actually, we make the drive from Indy to central PA at least once per year, which overlaps with about 60% of your drive. In the vicinity of Greensburg, PA (north of where 70 and 76 split at New Stanton), there is a great italian restaurant called Rizzo%26#39;s Malabar Inn. They are definitely open for dinner, not sure about lunch. To get there, take the New Stanton exit off the PA Turpike, and go north on US 119 through Greensburg and it will be in the next little settlement (Crabtree) on your left.

Also, on I-70 in West Virginia, near Triadelphia, there is another very good Italian restaurant called Figaretti%26#39;s. It is directly off the interstate as you approach Wheeling, I believe it is exit 2B. Open for lunch and dinner - see the Trip Advisor review for this restaurant under Wheeling. Also, River City Aleworks in Wheeling is very good.

Wow. Tough question. I am partial to Skyline Chili anywhere in Ohio for a quick sit-down meal. Don%26#39;t know how common those are east of Indiana and Ohio but it%26#39;s worth a try if you%26#39;ve never had it. There%26#39;s a Big Boy restaurant in Wheeling, WV that I%26#39;ve been to and it was good -- just sandwiches, and okay place to stop and stretch a bit. Of course, if you follow 70 to the PA Turnpike, you will not be able to avoid the Breezewood, PA, which looks like the battleground of a morbid death match between every hotel, gas, convenience, souvenir junk shop, and fast-food chain in existence. You%26#39;ll understand what I mean when you see it.

Well, once you get to Indy, go to the Broad Ripple area. A number of nice establishments there. Though my personal favorite is downtown tapas bar, Barcelona.